Re the Nick article: This was already discussed briefly a couple pages back. And the general consensus is that it doesn't really mean anything because, as already mentioned, a lot of contestants from these type of shows go back to work in the time between the filming and the airing of the finale. I mean, I would suppose they would have to. There are reports of Amy and Troy back at work, too, so I'm not sure it means anything (mainly because I'd be shocked if at least one of Amy, Troy or Nick aren't in the finale).

Not a lawyer, but I do have some experience with trademark registration.

You don't have to invent a word or phrase in order to trademark it. You do have to indicate that you expect to have some sort of financial or business use for it. So by Trump trying to register "You're Fired!", people can still say it, but if they want to put it on a T-shirt or something and sell it, they have to deal with Trump first.

Trump would have to file a separate application for the anticipated uses (T-shirt, beer label, what have you); each one of those costs several hundred dollars, I forget the exact amount. It's in place that way to discourage some average person from just trademarking every thing he/she can think up; also, if it turns out that someone has already trademarked your desired word or phrase, you're still out the application fee.

A lot of times, and I would bet in this case, companies or prominent individuals don't trademark/copyright stuff because they themselves plan to use it, but to prevent others from making money off of something they do or is associated with them.

ETA-- I see Trump has included "casino services" in his anticipated uses, so maybe he wants to start a line of "You're Fired!" slot machines or invent a new card game in which the dealers "fire" the losing players. Would they have to wear Hair Hats?

PLAYBOY SNIPPET/SPOILER



Now, this just seems to be sloppy journalism. Or a plant.

Netscape.net has posted an article in their "Daily Whisper" column about the 4 women from the Apprentice who were asked to pose for Playboy. But the column plainly states "Trump may not have wanted them...." and has a picture of Ereka, Amy, Kristi and Katrina beside it.

From Yahoo News:

Omarosa Stands By N-Word Claim

Well, of course she does. She's told this story too many times to backpedal now, hasn't she?

I knew there was a reason I never liked Ebony magazine.

Assorama doesn't know when to quit, does she?

Ex-'Apprentice' Star Stands by Race Claim

Here's the quote that got me:



So add author and political commentator to the rather long list of activities she claims to be involved in, or has expressed an interest in doing in the future. *Shudder*

When does this woman find time to finish the doctoral program that we've heard so much about? I mean, I'm not doing half the things she is, am only a part-time doctoral student, and still can't find the time to do as much research as I should be. (Of course, it would help if I spent less time here. Heh.)

If she thinks her fellow Apprentices called her every name in the book, would love to see her read this site and see what she gets called here! I think her colleagues missed a few of the better ones...

Those darn editors. Every name in the book, huh? And not any of them were shown. Except maybe bitch. I think I remember seeing that one. And calling herself the black sheep? Internalized racism? *puzzled*

Why? Because she was one of several people at a luncheon hosted by EBONY? Or because people at the luncheon don't hate her?

Ooooh. That really burns. She can make a federal trial out of the use of "pot calling the kettle black" but she calls herself a "black sheep." It was either a case of O intentionally blowing something way out of proportion on purpose, or one of those things where "I can disparage myself but no one else can." Still, really, really irritating.

Personally, (and I'm speaking as a white woman) I think I would avoid the phrase "black sheep" around someone with black or dark skin before I would stop using the "pot/kettle" chestnut. The first seems more directly offensive to me. But then, I'm not exactly qualified to judge.

I can only pray that Jon Stewart helps her with that aspiration to be a political commentator. He and the correspondents could probably make fun of her every day and she'd have no clue.

An article on Carolyn and tonight's episode:

Ruthless blond adds edge to Apprentice

Oy! Will her 15 minutes end already?

Maybe she meant that all the apprentices are sheep and Donald is the Good Shepherd? Or that they went into the boardroom like lambs to the slaughter? Would that make Kwame a black sheep too?

Also, the "ruthless blond" thing annoys me. She's all kitten with a whip?

[OT] Kitten with a Whip is one of my fave camp movies of all time![/OT]

What peeves me about the Calgary Herald article the most is the sexist stereotyping. The writer leaves the reader with the feeling that TD is all warm and fuzzy and Carolyn is all bitch. She is merely no nonsense. Big difference.

Actually, I would wish for an "Omarosa Speaks" segment on The Daily Show where Jon spotlights a snippet of one of her "political comments" and then delights in the idiocy of it. THAT is the one and only reason I would ever want Assorama on my TV screen ever again.

Oh, oK, Omarosa. Now I get it.

There is a vast White Wing conspiracy against you. Ereka, the other female contestants, the male contestants, Mark Burnett, the cameramen, the editors, and Donald himself.

