I've seen this phrase used in several different articles now, but what both advertisers and journalists don't seem to understand is that most viewers actually do not "love to hate" Omarosa. She's not some amusing, exasperating villian who keeps things interesting. (That would be Sam.) She's a lying, dilatory, amoral psych case, and I can't imagine Clairol, or any other company, who'd honestly want her representing their product.

I wasn't intending to watch anyway, so it's a pretty toothless threat on my part, but I hope everyone else boycotts that stupid VH1 Diva special just because she's on it.

Ah, typical Nick! Bill said on the Tonight Show that Nick and Amy had been out drinking until 5am the previous night and that Nick was hungover and barely awake the next day. It was also Nick's responsibility to put on those signs from the sponsors. No wonder the Marque Jet sign ended up in the trash! The only we saw Nick actually do during that entire episode was to report the status of the frost to Bill. This was the reason Bill had to micro-manage!


Yeah, you can tell that most of the men couldn't stand Nick. He's not a team player. Sam is too crazy to notice. Bill will just do it himself anyways. Nick hung around the women for the duration of the show. They seemed to enjoy it when he told them what to do.


Let's say a prayer tonight for Mr. Omarosa. Be afraid, be very afraid....

Ugh! Omarosa, Amy and Heidi opened up VH1's Divas Live concert. O was in her full beauty pageant stand. Amy had the shrilling voice thing going and Heidi just sounded street.

So Assy claims she's got her name on everything short of a line of stainless steel surgical instruments. Hmm. The only thing with her name on it that I'd buy would be an Omarosa voodoo doll. Everything else is boycott-worthy. But I really think she's going to fade quickly now. My neighbor (an African American woman who's outraged that "the show lunatic was the black woman") is afraid she'll never go away, but I think all her grandiose stories about her projects are lies. To quote Mary McCarthy, "Every word she says is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'" I always liked that quote.

I want Trump to hire Troy, dammit. But Amy? Nothing would surprise me with Amy and Trump, although I think she's far, far more likely to replace Melania than Carolyn.

I'd love to see a reunion show before the first episode of TA2. Except I don't want to see Heartless Jason or Assy again.

Whoopee! Dish alert! Ereka's given the NY Post an exclusive interview. 'APPRENTICE' CRIES: NO-MAROSA! Not only does she go on about Omarosa and Clairol, she goes after Oprah too. Good stuff. A must read. Go. NOW!

MONDAY'S TALK SHOW APPEARANCES:
Live! with Regis & Kelly - Seems to be Bill only.
The View - Both Kwame and Bill.

Big article in the NY Times. Reality Intrudes on a Spring Rite of Network TV. Excellent article. Not as fun as Ereka's rant, but definitely worth your time.

Another from the NY Times. Alphabet Soup at the Four A's. I love this writer. I get his emails about advertising every week. Anyhow, offers some background and inside information about O and the ad agency that is in bed with her. Here's a link to that agency's website for those of you who may be interested in that information. And if you'd simply like to cut to the chase, you can find the contact page for the agency HERE.

From the Guardian UK. Tycoon's Apprentice comes to aid of NBC . Nothing much new for most of us, but worth it for the last paragraph.

Another somewhat lame piece from Spoof UK. Apprentice Scandal: Does Carolyn Look like Di? Not the best photo of Carolyn, I fear. Meh.

God, I'm so sick of Ereka riding Omarosa's coattails. How long is she going to milk this thing?! She doesn't seem to realize that O is getting all the attention -- deservedly! -- because she's a nutjub. We love the crazy! Ereka, on the other hand, is forgettable, boring and whiny. Ereka would've been lone gone from the limelight if it weren't for Omarosa. If Ereka does end up getting a workout video or any entertainment industry deals, it would be thanks to Omarosa. She should send her a gift basket!

Omarosa, Amy, and Heidi at Divas Live

Thanks, lynettefl, for that link. Boy, does Omarosa look like she thinks she's the big star there or what?!!! She probably out-Diva'd any of the real stars there.

Amy and Heidi look a bit taken aback in comparison to Omarosa (meaning that they look normal!).

Edited to add that I looked at the photo again and noticed that Omarosa's shirt says "DIVA" on it - as if we didn't already know

We? Who is this "we" you speak of?

Very interesting analysis by Black Enterprise of the finale. I actually agreed with the criticism of Kwame and Omarosa.

I don't recall seeing this, so if it's a repost, I apologize. TVGuide Online has a short article about the finale here.

