Omarosa: Yet Another Ridiculous Member of The Circus

[Cartmann99]

12 minutes ago, GrumpyGran said:

I kind of wonder if  she is still "employed" there. There are several versions of what happened here. I tend to believe that she and Kelly first came to an understanding about the 20th being her last day.

I'm looking forward to when her book makes its way to the Dollar Tree store, so that @Curious can read it and tell us about it.   I have a feeling it will be all sorts of nonsense about how Dr/Rev/Your Majesty Omarosa decided to "pursue other opportunities", and everyone simply adored her and begged her to stay. 

[47of74]

I know this is satire, but I got a good laugh out of it;

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Everybody’s favorite TV villain, Omarosa Manigault Newman, was terminated from her job as director of communications for the White House Office of Public Liaison on Tuesday and, by all accounts, her exit was confrontational and dramatic.

The former contestant on Donald Trump’s long-running show, The Apprentice, who inexplicably landed a position in the his administration and was the only high-ranking African-American woman on the president’s staff, is telling a different story. According to Manigault Newman, she was not fired by Chief of Staff John Kelly and was not forcibly removed from the White House grounds.

Donald Trump’s vicious vixen was despised by her White House peers from day one. (Credit: abcnews.com)

But a leaked Secret Service account of her last 20 minutes in Donald Trump’s employment confirms that the inordinately obnoxious Omarosa was escorted away in a hail of flying fingernails, hair pulling, stiletto heel side kicks, obscenity outbursts, and high-octane physical hostility that had the White House roof snipers on maximum alert.

 

[onekidanddone]

40 minutes ago, 47of74 said:

I know this is satire, but I got a good laugh out of it;

 

Sounds  a little bit like Kellyanne.  Do you think they were twins separated at birth?

[GreyhoundFan]

No big surprise: "Omarosa Manigault Newman: From the White House to the ‘Big Brother’ house"

Spoiler

Historically, White House aides often land impressive jobs after they finish working for a president. Some become corporate executives, others join law firms and quite a few work as well-paid television pundits.

Omarosa Manigault Newman, who served as Trump’s director of communications at the White House Office of Public Liaison for about a year, is returning to reality television. CBS announced that she’ll be one of the 11 celebrities on the debut season of its new reality show “Celebrity Big Brother,” which premieres on Feb. 7.

... < tweet >

The show is a spinoff of the network’s flagship reality series “Big Brother,” in which a group of strangers move into a house together. They’re not allowed to communicate with the outside world, while more than 80 cameras and 100 microphones stationed around the house capture their most every move. The contestants also participate in weekly competitions, fighting for a $500,000 grand prize.

The original “Big Brother” began in 2000, and its 20th season will air in summer 2018. The new show is just like “Big Brother” except the housemates are billed as celebrities.

Manigault Newman will join celebrities such as Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath, “American Pie” actress Shannon Elizabeth and former NBA player Metta World Peace (who changed his name from Ron Artest). The announcement was made in a promo Sunday night as CBS aired the Grammy Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“Big Brother” host Julie Chen, who will host “Celebrity Big Brother,” also tweeted 11 emoji, each one representing a cast member of the new show.

... < tweet >

Manigault Newman — often known simply as Omarosa — played the part of a villain on the first season of “The Apprentice” in 2004, becoming such a breakout personality that the Chicago Sun-Times named her a TV person of the year. TV critic Phil Rosenthal wrote, “This ‘Apprentice’ villainess is now a noun, verb and adjective, as in: ‘What a total Omarosa!’ ‘Can you believe how she tried to Omarosa me?’”

Though she was “fired” by Trump on the show, Manigault Newman appeared throughout the years on other iterations of it, often as a special guest. Her stint on the show launched her television career.

“I went from being anonymous to being famous overnight,” she told Oprah Winfrey, according to USA Today. “I did 10 reality shows in one year. I did a stint on soap operas, and I did a couple of scripted shows.”

Her celebrity grew as she appeared on shows including “Celebrity Poker Showdown,” “The Surreal Life” and “Battle of the Network Reality Stars,” according to IMDb.

Manigault Newman was one of the most prominent black supporters of the Trump’s candidacy, and she became one of the few black aides in his administration. But her time in the White House was beset with controversy.

In April, for example, she held a personal photo shoot for her upcoming wedding at the White House, to the chagrin of some officials. As Politico reported, “While it’s unclear whether she received formal permission for the photo shoot, at least some lawyers and other senior aides were not briefed in advance, the officials said. They quickly banned Manigault, director of communications for the Office of the Public Liaison, from posting the pictures online, citing security and ethical concerns.”

