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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 12:43 pm
Well, I disagree that Joan has played a great game. She has only managed not to suck as much as her teammates. She hasn't raised any money. She even made the comment to DT in the Boardroom a few weeks ago that she couldn't get any donations fromm her "connections" and/or potential contributors. Her charity received the standard $20,000 when no fundraising was involved in the task she won when she was PM.
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Bbpeach
Member
07-07-2005
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 12:55 pm
My feeling is, that unless Joan just absolutely sucks in this final event, she will win. Since Piers won last year because of having contacts with the deepest pockets, I think this year they wouldn't want it to seem the same. Because if they continue to always pick the winner based on the wealth of their friends, I would think the pool for future "celebrities" would dwindle. I know that most people go on this show simply for the face time, but I would think they would at least want to keep up the facade of "anyone could win".
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1:01 pm
I can't see how Ms Rivers can win. Lexie is right: she has managed not to suck as much as her teammates. And I like her!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1:04 pm
Joan can win the same way that some of these people were eliminated. Totally based on Donald Trump's whim without any logic that is discernable to many of us. He could make his cat the apprentice if he wanted to.
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Jgalt
Member
02-17-2009
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1:07 pm
Lilfair, not a pest at all! I enjoy reading your posts, they're great. I doubt if many will agree, but I get the feeling that with Annie it's all about the winning and the charities come secondary. I know she SAYS all the right things, she's a poker player, and let's not forget her mind set. There is nothing wrong at all with wanting to win, I'm highly competitive myself and hate to lose, but I really think, at this point, it's all about the win. I'm sure Annie likes the fact charities will be benefiting, but life is a game to Annie and the objective is to win. ( I guess that describes most of us, who in his right mind would want to lose?) I just get a little angry when she continuely stresses the charities, she is well aware constantly saying that will win her major points with the public, and Annie knows the public is easily manipulated. I still like Joan, and I acknowlege Annie is a formidable , smart, ruthless, gamer. As someone mentioned, if she were a man, we'd probably all be applauding her, ( she reminds me of Piers) If I were to choose a friend, it would be Joan, at least you'd be laughing most of the time, and not watching your back for the knife. I don't think this show should be about how much you make for charity, but your integrity, hard work, and ethics while trying to achieve your goal. ( Boy, is THAT naive).
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1:30 pm
The part where Ellen mentioned that Annie called them was in the beginning of the show where Ellen talks about who will be on that day. Thanks, Grannygirl. I had the show on, but I work from home so I'm not always focused on it completely.
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 1:32 pm
If Annie were a man I would certainly not be applauding her. That's one of those things women always say, and it does us no good because it just excuses us from taking responsibility for our behavior. Piers was not applauded in his season. Even Trump acknowledged that he took a lot of heat for making Piers the winner. Piers may have a few fans, but there were just as many people if not more who thought he was a creep. I suspect it was his feud with the unpopular Omarosa that garnered him some sympathy. Annie does have a bit of an Eddie Haskell quality. You never know when she's being genuine. I guess that's just her strategy, and it's working for her. I wouldn't put too much stock in Joan being friends with Trump. He was friends with Martha Stewart before he tried to humiliate her in the newspaper over this show.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 2:13 pm
I hate when people say we would applaud the behavior if the woman was a man!!! I really think we have evolved farther than that! Thanks Granny, I missed that part too. I think it's true. Annie says the right things. I am just not sure they are genuine. But she has been the best game player. Jimmer, I agree. Knowing Trump and his whims, he could declare Dennis the winner! LOL
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 2:30 pm
I play A LOT of poker and bluffing isn't lying. It's the rare exception that a poker player verbally lies about his hand in the game, that's not what poker is about. There, of course is much chatter at the table but not about the hand at play. There's talk about someone playing tight, someone playing way too many hands, someone who's bullying the table because they are the chip leader. When there is talk about the present hand it's mostly things like I can tell you I don't have a set, and usually you can count on that being truthful. Or "the river didn't help", you can count on that being truthful too. The the perception that you have to be a liar to pay poker is just absurd. Annie sure likes the games. She's been on 1 vs 100 and a few other game shows that I can't remember at this moment. If there wasn't a gigantic emphasis on raising the most money then I rather see the old Apprentice, regular people accomplishing tasks and getting a job out of it at the end.