Additionally, the print version of TV Guide has a small blurb in which Mark Burnett is quoted as saying that the next season will feature a division of teams along education lines, i.e. the "schooled" vs. the "street-smarts," assuming he can find any "street-smart" candidates. He thought the only truly street-smart members of the past season were Troy and Jessie. Troy, absolutely; but Jessie? Hmmmm ...

I know Ereka is a largely an irritating person that I wouldn't want to interact with... but the New York Post Goobaletta just posted does make me feel bad for her. Herre's a quote:



I didn't see that Oprah unfortunately, but I've heard a great many differing opinions on it. And if Ereka is telling the truth (though she may well be spinning a bit), Oprah really did drop the ball with Omarosa on her show. What a pity.

And I don't think Ereka is riding Omarosa's coattails to fame, or what not. I sincerely believe that while Ereka might come off as unhinged and hysterical and desperate to be in the press, it basically is to clear her good name. Being known as a "racist" can have massive recupressions in both a person's public and private life.

From that advertising article:
The writer saw it as a spoof -- I would probably have seen it as further evidence of her delusional psychosis.

Thanks for the link to the agency contact page, goobaletta. They've been notified (by me, at least,) that any would-be advertisers are going to get an earfull.

Let me rephrase that first sentence. Thanks for all the links you've provided. It's been fascinating reading.

TV Guide Interview with Kwame

Poor Kwame, he was too late to consider her feelings. According to one of her many interviews she was already feeling slighted. Apparently she feels that he betrayed her by taking her into the boardroom, or something like that. The interviewer asked her about betraying Kwame that way, messing up his tasks like that. She said that he betrayed her first. He didn't stand a chance and picking her second changed nothing. Better, IMHO, to have let her be last and then point out that he had no choice but to pick her because it wasn't just what the viewers didn't see .. it was Carolyn and Donald pointing out that not only did he pick her, he picked her early.

The media-consuming public, that is. Crazy is what sells magazines. We're fascinated by Whitney, Courtney, Bobby, etc.



But I think we'd get the point by now. Every sane (and insane) person knows Omarosa is a liar. Donald even called her on it. There really is nobody on O's side (except those who are fascinated by her as a sort of psychological case study).

At this point, it seems like Ereka's just trying to keep her name in the press. Without Omarosa (and FHM), Ereka would be as famous as Jessie.

I saw the Oprah show, and thought she was as fair as she can be. She was like a referee without stooping into the drama. She put Omarosa on stage, and not Ereka, for the same reason that Conan O'Brien invited Omarosa to his show, and not Ereka -- because she's the controversial breakout star!

ITA. When has she ever shown an "eagerness to mock her intemperate image" or even one ounce of self-awareness? Sheesh.

Way to go, Goobaletta! Scanning the internet 24/7 for links to feed our appetites for all things Apprentice. Seriously, thanks a bunch - it's much appreciated.



Yeahwhatever, do you remember which interview that was? I'd love to catch that, if it repeats. I guess the shock treatments still haven't taken.

You know, that New York Post article reminds me of a character in Harry Potter named Rita Skeeter, who would twist and turn all sorts of statements just to get a scoop. Ereka seems desperately grabbing at straws, not necessarily to keep her name in the spotlight, but to try to counterbalance the media juggernaut that is Omarosa.

Almondeyes, it's one of the recently linked articles .. maybe from the Omarosa thread? Sorry, there's just so many of them I can't remember which one it is from.

ITA with Meghan .. if I was Ereka I would be in full on teeth gnashing mode. Here's this delusional bitch not only getting away with her accusation but getting rewarded for being a delusional bitch. The Donald's recognition of that on the finale was great, but it's cold comfort.

My respect for Oprah has gone right down the toilet. Her treatment of the situation was worse than what O originally did. She gave that freakshow a platform and some pseudo-legitimacy that Ereka will never be able to counter.

Well, it's starting to ebb now. Likely a good thing. I'll keep posting what I find. I read many papers online every day from all over so it's not that big a deal. I'm glad y'all are having fun too. I'm having a blast!

Oh my God, Omarosa. Philly.com. Free registration needed. Opening line: Nicely written. Warning! There's a largish photo of the dead puppy dress.

Why Trump hired Bill Rancic and the other Apprentices fell by the wayside. Chicago Sun-Times. Not much new for us who are dedicated TWoPers, but a good piece nonetheless.

Bill: Chicago gig a 'double win'. Chicago Tribune. Free registration.

