There are some horrifying pictures in here, not for the faint of heart. And it seems that Katrina is a bit confused...she must still think she's at the FHM photoshoot! My favorite, though, is in the background of one of the pictures of Ivanka Trump. I don't know if it's a bellman, a limo driver, or just a guy in a really bad tux, but he's looking right at Ivanka and has the most ridiculous expression of glee on his face. Classic!

ETA: Oh my God, Dramarosa seems to have murdered hundreds of innocent white cats for her dress! What's next, a skin-coat?? Bitch is crazy....

No, those were puppies...small defenseless puppies....

Re: FuzzyLogic's "I so hope she's not counseling people. If she thinks Assorama is sane, she should be fired." (Sorry, I don't yet know how to do the boxed quote stuff.)

No kidding. She's classically narcissistic, unlike Trump, who only appears to be classically narcissistic. She's dangerous, as well, in that her lies and snafus seem designed to create chaos.

Only after she stole their tiara's.

The Real Thang -- The Apprentice: Season Finale: The OsamaRosa Strikes Terror, Yet Again From a publication called The Trades. Snarkalicious.

Valley business leaders critique the show. From the Arizona Republic. Hee. Many more excellent quotes to be had in this piece.

TRUMP PICKS UP BILL From the NY Post. For those who love the dorky side of Bill, there's a pic of him in his car. Oh yeah, and his thumb.

Get to work! From the NY Daily News. Not much new but maybe one or two quotes.

One for the Nick fans. From Lloyd Grove's NY Daily News column. Apparently little Nicky lost his temper when unable to get into some trendy club or other. There's also something that mentions TD and MB a ways down the column.

A couple of things in Rush & Molloy's column from the NY Daily News. Scroll down to find them.

From goobaletta's Sun-Sentinel article:

"Flossin'"? I'm afraid I'm not up on all the hip Florida lingo. Are they implying that her thong was showing? Because if so, ew, I didn't need to know that.

I also found this quote from the article about the Mar-a-Lago viewing party amusing:


Those pictures from the finale party are a hoot. Ereka looks like a lampshade.

Bwah. The "Real thang" article goobaletta posted had me spewing coffee over my monitor.


Any TWOP'ers owning up to those...?

It reminded me of the "tails" that hang down from Native American mandalas - not tails, but raw wool. Mandalas are nice but don't belong in couture.

Actually - and I can't believe I'm saying this - I thought Katrina's dress was fuglier.

I disagree. Bill has a serious complex. When I saw his audition tape on Dateline....I thought jeezuz. How long has this guy been reciting this anti-MBA crap. I guess his analysis of Kwame as too textbook wasn't that original afterall. He would have said that about any MBA since he said the exact same thing on the audition tape.

But I'm still happy that Bill won. Either one of them was fine by me. They're both class acts.

About the Today Show

*Katie is so annoying.

*I thought Kwame's interview was insightful. I get the impression that he believes the Apprentice was picked even before the final challenge because 1)whoever was selected to pick second was stuck with Omarosa 2)Omarosa has little to do with his loss. In fact, he had the guts to say it outright next to Trump that the issue of Omarossa was simply used as an excuse to fire him. Never kisses ass, never intimidated, but always respectful. I love this cat, totally.

*Trump was a JERK! I am no Jessica Simpson fan, but that was very low of him to say on national television that he didn't give a rat's ass about her since he didn't even know who the hell Jessica Simpson was.

MandolinViola, that's correct. The phrase isn't just Florida-talk -- I've heard it all over. Still gross, though.

Now that it's over *wah* I have to ask one question. Why would an African-American couple give their "Princess" a name that means "Grandma Rose" in German?

BWAH!!! Absolutely hysterical that they would actually publish that line!

One more thing from Today: The most interesting fact revealed in the interview, IMO, was that Bill literally had only 45 minutes of sleep last night. That must have been some afterparty!! Or maybe Trump was already cracking the whip. (No, not like that! Get your minds out of the gutter, people!)

In the End, Omarosa Was The Donald's Trump Card. From the Washington Post. Surprisingly snarky towards the Onerous one.

Kwame fired for loyalty to Omarosa. From WCNC.com. The first sentence:

FOX411: 'Apprentice' Stars Party After Show

Omarosa Cans Kwame. From The Washington Dispatch. Scroll past the AI story.

Didn't see this posted yet:

Bill and The Donald are, of course, all over TV Guide online today. You can read the watercooler daily rehash of what was on TV last night here. But the most interesting part was the insider's interview with Bill here.

Most interesting parts of the interview were the rumors that he (supposedly clears up):
No, he was not a candidate for The Bachelor, but did try out for a Bachelor-like show and decided it was not for him because he isn't the kind of guy who can makeout with a girl in a hot tub on TV. (Good for him! Go Bill!)