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 3:18 pm
When this all started out, Joan was my favorite and I really didn't like Annie. Melissa was another story altogether. Joan doesn't like the way Annie says I I I all the time. Well in the beginning of the show that is exactly what Melissa was doing. She was taking credit for things that she didn't even do. As far as the Ellen show, I think that Annie showed way more class than Joan. Joan laughed and made a joke of the whole thing. Joan has made this whole show way too personal and said very mean, cruel and hateful things about Annie, Brande and Clint. I have lost every bit of respect for Joan and I will never watch or support anything that she ever does again. I think that there is a big difference between being funny mean and just plain mean. Don Rickles is really funny. Joan on the other hand is just pathetic, in my eyes at least.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 3:29 pm
I hope to hell Trump doesn't have a cat!
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 6:09 pm
What's interesting about this season is the Jesse factor. If he had wanted, he could have raised a lot more money for charity than anyone, if he had been willing to use his connections. Poor fellow didn't know what kind of a show he was involved with. If he had been willing, the whole season would have been different.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 6:22 pm
Costa, is that a followup (the not wanting Trump to have a cat) or just a general hope.. (which would be my hope to.. ) However, rumor has it that he has a cat.. on his head.. I definitely wouldn't applaud a man who was like Annie.. certainly didn't like Piers on this show last year. And my fantasy would be that Joan would get help from.. Piers and buddies (Osbournes, Simon Cowell, other Brits) but that is unlikely. The team she seemingly has isn't the best. I have to think that because Melissa is so emotional, Joan would pick her first.. of course I would have talked to Melissa and pointed out that they needed to build the best team and that it was highly unlikely that Annie would pick Melissa, so Joan would be best served by picking someone they thought would be the most helpful, first, then later pick Melissa.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 6:38 pm
Jimmer said: Joan can win the same way that some of these people were eliminated. Totally based on Donald Trump's whim without any logic that is discernable to many of us. He could make his cat the apprentice if he wanted to. So that was a response to that. Like, seriously, I hope the man doesn't have a cat! That's not a cat on his head. It's what's left in the brush after you've groomed your cat! BTW, I wonder how the teams got selected for the finale. Cuz Annie has Tom and Dennis, and if Trump picked 'em for her, then he picked her to lose. I'd like to see Melissa's meltdown if Joan did NOT pick her first. Hahahaha! Evil, yup! 
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Stacey718995
Member
07-05-2007
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 7:34 pm
I think Joan is going to win because Trump comes off as protective of her. Stuff he calls others on he seems tolerant of from Joan, not agreeable necessarily but he doesn't seem to call her on it as he does others. I hope you all are right and Annie takes it, I think so far she has earned it.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 8:01 pm
As Annie said on Ellen, the whole thing is fake. I'm sure she'd like to win, but I don't think she'll be broken up if she doesn't. OTOH, if Joan doesn't win, her head will 'splode.