Win could bring a loss for The Apprentice. Newsday.com. Fascinating dish on Bill's gig with Synergy Brands. Looks as if he'll lose yoooooge $$$$.

Thanks for the link to the Black Enterprise analysis, txsunshine33. I recommend that everyone respond to the poll. After doing so you're taken to the results and the comments which are definitely worth reading. Good stuff.

Did anyone else see Kwame on Conan's show on Friday?

It was adorable. You could tell Conan really did watch the show. Conan asked Kwame if all the women were beautiful and Kwame said yes, then Conan asked if all the women were so beautiful, why did he pick Troy? Conan did that really cute "hug me" pose when he said "Troy." The HoYay lives!

Kwame mentioned that a fraternity brother was at a party and gave Mark Cuban his cell phone to talk to Kwame. Kwame definitely sounded interested.

Bill and Kwame were on The View this morning. Meredith opened Star's sealed envelope, and read: "I've known since March that the winner is Kwame." So they razzed Star a bit about her unimpeachable source, and she says that she told Kwame backstage that he messed up, but the person she's most angry with is O. She never revealed who her unimpeachable source was. They all complained about O a bit, and Star (who has obviously been reading TWoP) said that Kwame should have sent O to the spa at the Taj to get her out of the way.

Bill and Kwame came out looking very happy and, amazingly, they each managed to seat themselves without snubbing the hosts. In fact, they each greeted all 5 hosts. Barbara asked Kwame about the opportunities he has, and Kwame said that Mark Cuban had come to his after party and "gave [him] a job offer to work with some of his investment portfolio companies as well as with the Mavericks." Kwame hasn't accepted yet; he's still entertaining a lot of opportunities and "figuring out what the world looks like." Barbara complimented the two on how they're on this show "hugging and kissing and the best of friends", then said that "in today's paper, you [Kwame] are quoted as saying, 'Bill is a square peg in a round hole. . .He might not fit into corporate culture.'" Kwame said that he said that as a compliment and tried to explain, but of course the women cut him off. Bill also cut him off, saying that they were "saving this for [their] pay-per-view; [they're] having a 12-round boxing match." Star suggested that the pre-fight would be Omarosa and Ereka; Kwame suggested Star and Omarosa. Kwame then got to explain his compliment: He acknowledged Bill's entrepreneurial accomplishments and said that in a corporate environment he might be stifled. Joy kept trying to twist it to something negative, and Kwame didn't let her put any words in his mouth; excellent job, dude!

Meredith asked why Kwame picked O; he repeated the fact that she was going to end up on his team anyway and repeated the playground pick-up ball comment. He said that she "definitely sabotaged [him] and she was a convenient excuse to fire [him]", but he thinks that Trump had already made up his mind (different leadership styles). Barbara pointed out that he didn't know he could fire O and Kwame's response was great: "I never got the Reality TV Memo that I was now Mark Burnett. I didn't know that it was my show and that I could hire people and fire people. But if Mark wants to give me the job, I'll take it."

Star complimented Bill and Kwame on how they (and Troy) conducted themselves as gentlemen throughout the show; she was not impressed with the women (if she weren't a good girl, she "would call them the B word"). Bill said, "I think America needed to see that you can still be successful without being cutthroat, without cheating, without lying, without stealing." Kwame nodded.

Barbara introduced Bill's mother and his 3 sisters, who were sitting in the audience. Meredith asked about Bill's relationship with Jen (implying that it was a factor in his choice of the Chicago assignment). Bill said that they'd been to dinner a few times, they've traded war stories; he said that she's a genuine person. He gave the "where's it going? who knows?" line and said that the media is blowing it all out of proportion. The women all cross-talked about wanting details, and as Bill tried to figure out what to say, Kwame said, "bob and weave, bob and weave". Bill then deflected attention onto Kwame by saying: "Can I tell you about this guy? He beats the women off with a stick. He's got them lined up. I've seen this guy in action, he's working them 4 at a time."

Elizabeth asked them who they would hire: George or Carolyn. They both said it was a tough question. Kwame picked George because "he has more experience, he's been with The Donald longer and he's a straight-shooter. And he also spoke up for [Kwame]." Bill said that he had to "share the love of Carolyn who, by the way, is a really fun person. On the show, they kind of dress her up to be a bit of a suit but outside the show she is just a great lady and a lot of fun. And she really went to bat for me in the board room as well."

That was it. Nothing earth-shattering, but some Fun With Kwame. And I was glad they let Bill speak once in a while because, IIRC, didn't he actually win this thing? [/sarcasm] Sorry this was so long.

