After stunning the world with her absence last week (</hyperbole>) Sarah Palin showed up on Dancing With the Stars this week - if you were expecting to see momma Palin root for daughter Bristol, though, you might be surprised: the once Vice Presidential/probable Presidential candidate was anxious to show off her diplomacy skills, devoting much of her early talk time to praising the entire venue - before finally letting the mother in her shine through.
“Oh my goodness, they’re all amazing, they really are. This is great." Palin said to host Tom Bergeron before letting her preference, and a likely new Bristol nick-name, slip. "Bristol’s not up yet. Bristol the pistol, yeah, that’s who we’re rooting for.”
Apparently the ballroom had a few of those infamous Hollywood liberals lurking about because when Palin first appeared a smattering of boos could be heard coming from the audience. I gotta say, regardless of your political leaning - that's just nuts. Palin was there to root for her daughter, not to promote her wing-nut ultra-right political fad ... er ... party. Get over it. Back to the show.
Here's the scores:
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough -- 24/30
Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani -- 23/30
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas -- 22/30
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer -- 22/30
Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- 21/30
Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya -- 21/30
Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke -- 21/30
Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas -- 19/30
Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel -- 18/30
The Situation and Karina Smirnoff -- 18/30
Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower -- 12/30
As you can see, Bristol really brought it this week landing herself in the number 3 spot. Boy, I bet that really pisses off Keith Olbermann. Jennifer Grey is turning out to be a force not only in her dancing, but in her rehearsal reels. I'm serious. Jennifer has found a secondary venue to work, her rehearsal reels are absolutely riveting and emotional - is she acting? Who cares, it works.
On the bottom of the Dancing With the Stars charts: Michael Bolton and The Situation. I still like The Situation, and the more I watch him on Dancing With the Stars the more convinced I am that his Jersey Shore persona is a total put on - he's just too likable to be THAT guy. Prediction for vote off: I gotta go with Bolton. Seriously, this guy has two left feet, arms, and brain lobes. He's like a freaking robot ... made of wood and powered by coal.
i don’t think that appearing on this show had done Mr. Bolton’s career any favors