TWO FORMER CHAMPIONS FALL ON "DWTS" ALL STARS............

Although she was at the bottom of the judges scores for all performances again this week on, "Dancing With The Stars" 'All Stars', Season 15, Bristol Palin, was saved and goes forward into week 4 of the current season; while two former Champions from seasons past, Drew Lachey, and Helio Castroneves, were dropped from the competition last night in a double elimination week.  They join Pamela Anderson, and Joey Fatone, in being cut, even though arguably three of the four are superior dancers to the minimally performing Palin.  Popularity is trumping performance in this regard.  Palin, a celebrity because of her mother, Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential nominee, has a solid base of unconditional support from the Tea Party types enthralled with her mother.  The last time she participated in a season of "DWTS", Palin finished in third place and made it to the finals, on the strength of her base of support, not the quality of her dancing performances.  Conversely, Pamela Anderson, the former, "Baywatch" star, is now in the faded glory phase of her popular career.  Joey Fatone, and Drew Lachey, are well beyond the heyday of their boy band careers, and the fan base it gave them.  Helio Castroneves, had the misfortune of stepping on the dress of his dance partner Monday night, which although it did not cost him highly with the judges, knocked him out with the viewing voters.  The real winners for now, are the ABC Television network and BBC Productions, as the unpopular and contentious eliminations, while retaining a mock celebrity / minalist performer, guarantees one thing : high ratings. And the higher the ratings, the more lucrative the income derived by them and everyone associated with "DWTS"............Fr.  Troy