Kwame and Bill are appearing on Deborah Norville's MSNBC show tonite, and I think Carolyn and George will be there as well. Her show airs at 9 EST. I'd never recommend her show otherwise.

That's probably Donald's own hyperbolic spin machine. Even in his own book he says, Trump Tower is "the city's most famous contemporary building and its third most-visited attraction (with in excess of 2.5 million visitors annually)." I have no idea how he's coming up with that, but I suppose with the Statue of Liberty closed post 9/11 and it being impossible to count people at outdoor sites like Times Square and Central Park and his ticker probably set to include everybody who sets foot inside including tenants and employees he could come up with this number. But most famous contemporary building? By what standard? I go to NYC all the time and I'm a bit of an architecture fan and have never even felt compelled to take the three steps from the sidewalk into the lobby to see the stupid waterfall.

Also, did anyone see Bill on The View? In talking about Omarosa's lying, he said that "she worked in the White House for 4 years so she learned to lie." (or something like that.). Damn, feeding her ego! It was more like 4 minutes in the White House, Bill, not 4 years!

I just saw The View as well. It was a nice interview. Bill and Kwame have a good chemistry together and seemed pretty relaxed. Nice contrast from the Amy/Nick interviews with Amy grasping desperately for the spotlight and Nick sitting sullenly like a dead log.

* Bill's family was in the audience. Awwww.... They went to Rocco Dispirito's restaurant the night before.

* The ladies teased Bill mercilessly about Jen Scheft from The Bachelor and his decision to stay in Chicago being influenced by her. He admitted they had "gone out" a few times and she was great. He got very cagey and embarrassed. He also said she lives a few blocks form his house. I have to say, they were certainly aggressive about it. Bill, at one point, turned to Kwame for help. Those ladies can be overbearing.

* Bill said that Kwame is a chick magnet and has to fight them off with a stick. Kwame just laughed modestly at this but didn't deny it either...

* They asked Kwame about a statement he made about Bill being a "square peg fitting into a round hole". Kwame said that this was entirely a compliment because Bill is such a great entrepreneur and would have to adjust to fit into the Trump organization.

* Star complimented both men and said that Bill, Kwame and Troy were the only people on the show who acted with dignity and class. She said that all of the women were "the b-word". Everyone laughed and Bill said it was good for people to see those type of dynamics on TV.

* They made a joke about Omarosa and Ereka in a boxing ring.

* Kwame talked a bit about Mark Cuban. He's offered him a job overseeing his portfolios and working with the Dallas Marvericks. Kwame seemed quite happy about Cuban but hasn't accepted yet because he still has lots of other offers he needs to review.

* Bill wore a dark suit. Kwame wore this really nice toffee-colored suit. Both looked very cute and very hot.

I detest this girl. She is milking this disgusting situation for all it's worth...which is WHY no one is paying any attention to her. It's liek the little child who is pulling a tantrum in a department store while the parent ignores her. She's so focused on omarosa and getting back at her that she doesn't see the big picture. Meanwhile, Oamrosa is running circles around her in the post-show appearances/endorement circuit. Ereka's anger isn't about the allegation, it's about Ereka's lack of post-show opportunities. If she would just shut up and focus on herself and stop pointing fingers at everyone, then MAYBE someone would show interest in her. All of Omaorsa's endorements will play off her "diva" "mean streak" behavior. Unless there's a company or product out there looking for a whiny, irrational, jealous, petty spokesmodel--Ereka will continue to lose endorsement opportunities. No one wants her, no one cares about her...and now...no one feels sorry for her. She's so unbelieveably jealous of Omarosa that she can't think or see straight. And, if she would shut up about this issue, then maybe she would have opportunities to talk about.



No Ereka, no one is afraid of her. They are using her for ratings. She's a pawn in the big game. If you weren't such an insecure, catty twit you would see this. I highly doubt Oprah would bow down to Omaorsa. You got sandbagged by the producers and you're pissed. Get over it. You're so desperate for any media appearance or mention that people are using you-just they are using Omarosa-to get ratings. Get some self-respect, shut up, grow up, get a job and move on.

WORD! ITA. Like it or not, Omarosa is the star of The Apprentice. She's the one everyone wants to talk about and everyone wants to interview - not Ereka. Even here in TWoP, there's 150 pages on Assy and maybe 30 measly pages on Ereka. That's why Assy was invited to appear on Conan and Jay Leno - and Ereka was not. That's why Mark Burnett pimped Assy's return in all his promos, and even suggested she'd return for Appprentice 2.

