Video: The obligatory “Tom DeLay on Dancing With the Stars” clip
posted at 9:54 pm on September 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Proving once again what dopes our politicians are.
sheesh on September 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
He did MUCH better on Viennesse Waltz, very classy.
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Probably not a bad move on his part. The left made him into a boogie man, and I think this sort of thing will work against that narrative…
18-1 on September 21, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Can’t. Click. Too. Afraid.
unwashed minion on September 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Hammer Time!
flyboy777 on September 21, 2009 at 9:58 PM
just kill me now
please
id rather hit a whale
blatantblue on September 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
You don’t think they’ll just insert a comma and make him a boogie, man?
James on September 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
The judge at the end just had to get a Sarah stab in there ….”YOU’RE CRAZIER THAN SARAH PALIN!”
Jeeeez, they just can’t stop talking about her!
seaplanes on September 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Wouldn’t watch this show if my sister was on it. But saw a clip of Cloris Leachman last season waddling through a number and then getting on her knees with hands praying in front of each judge and I howled.
Marcus on September 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Look, if we’re going down, I want my bread and circus not this.
Lions, human sacrifice, orgies, hermaphrodites…
Okay, scratch that last one.
SteveMG on September 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE
SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE
SHAKE YOUR
macncheez on September 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Not bad for a white guy.
mesquito on September 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Oh good Lord.
pfamis on September 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I watched, and I realized why I hated the show. I can’t stand the show.
cubachi on September 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM
This is why we need to pick the next GOP leader VERY carefully.
There are more Tom Delay’s out there. They are stealthy, in the closet … they don’t have a sign around their neck saying “Yeah I’ve got issues pick someone else”.
Be very careful.
HondaV65 on September 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM
He was ok, unwashed, Latin Dancing is (obviously) not his thing.
Allah, I think we need to organize a hotair voting group, everyone gets 5 votes. We can keep him alive for a while.
Whatdya think??
Call 1-800-868-3408
Or vote on
http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/vote/begin
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:02 PM
What issues would those be?
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM
No hips and no rhythm. However, he is coming off as a very likable guy. Good for him!
SouthernGent on September 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Allah you need to post the warm up video. It’s hilarious!!!
Lance Murdock on September 21, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Too bad that video isn’t working for me…
Diane on September 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I actually enjoyed that.
BadgerHawk on September 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Hell yeah, his pants were up to his neck during the warm up video. You could tell when Cheryl saw him, she was like WTH have I gotten myself into this time?!
seaplanes on September 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
That is as offensive to me as a judge saying “You have no natural rhythm like President Jigg-a-boo.”
Marcus on September 21, 2009 at 10:04 PM
I like the skimpy outfits the chicks wear on that program. That’s all I care about.
Do the celeb contestants get paid for their fine work on this POS show?
toliver on September 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Seriously? You need to get your hyperbole meter calibrated.
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM
No it is all pro bono.
I like the show, I have always liked good dancing and some of these people are total ringers.
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM
LOVED THE A&M SHIRT. WHOOP!
txag92 on September 21, 2009 at 10:07 PM
I just KNEW AP would be watching…lol.
clement on September 21, 2009 at 10:07 PM
I’m glad I didn’t stick around to the end to see that.
toliver on September 21, 2009 at 10:07 PM
This post is raaaaaaaaaaacist. It’s such a distraction. This is not Teh Hammer I knew. Let me clear, there are more important things that Tom DeLay on DWTS. I wasn’t even aware that he was on the show.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Good for him!
John the Libertarian on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Good god, Tom — why???????
notropis on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Dearest Tom,
Pants are generally worn a couple of inches below the belly button.
Hugs,
–TUA
The Ugly American on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
No it is all pro bono.
I like the show, I have always liked good dancing and some of these people are total ringers.
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Actually they do get paid.
txag92 on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Sorry, AP. There can be no forgiveness for anyone who would foist this piece of dreck on people who already hate TV!
sondiehl on September 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
This is why white men shouldn’t dance….ever. Just stick to clapping off beat and air humping. We have come to expect it.
milwife88 on September 21, 2009 at 10:09 PM
I’m sorry… was there someone out there other than Cheryl Burke?
Bob Owens on September 21, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Lighten up, for cryin’ out loud.
He looked like he was having a lot of fun. Since when does conservatism mean “Take all the joy out of life”?
Geeesh.
Saltysam on September 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Saltysam on September 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM
AMEN.
txag92 on September 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM
OT: But there is a major crisis brewing in Honduras tonite.
The lights have gone out (been cut? sabotaged?)to large parts of Tegucigalpa tonight as Zelaya whips his supporters into a frenzy from the Brazilian Embassy. The Hondurans have demanded that Brazil turn Zelaya over to face criminal charges. The Honduran government has said that if Zelaya steps outside the Embassy he will be arrested immediately.
