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Landileigh
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07-29-2002
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 7:27 am
the food allergy alerts in THIS thread ../9200/3224045.html"#DEE7EF"> | Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 7:56 am
In all fairness (about the difficulties Trace had with the BSB's), he chose that part of the task before Piers chose what he would do. At least that's how I recall it! And I don't think anything was a done deal for this show. As others have stated, Trace could have done so much better had he used his contacts in the county music business. He specifically stated at the beginning of the challenge that Piers had a lot of contacts, so he would have to beat him in the ticket sales. Yes, he could have given the BSB's crud to one of the others and focused on the auction items, but he didn't. I think it was fair how everything worked out, and not skewed towards a Piers win. Then again, I just watched it for what it was and didn't really put much thought into who my favorite was. The charities ALL benefitted from the exposure of the show, and that's what this was supposed to be all about.
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:20 am
Thanks for plugging my Food Allergy Alert thread, Landi. I work with many families who have children with one or multiple food allergies. Sometimes hard to meet their nutritional needs when there are more than 3 allergies. The most common childhood allergies are milk, peanuts, soy, egg, shellfish, tree-nuts, wheat, fish. Some infants with milk and/or soy allergies may outgrow them. But if you still have the allergy at age 5, it's with you for the rest of your life. And even as an adult you can develop a food allergy. One of the greatest things FAAN has accomplished is the lobbying for the change in food labels you noticed started a year ago - clear labeling of potential allergens in packaged foods. But hidden/cross contamination is still a huge issue for a potential life-threatening allergy. Thanks for all your support for FAAN.

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:22 am
quote:but if I was running a charity event, Piers is the guy I'd want on my side. He busted his rear using all his contacts to raise money for a great cause.
<55>Actually, Piers was trying to win Celebrity Apprentice. That was the first and foremost goal. The fact that he was also winning money for his charity was secondary. Piers was all about winning. Period. I've never heard of him "using all his contacts" for his charity before. (And don't get me started on the charity Piers picked. I think it was just as clever a choice as Kristy Lee's singing Lee Greenwood's song this week.) Finally, I really think Piers had no business being in the finale. True Trump didn't have to listen to his advisors, but if you aren't going to listen to them, don't pretend you will. Totally a farce. And thru it all, it hasn't improved my opinon of Donald Trump. At all.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:28 am
Amen Costacat.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:36 am
I totally agree with everything Costa just posted! Especially about Piers's charity choice.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 8:42 am
In the end Trump did listen to his ad visors from the interview portion. He rarely has listened to his kids they are trump props for the show. Speaking of Trump props...I noticed Trumps other son was at the charity party. Piers did raise a lot of cash not only in the finals but throughout the show. If the criteria was personality Trace would have won and Omarosa and Piers would have been out the first 2 weeks but I think in the end the criteria must have been funding.
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 9:46 am
I was born allergic to milk and almost died. I was lucky. My sister was born allergic also.It did go away eventually, but my nephews are allergic. My doctor said my son isn't because I drank so much milk while pregnant and breast feeding. lol
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:25 am
Carlps... what a coincidence. I was also born allergic to milk; fortunately, it went away by the time I was a young child.
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Emm119
Member
07-12-2005
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:10 pm
Did it cross anyone's mind that Piers really didn't out do Trace at the auction...Yes he raised over $300,000 but it was mostly from 2 people...one man donated 200,000 and another 100,000...So in reality, he did lousy in ticket sales (he gave them away because he knew he couldn't sell them)...and he got 2 people to bid 300,000...and others to bid the rest...I don't recall the final amount after the 300,000 but it wasn't more than Trace's...I would never hire someone who thought that getting people drunk is a way to go so they bid more for charity...proves I was right all along on my opinion of Trump.
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:17 pm
All I know is, that if they were to have another show, I would watch for Trace, but not for Piers. In fact, that is why I did not watch. I knew Piers was being set up for the win.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 12:28 pm
The exposure the charities got was what made this whole farce worthwhile. The piddly amounts (for these multimillionaires) most of the charities got won't make all that much difference. However, the exposure was priceless. Trace, for instance, could have given his charity more than he earned on the show, but the charity would still be largely unknown. He did more for them by giving them exposure and raising people's awareness. Piers' brother is fighting in Afghanistan in support of U.S. troops, so I don't think it's fair to assume that he only picked his charity for this show. In the end, IMO, everyone won, especially Trump, who's only giving a measly 250,000 to charity.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:01 pm
landi, I donated.. they have a link where you can specify you are donating through Trace and you can put in a message so I said that Trace is a class act. I think for a smaller charity organization like this one that probably ends up receiving smaller individual donations, it is better to have a positive representative. As for the other org, well they got some big donations, so they don't need me (and I'm sure many others have thought the same thing).
