
Do you agree that Sarah Palin’s daughter deserved to get the boot? Read my thoughts & share your own!
After several weeks of questionable eliminations on Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars, I’ve grown more than a little skeptical of America’s decision-making skills — but the viewers finally got it right Oct. 16 when they voted to bump Bristol Palin from the dance floor. Good riddance to bad dancing.
Truth be told, I don’t think Bristol deserved a spot on the all-star season to begin with! She’s not an actress. She’s not a singer. She’s not even a pro-athlete. She’s the daughter of a politician who ran for vice president four years ago and lost. How exactly does that make one a “star?” And don’t even try to counter with “she had a reality show on Lifetime,” because I saw one episode, and it was like watching a slow death.
I get that Bristol was originally cast in season 11 because she was relevant — at the time — but to bring her back as an “all-star” merely encourages her to continue spewing her own brand of nonsense for attention.
DWTS has always played fast and loose with the word “star,” but Bristol’s inclusion was the height of just too muchery. Bristol’s not the worst dancer the show has ever seen, but the fact that she pales in comparison to Kirstie Alley — who dances circles around Bristol and is 40 years her senior — is proof alone that she needed to go.
My condolences to Mark Ballas. He deserved a better partner.
Watch Bristol and Mark’s final dance below, then vote: Were they the right pair to go?
— Andy Swift
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tiki
Posted at 5:08 PM on October 17, 2012
Linde Caravella
Posted at 1:39 PM on October 17, 2012
Gina
Posted at 12:00 PM on October 17, 2012
Sidewinder
Posted at 4:29 AM on October 18, 2012
Evelyn
Posted at 11:11 AM on October 17, 2012
taryn
Posted at 10:36 AM on October 17, 2012

chrisbaron42
Posted at 12:27 AM on October 18, 2012
I completely agree with your take on things, but I don’t know if I will ever have faith in the voting skills of America again. Marc is my favorite of the pro dancers, and it is a real shame that he was suck with such an awful contestant. I was talking to a coworker at DISH who was saying that he and Sabrina would have been a killer team. I wish that had been the case and they need to fire the producer that choose to bring Bristol back. I missed the show last night, but thankfully my Hopper recorded it for Primetime Anytime. It is so nice not having to worry about storage space on my hard drive and I can be sure that I keep up with all of my favorite shows. It looks like Kirstie is going to be the next one to go, but after that I think that any of the couples left have a shot at the Mirror Ball.