With Donald Trump in charge, 'Apprentice' isn't business as usual (NBC reality show debuts today)

Boston Globe ^ | Jan. 8, 2004 | Matthew Gilbert

[FairOpinion]

One lesson is abundantly clear in "The Apprentice," the new reality show that positions Donald Trump as a demigod. Money -- even The Donald's billions of dollars -- can't buy good hair. With his seedy combover, which perches on his forehead like a mohair racoon, the world-famous real estate baron is living proof that conspicuous consumption does not necessarily include a personal Fab Five.

[cyborg]

thanks! :)

[cincinnati65]

I think the challenge was to see who would pick Omarosa. Whoever picked her is the winner, because Trump knows how incompetent she is.

I wondered if the transportation issues with Jessica Simpson and the band was really Omarosa's fault, or if it were some kind of curveball Trump threw into the mix?

[PJ-Comix]

Who would let her work for let alone run a company?

Someone who wants to spend thousands of manhours cleaning up after her complaints and massive lawsuits. I KNEW Kwame was in BIG TROUBLE the instant he chose Omarosa for his team. Later he said he would FIRE her if he could. Kwame should have known not to choose Omarosa in the first place. I believe this bad move will cause him to lose.

[bonfire]

Doesn't matter.....she lied and the whole audience witnessed it.

[cyborg]

You got it.. so much for her whining tour around the media world.

[bonfire]

Did you happen to see her on Oprah today? She's a real piece of work!

[cyborg]

I think Trump may be behind the transportation issue to see how they handle murphy's law-type screwups. Good observation!

[cincinnati65]

True, unless she was a plant.....she's got the IQ for it.

[cyborg]

I am about to watch the clip. Thank god for cable modems *LOL* http://www.oprah.com

[bonfire]

Funny! I don't know how she went on the O show after lying and screwing up so badly. So maybe she is a "plant".
BUT, if so, something's gotta go wrong for Bill too.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Now that I think about it, the 11:00 PM CNBC repeat tonight may not be the new show due to other time zones. If the new show airs on NBC at 9:00 PT, it would also be on CNBC at 8:00 PM PT, an hour earlier. I don't think they would do that.

[cincinnati65]

Lots to go wrong at a golf tournament.....transportation issues, hole placement, landscaping, promotional items, tons of stuff.

I joked with my wife that it would be funny if EVERYONE in the game was a Trump employee, with the exception of Kwame and Bill, and that it would be these people that would decide who is the Apprentice.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I was wrong on tonight's schedule. Sorry. Go to the link. Friday looks OK.

[Hildy]

The whole thing with Jessica Simpson's travel plans were planted. NOBODY...NOBODY could be as clueless as Amarosa. I don't get it at all.

[FairOpinion]

The best part was Sam in a "Miss USA" contestant's outfit, handing Trump red roses!

ROTFL!!!

[cyncooper]

Now I know why Carolyn noted that Omarosa has a "credibility issue". Why oh why was Trump pretty nice to Omarosa on Oprah? He says he never called her a liar but others did (we didn't know that details, I thought it was a general evalualtion and more about the "n" word thing).

Furthermore, so was Heidi--nice to Omarosa. Trump pointed out Omarosa took Heidi out to lunch yesterday before today's Oprah show and he said that was smart so Heidi would be nice. And that is indeed how it was.

Why couldn't Trump had said YES she's a damned liar?

Oh, well, my jaw is still on the floor after watching that piece of work in action on tonight's show.

Oh, and just an aside. On The Newlyweds with Jessica and Nick I saw the show where they're at the Taj Mahal, though I didn't know it dovetailed with The Apprentice. While they were there Nick wanted to go to this Germanfest event so they do and it's all senior citizens doing the polka and Jessica learns about bratwurst. LOL

[montag813]

Lots to go wrong at a golf tournament.....transportation issues, hole placement, landscaping, promotional items, tons of stuff.

Yep, the deck is stacked against Bill. Only Omarosa can derail Kwame from the crown. Trump loves his pedigree.

[montag813]

I wondered if the transportation issues with Jessica Simpson and the band was really Omarosa's fault, or if it were some kind of curveball Trump threw into the mix?

It was. Was probably taped on April Fools. So obvious.

[montag813]

Even if you hate working, a SANE person would at least make some sort of effort if they know millions are watching. Not Omarosa. She falls back on her self-indulgent NO-WORK ways. I now believe she is clinically INSANE.

I am convinced it was all an act to test Kwame's reactions, nothing more.

If not, I would not be surprised, because the Gore people have slammed her as incompetant and impossible to work with.

[bonfire]

My imagination is working overtime tonight, but I'm wondering if Omarosa wasn't a plant from the beginning. She did something to try and screw up every deal. Remember when she lost the money? Remember when she was teamed with Amy to sell the water and screwed them up with the customers? For two episodes she couldn't work because of her "head injury". She messed with almost everyone on the show..one by one. Everyone she "screwed" has been fired. She never messed with Bill or Kwami....until now.

All these reality shows have a twist at the end. Wonder if Omarosa isn't the twist?