Why Is Bristol Palin Still on 'DWTS'? Host Tom Bergeron Explains (VIDEO)
There's been a lot of outrage over the fact that Bristol Palin is still on 'Dancing With the Stars.' In fact, one man shot his TV in protest. Yesterday, consistent high-scorer Brandy was eliminated -- the singer got the highest score seven times, receiving the lowest score only once. Meanwhile, Ms. Palin has gotten the the lowest score seven times -- and never gotten a high score.On the new 'Chelsea Lately' (weeknights, 11PM ET on E!), Chelsea Handler asks 'DWTS' host Tom Bergeron what's going on. Tom explains the situation very slowly and patiently to Ms. Handler: "She is ... getting ... more votes ... than the people who ... aren't there anymore."
Chelsea says the game is fixed -- and that Bristol is being kept on the show by "Republicans." "That's what they do," she adds. The host may be biased against Ms. Palin; she admits to voting for the "other people," even though she doesn't actually watch 'Dancing.'
Still, there is evidence to support Handler's theory. According to conservative message boards, there is an organized campaign to keep Palin on -- which includes using a technical error in the show's website, which let one viewer vote 300 times in a row for Bristol. On the other hand, these allegations may be false. What do you think? Are the voters just expressing their will? Is it democracy in action, in other words? Or should Bristol be off the show?
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