Kwame from The Apprentice

[Neosoulchild]

I was just wondering if anyone watches this show. For the most part I only like reality shows on MTV and of course ANTM, but this is actually a good show. The women are a little, ummm shall I say b!tchy, but it's still a good show. If you watch it, what do you think of the participants?

[tld221]

some1 fill me in on 2nite's episode! i was in barnes & noble until 11pm.

omarosa's introduction on the show was so fake to me! "i gre up in the projects, but now im a phd from harvard!" but more power to powerful black folk.

i think both teams were horrible in teh lemonadde selling, for obvious reasons. and erika wasnt handling her job. when that happens, u have 2 choices: let the team fall behind b/c of teh leaders' faults, or take charge and lead to victory. im glad omarosa chose the latter.

please, fill me in! im mad i missed it.

[delph998]

I was wondering if y'all hard started a thread for this. The show is good! Mr. Trump does NOT play.

The African American chick is OFF THE CHAIN! She thinks she's cute, but she's far from it. I hate how she threw the race card into the debate that she had with the Caucassian chick. Then she went on to say that they (the Caucassian women) were intimidated by "black women." I was thinking, girly, there's nothing that would intimidate me.

I was little shook by their presentation with the airplane. But their persistance got them the victory.

The African American male is a Kappa I hear. One of my close male friends (which is a Kappa) gave me the information. He is nice in his spot too!

I think Sam should have gotten voted off last night. He has serious issues, and it's obvious that he's use to lying his way out of situations.

Great episode--can't wait to see it again next week.

What are y'all thoughts?

[Gina1201]

Originally posted by delph998
I was wondering if y'all hard started a thread for this. The show is good! Mr. Trump does NOT play.

The African American chick is OFF THE CHAIN! She thinks she's cute, but she's far from it. I hate how she threw the race card into the debate that she had with the Caucassian chick. Then she went on to say that they (the Caucassian women) were intimidated by "black women." I was thinking, girly, there's nothing that would intimidate me.

I was little shook by their presentation with the airplane. But their persistance got them the victory.

I think Sam should have gotten voted off last night. He has serious issues, and it's obvious that he's use to lying his way out of situations.

Great episode--can't wait to see it again next week.

What are y'all thoughts?

Cosign on what you said Delph!! Omarosa was way out of line for saying that the girl was trying to be racist. It was far from it. I can't stand Sam. Each week I hope that he will be fired. The only think I don't like is how the women have used sex and sex appeal to win both of the competitions so far.

[Rain Man]

...I caught the premiere of this show by accident and something about it caught my attention.

I really don't care for the usual mean-spirited cutthroat elimination formats of these types of shows. I guess the reason why I watched this show is because I am an MBA and I like to see the creativity and strategies of business in action within the coexistence of a team environment (My MBA program indoctrinated, branded, and drilled this concept into my head like no one's business).

The losing teams meetings with Mr. Trump, while nerve wracking, do allow him to show the team where they messed up, and how a team member(s) can contribute to the team's failure. Very insightful and interesting.

Now for the teams and the members thereof. Frankly I think that all the complaints/commentaries by various team members during the projects is nothing but a bunch of bulljive that NBC puts into the show to boost ratings and by and large do not contribute to the show as a whole. Save those moments for when it counts--in the boardroom. Those moments are primarily fodder for the office "Monday morning quarterbacks", which are why they are there in the first place, IMHO.

The thing that irritated me about 1/15's show was when the women went on a plane trip to Boston for dinner and the emphasis was on them b[elc]hing, moaning, and complaining. OMG, moments like those I only dreamed of as a child and these folx are actually living my dream, and they couldn't even enjoy it w/o getting catty. If I was one of them, I would've been darned if I let any of them mammajammas blow my lifelong fantasy with a bunch of silly bulljive, and I would've let them know that in no uncertain terms.

The only team member I particularly care about at this juncture is Sam, and that is b/c while he is the least popular, he in his own ways exudes himself as a maverick, and he does have potential, but he hasn't really had a chance to really let it shine, and I think that is the only reason why Mr. Trump is keeping him in the game so far. The winner will be determined by true leadership potential, not merely a popular vote by his peers, which is why I like this show over other reality shows.

[StrangeFruit]

I like this show. However I'm not feelin' the sister, the brothah yes, but not the sistER.

The pot calling the kettle black phrase has nothing to do with black folk and I don't know if her splitting headache was splitting braincells, but it's folk like her that encourages white women to see all black women as angry-emotional women.

She has a CHIP on her shoulder and it just may get knocked off by Trumps no lip havin' "YOUR FIRED."

And I understand this is a chance of a lifetime for them, but I don't believe in kissin' azz and that what that little white dude is doing. Come on MAn-UP and impress Trump with your businness skills, not the kissin & wipin of the buttocks skills.

I want the brothah to shine, but he needs to be more vocal.

[delph998]

Originally posted by StrangeFruit


I want the brothah to shine, but he needs to be more vocal.

I agree! He needs to say more.

Good to see you post, Rainman! I look forward to reading your thoughts.

[Rain Man]

Originally posted by StrangeFruit
I like this show. However I'm not feelin' the sister, the brothah yes, but not the sistER.

She has a CHIP on her shoulder and it just may get knocked off by Trumps no lip havin' "YOUR FIRED."

I'll reserve comment on Omarosa if and when that moment occurs.

And I understand this is a chance of a lifetime for them, but I don't believe in kissin' azz and that's what [Sam] is doing. Come on MAN-UP and impress Trump with your business skills, not the kissin & wipin of the buttocks skills.