You were called every name in the book, including the "n word" and NO one caught it? Or people caught it and everyone ignored it? Or were people signing to you or speaking Sanskrit and no one else but you interpreted?

Get off my TV. Get out of my news stories.

In addition to the fact that I have never been a fan of the mag content-wise, yes, and yes. Is this shallow and perhaps nonsensical? Absolutely. I want everyone to join me in my Omarosa hate and my core of disgust! Heh. If this is wrong, well . . . whatever. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Halcyon, her 15 minutes ended last week, but she doesn't seem to know it yet.

I think I'm going to be sick.

"Access Hollywood" has celebrety ass-kisser extraordinaire Billy Bush dress up in a bright blue cowboy suit and a fake mustache and pretend to apply at the NYC open casting call for "Apprentice 2", under the name "Robert Broom". While sitting at the interview table next to some hapless applicant, he voice overs about "Sweet Carolyn", and on-screen reaches across the table and starts rubbing Carolyn's forearm.

Of course it was a setup on the audience, not Trump and the viceroys. Trump pulls out this speech about not being fooled and knowing it was Bush, but basically this was Bush's specialty--a horrible comedy skit in place of actual entertainment reporting.

What bugs me is the "Imagine what they would say ..." She is leading people down the primrose path towards believing what she says by having them use their experiences against the women instead of letting the facts speak for themselves.

This article made it as one of the Most Viewed and Most Emailed Yahoo! News story today. People sure are interested!

I don't understand. Now Omarosa must be maligned for attending a brunch? Or for answering questions? What the hell? If her 15 minutes of fame are up, why is everyone on these boards still talking about her?



What facts? Besides the two of them, nobody knows what was said. I actually don't care whether Ereka called her a nigger or not. That's a she said/she said thing that will never be resolved to anyone's satisfaction.

I can't even begin to express my hatred of Ereka. The above quote is from a People magazinee article posted on the O. thread.

What Ereka doesn't seem to get is that if this whole allegation hadn't come up...the press would be completely ignoring her. Meaning, the press has no interest in her outside of this issue. Something tells me both these women will be holding on to this scandal for as long as they can. I just wish someone would tell both them of them that that is NOT a good thing.

I agree that Ereka had to go out and defend herself when the allegations were first made. If she hadn't, she would have been condemned for not protesting enough. But I think it's to the point now that, she has defended herself fairly coherently (well, coherent for Ereka) and has been supported by all TPTB. So I think if she just shuts up and goes about her normal life the whole thing would just go away. Instead, she keeps it alive, perhaps just to stay in the spotlight as you suggest. If she really was interested in being cleared of the allegations, though, she should stop now. From what I can tell, very few people are giving O's allegations any credence and so I think Ereka has won. If she could just keep her damn face off TV!

And that's exactly what Assorama was shooting for.

I mentioned "the facts" as in there is nothing whatsoever to support Assorama's extremely serious allegation. MB, DT, the crew and the rest of the contestants say it didn't happen. During the time in which Omarosa said the event occured, the women were returning home from a reward, so the event either happened at the airport or on a plane. The contestants are constantly miked and they had a camera crew on them. Omarosa claimed the comment "was edited out", not "wasn't captured on film" or "said while the cameras were off". Her own words state that she was called a nigger in full view of the cameras and Mark Burnett and Donald Trump not only chose not to air it, but are now participating in a coverup and a big "get Omarosa" conspiracy.

God help us - Oma wants to COMMENT ON THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION...as if that doesn't already have its share of clowns and idiots! And I'm sure the Democrats (she's a Democrat) will be very happy to bypass on any offer she makes to them to help out!

Article on George and Carolyn.

Apparently people come up to George and exclaim how surprised they are at DT keeping Assorama around so long. And Carolyn's still a tough cookie.

So she'd be right at home....:-) But I get your point...*LOL*

Heh. I guess Katrina made a big impression on George.

Why am I reading that and hearing Jules Winnfield's voice? "Ezekial 25:17...the path of the righteous man..." heh heh


edited b/c I should know how to 'quote' the Bible

You're Fired!

Just thought this was kind of amusing...especially the second-to-last line.

a.) Because as long as mass media outlets keep covering it, there's cause to talk about it here. It's not going to go away simply because we ignore those articles
b.) Because Omarosa's bad behavior raises topical issues which go beyond merely saying how much she stinks.

Loved the George and Carolyn article. But I found this to be by far the most enlightening quote. It's from Carolyn talking about the women using the "sex sells" tactics for the first four tasks:


Aha! So the great smack-down was Carolyn's idea! Boy, I just grow to love that woman more and more every week. Carolyn, will you marry me?