No, he never had a "relationship" with Amy. He claims Katrina has invented all of that.

Maybe he has a relationship with Jen from The Bachelor. He wouldn't say directly (just as he dodged the question on Today) but did say they were friends and had been out a few times. "But don't plan the wedding yet," he warns.

She is officially Cruella DeVille. Personally I thought it looked like she attached furry dildoes to her dress.

The BET boards have turned against Omarosa for sabotaging Kwame.

Mark Cuban (internet billionaire, owner of the Dallas Mavericks) is not a fan of the Donald

In companion to what Dougintx has posted, "Extra" is going to report tonight that Mark Cuban has made Kwame "a huge job offer". Kwame says he's deciding, and will go into talks with Cuban; Cuban apparently was at the afterparty and waited to talk to Kwame about it. I would guess Cuban was there as a guest of Burnett's, not Trump's. Maybe the job is on "The Benefactor".

I have always liked Mark Cuban's approach to business and after reading his blog I luuurve him even more.

Here's an update on my earlier post:

I thought the Black Enterprise exclusive was pretty insightful, particularly the part where Kwame talks about being hurt by the editor-in-chief's comments. I don't have to stretch that far in my memory to recall being the only Black person in a living situation with people who didn't know much and didn't care about my culture. And while Kwame handled it with class, Omarosa handled it with ass.

Mark Cuban? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban? That self-aggrandizing fool? You know, there's something to be said for Trump's forthright, out front, admitted style of self-promotion.

American Midol: Buh-Bye, Omarosa! (You Lying, Detestable, Rotten-Spirited, Undermining Ignoramus!) From DeadBrain.

Marhl I am stunned how Oshedisgustsmeso has no shame. None. There she stands in her weird ass dress with a big "look at me I'm a star" smile. If I had lied on National TV, I would hang my head in shame. If I had falsely accused someone of a heinous act, I would become a hermit for the rest of my life. How can she walk around with a big smile on her face and pose for pictures? I know she does it because she is a psycho and has no shame. But how does one get to that point? I just don't get it. :::head shaking back and forth:::

From the American Midol article:



Amen, sister, Amen.

Heh.

Good ol' Access Hollywood tonight had their round-up, with Kwame saying something along the lines that regarding Assorama, she is still tapped into the Reality Matrix Neo-stylee (translation: Bitch is crazy, probably clinically). And, of course, when asked about her behavior and decorum, she gave a non-answer of how people called Trump crazy back in the '80s when he was building his empire.

Assy O'Classiest, indeed.

Don't forget! Bill's on Leno and Kwame's on Conan tonight.

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Kwame caused himself to lose, Omarosa says From the Miami Herald, a Knight-Ridder syndicated piece. Free registration needed.

Someone needs to put a hurt on this bitch.
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Kwame plans to combine his new fame with business Again the Miami Herald/Knight-Ridder folks. Free registration blah blah blah. A post-show interview with Kwame. He's an impressive guy.
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Elites TV has their finale piece up.
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More after-party coverage. This time from Newsweek/MSNBC. Excellent photo of Kwame and T-Roy. They had one of O in the dead puppy dress. I right-clicked and kept zooming out until she disappeared. Too bad we can't do that IRL, huh?
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I was so hoping someone would toss some tomatoes or rotten eggs at her. Very much a lost opportunity.

Part of the Dateline special tonight included many of the show's women in a dressing room type group setting before the Finale, and once again Omarosa talked over everyone, argued at every turn, and tried to revise history. The reporter compared it to a sorority, mentioned how there were moments where they argued, and then cut to a shot of Omarosa trying to convince Kristi that it was her OWN fault that Oma lost the money in her challenge. "I thought you were accusing me of stealing!" It was all about her.

Later, when they showed the red carpet arrivals at the after-party they had a nice sequence of Omarosa being vigorously booed by the watching crowd.

Just watched the Dateline coverage of The Apprentice, which included a "behind the scenes" look at what happened before and after the live portion of the show. There was a party after the show and Assy was shown walking the red carpet wearing her beauty queen smile and the most godawful-looking white dress that the reporter compared to that thing Bjork wore to the Grammies a few years ago.

In her red carpet interview, Assy announced she would be seen in a shampoo commercial, have a talk show and a line of business suits -- "Omarosa everything." She was also the only Apprentice who was booed (hee!) during the red carpet entrance.

Oh, it's going to be awful ... just awful ...

I just watched the Dateline piece and I'll get whatshername out of the way first.

She's still blaming everything on everyone but herself. Her outfit for the after party (especially her gloves) were ridiculous. The correspondent said she was "in a dress only Bjork could love". Hee! She was the only contestant booed. After everyone went inside, "where was Omarosa? Still on the red carpet with the media".