I watched Oprah twice, and each time I was struck by how inarticulate Ereka was. She babbles and takes forever to say her point. When Oprah asked her point blank, "Did you say the n-word?" She should have just answered "No." Instead she bablbed. Everyone who's ever worked in TV or PR knows that you need to have a clear and succinct soundbite. You need to make your point clearly and concisely, or else you risk your message being lost in the editing process.

That was a long show and the Ereka/Assy dispute was one small part of that episode. They had to cover Trump, Trump's new book, Trump's secret for sucess, Heidi, Ereka and Assy. Assy, herself, is a minefield of controversy so you know that would take up time. Editors have to pare everything down into a one hour show with commercials. If you babble on and on and take forever to make your point, then you risk being edited. Ereka, IMO, needs to meet with a publicist and get some media training before she blurts her mouth off.

Also, I am shocked that Ereka took a lie detector test on Howard Stern of all places. In this same intreview she also spoke about using a vibrator and her sexy FHM photo spread. She just comes of as a sleasy shrill famewhore. If she is serious about suing Assy, she should just shut up and do it already! I am sick to death of her whining. A court of law is the appropriate place to address Assy's slander, not some sleasy talk shows like Howard Stern.

I thought it just made Ereka look weak and pathetic when she needed Trump to defend her from such ludicrous charges. It just shows that Ereka, herself, has done a good job degrading her own image, that she needs an outside party like Trump to vouche for her. If she had conducted herself with any class or dignity, no one would even question her intregrity.

Needless to say, you guy's amaze me! I thought I was #1 fan of this show. How do you get the scoop, articles, or other things? Keep it up!

I know Amy hasn't been too popular 'round these here parts lately, but Ereka could take some lessons from her on dealing with uncomfortable topics in the press. Anytime Katrina's "Amy slept around" accusations have come up, Amy seems to have a standard line that goes something like, "Katrina's a great person, I don't know why she's saying these things. They aren't true. Next question please."

Could you imagine somebody saying that Omarosa was a great person? With a straight face and no drugs or long fingernails in your back I mean.

Neko, what a great recap! You caught a couple of things that I didn't notice while watching The View. He and Kwame were very genuine. Did anyone else notice that Kwame very carefully maneuvered his seating position so that he was NOT next to Star Jones? I'm thinking he's seen the way she fawns over every male that comes on the show and decided to let her have Bill. Hee! I bet she was peeved.

I also saw Bill on Regis & Kelly. Dude is definitely a famewhore. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing because he's certainly qualified to work for TD, but it was really evident with R&K. Just his whole demeanor irked me for some reason. I think it was his hyper-awareness of the camera. He knew at all times which camera was on him and adjusted accordingly. I found myself thinking he'd been taking lessons from O about how to present himself in interview situations or he's been going to newscaster camp during his summer vacations.

He looked fabu btw. Also, he was surprisingly funny. Damned if he didn't bring up the auction task (for which he was PM, right?) and apologize to Regis about Tammy and her outrageousness. I nearly fell off my chair! He also said, again, that he'd have fired Omarosa. Charming fellow. Best interview I've seen with him alone thus far.

Well, that's an impossibility, but Ereka now has a perfect rebuttal to the Omarosa claims: "Well, considering she was caught on tape telling lies to save her butt/make herself look good, I hope people will consider that her integrity is seriously lacking when weighing this very serious claim against me. I did not say it." And then she needs to BE QUIET. Whoever said she missed Media 101 in which they would tell her anytime she is asked whether she said it she needs to respond with "No." was right on. This whole, "If you knew me for 5 minutes, you would know I didn't" is ridiculous. No doubt she thinks it makes her case sound stronger, but in fact it does the exact opposite.

So after Star babbling for weeks about how she knew who the winner was, did she ever reveal what she had written on that piece of paper? Or was she full of crap, as always.

I don't know if that qualifies him as a famewhore. I think it just means that he's very cognicent of what's going on around him. And he's not the only one. Kwame also comes across perfect on camera in interviews. Both of these guys know how to handle the attention, and I appreciate that because that means we get to hear more substantive points. I watched The View and found their demeanor and interaction with both each other and the hosts refreshing and pleasant. These two seem to be genuinely good people, a point that the hosts alluded to several times. I am glad for both of them and look forward to hearing from them in upcoming media appearances, most notably Access Hollywood and Deborah Norville Tonight. With Norville on that means both MSNBC and CNBC will have something Apprentice on at 9, as CNBC will be once again re-airing the finale.