As The Post’s Krissah Thompson wrote, many stories “described her wandering the halls of the White House aimlessly or ineffectively representing Trump before the groups she was hired to cultivate. Her appearance during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention devolved into a screaming match, for instance.”

Her abrupt departure from the Trump administration created a stir. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told The Washington Post’s Vanessa Williams in an email in mid-December that Manigault Newman resigned “to pursue other opportunities,” adding, “We wish her the best in future endeavors and are grateful for her service.”

Following her resignation, which became official on Jan. 20, Manigault Newman appeared to change her tune about the Trump administration. She appeared on “Good Morning America” and said “the Trump administration’s actions toward black Americans were ‘upsetting’ and ‘uncomfortable,'” The Post reported.

“As the only African American woman in this White House, as a senior staff and assistant to the president, I have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have affected me deeply and emotionally, that has affected my community and my people,” she said.

 

[GrumpyGran]

31 minutes ago, GreyhoundFan said:

No big surprise: "Omarosa Manigault Newman: From the White House to the ‘Big Brother’ house"

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Historically, White House aides often land impressive jobs after they finish working for a president. Some become corporate executives, others join law firms and quite a few work as well-paid television pundits.

Omarosa Manigault Newman, who served as Trump’s director of communications at the White House Office of Public Liaison for about a year, is returning to reality television. CBS announced that she’ll be one of the 11 celebrities on the debut season of its new reality show “Celebrity Big Brother,” which premieres on Feb. 7.

... < tweet >

The show is a spinoff of the network’s flagship reality series “Big Brother,” in which a group of strangers move into a house together. They’re not allowed to communicate with the outside world, while more than 80 cameras and 100 microphones stationed around the house capture their most every move. The contestants also participate in weekly competitions, fighting for a $500,000 grand prize.

The original “Big Brother” began in 2000, and its 20th season will air in summer 2018. The new show is just like “Big Brother” except the housemates are billed as celebrities.

Manigault Newman will join celebrities such as Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath, “American Pie” actress Shannon Elizabeth and former NBA player Metta World Peace (who changed his name from Ron Artest). The announcement was made in a promo Sunday night as CBS aired the Grammy Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“Big Brother” host Julie Chen, who will host “Celebrity Big Brother,” also tweeted 11 emoji, each one representing a cast member of the new show.

... < tweet >

Manigault Newman — often known simply as Omarosa — played the part of a villain on the first season of “The Apprentice” in 2004, becoming such a breakout personality that the Chicago Sun-Times named her a TV person of the year. TV critic Phil Rosenthal wrote, “This ‘Apprentice’ villainess is now a noun, verb and adjective, as in: ‘What a total Omarosa!’ ‘Can you believe how she tried to Omarosa me?’”

Though she was “fired” by Trump on the show, Manigault Newman appeared throughout the years on other iterations of it, often as a special guest. Her stint on the show launched her television career.

“I went from being anonymous to being famous overnight,” she told Oprah Winfrey, according to USA Today. “I did 10 reality shows in one year. I did a stint on soap operas, and I did a couple of scripted shows.”

Her celebrity grew as she appeared on shows including “Celebrity Poker Showdown,” “The Surreal Life” and “Battle of the Network Reality Stars,” according to IMDb.

Manigault Newman was one of the most prominent black supporters of the Trump’s candidacy, and she became one of the few black aides in his administration. But her time in the White House was beset with controversy.

In April, for example, she held a personal photo shoot for her upcoming wedding at the White House, to the chagrin of some officials. As Politico reported, “While it’s unclear whether she received formal permission for the photo shoot, at least some lawyers and other senior aides were not briefed in advance, the officials said. They quickly banned Manigault, director of communications for the Office of the Public Liaison, from posting the pictures online, citing security and ethical concerns.”

As The Post’s Krissah Thompson wrote, many stories “described her wandering the halls of the White House aimlessly or ineffectively representing Trump before the groups she was hired to cultivate. Her appearance during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention devolved into a screaming match, for instance.”

Her abrupt departure from the Trump administration created a stir. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told The Washington Post’s Vanessa Williams in an email in mid-December that Manigault Newman resigned “to pursue other opportunities,” adding, “We wish her the best in future endeavors and are grateful for her service.”

Following her resignation, which became official on Jan. 20, Manigault Newman appeared to change her tune about the Trump administration. She appeared on “Good Morning America” and said “the Trump administration’s actions toward black Americans were ‘upsetting’ and ‘uncomfortable,'” The Post reported.

“As the only African American woman in this White House, as a senior staff and assistant to the president, I have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have affected me deeply and emotionally, that has affected my community and my people,” she said.

 

You beat me to it this morning, @GreyhoundFan.  

