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Llrpurch
Member
07-12-2006
| Monday, April 07, 2008 - 7:37 pm
Wow...so Rae was channelling Omarosa style thoughtless and self-absorbed behavior while sitting right next to Oprah, huh? Bet THAT was fun to watch. Glad to hear Oprah called out Rae about her singing choice but self-deluded people seldom recognize any reality but their own. Sounds like Oprah's chastising fell on deaf ears. It's a shame they can't bring back a couple of the others. Hopefully the final tasks will allow prior contestants who deserve a second chance to come help out one more time. Some deserved to go but some just messed up one thing and ended up booted. Carlana and Eric (despite the policeman funeral mistake) both would be good to see on the show again.
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Cr8ofdata
Member
01-13-2004
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 5:36 am
I can't get the video to play all the way on Oprah.com where Oprah really tells Rae how she thinks... it gets so far and goes to an ad. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 8:07 am
Cr8, I saw it all -- 14:41 minutes. There was a very short commercial at the end. Here's a link to the page with the video I watched.
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Cr8ofdata
Member
01-13-2004
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 9:15 am
http://www2.oprah.com/about/oprahsbiggive/obg_player.jhtml?video=2232&category=1241 I was able to view it finally... Thanks
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 12:40 pm
Not too sure what this is all about cuz I missed that ep. BUT from this tape it looks like <76> Oprah is beating up this gal. Big deal, so Rae made a boneheaded decision - she got punished by being booted from the show. Enough already. She didn't steal food from a starving person, or commit a felony. She included herself as a performer/singer during some lady's big moment. At worst she made a fool of herself. Geez! At least this woman is taking it gracefully on the chin. And no, she's not in any way shape or form my fave, but I don't like the way she's being singled out like this. It hurts my heart. And frankly, if she's telling the truth, she should ask them to get the daughter on the phone to confirm the discussion, and then they should back off and leave her alone. IF she's lying, then get the daughter on the phone and expose the lie. Otherwise, knock it off! I hate uncalled-for public floggings. LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME, dammit. I loathe <Oprah's> smugness. Grrr.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 1:35 pm
Gosh, I think it is really refreshing that Oprah is is calling it as she sees it with these people who are booted. Rae should have gone home several weeks ago, so she got much more spotlight time than she might have. Oprah had access to all the unedited footage.. I thought she was giving Rae a chance to say that after viewing the shows maybe she would have been more humble or more of a team player, but that wasn't the case at all.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 1:44 pm
ITA she should have been booted earlier. Booted yes, publicly flogged no. (Now Omarrossa, yes, I'd even pay for ringside seats. LOL, but then, I'm convinced Omarrossa is the anti-Christ.)j/k
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 4:37 pm
I'm not a fan of Oprah's smugness either, but I am guessing that she took some heat for Rae's behavior on the show. I was beginning to think Rae had an "in" of some sort and that's why she wasn't eliminated before now. I think Oprah is making sure people know she did not support Rae's behavior. Smart move on Oprah's part. Rae really didn't get what the Big Give was about.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 4:49 pm
Mame, if you didn't see the episode, you really don't know the magnitude of her behavior. It was arrogance of the highest caliber. I am glad that Oprah called her on.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 8:47 pm
I copped to not seeing that ep. Perhaps if I'd seen it I might not have been so incensed on Rae's behalf. I AM aware of her behavior and attitude overall tho, cuz I've seen several of the eps. I still maintain that if her defense was that she was invited by the daughter to sing, then Oprah could easily have gotten the daughter on the phone and had her confirm or deny it. And it would have been a done deal, over and done with. But the way it was handled by Oprah, just made me feel bad for Rae. (I'm not trying to be argumentative, just honest.)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 9:32 pm
It was pretty clear on the show.
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Cr8ofdata
Member
01-13-2004
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 4:21 am
Ok you really had to see the ep to get it, I thought Oprah was not too hard on her. At least she didn't do it on her daytime show and saved it for the After the Show - It was clear that Rae brought it up - in no way did the daughter ask her first. Also there was some other things that she did, like being rude on the phone to people and the food was a mess, Oprah could have "picked" her apart, but instead she was helping her understand that if she wants to be in the business she needs to get it. I really took it as helping not flogging.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 6:31 am
This wasn't the daughter saying 'please, we heard you can sing, we would love it if you were a part of our mother's performance' it was 'uh..well, sure, you can sing with her'
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 4:11 pm
Also, those people had no clue that Rae could sing. She volunteered the info after she asked if there would be soloists. She brought it up first. They never would have known she was a singer till she brought it to her attention. And, like others have said, she really didn't work hard unless it was a way for her to be in the spotlight. If it was behind the scenes stuff, she let Stephen handle it, being more involved with picking jewelry for the performance.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 6:06 am
 
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 7:48 am
Mame, you crack me up. You're hilarious! Love the white flag.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 8:53 am

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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 2:00 pm
LOL Mame! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 6:07 pm
ROFL!!!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 6:58 am
LOL Mame!! From what I saw, she didn't just ask if there would be soloists. She pressed, poked and prodded the word "soloist" on them until she finally triggered their response to make it sound like they would like to have a soloist. Once she heard what she wanted from them, she jumped on it and said something like, "there you go, I can sing the solo for you."
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 10:00 am
WHO, if that's the case, then ITA, she did manipulate the situation.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 4:56 pm
I was hoping to find a YouTube of it, so I could see if my memory served me well. But strangely enough, its not there. Only "sneak peeks" from over a month ago. Probably copyright stuff keeps things current from getting posted.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 5:50 pm
fine..believe Who and not me! LOL 
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Glenrie
Member
03-24-2006
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 6:43 pm
for my 2c, my memory is the same as Whoami
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 6:45 pm
Oprah does not let go of what is hers. I was on the show in January '96 -- had an assigned seat in the first row so she could talk to me on camera. There was a heavy paper sign on my seat with "Oprah Show" and my name. Could I take it for a souvenir? NO!
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