R i g h t a r d i a: Dancing with the Stars: Tom DeLay

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Dancing with the Stars: Tom DeLay

Tom DeLay did another fine job in Dancing with the Stars. DeLay has fractures in both of his feet and would be best for his health if he is voted off. He is certainly not the worst dancer on the show.

DeLay is lucky to have Cheryl Burke as his partner. Burke has won the competition twice and finished second last season. Many people who are familiar with ballroom dancing suggested Burke and her partner Gilles Marini should have won the competition rather than have been the runners-up last season. Burke is probably the best choreographer on the show.

A lot of the writers missed the symbolism of the DeLay dance. DeLay was dressed in red and had an elephant on his back and Burke was dressed in blue and had a donkey on her skirt. The song "Why Can't We Be Friends' was really a political statement.

One of our male writers scoffs at people who think dance is gay. The lady dancers are probably the hottest women on television. This writer was into dance during the Disco Era and met a lot of women because he could dance. He even met the woman on the dance floor that he married. Whether you are straight or gay, dancing is good for what ails you.

Ballroom dancing is one of the most strenuous exercises on the level of swimming. But it is more fun because of the people you meet and the music. Of interest, many of the professional ball room dancers are Eastern European. Ballroom dancing is also big in Russia.

At one time many Republicans and Democrats were friends. The political parties became heavily polarized during the Clinton presidency due to the leadership of Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. Gingrich, a very authoritarian speaker, insisted that the Republican House members should not associate with Democrats.

It would be nice if the the members of the two parties could be friends again. Even if the people in the to parties agree to disagree, there are always common areas in which the two parties can work together.