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Meredith read out the contents and it went something like: I have known since march the winner of the apprentice is Kwame. So crap it is.

My guess? Somebody tipped her that Kwame was in the final two and she took a 50/50 shot.

From the TV Guide article:

I do agree that Trump wanted Bill and used Omarossa as the excuse to fire Kwame. And hee to the memo comment.


I hope Carolyn reads that. It sure was "risky" of Kwame to get stuck with Omarossa. He really made his own bed there, you know because he's stupid like that. *eye roll*


Oh god, Bill, do shut up. Where would the rudderless ship that is America be without Bill to show us the way.


He should stop saying that. That's the second or third time he's said it. It implies it's a relationship of convenience.

Star's source was none other than Omarosa herself. She told Star at some awards show they both went to back in March. Serves Star right for believing Assy. I think Assy can sometimes come off as charming to people in person so they fall for her tricks. Even Jay Leno found her "charming" and was horrified later to find out about her true evil self.

ITA. Star looked disappointed when Kwame sat away from her. You could tell she was itching to get her paws on him. He looked quite good in that suit. I loved that color on him. It was good for spring. I have to say, he has a wonderful wardrobe. I suspect he's a metrosexual.

All this stuff about everyone firing Omarosa is really hindsight, IMO. It seems like the popular thing to say now. I never liked her, but she didn't seem any worse than any of those other nasty-ass bitches on the show. It was only until the last two episodes and seeing her in all her post-show interviews that I could see the depth of her evil. In a way, Kwame is taking the brunt of everyone's rage over Omarosa because he failed to deliver a vicarious smackdown for all her antics these past few months - and that includes n-gate. For some reason, it pissed me off to see Ereka so pissed off that Kwame didn't fire Assy. I just knew she would try to find a way to drag him into her problems - just like she did with Trump. Girl needs to quit whining and take care of business like a grown woman.

Anyways, it was Mark Burnett's decision to bring her back for his big finale and she certainly delivered. I think it would have been more fair to bring back Sam too, then you would have stacked the teams evenly with an insane person.

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AHHAHAHAA! Loved that.

Ereka has every right to feel the way she does. Unfortunately, she can go to the media and tell her side all she wants, but I don't think she will feel any better. Until OImapig admits she falsely accused her of saying the "n" word, she won't feel vindicated.

The May issue of Black Enterprise. The title page of an article I haven't read yet has a pic of TD, Kwame & O. TD is standing, the others are sitting.

TD's hair is auburn, as are his eyebrows. He is impeccably dressed in a black suit, light blue shirt and gold silk tie. He has a bit of a double chin and his eyes are squinty. His lips are not as pursed as they tend to be but are, rather, relaxed and look quite full.

Kwame, hands clasped in his lap, is to TD's right. He's wearing a slate gray suit with visible white pinstripes. Between the white stripes is a barely discernible Carolina blue stripe. Very subtle, very much stylin'. His shirt is pale yellow, his silk tie silvery gray with small bright yellow somethings that have a darker gold highlight. He looks relaxed, his smile genuine. The bad angle of the photo makes it seem like his head is slightly pointed.

Omarosa's two-piece suit is rosy gray & has a sheen to it. It's a shortish jacket, perhaps waist length. It's hard to tell. Her skirt is snug and quite short. She's wearing hose. She is leaning, right hand on the counter. She's smiling her pageant smile and her lip liner's overdone. Not flattering.

The next page has a shot of Kwame. He's in a different suit. Darker. No tie, but a patterned shirt in a maroon plaid. It looks silk and has French cuffs. Black dress socks and well-polished black slip-ons with a higher heel than I'd have expected. He's leaning back in the chair, hands clasped once again. His knees are W I D E apart. He's smiling. His head still looks pointed. It's not the angle of the shot this time. He's a distant cousin to the Coneheads or he needs a new barber.

Two pages later is O in the same chair. I'm cracking up because damned if the draggish one ain't dressed in precisely the same outfit as in the group shot. WTF?! I can't believe that anyone who has been in as many pageants as she says she has didn't bring at least 5 changes to a photo shoot. Seriously. Where the hell was her publicist or the show's publicist? In her solo shot she's sitting with her legs crossed, right hand on her knee. Just above her knuckles you see where the invisible button is holding her suit jacket closed. She is clearly nekkid under her jacket. There is a triangle of O flesh there for the world to see. Oh joy.

