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In reply to the discussion: Ann Romney Says No to ‘Dancing With the Stars’ [View all]bitchkitty
(7,349 posts)44. She won over Brandy, who performed a breathtaking waltz,
because her fans found out how to beat the voting system.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/entertainment/112618/are_bristol_palin_dwts_fans
http://jezebel.com/5691445/how-palin-conservatives-are-cheating-the-dwts-voting-system
Some quotes from teabagger fans:
Here's a hint: They don't have to be VALID email addresses to register them with ABC.com, there is apparently no validation process. The just have to be formatted like a valid email address, and you must use a valid zip code and a birthdate that makes you old enough to vote. I'm voting like a democrat, all night long
No, it doesn't have to be a valid email address I had one of my anonymous ones XXX@yahoo.com that I used, and then just did the sign-up process all over again with XXX1@yahoo.com and it worked.
Got my 80 votes in online
took 2 hours. I am beat
I only got 42 in, I have some catching up to do!
Lord have mercy, I voted for 3 hours online! I got 300 in.
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The kid with the buzz is the only one who knows what he's doing, it would seem...
MADem
Jan 2013
#23
Nope. Not asked. They keep asking Sarah Palin, too, and she keeps giving them the stiff arm. nt
MADem
Jan 2013
#27
bRISKET PALIN and that mother of 8 (I forget her name) but did the show with steel
LibGranny
Jan 2013
#39
It's hilarious. It's live, which adds to the interest, they have variety acts on the "results'
MADem
Jan 2013
#41
Paul McCartney's one-legged ex lost her leg on one number, too--I almost forgot about that one!
MADem
Jan 2013
#58