I didn't watch the Apprentice. That's a little surprising because I love Mark Burnett's work. I used to count down the days to the annual Eco-Challenge, before there ever was a Survivor. Trump has long annoyed me.
At first, I didn't even pay attention to the show but in the past 2 weeks, it's been impossible not to notice. Now there's a winner. The pretty white boy. Someone tell me he really was the best.
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1 - visualsimplicity
The "pretty white boy" was probably the best. Sadly, I don't even think the "handsome black man" was the 2nd best. Rather that should have belonged to the "pretty bleached-blonde white girl." "Handsome black man" should have been in a tie for 3rd with the "country boy."
2 - Eric Olsen
I didn't watch it, despise Trump, couldn't imagine what would be of interest in watching him cull sycophants and lickspittles. Are you tellling me the entire series was to pick ONE PERSON to work for him? That's an even higher, wider steaming pile of shit than I assumed.
3 - Natalie Davis
VS, don't you mean the "interesting-looking country white boy"? Gotta be consistent, and country boys come in all hues.
4 - Roger
Sorry! "White boy is number #1, what does it take to be #1.
Answer: The winner... End Game!!!
Shut the fuck up!
5 - Roger
Oma "I'm a Whore'sa".
Did I misspell her name or does she go by slut?
6 - Mac Diva
I'm not a watcher, Justene. But, I did blog the situation when the Haitian-American contestant said she was discriminated against as part of an entry about lawyer/writer, and erstwhile blogger, Debra Dickerson. As for the type you described winning, I would expect that in Donald Trump's world. The status quo is important to the people who benefit from it most.
7 - RJ Elliott
My picks:
The Redneck should have been number one. But he lacked a formal education, and had some questionable ethics...
Bill was my second choice. He's a good guy, works hard, has good ideas. He just needs to take a course or two on leadership, and he'll be fine.
The black dude: Harvard grad, right? He would have been a decent choice. But he did not really distinguish himself much.
The blonde chick: I have no idea why she made it that far.
The red-headed guy: What a dick. He is of no value.
The slutty real estate chick from south Florida: No value, other than tits and a 'tude.
The chick with the sick mother: A good competitor, but too emotional.
(Is it a personal flaw on my part that I can barely remember any of these people's names?)
8 - RJ Elliott
Oh, and the black chick was utterly incompetent. She shouldn't have just been fired; she should have been shot.
She later screamed "racism" was the reason she lost. Typical...
9 - Natalie Davis
She was incompetent, yes, but she was a liar, which is worse. Omarosa SO deserved to be canned, and Trump was justified in letting Kwame have it for not dealing with her duplicity.
I have to call out Roger for his statement: Omarosa showed herself to many things, few of them good. But calling her a "whore" or "slut," when most indications are that she is devoted to her spouse, is just terrible.
10 - RJ Elliott
I doubt she's a whore. But she was completely inept.
Bill was a decent choice, IMO. Like I said, he just needs to toughen up a bit.
(By the way, that's my major flaw as a manager: I am far too lenient. Yes, I know I come across as harsh and rude sometimes on this site. But in real life, I am way too nice. I could probably use a course in hard-ass real-world leadership as well...)
11 - visualsimplicity
Natalie, woops, my mistake. I sort of completely blanked out on a description for the "country boy," but "interesting-looking country white boy" should do just fine.
RJ, the blonde chick made it that far because she consistently performed well and had great ideas. Although she was a bit annoying at times, you can't discount her innovative ideas that helped her team pull out a win.
Oh and I've been living under a rock for the past few years since this was the first reality elimination-type of show I've ever seen (except maybe those road rules/real world crap), but I'll go ahead and say that this is probably the best one of them all. This is actual survival of the fittest, there's no scheming alliances and vote-offs by your peers. It's all about the $$$, so the boss isn't going to keep anyone unless they really are the best. It's interesting stuff.
12 - sheri
Omarossa said one thing I liked, in the cab after she was fired. "No one is your enemy, No one is your friend, Everyone is your teacher".
Other than that, I felt the chip on her shoulder would not serve her well, in a position where she has to deal with all kinds of people.
Bill is...nice looking. I didn't see all the shows toward the end, but he didn't stand out. No idea why he would have won .