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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 5:56 am
I don't get why con artist is being used for Annie? Con Artist? I was almost as prideful and happy as Annie for kicking jingle butt. That was an awesome feat. Probably the biggest upset in Apprentice history. Annie seems very competent at everything she's been asked to do. Even when her team lost it was a very close call. I almost feel a bit sorry for Joan having to go up against Annie, it's not a fair match up. Joan's mental health doesn't seem stable enough to handle going against Annie. I thought if all things were fair and right with CA it should have been Brande and Annie as the F2. That would have been a great match. At least charities benefited throughout the season especially Annie's. Anie was outstanding in the money she raised not only for her charity but others too and ultimately that's what the show is all about. Annie is a great role model for all people. She's hard working, intelligent and has a great sense of humor. Still, my all time favorite Apprentice line was hers about the BJ comment. Too funny. This last task should be a slam dunk for Annie. I think Trump threw Joan under the bus. Annie, for me is a very likable contestant/person. She seems to have very good relationships with people who know her even her rivals at the poker table like Phil stepped up for her. There is a misconception about Poker Players, I'm not sure why that is but it's evident that many people have no idea about Poker Players or the culture surrounding them. Viva La Annie and her final win. Her charity was very lucky that Annie took them on as her cause.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 6:09 am
Joan's pretty much been a straight shooter from what I've seen, but I didn't like her going all ballistic over Melissa's firing. If we are really voting for our favorite on game play (leaving the personalities out of it), it's Annie's "I, I, I" talk every challenge and her ability to use her "poker face" and lie so easily that make me root for Joan Rivers for the win.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 6:50 am
...and as I said playing cards for a living trying to con another person and playing with a lot of someone elses money I am just not feeling the need to stand and rave about that. How is Annie conning people out of their money? No one is holding a gun to anyone's head to sit down and play poker with her whether it is a cash game or a tournament (some tournaments can cost up to $50,000 to enter). And as discussed above, many poker players donate a large percentage (if not all) of their tournament winnings to charity and keep their cash game winnings.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 7:52 am
I am sorry that I posted at all about JR because helped create an environment where she got a lot more publicity, if just on this board, than she warrants. My bad.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 7:56 am
Seamonkey, I was having similar thoughts about Donald Jr.'s hair. Almost as if he is subconsciously recreating one of Dad's major trademarks. And eww about him making lewd remarks to Brande.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:05 am
Like her or not, Joan Rivers is a pioneer when it comes to females in the world of stand up comedy. I don't think a single female comedian (or male) would deny that. I am on the fence about Annie. My skin does crawl as she consistantly monopolizes conversations and takes credit for everything, BUT i got so tickled at her obvious delight and shock at how well the jingle came out.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:11 am
Have to add, that while I think Jesse is a doll, he really came off as sort of a 'nothing' during the show. I am sure he is a very hard worker, but he really didn't contribute (well, except for his intervention on Dennis! LOL) very much and that passive aggressive stare in the board room was just odd.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:31 am
When Jesse said he was representing the blue collar guys, I knew he was toast. Donald is big on education and puts a lot of stock in that whether the education produced a thinking man or not. Donald also puts a lot of stock in the corporate image and pecking order. Which do not indicate to me capability as much as conformity. Which fascinates me because I see Donald's career as non-conformist. Despite some obvious insecurities, I love Donald Trump's view of himself. It occurs to me that Donald and Annie have a lot in common. Donald is where he is because of intelligence, self belief, ruthlessness and above all else, the willingness to gamble.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:45 am
Tex, I agree with you about Jesse. I'm sure he is a nice guy. But seriously... why was he even there this season if he wasn't going to raise money? To me, he was just a "wet blanket."
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:50 am
Earlier in the show, as I recall, Jesse did kind of admit that he was holding back on his fundraising (I think it was the jewelry auction task) so he could have it at the end. Too late I guess. If the celebrity version of this show is just about fundraising, they should call it celebrity fundraising, and not celebrity apprentice. They seem to have made it into some strange mixture of business acumen and fundraising, where the fundraising counts for more. I'm not impressed.
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 9:10 am
Interesting comments this morning... Not a Joan fan at all, but could never deny that she is a star. I am on Team Annie Interesting that you all think Annie is a guarantee win though most of you don't want her to. I see it is a guarantee win for Joan, I think Trump favors her regardless of her behavior, almost acts like he is afraid to step on her toes. Shall be interesting (train wreck) More than anything I am annoyed they are gonna drag it out for 3 hours!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 9:24 am
Donald really didn't like Jesse much either. Wonder how he got on the show?