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:30 pm
I didn't care for Piers, but I am fine with him winning. He always had impact in the tasks (though sometimes it was negative impact.) I liked Trace, but didn't notice him much until the end (though I did like him.) This is a weird show to me in a way. I don't think that Donald necessarily picks the person that would have the most impact in the business world. I didn't watch real closely this season...did they stress up front that it was about who raised the most money for charity? I don't remember it (though also am not sure I watched the first show.) Not sure I remember there being a defined criteria for the winner during the other seasons either, though. Donald just picks who Donald wants to pick.
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Webchiq
Member
07-11-2005
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:48 pm
I had never heard of Trace before this show and now I'm a fan and listen to his music. He is a good at business ideas and I admire his ability to come up with creative ideas. I've been a fan of Piers for a long time and I'm happy that he did so well. I think his straightforward personality is so refreshing in today's politically correct world.
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Penguinchic
Member
01-12-2008
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 4:40 pm
Emm: I totally agree with you. It is what has bothered me the most about the win. IIRC, if you sign a contract when drunk then it is not legally binding and pledges at auctions are considered contracts. Also, I think that if you look at it Piers only brought in the money, he didn't use the food (failed that part) and didn't sell as many tickets. I think Trace knew that Piers was going to win because of the way he spoke about all he has done with the military and really spoke about his charity rather than what he had done on the show. Also, the class act of the entire show (all episodes) was when Trace went over and shook the hand the military that Piers brought to the show. One last thing that I keep thinking about is that because Piers was able to contact all these people who have huge amounts of money to spend shows that he is a "celebrity" and that is a priority in his life, but Trace put his family first and did not come across as a "celebrity" because his family is first and being a celebrity is just part of his life.
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Hooters
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5:35 pm
Penquinchic, I thought the same thing as you when Trace went over & shook their hands. He is truly a class act. I also loved the fact that besides Ivanka having a crush on Trace, Don,Jr. said that he was probably the one he liked most of ALL the Apprentice shows. He represented himself with class & dignity at all times.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Friday, March 28, 2008 - 6:26 pm
First off i had never heard of Trace before this show and thought he came across as a great guy and his sidebar comments about the backstreet boys were hilarious. But as far as picking a winner i think Piers was the obvious choice. Trump openly encouraged them to use their celebrity contacts for money (even firing a couple of them for not doing it) and Piers took full advantage of that. like he said, he raised more money than the others did combined. He won almost every task that he wasa involved in and even the ones were he wasnt the PM he seemed to be the one coming up with creative ideas for the team. i thought he totally deserved the W.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 12:57 am
Trace is the biggest winner. He didn't have all the deep lined gold pockets pals for charity but he had the bigger heart.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 1:00 am
Hi, Nice to see you all again. Gosh I bet it's been a year or more since I posted. I just came to say that this was my favorite show all season. I actually counted the days between episodes and was really excited about the finale. Holy Cow...Trace...I know nothing about Country music, I had heard of him but had no idea what he looked like or who he was. All I can say is "Man oh Man what a beautiful man". Could I just get a recording of his voice to put me to sleep at night? However, after hearing his voice, I doubt I would be sleeping. Piers earned and deserved the win. Trace has won the hearts of millions of people who probably had no idea who he is. And, as The Donald said, his newest song premiered at #1. I think it's been a long while since that happened for him. Trace will have so many opportunities after this, He should be "The Voice" for so many things. Remember the Pedigree Commercial with Lennox Lewis "adopting" a dog and Trace's Voice. I haven't seen it since the show, and I don't know why Pedigree isn't using it.
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 6:27 am
Sun - the commercial was played during the Westminster dog show. Sadly I haven't seen it again.
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 8:56 am
Sunrvrose, I think Trace has had a lot of #1 hits. I know top 10, anyway. I like his music. He sings ballads, country-rock you name it. He seems to be a genuinely, nice guy. What a concept!
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Penguin
Member
09-08-2005
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 8:57 am
They said on CMT's Inside Country that Trace was in negotiations for a movie deal. Trace may not have won the show but I think he will come out on top. He showed that he is a true gentleman. My main problem with Piers was the continuing put down of the U.S. I really disturb me especially in the final task and for that reason I won't be watching any shows that have him in it.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 9:02 am
<He seems to be a genuinely, nice guy. > Makes me wonder what he did to cause his wife to shoot him.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 9:24 am
Holly, this explains in a nutshell how and why he got shot: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22136499/
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