Turning back to the three-shot, I just noticed something. The title of the article is: MAKE-OR-BREAK LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE APPRENTICE. The layout has the title split into three parts. The top line, MAKE-OR-BREAK, and the last line, FROM THE APPRENTICES, are printed in a bright yellow gold directly on the photo. The middle line, LEADERSHIP LESSONS, is in white type on top of a gold stripe that runs horizontally across both pages. The solid gold stripe is carefully positioned to cover the above-mentioned triangle of nekkid O flesh. Hee!

More about the content of the article later. Here is a featured quote from O: Thank God we don't.

Omarosa was a guest host for tonight's "Extra." Had she not had months of bad press and on-screen psychosis...one might actually think she was very experienced in the roles of host. Frightengly...she was pretty good. She's also got a guest spot on Passions coming up...as a 3rd grade teacher. No lie. She just reported it on Extra.And...Amy is a guest reporter for Access Hollywood.

One thing has occured to me about the Ereka/Oprah/Omarosa/Trump et. al to do...


1. If Ereka knows for a fact she didn't say anything racial or racially insensitive to Omarosa...

2. If Ereka knows for a fact that nothing taped was found or was produced...

3. If Trump and Burnett both came out and made statements in her defense about this incident....

4. If it has been widely criticized in the media, the viewing audience and in the press that Omaorsa is certifiable...

Then why does she feel such a huge, draining need to be acknowledged? What is her anger REALLY about?

Hoping it's OK to post this here, as a follow up to goobaletta and Rabrab a few pages back.

I was trying to ignore the fact that P&G owns Clairol, and also my personal fave family of cleaning products, Swiffer. But alas, in for a penny, in for a pound. So, I located a way to e-mail P&G, and did so earlier today. Thought I'd pass it along, for those that are so inclined. I've also included what I wrote, in case that makes it easier for folks jump on the bandwagon by doing the cut/paste/edit thing. I don't know if anyone else wants to go this far, but what the heck. Following the lead of the good people in this forum, I'll be sending a note to O's agency as well. I'm sad to say that this is the first time in 39 years that I've written to a company to protest its advertising, but I'm glad to have finally taken this step. Thanks to everyone here that makes it easy to take a stand, however small it may seem.

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Choco, that's partially true but...I think back to - for example - the treasure hunts I've run, and the people I've had helping me. Particularly the volunteers, who are either personal friends who do it to support me, or people who want an opportunity to play without paying, or people who don't want to play, but they want to socialize (what better way to do that than to man a registration desk?)

At my last event I delegated one friend, Debbie, to run the after-party crew and set up for a buffet meal for 350 people at a bay-side private boat club. She volunteered, seemed really eager to do it, and gave no signs in the weeks leading up to the event that this was going to be a problem.

On game day, I spent most of the afternoon out on the course, trouble-shooting clues, taking photos of teams at clue sites, etc. Toward the end of this, when I was already late to get back to the check-in location and set up for checking the teams in, Debbie called me to ask whether I would drive across town (3 miles) to her house to pick up a bowl to put chips in! She's supposed to be helping me, and I'm supposed to drive across town to pick up a freaking bowl? Needless to say, I said no. What I wanted to say, but didn't, is "Are you out of your freaking mind???"

I got back around 4:30 pm when the party crew had been there for over 2 hours. I found exactly 10 tables set up, each of which could only seat 10 people. And in the cook shack, there were an additional 6 tables, and the party crew had them covered with their crap. And we had 350 people showing up in the next hour.

So I say to Debbie, who was supposedly in charge of this, "Why is there only seating for 100 people?" and she replies with some gibberish. So I snapped at her, "We have 350 people showing up within the next hour and only seating for 100? Do the math!" I didn't walk off and give her a chance to do it right. By then, in my mind, she was useless. I told the cook shack crew to free up the 6 tables in there, keeping maybe one for themselves, tops, then I went out and found a couple of strong men, and we found 10 more tables, and about 200 folding chairs, and in 20 minutes, we had enough seating for everybody.

And then I made a note to myself NEVER to use her again in any capacity where it mattered how she performed.

I forgot to say, she showed up at the start at 10 am while I was trying to check all these people in, keep track of who pre-paid, collect from those who didn't, put teams together, give teams their packets, etc. And she wanted me to give her quarters for her parking meter. And when I said I didn't have any, she said "Well then I'm leaving." I should have been so lucky!

In her case, it's not about being a diva, it's about having an extremely bizarre response to stress. And to make it worse, it's what normal people wouldn't even consider stress - I mean, go to a cafe and get change for a dollar, for chrissake!