While quite frankly I was LOL on Sam's blatent and unashamed butt-kissin', I think Mr. Trump overlooked that for now, but could use that against him in a future boardroom session. Stay tuned.

I want the brothah to shine, but he needs to be more vocal.

Not necessarily. Kwame knows exactly what he's doing. He should speak only when spoken to and when necessary. Sometimes talking just for the sake of such can be a sign of weakness and can come back to haunt him later. He's doing just fine as is. Let him represent with his skills and talents, not merely his mouth.

[stardusttwin]

I personally like Omarossa-yeah she took it to far with the pot calling the kettle black however....when the other girls were sniping about Tammy taking a lunch break behind her back she took her to the side and said something. Tammy repays her 'heads up' by going to the girls and asking - do you have a problem?? And they all punked out. I wonder how stupid she feels watching the show now! Yet Tammy has had mad attitude with O since then....last night Om questioned her trifling phallic idea and she just cut her off. I can totally see why Om was exasperated...those girls are used to batting their eyes to get their ways and not actually use a brain cell. So far the girls are acting like they are in elementary school house..Ereka is the popular one and has her yes men all around her backing her up. I can't wait until they lose and the clique shows their true colors in the boardroom. I don't think O would have been eliminated because I too saw in watchers eyes (the woman that works for Donald - can't remember her name) how disgusted she was with the idea.

As for the guys - while Sam is over the top last night the cut went to the right person. He didn't think it was important to meet with the client. If he worked at an ad agency before he should have absolutely known better. How can you create a campaign without meeting with the client first!!! And he was the liar - if you don't give some one work to do what was Sam suppossed to do but take a freakin nap !! he tried to make it sound like Sam dropped the ball but he admittedly said he didn't give him anything to do. Not good management - you may not like him but you have to work with him, respect that and keep your personal feelings to yourself.

So far, I like Sam...like Donald's man said he may not fit in at Trump Enterprises- but Sam will either end up in jail for fraud or he'll be a multi millionaire...but he'll be fun to watch!

I'll reserve furthur comment on Kwame however he earned a pimp slap for his location at the Seaport - there are other corners in that area that have a LOT more pedestrian traffic especially at lunchtime...the guys could have cleaned up easily if they had just walked around the corner instead of right off the highway. It amazes me how many people live in NYC and don't even know this city.

edited because I can't spell

[rho4life]

I'm happy that the women have been winning, but you know what.......sex appeal will only get you so far. It worries me that sex appeal has throughly infused both of their wins. I wish that they had picked some women who were not so pretty, and carried a little more weight, b/c those women would probably be more used to using assets outside their bras to get ahead.

for the gents - please don't let my future babby daddy, the big K man leave!!!!!

[krayziigyrl]

Originally posted by delph998
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I think Sam should have gotten voted off last night. He has serious issues, and it's obvious that he's use to lying his way out of situations.

I so agree with you I think Sam should have gotten thrown off. He has issues. Maybe it is Napoleon's syndome. I think they are going to keep him on for the drama of the show. It seems like none of his team mates like him either.


Amarosa (( is that her name)) She seems very sensitive... she thinks that the whole group is out to get her. (( which is understandable since she is the token black girl)) Everytime she has her confessional she is whining about something. She was upset they didn't take her pulling the name out of the bowl idea... she was upset she didn't get to meet the president of the company... I just wanted to shake her and yell GET A GRIP. I was so surprised that she threw that race card out there too. When she brought that up I was like OMG is she serious. Intimidated by her?? Not in the least but I am intimidated by her weave though, do you guys ever notice that by the end of the day you can see her tracks?? I think that the women are going to get rid of her first if ever they lose a competition.



All in all another reality show I am hooked on!

[tld221]

I'll reserve furthur comment on Kwame however he earned a pimp slap for his location at the Seaport - there are other corners in that area that have a LOT more pedestrian traffic especially at lunchtime...the guys could have cleaned up easily if they had just walked around the corner instead of right off the highway. It amazes me how many people live in NYC and don't even know this city.

yeah, what kinda bs was that? they couldve went to times square, the s.i. ferry, harlem-125, central park (esp cause it was summer), or any busy train station.

and for the girls to use sex to sell was cheap, but thats how it works in business--gotta make that $

and why did the girls (who werent even from the city) split up? you were bound to get lost. hell, i get lost, and im from here. dumb move.

[Rain Man]

I posted some additional comments in the Chit Chat - Entertainment Forum under a thread of the same name.

Lemme know what you think, and I'll see you on Thursday w/more of the lowdown.

[brickhouse492]

Stardusttwin, you are in Brooklyn as well. Did you already see the 2nd episode? How could I have missed that. I hope they are showing it again tomorrow @ 8pm.

Now let's not hate on the ladies for using sex to sell the lemonaide. The men certainly had the option of doing the same. They can easily sell juice @ $5 a cup in NY (if they were in their underpants). This is equally as pathetic as Sam spending 20 minutes trying to sell a cup of juice for $1,000 (what a loser). Let's not forget the CowBoy guy that played his guitar on 42nd in the freezing cold. He's quite wealthy these days with his underwear modeling career.

Well, I'm in the hunt for a power job these days myself so I am very interested in the Apprentice. Can't wait 'till Wednesday.

[tld221]

Let's not forget the CowBoy guy that played his guitar on 42nd in the freezing cold.

naked cowboy was doing it to be funny, not selling sex to put himself out there.