One minute I love Bill and think he's confident, humble, down-to-earth, passionate, sincere and just an all-around good guy. Other times (like the Bachelor interview), I think he's got as much of a facade as Nick and is whoever he needs to be at that particular moment. Only time will tell, I guess.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is an ass. He keeps saying this show promotes and encourages all the sleaziness in today's corporate environment. I wholeheartedly disagree. I think the show is an accurate portrayal of how far some people will go to get ahead and makes a statement that "those" kind of people will not ultimately succeed (unless they learn from their mistakes). The final two candidates were the strongest, most liked, most trusted, most professional, etc. The ones who used sex, became emotional, lacked substance, lied, rolled-over, acted crazy, etc were booted.

Also from that Dateline, I've never had a problem with Bill's ankle porn, but that outfit in the limo -- pinstripe suit with windowpane check shirt and wide striped tie -- hurt my eyes. Seriously, actual eye pain. Maybe it was the lighting. Assorama's puppy dress was almost soothing in comparison (and nice Bjork callup by the announcer).

re: Friday night's Dateline....
After all else that has happened, I wouldn't doubt it for a second that AssHead stole the money from the flea mkt episode. She even lied to Kristi about it again, tonight.... with a whole new lie! You know all the others are in accord with being onto her. Amazing...
Also interesting how all the others are moving on, whether thru new job offers or plans while AssHead is claiming all kinds of junk (aka: going for the next 15 mins).

As for Bill in the limo.... nice body language... all reclined with the not-so-inconspicuous crotch shot! Boy ain't got much in the class dept!

Also loved all the gals, and Nick, that are now interested in going into the entertainment industry. Nice to see they were all serious about a corporate job!
Bless their hearts....

The New York Times has a pretty interesting article on what challenges await Bill. If he pulls this off he will have earned every penny of his salary.

Years ago PBS ran a documentary detailing the construction of a Manhattan skyscraper and one of the featured individuals was the project manager. By the end of the project he was a crushed soul.

I think those are tube worms hanging off the dress - the kind that grow next to deep ocean vents, feeding off the fires coming from hell.

Not sure where to post this or if it has been posted before.

More Carolyn and George goodies on MSN

http://msnvideo.msn.com/video/default.aspx...t=0&undock=true

http://msnvideo.msn.com/video/default.aspx...t=0&undock=true

http://msnvideo.msn.com/video/default.aspx...t=0&undock=true

eta: loved Carolyn in the brief SNL skit shown in the second link :)

xaxat, thanks for posting that NY Times article. After reading it I'm even more convinced that Kwame may well have lucked out by NOT winning after all. I do not envy Bill this gig.

I missed the first few minutes of tonight's Dateline. Did they do any sort of follow-up on Kwame in the beginning? Because I saw the rest of the show and, while admittedly Bill is the man of the hour, I felt that post-show Kwame footage, however brief, was conspicuously missing. Whereas, O got way too much screen time, IMHO. It just seems like we should have seen more about Kwame, the RUNNER UP for pete's sake, and less about O.

I had that same sense last night as the credits were rolling on the finale. Trump was talking to/shaking hands with/kissing the various Apprenti, but again, where was Kwame? In the background somewhere? I expected a closeup of Trump once again shaking Kwame's hand with some encouraging parting words as the credits wrapped up. But nothing, not that I saw anyway. hunh.

"Apprentice" Kwame in Demand. From E!online.

Did anyone else have the same reaction I did to the two academics Dateline talked to. Sonnefeld (Yale Business School) said essentially that TA was useless and a waste of time. On the other hand, the woman (I don't remember her name or the school, but it was a non-ranked school) said that while it wasn't perfect, it was very useful in breaking through the dry-as-dust staleness of the textbooks, and getting her students to think about what works, and why, and whether that's good or not.

Which one has more respect for their students? I'd say the lady.
Which one's student's hit graduation day more prepared to deal with the real workplace? I'd say her again. Sonnefeld stikes me as the type who stays in academia because he can't truly cope with a world that doesn't always go according to plan; a man that the phrase "ivory tower" was coined for.

Kwame has apparently gone subliminal. That's usually the problem with the whole process: once the show gets going and people care, the bootees each get to do the rounds after their individual ejections; but, the first runner-up* disappears off the radar of the interview circuit, because the attention is on the winner (Amy and Nick, get the joy of being shackled together for their interview rounds). Fortunately, in this case Kwame has so many fans that I think he'll still get more attention than the first runners-up from Survivor usually do.

And yeah, it sucks that Bitchorama is getting way more attention. But, somewhere there's a satellite waiting to fall on her head; fortunately, there will most likely be a camera on her when it does.

*I'm really annoyed that they keep calling Kwame "The Apprentice loser"; so, the other 14 are the "firees" and he's the "loser"? I don't think so. I like first runner-up; in case Bill is unable to fulfill his duties as The Apprentice, Kwame should step in.

