Brief clip of Barbara Walters interviewing Sarah Palin, and her ventriloquist dummy husband, about the Teabaggers and Bristol's success on DWTS.

(Palin interview starts at the 1:33 mark.)



That is just insulting to the television audience.  Palin knows full well that nobody had to individually call the Teabaggers, They responded to the websites that encouraged them to vote for Bristol and then gave out information to help them cheat more effectively.

Palin knows EXACTLY how that worked, and decides to hide behind feigned ignorance when confronted on camera. And then she has Todd, who has now been reduced to the role of one of those teacup chihuahuas that wealthy women tote around in their handbags, to echo back whatever mooseshit that falls from her lipsticked mouth in order to earn his room and board. ("See Barbara?  I am not lying as proven by my emotionally abused husband who is completely dependant on my good graces.")

 From the Washington Post:

While Palin may not have called every tea party in America, The Washington Post did -- although not specifically to discuss Bristol Palin. A months-long survey of the nation's tea party groups showed that only 14 percent identified Palin as the tea party's leader, while 7 percent identified Glenn Beck. A third of the groups identified "no one" as the movement's leader. So, whether Palin called every tea party group or not, she still has strong support within the movement.

Also, a Washington Post-ABC News poll, found that, at the time, 54 percent of Americans thought that Bristol advanced on Dancing with the Stars due to large-scale voting by viewers who support her mother. Only 14 percent thought it was because she was one of the best dancers on the show. Twenty-six percent of respondents had no opinion on the matter.

A conservative blogger also claimed credit for the massive voter turnout in favor of Bristol, saying he orchestrated the fracas to get back at Democrats for years of voter fraud at the polls.