Laurie: I came upon The Apprentice while channel surfing the other night. Yes, females channel surf also. Almost stars and has-been stars and   imagesobscure stars had been divided based on gender and were battling it out in the name of charity. The task was to run a diner in Manhattan and solicit donations for a charity. The team who got the most donations won. In truth, I’m not sure what they won. Obviously the money donated would go charity, but if there were any other prizes to be had, they must have been announced in the first hour which I fortunately missed.

elizabeth: I missed the first show due to a power outage. It figures the storm passes, all is calm so we lose our electricity at 7:30 in the evening. The whole area is without lights and you can’t see anything. Thank God I knew where the flashlight was so I was able to entertain Walter with my version of Scarface by way of sock puppets. The gun scene with the cocaine was one of my best.

Laurie: So they struggled and sniped and sweated and swore at the competition and their teammates until ultimately they ended up at the intimidating board table with Donald Trump, who attempted to bully the losing team into naming its weakest link. The losers were the females and they were reluctant to throw anyone under the Trump bus. But the Big Guy kept goading them with slogans like “It’s all about the money” and “Somebody has to go.” The women squirmed and sidestepped and eventually threw Carol Leifer out of this warped game.

elizabeth: We did find it on the tube a few days later and I looked at Trump and I just wanted to bitch slap him until your hand was a bloody pulp. How dare they throw out Carol Leifer? I did my first interview with her (don’t tell her that. I told her I was a seasoned journalist…not). She was out there bringing in the people so how did they figure they would make money with an empty diner? And I just hated how Trump went after them to throw someone to the lions. This is what is wrong with this country. Okay, this is one of the many things but we only have so much space here. He looks like a sleazy car salesman with a possum on his head and all that matters to him is the money. How about complimenting these women on not being able to throw someone out? How about them working as team? Nooooo…in the world of Trump it is all about the all- mighty dollar and you somehow make donating money to charity seem like a dirty, filthy thing.

Laurie: And suddenly I realized that I don’t like this show. It isn’t all about the money. And if it is, then our priorities are screwed up. You didn’t sell enough $1500 hamburgers so you must betray a team member? That’s pretty dastardly behavior even if you are pretending that the charity is the main concern. And what kind of television viewer revels in watching someone who has just busted their butt get fired? And not enough that you get fired because it is frowned upon if you don’t at least put up a fight (grovel, plead and try to find someone else to blame) for your make-believe job. So in the end folks like Darryl Strawberry, Rod Blagojevich, and pretty-boy Bret Michaels become the heroes because they played the it’s-all-about-the-money-game better. The only salvation is that some charity somewhere got some money but what a high price to pay. If somebody on a subway with a paper cup or a banjo asks us for money, we look away. That’s exactly what I plan to do the next time The Apprentice is on.

elizabeth: Okay, I have to go off the topic for a minute and be shallow. If Bret Michael of Poison took off that damn bandana would the top part of his head roll down his back? Just asking. I can’t even get my blond hair to be that shiny. Could it be…
Okay the morally-outraged elizabeth is back. Did you miss me?
The only one who had the tenacity to take on Trump was Carol Leifer. She was not leaving without money for the North Shore Animal League. And she got it. I admire her for taking a bad situation and making it work for her charity. In fact, I think Mr. Potato Head Trump should give each player who leaves 10 grand for their charities. That is if they aren’t skinned alive and eaten by the team members. And while you are at it Donald, please make one out to Coaches on the Edge. Call it hush money for pissing us off.


 


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