Conservative Takeover Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’

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http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/06/delay-dancing

Tom DeLay’s New Cause: Conservative Takeover Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’

When Tom DeLay announced his resignation from Congress in June 2006, he said he wanted to “pursue new opportunities to engage in the important cultural and political battles of our day from an arena outside of the U.S. House of Representatives.”

This morning, DeLay officially took up the important cultural/political battle of ABC’s reality show “Dancing with the Stars.” DeLay sent a mass e-mail to his supporters urging them to “help a good friend of mine, country music singer and GOP supporter Sara Evans,” who will be competing in this season’s show. From the letter (full text HERE):

Sara Evans has been a strong supporter of the Republican Party and represents good American values in the media. From singing at the 2004 Republican Convention to appearing with candidates in the last several election cycles, we have always been able to count on Sara for her support of the things we all believe in. … One of her opponents on the show is ultra liberal talk show host Jerry Springer. We need to send a message to Hollywood and the media that smut has no place on television by supporting good people like Sara Evans.

Evans also sang at the 2004 Presidential Dinner, where Bush said, “I love the voice of Sara Evans.” She appears on a conservative website as “Babe of the Week” in a picture of her with Bush.

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I've been hesitant to post this because it is, after all, Reality TV and is therefore pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. But, on the other hand, I hate to see DeLay and the neocons win at anything, and sadly, they are winning this. Sara Evans has repeatedly received the lowest votes of the judges but has escaped elimination due to her fan base. DeLay sends out an email each week reminding people to vote for her. She's terrible but that has never stopped a neocon from supporting anyone.

So, if you want to fight DeLay, and also put Evans out of her misery, go to https://register.go.com/abc/primetime/dancing/register and vote for everyone but Evans. Or, if you're feeling really motivated call one or all of these numbers.

Joey Lawrence & Edyta Sliwinska 1-800-868-3401

Monique Coleman & Louis van Amstel 1-800-868-3404

Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke 1-800-868-3405

Willa Ford & Maksim Chmerkovskiy 1-800-868-3406

Mario Lopez & Karina Smirnoff 1-800-868-3407

Jerry Springer & Kym Johnson 1-800-868-3411

If you only want to make one or two calls, Monique and Jerry could probably use the most help. I know it seems silly but believe me, all across America right now, neocons are dialing their stupid little fingers off voting for Sara simply because Tom DeLay has told them to. And if that doesn't convince you, here's a picture of Sara with Bush. Ick.