Tom DeLay QUITS Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)

Tom DeLay has left ABC's Dancing with the Stars due to stress fractures in both his feet. The man known as "the hammer" tried to tough it out, indeed he ignored the advice of his agent and the producers of the show last week by going ahead and dancing the samba with partner Cheryl Burke, but his injuries have finally forced him to the sideline. As DeLay himself sagely put it, "If you can't practice you'll make a fool out of yourself out here, and I don't want to do that to Cheryl."

Exactly, no one on this show is looking to be made into a fool. DeLay's dance next week was to have been the Texas two-step, and the producers evidently feel bad about depriving us of that, so they've invited DeLay, if he's healthy, to perform it at the show's finale.

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Comments

[nini516]

07:46 PM on 10/07/2009

Stress fractures on both feet!! Karma for all the people he stepped on during his career!!

[tel8034]

07:06 PM on 10/07/2009

Yet another member for the Sarah Palin's QUITTERS CLUB.

[leticia32]

06:32 PM on 10/07/2009

Goody, now I can watch DWTS.

[oldgeek1]

06:30 PM on 10/07/2009

Too bad he was not dancing with Sarah Palin, a duo quit both for stress fractures.

[livingfree]

06:21 PM on 10/07/2009

I know that his wife should be happy. He doesn't have an excuse now for not taking her out dancing now. I hope he has learned a few moves for her. People have a little fun here.

[moutonnoir]

06:20 PM on 10/07/2009

This makes me sad. Tom looks SO HAPPY when he is dancing!

[MzTexas]

05:57 PM on 10/07/2009

Thank goodness! That outfit he had on last night made him look like the scary ice cream truck guy who always abducts little children in movies.

[moutonnoir]

06:21 PM on 10/07/2009

No.. That is just how he looks...

[LongBeachHawkeye]

07:36 PM on 10/07/2009

Hey, take it easy on The Hammer; he cannot help that he has the "family values" look.

[HoracePManure]

05:54 PM on 10/07/2009

You know, if the GOP wants to quit things - or cut and run - on some things. Try quitting hypocrisy.

[Poiks]

05:43 PM on 10/07/2009

DeLay was on my top-10-most-hated list when it came to politicians. However--I have to give him props for going on this show. Takes courage as far as I'm concerned. This was the least ridiculous thing that DeLay has done in public life.

[barksalot]

05:39 PM on 10/07/2009

I'm glad he quit...he would never beat Obama dancing around issues.

[tel8034]

07:09 PM on 10/07/2009

I guess you think that was funny.

But how about all those rethugs who are dancing around the TRUTH .......... Does Ensign ring a bell? ........... How about Beck, Limbaugh, Dobbs, Hannity, Steele etc, etc, etc ?

[LALAW]

05:37 PM on 10/07/2009

Is that a closet door I just heard banging shut? Did I see someone peek out before it closed? Guess they didn't like the cruel cruel world.

[afretired]

05:29 PM on 10/07/2009

A likely story, his stress is be a mo.r@nic Repug. He and Sa.rah Pal.in are both quiters. Good riddance

[Sing Out and Slap Iron]

05:14 PM on 10/07/2009

Can't republicans finish ANYTHING?

[nini516]

05:14 PM on 10/07/2009

Twinkle toes couldn't hang!! LOL
You hurt my tootsies.

[marenz]

05:08 PM on 10/07/2009

now we know the REAL reason...

According to leaked documents from the show's production office, Delay is the target of an ongoing ethics investigation and exited the show on his own accord in an effort to avoid repercussions. Among the accusations against DeLay are that he engaged in a quid-pro-quo sequin trading scheme and that he gerrymandered the dance floor to make it harder for other couples to compete.

[Gladys1963]

06:05 PM on 10/07/2009

Brilliant post!