Many nations are worried about violence and hope Zelaya will not be harmed. Chavez and Hilary Clinton have called for Honduras to surrender to Zelaya. The Honduran military legislature, and Supreme Court have reiterated their support of the Honduran Constitution. Chavez has said his Bolovarian alliance will be pressuring the Hondurans. Zelaya is fomenting violence.
elduende on September 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Your right, sorry, their is no monetary prize.
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM
He did better than I would have done.
Slublog on September 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I still say we need to all get out there and vote for Delay.
Call 1-800-868-3408
Or vote on
http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/vote/begin
Squid Shark on September 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I think AP must have some freaky deaky surfing habits. I would never find stuff like he does on my own.
Guardian on September 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM
what the hell happened to his face.
Looks like a life and he got Pelosied.
Jesus
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I hope this is what Nancy Pelosi is up to 5 years from now.
marmaran on September 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM
what the hell happened to his face.
Looks like a liFTand he got Pelosied.
Jesus
MY BAD but really he looks like a clown.
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Not bad for an old retired guy.
Ronnie on September 21, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Sheesh, he was having fun. You guys are all a bunch of sticks in the mud. Lighten up already.
You can vote for Tom by texting “vote” to 3408. You can vote up to 8 times.
Kim Priestap on September 21, 2009 at 10:20 PM
The video wasn’t very smooth but best I could tell that was very sweet. I hope he is having fun.
Cindy Munford on September 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM
My money is on Chuck Lidell….
liquidflorian on September 21, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Is there such a thing as “dad jeans”? Just sayin’.
conservative pilgrim on September 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM
I hate to say it, but besides the commentary and his comments and looking all whipped up, I’d dance with the dude. After all – he’s “Hot Tub Tom”
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Aww. Tom was having fun! Betcha Newt could out-dance him!
TN Mom on September 21, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Cheryl Burke is pretty hot.
Mike Honcho on September 21, 2009 at 10:25 PM
I thought he did rather well and looked liked he was having a great time. It’s nice to see our side not so stodgy and buttoned-up. Besides guys – a guy who can dance is sexy.
jbarkley on September 21, 2009 at 10:25 PM
OT again: Moments ago: A general strike is being called for by the Marxist unions for tmmw and the Honduran Government just declared an all day curfew tmmw extending this evenings curfew. Tmmw will be a day of violence. Its what Obama and Chavez wanted in order to railroad Honduras in the UN this week.
elduende on September 21, 2009 at 10:26 PM
If only Kanye had come running in to interrupt it..
mph on September 21, 2009 at 10:27 PM
jbarkley on September 21, 2009 at 10:25 PM
cheers to that.
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:27 PM
im all for fun, lady!
more power to him
doesnt make it any less painful to watch, though.
he can have fun, i just dont have to enjoy it!
blatantblue on September 21, 2009 at 10:28 PM
He’s in the Big Tent, so I’m for him.
Well done, Mr. Delay.
To all those naysayers, I say, grab your dancing shoes and sign up.
faraway on September 21, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Hey, AP, mind pulling your eyes off Dancing With The Stars long enough to notice that a war’s about to start in our own hemisphere?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8268056.stm
Way to stay on top of the really important issues.
notropis on September 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Lookin Good, Tom Delay!!!
purgatory on September 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Well, they got a slap in at Palin. It’s only a matter of time before – somehow – this is all blamed on Bush…
catmman on September 21, 2009 at 10:35 PM
You can see all four on your average Detroit fall Sunday…
18-1 on September 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM
If only Kanye had come running in to interrupt it..
mph on September 21, 2009 at 10:27 PM
pretty fing funny that thought.
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:41 PM
notropis on September 21, 2009 at 10:33 PM
and we have been watching it for weeks. What can we do at 11pm East Coast on a Monday night.
OT we can all agree we knew it was coming.
seesalrun on September 21, 2009 at 10:43 PM
He has more balls than me, but no shame.
Vigilante on September 21, 2009 at 10:46 PM
“and we have been watching it for weeks”
But, for weeks, nothing much has happened. Now, tonight, something has. If, in fact, we all knew it was coming, it might be worth noting that tonight it has. I mean, we all knew the war in Iraq was coming for weeks, but the night it started, it was still worth mentioning, at least.
Zelaya and Lula and Hillary have forced Honduras’ hand. That’s called news. What “we” can do is at least note it, read about it, keep up on it — certainly it’s more newsworthy and interesting and than yet another fomerly serious Republican pol making an ass out of himself on a reality show.
notropis on September 21, 2009 at 10:50 PM
To be fair, the cha cha is hard to pick up. But yeah, whitest dude eva!
mjk on September 21, 2009 at 10:56 PM
OH MAN!!!
How the hell am I ever going to get that picture out of my mind
The_Lid on September 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Tom Delay’s a nut.
I love it!
Tuning Spork on September 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM
He has his problems, but I’ve never forgotten his chops when that idiot DA indicted him. The dems were all lathered up for a classic “mugshot,” and the guy went in there, gave the photographer a cheesy grin and ruined their plans.
