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Showing posts with label Dancing With the Stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dancing With the Stars. Show all posts
This week, it's us getting "attacked" by former Texas governor and former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perrydoing the quick step to the old "Green Acres" television theme.
The judges weren't impressed, giving him the low score of the night. (Or so I'm told. I actually prefer "The Voice" and watched that last night instead.)
Perry will probably get kicked off during tonight's elimination round on the show.
Can't win a presidential election. Can't win a dance competition. You gotta feel for Perry, no?
Still, I'm impressed in a sort of jaw-dropped way by Perry's over the top kitschy performance. Now you can see it, too! It's, um, something.
Two idiots under arrest for storming the stage at
"Dancing With The Stars" because Ryan Lochte was there.
I have to say I have absolutely no sympathy, no allegiance to those dopey people who rushed the stage to protest, of all things, Ryan Lochte performing on the show "Dancing With The Stars."
I'm not a fan of Lochte, either, believe me. But that incident on "Dancing With the Stars" that filled the airwaves with fluff and nonsense Tuesday was the dumbest thing ever.
The Lochte DWTS incident seemed to be the most important thing that happened this week, judging from the wall-to-wall coverage on TV and radio.
In case you somehow missed it (lucky you!) here's the recap:
Lochte, fresh from getting suspended from the U.S. Swim Team for lying about being mugged at a Rio gas station during the Olympics, is on Dancing With the Stars, which had its season debut Monday.
Two men, Sam Sotoodeh, 59, and Barzeen Soroudi, 25, stormed the stage as Lochte finished his dance performance. According to TMZ,the two, having been bailed out of jail after the incident and still wearing their "No Lochte" shirts said they did it because Lochte embarrassed Americans with his Rio antics.
Really? Of all the crises affecting, or might affect America, Lochte is the biggest? Lochte is just a frat boy type doofus who needs to grow up. I seriously don't think he will end up being the downfall of the Republic.
No, this was a publicity stunt by these so-called anti-Lochte protesters, and I guess I'm complicit in their desire for their 15 minutes. . Sotoodeh and Soroudi clearly just wanted to get their names and faces on TV, and they got it.
They mighty also have been lookin for an opportunity to make money on a lawsuit. They had to know DWTS security would tackle them when they rushed the stage and those security guards obliged. (I would have, too.)
Lochte lost sponsorships and a position on the U.S. Swim Team for awhile. He deserved the punishment. However, let's now see if he finally grows up and stops being a man-child.
It's probably time for Sotoodeh and Soroudi to finally grow up, too.
For what it's worth, here's a video of the incident from "Entertainment Tonight."