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Holy Hell! That’s all I can say about last night’s Dancing with the Stars results. Despite being at or near the bottom of the leaderboard for the entire season, Bristol Palin is one of the final three, while Brandy went home. It’s shocking, but it’s also sort of understandable. While Brandy is far and away the better dancer, she is also a professional performer. Bristol has had an incredible learning curve from Day One all the way to the finals. I think a lot of the viewers were rewarding Bristol for the improvement and the increased confidence she has shown throughout the season.
Kyle Massey is also in the finals. He has a ton of personality and being on this show is certainly going to jumpstart his career. He’s only 19 and there are already comparisons to Will Smith.
Jennifer Grey was a gimme. She scored 60 out of 60. The judges fawned over her so much it turned me off a little. I love an underdog, and Kyle is that underdog.
I’m not surprised Bristol is in the finals, but I thought it was going to be Brandy, Jennifer and Bristol.
An interesting fact from Monday’s show: both Brandy and Jennifer Grey were in car accidents in which the other drivers were killed. Brandy’s crash was in 2006, and she was reportedly not at fault. Jennifer’s was in Ireland in 1987 with then boyfriend Matthew Broderick. Both women talked about how the accidents affected them, but it seemed in bad taste to me to talk about the accidents on the show. No matter who was at fault, people died. I’m sure those people’s loved ones don’t feel any better knowing those car accidents made these celebrities strong enough to compete on a TV reality show.

OK, I know this is going to be controversial, but here goes: The Tea Party is voting for Bristol Palin. TV Guide reports that several Tea Party websites are encouraging people to vote for Bristol.
She’s well-liked on set, a hard worker and has earned high praise for holding her own as the only cast member without performing experience. But Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah, is also the only competitor tied to a media savvy politician who chosen Tea Party candidates made an impressive showing on Election Day. On websites such as MotivationTruth.com and Consevatives4Palin.com, they weren’t just stumping for politicians….But if Palin is getting a boost from conservatives for the second half of her scores, she’s not doing the stumping herself. “I have no idea if the Tea Party is voting for me,” she tells TV Guide Magazine. “I think people are voting for me because I’m a normal person, and they can see I’m improving.”
[TV Guide, print edition, November 15-21, 2010]
Both of the Tea Party websites listed in the TV Guide article are still including voting information for Bristol Palin on Dancing with the Stars.
I’m pretty amazed how quickly the show drew me in. Two weeks ago I’d have said I’d rather have chopsticks driven into my eyeballs than watch Dancing with the Stars. Last night, there I was cheering for Kyle.
The finals of Dancing with the Stars airs next Monday on ABC. Here are the performances from this week.
Bristol’s Paso Doble
Bristol’s Waltz
Jennifer Grey’s Waltz
Jennifer Grey Cha Cha Cha
Kyle Massey Samba
Kyle Massey Argentine Tango
Brandy Argentine Tango
Brandy Paso Doble





































