Annie Duke – the REAL celebrity apprentice
Anyone who saw the farce that was the Celebrity Apprentice last night, witnessed Annie Duke get robbed blind. There really is no other word for it. She was robbed and Trump is a genius. I can’t help but think there had to be some backstage politics going on because there is no way Joan Rivers played the game better than Annie. I think Trump knew that Joan would play better in the media and he is all about the money. Joan is known all over the world. Outside the show and the poker world, nobody knows who Annie is. Joan is going to be all over the networks the next few weeks getting interviews that Annie might have been passed up on. It’s brilliant for Trump and his sham of a show. Great business sense I guess..
That has to be the reason… Otherwise it just defies logic. I understand they had “criteria”, but what happened with the designers sunk Annie. And Trump never addressed it. They allowed it to look like Annie had made it all up. I thought for sure Trump would say something, or at the very least take it into consideration. Is it just me? Or was Annie completely correct about the sabotage of the planners? It was obvious to all of us here watching. Why even give them event planners if they weren’t going to be penalized for not using them. Trump never said anything about using their own people…. Then again, he never said they couldn’t.
Now going back I think Annie made some huge mistakes. First thing… She took it personal. Everything that made her a great game player up to that point was thrown out the window. She let Joan get under her skin and it showed. Her picks at the start were pretty nuts. I knew she would pick Brandy first, but I was torn on whether or not she should have picked Melissa. Would Melissa have just sabotaged or would she have been professional? I tend to think she would have been professional and by picking her second would have thrown the obvious plan all out of wack.
Picking Tom Green and Rodman was just dumb. Both are idiots and she wasted 2 people for the entire day. When Tom started video taping off the computer screen my jaw dropped. Since Herschel Walker was Joan’s second pick, Annie should have picked Melissa. Joan might have been throw for a loop and I have no doubt Rodman would have been her 2nd pick. She and him have a cute little relationship and it just seems like the kind of reactionary move one might make after their grand “plan” was interrupted. Annie then could have picked Clint. I just think he would have worked harder for Annie than he did for Joan. He had been on the end of Joan’s wrath many times and I think he sees her for what she is. Joan then would have been left with the mental midget and would have never been able to control him like Annie did.
The edge for the event itself clearly went to Joan. Her use of the Kodak moment and ordinary people was brilliant. When it came down for those attending to give their opinions, it was obvious that Joan’s guests would have a better time. The Kodak rep also had the wow look on his face when he walked through the big frame. They really did capture the essence of what Kodak likes to portray. That said though I cannot ignore the advantage she had after the event planner fiasco. Had Joan’s assigned designer stuck around, it would have been totally different.
But the fix was in and it probably wouldn’t have mattered. Annie was going to lose no matter what. I guess the bright side is, Joan’s charity did look like it could use the money a little more than Refugees International (RI). I am pretty sure RI takes in millions a year. Either way both charities should benefit greatly from all the exposure. In the end that IS what it was all about….. right?
I am just sorry I wasted 2 1/2 hours of my life. Even with DVR , fast forwarding all the commercials and that moron Jim Cramer, it was still 2 hours and 29 mins I wish I could get back.
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(EDIT) 4:40pm – Word on the Internets is, the show was obviously fixed from the start. “Celebrity Apprentice exec producer Mark Burnett is also exec producing a show starting in Aug, starring JOAN RIVERS.” It also turns out, “Donald Trump’s sister-in-law (Blaine Trump) is a vice-chair on the board of Joan’s charity.”
- Thanks to @BJNemeth & @JoeUgly for the fact finding.
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(EDIT) 6:09pm - Not that it wasn’t already apparent to those with a brain watching, but event planner David Tutera tells Barbara Walters today on Sirius Radio that Annie Duke is telling the truth, and calls Joan Rivers a monster. He also says that producers for Celeb Apprentice specifically told him before hand NOT to give Joan any ideas. RIGGED. Thanks to @wickedchops for this info.
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May 11th, 2009 at 5:53 am
I hated that Trump interrupted Annie over and over and let Joan do it too!!!!
But, like you say the bottom line is raising money…and that they did.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:12 am
I think Annie, should of won! She didn’t go low as Joan! She couldn’t even come up with an idea!!!!
Then being bad mouth and calling people’s name and get award for that? Is that what we teach the next generation!
Shame in you Mr. Trump!!!
May 11th, 2009 at 8:06 am
It was infuriating to watch. Annie was just trying to explain why they lost the event planner and she was shouted down and Trump never did call Joan out on the truth. Total bullshit
May 11th, 2009 at 8:51 am
No kidding Annie was robbed!
Three hours of my life wasted watching that finale.
May 11th, 2009 at 10:28 am
It always comes down to the one with the most star clout…annie was a filler that killed the game but could never win. Sad but true.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Trump and NBC should be ASHAMED of cheating Annie Duke of the
Celebrity Appentice title. She consistently won !! She also raised
the most money in the final auction which is the most important thing
in an auction. She was the only one to integrate the charity message
in the Kodak frames – even the kodak exec said that. One Dennis Rodman
is greater than a million fake celebrities. Annie was a winner throughout
and should have been declared the winner. Trump – u r the biggest cheat!!!
May 11th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I just posted this update:
(EDIT) 4:40 pm – Word on the Internets is, the show was obviously fixed from the start. “Celebrity Apprentice exec producer Mark Burnett is also exec producing a show starting in Aug, starring JOAN RIVERS.” It also turns out, “Donald Trump’s sister-in-law (Blaine Trump) is a vice-chair on the board of Joan’s charity.”
- Thanks to @BJNemeth & @JoeUgly for the fact finding.
May 11th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
(EDIT) 6:09pm – Not that it wasn’t already apparent to those with a brain watching, but event planner David Tutera tells Barbara Walters today on Sirius Radio that Annie Duke is telling the truth, and calls Joan Rivers a monster. He also says that producers for Celeb Apprentice specifically told him before hand NOT to give Joan any ideas. RIGGED. Thanks to @wickedchops for this info.
May 11th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
What was up with Donald telling Annie “to be fair, you don’t know if your friends are in the mafia or not” WTF? I think she would know better than Joan if they were or not!