DWTS- maybe not. But, whatever.
cs89 on September 21, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Dignitas.
metrygirl on September 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Look at this way, he at least did better then the last conservative on the show, Tucker Carlson, who I believe, fell like a tree cut at the base.
Cindy Munford on September 21, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Bless his heart!
redwhiteblue on September 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Wow, The Hammer did much better than I thought. Not bad at all.
In comparsion, can you imagine Botox Pelosi ever doing a show like this?
Norwegian on September 21, 2009 at 11:28 PM
He was great! They treated him awful.
AprilOrit on September 21, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Who’s next, Jerry Nadler?
notropis on September 21, 2009 at 11:42 PM
It’s worth watching just to see Cheryl Burke.
pugwriter on September 21, 2009 at 11:49 PM
I hear DeLay’s now negotiating a contract for an E.D. ad.
Bob Dole was a razor-sharp, no-nonsense conservative, afraid of nothing, back in the ’70s. Look what happened to him.
DeLay seems to be displaying the early symptoms of Dole Disease. I hope I’m wrong.
notropis on September 22, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Cool. My favorite Cha-Cha song is the “What is Love?” Rappion mix.
Viennese Waltz is pretty fast for me though. Definitely not a dance for beginners.
Sapwolf on September 22, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Start the trend and you will see Pelosi and Maxine Waters coming on the show.
bayview on September 22, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Tom Delay is worried about embarrassing himself dancing. The guy embarrassed himself as a member of congress never-mind the dancing.
His partner is really hot though. I wonder if we’ll see a John Edwards scandal in the making.
Norman Blizter on September 22, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Are you kidding me?? (MN accent in place)
LEBA on September 22, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Can he comeback and be the speaker when we throw the dems out in 2010.
lavell12 on September 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM
I was pulling for him to do well and was pleasantly surprised. He really wasn’t that bad and if he can stay in I think he’ll show that he can get better.
There have been some awful dancing stars on this show (Penn Jillet, Wozniak) and he wasn’t anywhere near them, thank Heavens!
Go Tom!
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on September 22, 2009 at 4:46 AM
milwife88 on September 21, 2009 at 10:09 PM
You’re so right, that Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire were such baaaaad dancers it’s not even funny. Oh, yeah, and all those Russians who win ballroom year in and year out, they suck, too. /sarc and :rolleyes:
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on September 22, 2009 at 4:50 AM
No more “weasel threads”
Jeff from WI on September 22, 2009 at 5:35 AM
I am so sorry. I could not watch the entire thing.
pabarge on September 22, 2009 at 7:03 AM
.
So you held out until six minutes before the show ended? You have a low threshold for filtering out dreck. ABC, the All Barak Channel, won’t let Delay stay on long.
highhopes on September 22, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Perfect example of how Hollywood has Obama talking points at the ready. The WashPo’s write-up of Delay’s appearance was probably prepped weeks ago before Delay even appeared on this show. Smarmy, condescending, and snide – he could have danced like Fred Astaire and they still would have trashed him. Delay should have known better, too. And the judges, too. Couldn’t wait to get their digs in at Sarah Palin. The republicans should try to be as catty as liberal democrats – every other word out of their mouths for the past 8 years was something derogatory about Prez Bush or a republican. It’s like their mantra when they wake up to bash a republican even when talking about the weather.
mozalf on September 22, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Loved DeLay’s line, “Vote like a republican, party like a democrat.”
The choice of music was inspired. “Wild Thing?” Can’t beat that with a stick! I hope he’ll get to play against type throughout his tenure on the show.
DuffBeer on September 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM
The county I live in was told back in 2003 if they wanted to secure a contract to house U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmates, it would be helpful to pay Tom DeLay’s brother, Randy, $120,000 year as a “consultant”.
So “Cheat like a Democrat, party like a Democrat” would be more appropriate, since DeLay is as responsible as anyone for why the House Republicans lost their way after 1994 and simply became Democrats lite when it came to spending and corruption in Congress. If he fell off the stage while dancing, I wouldn’t shed a tear.
jon1979 on September 22, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Is he even married? I can’t see his wife letting him practice on television in those pants!!
Hello…Steve Urkel
Sure he was having fun and what they hey…why not. But it was painful to watch, especially when he said “I have to get prissy”.
I’m rooting for the Ice Man even though he has as much chance of winning as DeLay.
NYconservative on September 22, 2009 at 9:23 AM
You know he’s going to make it to the top 3. As long as republicans can vote to keep him there he’ll be there. Actually, for an old guy, he didn’t do too badly.
kens on September 22, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Hey,, Delay is a great man. The guy needs a little money to pay off his legal bills. And if he has a little fun doing it, God bless him.
Delay wasn’t just attacked by Dems, he was sold out by his own party.
JellyToast on September 22, 2009 at 10:09 AM
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