I couldn't luuuurve Kwame anymore than I do now. Spectacular person he is.

Selling chicken?

Bill's post-show job will, to some extent, be the same as every other person from the show--selling.
Kwame - selling his spokemanship and chicken
Omarosa - selling her soul and hair products
Amy - selling her dignity and tucking Donald in at night
Nick - selling more copiers, no doubt
Bill - selling the concept of the Trump chicago tower to a city where a lot of people don't want it, and don't like Trump

I just finished watching the Dateline special too:

1. When the crowd booed Assy, I almost felt bad for her. I guess it's a good thing that she has created her own world. If she ever left the safety of her own world and joined ours, she would be a hot funky mess....oh wait, she is.

2. If I (as a Black woman) absolutely cringe in embarassment when she speaks, imagine how her poor mother must feel.

3. I too am a little pissed that they're treating Kwame like Alabama trash. But I understand. He's too nice to be news worthy. But oh well...

4. Bill's outfit in that limo made me dizzy. I mean damn, stipes were going in all kinds of directions. Kinda fits his personality though (just busy as hell for no good reason).

Watching the Dateline thing tonight (actually only the last 45 minutes -- I was out seeing Anna Deveare Smith speak this evening, and man-oh-man is she amazing and brilliant)... anyway, Dateline reminded me that of all the Apprenti, the one I hate the most wasn't Ponderosa, Katrineka, or the other usual suspects. It was Jason, the boy slumlord. He just rubs me 100% the wrong way. Thank dog he got booted early, or I don't think I could've enjoyed the show half as much. Just sayin'.

The best part of that E! Online article is actually from somewhere else:

Instant karma. That's probably the best O could have hoped for -- her 'career' success seems to have been in pageantry (& being a student, I suppose...) (in actual life, not whatever's going on in the magical world of her imagination) -- if she hadn't been such a lying bitch, she would have had some good connections. I don't know how lucrative a career it is, but still...

Not me. Why not?
Because she still stood there waving and smiling at them like a moron. Hello, this is Ground Control to Major Assy: Stop waving. You're being booed. Take a hint.

I want to thump her on the forehead and make her realize that acting oblivious and slightly delusional in the face of BOOING crowds is not the same thing as "holding your head up." Basically what she did on Dateline is the equivalent of a 6 year old plugging their ears and saying "I can't hear you, I can't hear you, lalala" She didn't look ruffled in an extremely embarassing moment (for most, anyway.) That bothers me. It's just not human. And no, Omarosa, I am not EVER going to buy Omarosa books, business suits, or "Omarosa Everything" as you say.


Eeee (sorry). Kwame is on Conan and said that he and Troy are applying for a marriage license in SF. Awwww. Conan is bringing up his love affair with Troy every few seconds, and tricked him into thinking T-roy was in the audience and Kwame perked up and thought he was going to have a "special guest for a love fest on stage." Sigh.

In his regular ongoing demonstration of why he rules, and Jay Leno sucks eggs, Conan's Kwame interview was about 500x better than Jay's Bill interview. Here are some of Conan's best Kwame Kwips:

Conan on why he was surprised to see Kwame flirting with Trump's girlfriend:

Conan, to Kwame, after Kwame hesitates to cut down Omarosa more than saying that "she lives in a reality TV matrix".

Kwame talks to Conan about Mark Cuban and Kwame's potential job offer. Conan suggests a job as a cheerleader for the Dallas Mavericks.

Gold robots... chasing Kwame... who is wearing nothing but boxer shorts... Where was I? Oh, I'm glad that Comedy Central re-runs Conan, because I missed it. It'll be on Monday at 6:00PM EST for anyone else that did too.

P.S. When and where can I purchase Kwame and Carolyn action figures?

Word!

The Bill/Leno combination was soooo dry.

Conan and Kwame are two funny people.

The two interviews were not even in the same league.

Rarab, I believe the woman on Dateline was from University of Washington Business School. (I didn't see it, so I can't be sure, but I found this article.)We might not be ranked up there with the likes of Yale, but our MBA program is 27th. I am in the undergrad program right now, and there was a big to do about all of the cameras coming to campus.

The class sounds pretty cool, they get to make business plans for each task that the apprentices worked on plus participate in a video conference with George Ross at the end of the year. I am very jealous. Damn you graduation requirements! I don't think that the show itself teaches good business lessons, but learning from the mistakes of some of the apprentices may be helpful. It does provide a little real world practice to go with the textbook knowledge.

PS: Although I might think the UW is a good school, Tammy did graduate from UW so take from that what you will. However, her degree was in Econ, not Business. I find it kind of funny that the UW has gone out of its way to keep from mentioning that Tammy was ever associated with the school.