Show a little backbone would ya?

Wow - well... I guess it's clear now. Trump is looking for people who stand up for themselves. Jessie is the second Apprentice fired for letting Omarosa patronize her and run roughshod over her while Jessie continued to say she liked Omarosa and not defending herself when attacked. And come on... it's not like he didn't give her repeated opportunities. Kristi, too.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with how Trump is treating the people in the boardroom - or at least how he's edited. I’m not saying I would make the same decisions, but he is giving the people at risk not so subtle clues to what he thinks is an appropriate response to what is going on. In fact, in most cases he has given each of the potentials a very clear idea of what he's thinking and how they should respond in the last phase of the boardroom meetings.

I’m astounded that these women aren’t asking for Troy & Kwame’s advice on what Trump is looking for in the boardroom. They’ve seen the safety line and pulled themselves out.

If Kristi & Jessie are too dim to see Trump throwing them a line - how can he rely on them to pick up subtle clues in a real business situation?

Omarosa on the other hand, seems to try and pick up on these clues –almost too late, but not quite. Omarosa’s “sharp edge”, rude, and superior nature has pissed everyone off, including Trump, George and Carolyn.

George suggested that Jessie’s failure was a Omarosa’s leadership failure for mismatching Jessie with Isaac Mizrahi. Carolyn called her on not being able to pronounce Mizrahi’s name when she met the man, and simply said she might have leadership abilities, but she didn’t show them in the boardroom. Omarosa’s “sharp edge”, rude, and superior nature has pissed everyone off. Funny that she was giving Tammy advice on interpersonal relations in the first episode.

But Omarosa’s game is very political. Her decision to take Heidi as the 3rd to the boardroom, is a key example. Throughout this episode Heidi, along with Troy, stepped up with quick thinking, good team work and creative brainstorming with the celebs to come up with Protégé’s highest value “experiences.” While Kwame’s performance was okay, based on performance on this challenge he should have been the 3rd.

However, Omarosa needed someone to take the heat off her and be an alternative fire, in case Trump didn’t think Jessie was a weak enough link this episode to let her go. So since

both guys have been spared by Trump when they were PM;

Kwame is a nice guy and has had more boardroom experience than Omarosa;

and Trump demonstrated a dislike for Heidi’s style last week;

Omarosa made the smart decision to serve up Heidi as an alternative fire based on personality

However, it backfired. She very clumsily attempted a backhanded complement saying that at the beginning she thought Heidi had no class and was unprofessional, Trump was so shocked he couldn’t stop saying it was “maybe the worst compliment I’ve ever heard.” Repeatedly inviting Heidi and Jessie to agree with him that Omarosa wasn’t very nice and was very rude. But they were trying to be too “nice”.

While Omarosa’s behaviour was obviously highly offensive, Trump that it was worse to let someone treat you like that. So Jessie was fired.

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2004.02.04

The Donald and his Trumpettes

Wow - all I can say is ... wow... now what exactly was it that he said to the women in last week's episode? Wasn't it something like - you're bright, dynamic and built young ladies, and you should use that to get a head...

And I say again - Hire me up a shooter girl, I needs me a CEO.

Donald looks like he needs the other kind of throne to me though.

So the question is... will we see Troy, Nick, Kwame or Bill in Boxers on next week's cover?
And... will Omarosa & Ereka take this cover on job interviews?

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2004.01.26

Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth

"I'm going to crush my competition and I'm going to enjoy doing it." --Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Omarosa is a 29-year old, a former appointment of President Clinton. She is a political consultant who enjoys working on professional images.

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Personal Site - omarosa.com
Omarosa is a former political appointee in the Clinton and Gore White House. She currently works as a political consultant in Washington, DC. Omarosa had a humble youth, growing up in the projects of Youngstown, Ohio, but she eventually graduated from Central State University. She also earned a Master's degree from Howard University and is now working toward her Ph.D, which should be awarded to her in the spring of 2004. Omarosa's hobby is pageantry and she enjoys working as an image consultant who has successfully trained a Miss USA, Miss Taiwan and Miss Guyana.

What is your definition of "success"?
"Recipe for Success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing."
(Quote by-William A. Ward)

Who do you admire most (personally and/or professionally)?
I have great admiration for two very strong and vibrant women. My mother, Theresa Manigault, became a widow when I was seven years old. Although my mother was left with four children to raise alone she was extremely determined to make sure that we were happy and that we had everything that we needed to be successful in life. She was an admirable provider and a powerful motivator. Professionally, I admire businesswomen and entrepreneur Madame C.J. Walker. She was one of the first American women to become a millionaire, and she ran the largest business owned by an African American at the time. She also had great pride, sophistication and flair in spite of the overwhelming odds that she faced.

What cartoon character do you most relate to and why?
The cartoon character that I most relate to is Optimus Prime from the 'The Transformers'. Optimus Prime is the leader of the Transformers and works as a powerful force of goodness, courage and wisdom in the battle against the evil Decepticons. He first tries to find peaceful solutions to conflicts, but when battle lines are drawn, he becomes a fierce warrior capable of overpowering vast enemy forces to achieve his goals. I used to watch this cartoon when I was little with my brothers and sister and we loved it!

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