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 9:35 am
They seem to have made it into some strange mixture of business acumen and fundraising, where the fundraising counts for more. I'm not impressed. LOL Karuuna, ita. All of the 'how many friends do you have, how rich are they, how much do they like you, etc' almost gets embarrassing to watch at times. That said, I do find it surprising that Joan, Jesse, etc, haven't been able to raise more money.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 9:47 am
I'm not gonna bother to read all thru all the posts but I disagree that Joan is anywhere close to an "A" list celeb. And this may be snarky, but the only reason her face is recognized is that it hasn't changed in 20 years (thanks to plastic surgery). Whether or not she was a trailblazer way back when (50 years ago), she's irrelevant now. And I don't think she's funny. (I turned on the TV last night and just happened to catch the end of the BR when she said she wanted to add "cluck cluck cluck splash" to the end of the ad. Talk about bad taste!) The really funny thing is I didn't have much of an opinion about either Rivers person (other than some slight distaste) until this show. Neither of those two women are worth my time any longer. Sorry to hear Jessie left but didn't think he'd be long for the show. Surprised Trump allowed Piers to do the interviewing. Maybe ratings are slipping and he needed to do something to boost 'em? And WTH? A three hour finale? That's worse than the two hour shows all season. (I think NBC is really in the weeds with their programming lately if they want to commit that much time to a train wreck of a show.)
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Gemma120in2002
Member
07-05-2003
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:02 am
I remember Joan being very funny before the blow-out with Johnny Carson. She was one of my favorites. I remember her hosting Saturday Night Live, and almost falling out of my chair laughing at her. Then after she got her own show, and Johnny Carson dropped her, she started to get a very mean edge to her comedy. How could she not? Things were going against her and she doesn't roll over and let anyone beat her up. She went from being funny to mean, and it was hard to laugh after a while. I still admire her for what she has accomplished. I think she made some bad choices, but for the right reasons. She wasn't trying to hurt Carson, she was trying to help herself. Her husband committed suicide and Johnny Carson didn't give her any sympathy or kindness, which hurt her terribly. She needs to find some happiness, and get in touch with what made her funny.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:03 am
the show was filmed a while ago, so i doubt Pier interviewing them had anything to do with the ratings slipping or not. a trailblazer from 50 years ago is irrelevant? does that apply to all trail blazers from the past...jackie robinson, rosa parks, neil armstrong, bille jean king ect or just her?
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:28 am
Something people tend to forget is, Joan helped Carson on his way up. When he took over the Tonight Show after Jack Paar was fired, the consensus was that he was a small time game show host who didn't have a prayer of filling Paar's shoes. When Joan Rivers and others of her caliber, agreed to be guests on his new show, it gave him credibility.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:33 am
quote:More than anything I am annoyed they are gonna drag it out for 3 hours!
WHAT!!!!??????????? They are going to add more punishment on top of our already sufficient pain and suffering? This show does not rate two hour episodes, let alone a three hour finale. Crapola. Now I am even more mad that I have been watching it and will probably have to watch last night's episode online, as WELL as the three hour finale.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:38 am
Are they doing a three hour finale opposite the Survivor finale? Oy.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:41 am
And isn't the TAR finale Sunday too? So we have 3 in one night, two of them being 3 hours long?
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:44 am
I think it's unfortunately that many are discounting Joan's trailblazing effect on women in comedy and the entertainment business simply because they do not like her or find her funny. It's kind of like rewriting history, or selective memory, or something. 
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Moderator
Moderator
06-30-2002
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:57 am
Can we please stop commenting on each other and keep our comments to our opinions about the show and the celebrities? Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Please be respectful.
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 10:57 am
TAR and CA finales are next Sunday. I think the Survivor finale is one week after that. (CA and Survivor are both Mark Burnett shows and he probably has enough pull left to prevent their finales from airing on the same night.)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 11:08 am
TAR and Survivor are both on CBS, so there's no way there could be a 3 hour finale for one of the shows on primetime and the other finale the same night. Just sayin'... (At least, they are both on CBS here.)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, May 04, 2009 - 11:10 am
I'm sorry but I don't think any trailblazing that Joan may have done IN THE PAST gives her a free pass to be caustic now IN THE PRESENT.
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