I found out later that everybody else who had worked the party was driven to distraction by her. She wasn't nasty or anything, it's just that in addition to screwing up her own job, she was (a) interfering in other people's assigned tasks and (b) asking them to do her job! They all said if I wanted them to work my events in future, I'd have to assure them that she wouldn't be there! And this is someone who has a Smith degree, an advanced degree beyond that, a lot of responsibility in her job (not managerial however), and makes about $120K a year.

My point being, my reaction to her dysfunctional behavior was just common sense. Something probably most of you would have done. And I didn't have a $250,000 job riding on my performance in that instance!

So, maybe it's hindsight that Kwame should have known how evil Omarosa was, but I don't think so. He had ample evidence throughout the season that she was lazy, uncooperative and headstrong. And that was when she was still competing on her own behalf! Seriously, when she had a $250,000 job potentially riding on her performance, she sat on the stoop and played basketball? Once she was his employee, it was predictable that her motivation would go down even more (if it weren't already at zero). Get a clue, Kwame!

In short, if I'm Kwame, it only takes one instance in the final task where she doesn't do what she's supposed to, and I either micro-manage her, or assign all her tasks to somebody else. End of discussion.

In that Diva picture, does Assy think she is Britney Spears? She's a might long in the tooth to be prancing around like that! Some of the other chickie's may have blown their image in that pantie spread, but between her going to a photo shoot w/o underwear on, and her prancing around like she is 50 going on 15 ... seriously, what "business woman" is going to buy clothes from a line from someone like her? Was the cruella de'ville persion kitty tail dress from "her line" too?

Word. Major word. As long as Kwame was playing to win. Others have begun to convince me that it is entirely possible that Kwame's intention all along was to present himself as the cool, serene, popular renaissance man of TA, not to be TA.

The only time he truly seemed to be losing it slightly was that last round with TBWNIWNS and the muttering Donald, as he realized he might have overplayed his cool hand. He did not want to look like a total screw up, just wanted to continue to fly under the radar and not be picked.

His arguements in TB were somewhat weak also. It was only when Bill asked outright for the position that Kwame did so, and on other things as well, Kwame seemed more to be following Bill's lead instead of truly taking a stand for himself. Kwame has truly had the best BRs till the end, there's a reason.

Kwame was shooting for bigger fish in the entertainment barrel, and it appears that he might have hooked a few. Better suited for him in the long run.

ETA: Watching Kwame the last few days as he does the rounds on TV, the man is so totally alive and different, this also has played in to my thinking, which I should have added originally. There is a method to his madness.

A very cool move overall, and if it was his plan, the mere fact that he made it happen says so much about him.

2ys4me I totally agree with your assessment. In particular, and I said this to my boyfriend when I watched the finale, in this case, a strong argument can be made that the runner up in fact is the winner. Bill gets to make perfunctory rounds on the tv talk shows, but then he has to go perform for Mr. Trump for a year. Whether or not he'll be doing actual work and getting real hands on experience or if he's simply a figurehead remains to be seen, but what's clear is that he'll have less time to write that book How I won the Apprentice, less time to entertain movie and tv offers, less time to cash in on his fame. Kwame, on the other hand, gets to do whatever he wants to do, whether it's using his runner up status to get into parties, to meet influential people, to explore lucrative job offers making much more than $250,000, to write that book How I really won the Apprentice, he gets to do it all, which one could argue, is better than what Bill has. When Bill writes his book, it'll be at least a year later, and there'll be another Apprentice and it won't seem as relevant.

Heh. Just watched Access Hollywood. Clips from Amy as a AH reporter at VH1 Diva awards.

Paraphrase:
Amy: I heard Clariol dropped you as their Herbal Essence spokeswoman
Omarosa: No, I just shot the commercial yesterday.
Amy: Well, I heard they dropped you.

Then Amy got Omarosa to do some of the hair flipping she had to do for the commercial. Of course, Omarosa did.

Then, a VO said that Amy was right, Omarosa wrong -- or lying. BIG SHOCK.

Am watching Bill and Kwame on Deborah Norville Tonight - turns out that the final projects (golf course, Jessica Simpson concert) were determined by a coin toss. Very fair way to determine who does what.

Edited to add: George and Carolyn are on the show too - love them! Carolyn's wearing a lovely ivory pantsuit and looks fab. But, boy is Deborah Norville a bit dense or what?! She asks the DUMBEST questions I've ever heard a host ask. Even George and Carolyn looked a bit miffed.