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Alaginger
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 4:08 am
Christy was truly delightful on Dave Letterman's show. And, for the first time that I can remember, Dave really seemed to be taken with her interview. He laughed at almost everything she said and the way she put it, and there was nothing disrespectful about the way he was laughing. He was truly enjoying the interview...and she was quite candid!!! Way to go Christy. I will not be surprised to see her go a long way with her new-found friends and exposure. She is a hoot, a very educated young lady (according to the article above), and I'm proud as heck of her!
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Brenda1966
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 7:13 am
I missed Letterman. Tell us more... Was she seated or does he still make them stand by the door? I knew Dave would be nice to her and find her interesting.
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Kaili
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 7:31 am
She was standing downstairs- it was nice- she's great. The only thing I didn't like about it was... well... Dave's laugh really irritates me. I was glad it was pretty early in the show because I can't stand Letterman (or especially Paul). She's just sooo cute though- just an all around good person. I kind of wonder if they encouraged her to make nasty comments about Heidi and Jenna just because of the comments she made when she was voted off. Those comments didn't seem really as natural to me as the other things that she said did.
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Sia
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 9:05 am
Kaili, I'm off my "Dave" lately, and the only person on that show more irritating than Pau Schaffer is Alan Kalter. I HATE that man!! He is so unnecessary to that show.
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Mygetaway
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:33 pm
I think they kind of played up her "attitude" a little about the evil stepsisters. It was cute though, and she looked good and happy. I hope she gets some good things going out of this.
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Maris
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:07 pm
I am not a great Christy fan. I dont know whether "they" played up the attitude a little but there is no doubt in my mind that Christy has a lot of baggage about girls like Jenna and Heidi coming into this game. She was resentful from the first day on Survivor of the "pretty girls" She blamed them for her being ousted, although with Letterman she seemed to have acknowledged it really was Rob who screwed her. In reality she screwed herself. From the beginning she seemed bitter and angry to me. She was constantly talking about how she was being left out and she was complaining about how hard it was because she was deaf and nobody made concessions for her at night. What did she want people to do? She knew what she signed up for and what the conditions were. She seemed in to suffer from a persecution complex. As the tribes merged, she got away from that and was more enjoyable to watch and because of her attitude I think she was accepted more. It wasnt so much about the others on her tribe treating her better as much as it was her taking that step towards them and wanting to be a team mate. the only person who has acknowledged that the reason they got booted because of their own actions was Deena. Christy got booted because she got caught up in what she perceived was her power. She wouldnt give Rob the vote he wanted. She wanted them to come running to her and ask her for something. She wanted to be valued because she thought they hadnt valued her up till then. she liked the idea that they would need her and she played it for all it was worth. She over played it. When she didnt give Rob what he wanted, she got booted. She did it to herself.
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Aus10
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:55 pm
While I agree that Christy goofed up and caused her own demise, I think she's got a darn good reason to dislike the <LC>. Wasn't it Alex who said it the game was like high school. And I'd bet my last dollar that there were girls in high school who were just plain mean to Christy. I know there were in my school. The only redeeming fact is that our homecoming queen, is now really ugly, looking several years older than the rest of us and she married a bum of a guy who's twice her age. I'm not normally a mean spirited person, but this just makes me smile. I bet Christy gets a good smile on her face when one of the two stepsisters goes away also.
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Auntiemike
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:55 pm
Maris, I think she has acknowledged that she "messed up" with her thinking she had the power when she realized that it was her inability to commit to what Rob was looking for in a vote that was her downfall. I do think the Jenna/Heidi thing is a separate issue to her demise. Those two have not been very nice to her, nor others for that matter and I have seen Jenna opening ignore Christy. Yes, she knew what she was signing up for but it is not unrealistic to hope that others would be accepting and just plain human....like Butch and Dave. They were nice to Christy just because they are decent human beings. Can't say that much for Jenna nor Heidi. IMO
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Csnog
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 1:59 pm
I have watched all of the episodes on tape. I never saw Jenna speak directly to Christy. Jenna always made someone else do it. Heidi only spoke to her when she wanted something. Christy told all the females on the first day that she needed to see their lips to understand them and what was going on yet most of them chose to ignore her request. Her arguement with Joanna seemed to be because she asked for information she couldn't get by reading lips from a previous conversation and Joanna overheard her (Christy's)comments when Janet told her.We saw Christy work her butt off in the camp while H/J did nothing but laze around.We saw a much happier Christy after the switch and the men included her in their evening conversations. We saw not only Christy whine a little,and mostly to the camera but, Jenna has and does more than her share of whining and complaining. Christy did not ask to be treated differently in the game, only included. Once during her entire time out there did the <LC>" want her for something and she had a brief sense of power. Yes she made a mistake with thinking that way and it cost her but Rob at least treated her like she was there not like she was a tree or servant and this is why I think that <LC> are disliked by Christy.
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Brenda1966
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 2:05 pm
Absolutely Christy acknowledged that her "ego" got out of control and she misplayed her hand and was voted off. She has every reason to be disgusted with the evil stepsister. She's said that Jenna never spoke to her, even when they were trying to convince her to vote with them Heidi did all the talking. They ignored her from day one. Her tribe made no effort to include her at night. She was wise to NOT make a big stink about it. The men were caring enough to make an effort at night.