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Penguin
Member
09-08-2005
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 5:04 am
From Trace Adkins newsletter TRACE ADKINS RETURNS FOR LIVE SEASON FINALE OF "THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE" 05/05/09 May 10 - 8pm ET/7pm CT American business magnate and television personality, Donald Trump, has invited country music superstar Trace Adkins to make a special guest appearance on the live three-hour season finale of "The Celebrity Apprentice" on Sunday, May 10 at 8ET/7CT on NBC. The stage has been set for what is sure to be a brutal battle between comedian Joan Rivers and poker icon Annie Duke as they enlist former contestants for one last task to determine who will be this year's ultimate Apprentice. Adkins, who finished second in the 2008 Celebrity Apprentice competition, will join last year's crowned winner, British tabloid editor and "America's Got Talent" Judge Piers Morgan, to talk with Mr. Trump about the memorable conflicts and drama that ensued in last year's series. They will recount their year since appearing on the competition and how much money they've been able to raise for their respective charities. Mr. Trump will also ask Adkins and Morgan who they think should win this year, and why. While Adkins may have not been declared "The Celebrity Apprentice" of 2008, he still came out a big winner and accomplished exactly what he set out to do - raise money and awareness for his charity, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). Adkins' 7-year old daughter suffers from severe food allergies and the charitable organization is considered to be one of the largest charities in the U.S. dedicated to helping and advocating Americans who live with food allergy. His finale performance of the 2008 hit, "You're Gonna Miss This" was made available for downloading exclusively at iTunes.com for two weeks, with proceeds benefiting his charity. Since his appearance on the show, Adkins has been able to raise almost $400,000 for the cause. The song went on to become his first multi-week number one single and has been nominated for several Grammy, Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards. Adkins, who has long been a staple on the country charts, appeared in some of the show's strongest moments and always played the game with integrity and dignity. As a result, he clearly became the overall fan favorite who won over the hearts of his fellow contestants and the millions of Americans who tuned in. His latest CD, TRACE ADKINS: "X" (TEN), has already produced two Top 20 hits ("Muddy Water" and "Marry For Money") since its release in November 2008. The album's third single, "All I Ask For Anymore," hits country radio May 18. The following week, on May 24, Adkins will perform on the National Memorial Day Concert, a special tribute concert airing live from the West Lawn of our nation's Capitol on PBS. On June 18, he'll kick-off "America's Toughest Tour" with good friend and fellow country mega-star, Toby Keith.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 7:10 am
Some DT quotes (these are from IMDB so not sure how accurate): "You know, it really doesn't matter what [the media] writes as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass." "All of the women on "The Apprentice" flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." "Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser."
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 8:20 am
OMG Julie. And I thought I couldn't like the man any less than I already do. I feel slimy just reading that stuff. That man's ego has no boundaries. It's infinite.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 9:12 am
Oh, Donald, you've got to know if it wasn't for your money you'd be off in a corner with porn.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 4:01 pm
http://video.tvguide.com/Celebrity+Apprentice+Annie+Duke/Celebrity+Apprentice+Annie+Duke/2263611?autoplay=true&partnerid=OVG TV Guide with Annie
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Chitchat58
Member
07-25-2008
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 5:33 pm
I hope to hell Trump doesn't have a cat! Costacat....Too funny, love it!!!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 6:04 pm
Hehehe! 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 2:56 pm
Fired apprentices diss Joan Rivers LOS ANGELES – There is no love lost between Brande Roderick and Jesse James, and Joan Rivers. Playboy Playmate Roderick and motorcycle builder James were holding court on the Queen Mary Thursday morning, sizing up what remains of "The Celebrity Apprentice," from which they both were just "fired" by Donald Trump. Their exits leave just two apprentices standing: comedian Joan Rivers and poker champ Annie Duke, one of whom will emerge victorious in Sunday's finale. "You are going to see Joan probably doing a lot of name-calling and Annie is going to be pleading her case," Roderick said. "And, I don't know, you might see some cat fights." No surprise there, as "Celebrity Apprentice" viewers have been watching Rivers duke it out with fellow apprentices all season. Perhaps the most dramatic bout was two weeks ago, after Rivers — furious about daughter Melissa's "firing" — called Roderick a "stupid blonde" and Duke a "white trash" poker player. Little wonder Roderick is no Rivers fan. "I don't think she deserves to win, I can say that," Roderick said. "Because she is old and Brande doesn't like the elderly," joked James. "(Joan has) been taking the game too personal," Roderick continued. "She's been calling people all kinds of names. She wasn't there for three of the tasks, all of her ideas were shot down. So, I mean, Annie, throughout the whole game, was very effective." www.yahoo.com
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 08, 2009 - 3:32 pm
That last paragraph? Brande has a point!
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