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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, December 12, 2011 - 9:43 pm
Excellent exit interview, as usual, from Biscotti's favorite interview site.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, December 12, 2011 - 10:09 pm
Yes, wonder how Cindy's parents would do? So easy for them (or me or anyone) to sit in our chairs or on our couches and criticize.. though I think most families would be supporting their loved ones who go on these shows and be stung at the criticism of them instead of calling and doing the criticizing themselves.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, December 12, 2011 - 10:12 pm
Her parents seem way over the top. So, in light of that, she's probably fairly well adjusted! Can't imagine that kind of pressure or criticism.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 7:23 am
Thanks Juju, I found it on CBS and watched it. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 8:38 am
It's not that I don't think Cindy and Ernie deserve the money...they won fair and square...it is simply that I didn't enjoy watching them win the money. She stressed me out. I understand that she is the product of the pressure put upon her by her parents (aren't we all?), but again, she just wasn't an enjoyable player to watch, and her comments about the other two teams at the end were elitist and off-putting to me.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 8:49 am
Yeah, what Roxip said. 
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:11 am
I agree Roxip. I found her comments a little off-putting, to say the least. My gut reaction was, "who does she think she is?" Overall, however, she and Ernie worked well together. He certainly is the calm for her "storm". He balances out her overachieving nicely. I have to add that my daughter is Korean, adopted as a baby and she has the biggest inner drive I've ever seen. We've certainly not put the pressure on her; she does it all by herself. She is my overachiever and stresses when she doesn't get an "A" in her classes in college. She is a perfectionist to the "nth" degree and I pray she can balance it all out in her life so that she is not living in a perpetual state of stress! She is very talented and NEVER lets up on herself. Hard to watch my child be so driven!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:15 am
Yeah - what Roxip said and Karuuna agreed with.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:18 am
Yeah what Roxi P said and Karuuna agreed with and Lexie concurred with 
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:22 am
I was proud of Amani for being so supportive of Marcus during the flight simulator task.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:35 am
Me too Dogdoc
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 10:13 am
I thought this was a very enjoyable season of TAR. Yes, Cindy was a little over the top at times, but she didn't really bother me. I imagine a lot of us would be stressed and say obnoxious things during the pressure of the race that we wouldn't be proud of afterwards. I thought she and Ernie settled into a good partnership over the course of the race. She didn't bother me. I would have enjoyed seeing Marcus and Amani win more, but Ernie and Cindy didn't bother me at all. I felt they earned the win. This was really an enjoyable season. We didn't really have anybody too awful like we have in some past seasons. Laurence and Cindy were a little over the top at times, but Laurence at least went out with grace and dignity. I think a lot of people have the worst side of their personality come out when they're under stress. I can't be too hard on them. I thought they were pretty civil to each other this time. Cindy and her drive to achieve made me think of Mike Chang on Glee. He got an A- or a B+ (cant' remember) and they called it an "Asian F." I read the Tiger Mother book. Very interesting read, but even she realized in the end that she was being a bit psychotic about the overachieving thing. 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 11:33 am
I was reminded of how un-enjoyable a season of TAR can be when I watched Kendra this weekend and Victoria (do I need to say more?) was on it, talking about what a jerk her ex-husband was. Wow, I'm amazed she has come out of that reasonably intact! 14 years of that man was simply enough.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 1:01 pm
I only saw a few months of him and that was more than enough for me. He was without a doubt the worst contestant EVER! Flo comes in second to worst. Cindy is a dream compared to those two.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 1:55 pm
That's exactly who I was thinking of, too. That was an all-time low when we saw him push her out of anger. Just awful! Imagine how he must have treated her off-camera!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 2:53 pm
Kendra even said that when Victoria's friends saw how he was on TAR they were all appalled. I'm sure he could be quite charming when it suited him. Victoria is well rid of him and I loved that she said that she did it because if she didn't at some point in the future her daughter would be in the same kind of relationship.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 7:14 pm
From my fav exit interview site: Exclusive: Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi talk 'The Amazing Race' http://realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-jeremy-cline-and-sandy-draghi-talk-the-amazing-race-12963.php
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 7:45 pm
Thanks Biscotti. Good interview.
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Roblover
Member
05-17-2011
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 7:18 pm
Thanks Biscotti! The interview made me like Jeremy and Sandy better. All in all this was an enjoyable AR to watch! I hope the next AR has such pleasant, secure people participating.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 10:54 pm
LOL.. well hopefully at least 11 teams.. since secure isn't really part of the Brenchal persona. Some find them enjoyable, some of us done and many who like one or the other don't find them enjoyable together.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 5:47 pm
Finally! From my fav exit interview site: Exclusive: Amani Pollard and Marcus Pollard talk 'The Amazing Race' http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-amani-pollard-and-marcus-pollard-talk-the-amazing-race-12975.php
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 16, 2011 - 6:49 pm
In all the years I've been sharing "my fav exit interview site" here at TVCH, I believe this Amani and Marcus interview to be the classiest I've ever read! I (& my Kid Sis) were rooting for them for most of the race, but what a fantastic couple!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 10:26 am
That is a great interview. Thanks for sharing that link, Biscottiii. But did anybody else notice that the interview (or whoever typed it up) called the baseball player "Aaron Hank"??? Even I know better than that! What a classy interview! I love her answer about Cindy calling them a "C" student type team. She really turned that around without being nasty or offended about it. I'll bet Cindy regrets having made that comment. What a great group of teams! This was truly an enjoyable season. I wish them all well. Just one thing: Amani always talks about their youngest daughter having special needs. Does anybody know what type of special needs she has? That phrase can have such a wide definition these days.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 10:49 am
"Marcus and his wife, Amani, operate T.R.U.S.T. 81 (Teaching, Reaching, Understanding, Supporting, and Trusting), a foundation that serves as a motivational force in the lives of children by instilling high ethical standards and promoting self esteem." I got this from an internet article (I was trying to find out exactly what special needs they were dealing with); sorry I don't know how to give it proper credit, if required. This paragraph just shows what kind of people they are and how they live what they believe to be true. I really admire them!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 11:20 am
Me, too! Just love them. I wish they were my neighbors! 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, December 17, 2011 - 3:17 pm
Class act all the way -
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