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Hermione69
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 2:20 pm
Maris, certainly we are all entitled to our own opinions and I am not hoping to change yours. This is just my perspective and I am speaking from someone who lives through the same struggles as Christy. I think back to when Christy reached out to all the women, explained her hearing loss, asked to be reintroduced to all of them and to ask each one where they were from or what they did. She shook all of their hands. That was a huge gesture on her part. For her to keep bringing it up to them would have made it worse. It could have resulted in an earlier boot. She didn't want them to keep fixated on it, she just wanted some common courtesy for smoother communication. The men gave her that; the women did not. Roger, in a post interview, even said that during the brief time Heidi and Christy were on the new-Tam tribe, the only time Heidi ever said anything to Christy is when no one else was around. Most of Christy's complaints about her hearing loss were voiced in confessionals except a couple of TCs when JP solicited information directly related to her hearing loss. Christy herself admits it was her fault. She said on the early show that her ego got too big at the wrong time. I'm sure that the bad blood between Christy and Jenna/Heidi is being milked for all it is worth by CBS, but I also don't doubt that it is real. It brought up baggage for me and I am not even on the darn show! The likability factor for Christy has been in the 80-90% range for much of the show. Heidi and Jenna are currently both at 26%. I mean, WOW. I think that says a lot about how the general public views them.
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Maris
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 2:30 pm
Disliking Christy and disliking H&J are not mutually exclusive. I didnt care for any of them although, I found Christy more likeable in the last two weeks. In the beginning she got on my last nerve. I dont like Heid or Jenna either.
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Auntiemike
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 2:33 pm
Hermoine: you are great to bring up the likeability factor...I had forgotten that you can't argue with the numbers. I truly believe that Christy has been shown to be an honest, hardworking, trustworthy woman who meets lifes challenges in a very admirable way. No amount of editing can change how positive she has been portrayed, nor can it change how horribly the J/H combo have been. Go Christy! I think she will do fine in life. I also appreciate your input from the perspective of the deaf community. We have an adopted 3 year old son who had a severe hearing loss as an infant. We got him hearing aids and early intervention and by God's grace he has regained all his hearing and is going great now. We have always been interested and supporting of the deaf community and are firm believers that we should be sensitive to all "disabilities". Hang in there. I appreciate your posts.
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Gina8642
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 3:45 pm
Christy's David Letterman appearance video clip is linked at Survivor Fevor. She got WAY MORE airtime than any other. (Both on the deaf issue and on the game.) Link: Christy's David Letterman appearance
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Hermione69
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 4:37 pm
AuntieMike, you are sweet. Maris, I respect your perspective and I agree that it is not mutually exclusive to like or dislike all three of them.
Off to the AI thread...
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Holly11
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:15 pm
I really liked Christy and she did mess up when talking to Rob. But I still think she was treated poorly. This show has gotten worse than Big Brother with the back-stabbing.
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Holly11
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:20 pm
That is so true. I wonder what she will think when she looks at the tapings of the show.
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Pamy
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:24 pm
I never thought Christy came off bitter or angry. Jenna and Heidi have treated her as if she was beneath them. I think Christy can hold her head high as she showed herself to be a strong player and a hard worker(I know we only see what MB wants us to see) but I agree with everything Hermie said.
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Holly11
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:33 pm
My vote was for Christy all the way. Now I want Butch to win, but I doubt it. I may not even watch it any more. Christy has a lot to be proud of. I am really happy that she made it as far as she did. I wish her the best.
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Seamonkey
| Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 11:50 pm
I've watched the same show as Hermi and Pamy
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Twinkie
| Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 3:02 am
I know I'm not going to be popular for this but...I really liked Christy up until her appearance on Letterman and I was really rooting for her. But I thought she was very catty and self serving on his show. Calling H&J the <modK> and saying she has the charisma and charm. I'm definitely no fan of the wicked step sisters but I thought it was out of place to voice those hateful opinions on national TV. I would have liked her much better if she had been a much more graceful loser. JMHO
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Djgirl5235
| Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 4:48 am
I too have watched along with Seamonkey, Hermi & Pamy...
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Maris
| Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 4:55 am
We all watched the same show, we just formed different opinions. Twinkie I agree with some of what you said. I thought she was funny but certainly was a bit bitter. There is something to be said for a gracious loser. I think the best loser so far has been Dave.
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Grooch
| Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 5:22 am
I saw the Letterman bit with Christy at Survivor Fever link. I was wondering if her responses were written for her by Letterman's staff. Does anyone know if they script the Survivor bits?
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Alaginger
| Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 5:35 am
Regarding Christy on the Letterman Show: I can see where some would think Christy was bitter. I, personally, would have thought that also - if her voice, face, and actions would have been more serious. But I think she was just having a really good time and doing what she thought was expected from the the Christy character from Survivor VI. It's all a matter of perception of the viewing audience. The Christy I saw was vibrant, happy, having fun, making fun of everything including herself ....... and I thought was delightful! I really hope she gets her dream and gets to continue being a role model for the deaf.
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