Also, the article says that George and Carolyn are both committed to being involved in TA2!!! (Cue heavenly chorus) Yeaaaa!! I was afraid they would try to get some other deputies who are much less charismatic and snarkalicious.

Since you asked...
I continue to remark on Omarosa's public appearances (the show, the interviews, the articles) because she continues to display a complete lack of character and her double standards and refusal to take responsibility for her actions disgust me. Expressing my feelings about her, and knowing I'm not alone, makes me feel better.

I also come here to see if anyone can make a case for her that would change my opinion of her. However, that has yet to happen.

We don't discuss the boards on the boards. Don't tell other posters how or what to think; don't respond to posters who do that.

TOPIC.

I'm sorry, Sars. I'm usually very classy and professional, but I suffered severe head trauma when a piece of see-ment fell on my head. The strong pain medication I'm taking must have caused me to lose my mind for a minute.

Oh my... People/AOL has a great Troy quote (he just keeps 'em coming and coming)...

"A pup with two peters"? Oh, my.....although thinking of how happy my labrador retriever would be under those circumstances......

Where does Troy come UP with these comments? (And keep 'em coming!)

I'm sooooo glad I wasn't drinking coffee when I read that!

BBC News article on Trump trying to trademark, "You're fired!"

Article on an aspiring apprentice from my home state of North Carolina. The guy sounds pretty savvy with just a wee bit of Sam.

The Arizona Republic has an article featuring local business people and their assessments of the apprentices and the show, including who they think should win, who should've been fired, and so on.

My dad was listening to his usual bunch of radio stations on his drive to work (here in Toronto, ON) and they mentioned that even if Trump doesn't want the Apprentice winner to work for him the entire year they're entitled to, he still has to give them the year's salary. This got me thinking about the whole debate of "If these girls are posing for Playboy then that must mean they didn't win.. or did they?" I guess this reality show is just like any other reality show where the prize is just the money because how do you justify attempting to gain respect in a new workplace (if Trump hires them in the finale) while simultaneously posing for skanky mags? Maybe they're not too worried about actually staying at the Trump company?

I'd hate to see that this entire thing has been for the sole purpose of giving these morons their 15 minutes. (Who am I kidding? It's a reality game show!)

Omarosa and Sam are supposed to be interviewed on CNBC today. I'm not sure what time, but its usually 10:30 or 11:30 pacific.

Oma doing political commentary? In her own world or in ours?

From a few days ago .. on MSNBC. Written by our very own Wing. *applause* Good compare/contrast with Survivor and describes why I'm finding Apprentice so fascinating while All Stars is inexplicably boring.

A guy in Atlanta trying to create buzz to get on TA2. Scariest thing? Sam thinks he's great!

The insanity contines: Omarosa opines to Reality News Online.

There ins't much new, but one particularly hilarious item is her explanation for undercutting Amy in the Trump Ice task.

Total B.S. in light of the fact that it was obvious, even from an edited clip, that Amy hadn't really had a chance to make her pitch yet.

Oh my god! I'm sooo buying his autographed picture.

The fired contestants speak out in USA Today. And most of them don't get it.

David, Sam, and Kristi understand what happened and where they screwed up. Heidi mostly gets it, although I don't think she really understands why she was fired. Bowie and Jessie also mostly get it, although they, too, misunderstand what happened in the boardroom. Assy uses the opportunity to promote herself, then adds that she should have formed alliances. That's actually insightful for someone as badly deluded as she is.

Jason doesn't get it. Not at all. He has no insight and he learned nothing. He's just another pretty face who doesn't even have two brain cells to rub together. Tammy stands up for her "honesty" and doesn't understand that she was almost as weird as Sam. Ereka is badly deluded, thinking that she didn't set Nick up properly and that otherwise she'd still be there.

In other words, no surprises other than Assy's comment on alliances.

I either read or heard that the salary will be paid in two increments, in the event that things don't go well the first six months they won't have to pay the second six months. I wonder which of these two is correct.

The thing I'm even MORE curious about, however, is what Trump means when he says they'll be running one of his companies. I'm assuming it would have to be a new company and if so, I DO hope it's not some lame duck dealie.

What I had read was the the $250,000 was a one year salary of $125,00, with the remainder as a bonus if the candidate 'successfully completes' the year.

Is it just be or does $125,000 sound like an awfully low baseline for the salary of a company president in New York city? Hell, half of that will go to rent and living expenses, unless they're living in something small like the apartments they were renovating.

Or they get to stay in "the most wunnerful suite in New York" with "the world at their feet". They can invite buddies over to work out, and sleep in narrow little twin beds for a year.