And there's Real Housewife of Somewhere on there too. Let the games begin!

[clueliss]

as a big brother fan, I'm horrified.  I can't stand her.  

[GrumpyGran]

27 minutes ago, clueliss said:

as a big brother fan, I'm horrified.  I can't stand her.  

I agree, I don't think I can stomach her. I might have been able to get through it in the past but now all I can think about is how angry I am that she made the money she did while essentially giving Dumpy a false impression about how people of color support him. She was just another enabler.

[Audrey2]

On the other hand, since Trump is the reality show President, it would be fun to put several current and former Trump administration people (along with Trump)  in the Big Brother house for the summer, with the cameras rolling. Recording all the fights in real time would be good reality show-style entertainment, and it would be interesting to see who is the last person standing. Imagine the bed-hopping scandals!

[GrumpyGran]

5 minutes ago, Audrey2 said:

On the other hand, since Trump is the reality show President, it would be fun to put several current and former Trump administration people (along with Trump)  in the Big Brother house for the summer, with the cameras rolling. Recording all the fights in real time would be good reality show-style entertainment, and it would be interesting to see who is the last person standing. Imagine the bed-hopping scandals!

This would just be filming what has already been going on. It does lead to some idle speculation about who would share rooms, who would fight, doesn't it. Of course there's no way Dump could do it, no TV or Twitter.

[Audrey2]

11 minutes ago, GrumpyGran said:

This would just be filming what has already been going on. It does lead to some idle speculation about who would share rooms, who would fight, doesn't it. Of course there's no way Dump could do it, no TV or Twitter.

Then, at least, we'd  have a recording of what goes on, to combat all of the accusations of leaking and "fake news".

[AmazonGrace]

I would watch the White House staff in Fear Factor, eating bug shakes and swimming in a pool of piranhas

[fraurosena]

16 hours ago, AmazonGrace said:

I would watch the White House staff in Fear Factor, eating bug shakes and swimming in a pool of piranhas

I pity the piranhas...

[Cartmann99]

I know it's a reality show and drama sells, but that exchange makes me even more uneasy about this administration than I already am. 

[GrumpyGran]

2 hours ago, Cartmann99 said:

I know it's a reality show and drama sells, but that exchange makes me even more uneasy about this administration than I already am. 

I honestly don't know what to make of that.

[JMarie]

On 1/29/2018 at 10:02 AM, GrumpyGran said:

You beat me to it this morning, @GreyhoundFan.  

And there's Real Housewife of Somewhere on there too. Let the games begin!

It's Brandi Glanville, one of the Beverly Hills housewives, whose husband, Eddie Cibrian, left her for LeAnn Rimes.  There's also Shannon Elizabeth, who seemed pretty unlikable when she did What Not to Wear.

[onekidanddone]

17 minutes ago, JMarie said:

It's Brandi Glanville, one of the Beverly Hills housewives, whose husband, Eddie Cibrian, left her for LeAnn Rimes.  There's also Shannon Elizabeth, who seemed pretty unlikable when she did What Not to Wear.

I never heard of any of these people

[JMarie]

17 minutes ago, onekidanddone said:

I never heard of any of these people

Really???  My obsessive TV watching is finally going to pay off!  LeAnn Rimes was a teen country singer in the mid to late '90s.  She did that song "how do I liiiiiive without yoooooou".  She was married when she did a Lifetime movie with Eddie Cibrian, who was married to Brandi.  LeAnn and Eddie are now married.  Shannon Elizabeth was the hot Czech exchange student in the American Pie movies.

[GrumpyGran]

As you might expect, this is really out there now, the networks are talking. Will Dump react?

Revenge is a dish best served on a major network reality show, especially in this case. How ironic!

[TheOneAndOnly]

Sooo... Omarosa tried to be the voice of reason but all of Trump's people attacked her.  That sounds like a 100% accurate description of what happened.  Yup.  

[candygirl200413]

When I saw her video, it reminded me of this honestly freaky/scary video she did:

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[GrumpyGran]

48 minutes ago, candygirl200413 said:

When I saw her video, it reminded me of this honestly freaky/scary video she did:

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So, which is it, Omarosa?

 

[Cartmann99]

1 hour ago, candygirl200413 said:

When I saw her video, it reminded me of this honestly freaky/scary video she did:

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I know I've said this before, but it blows my mind how some folks think they will always be a member of the group that does the persecuting, and never one of the people being persecuted. 

[AmazonGrace]

*very tiny voice*

why are they whispering into effing microphones on a celebrity reality show that is shown on a freaking TV channel? 

[clueliss]

(I'm summarizing here not quoting).  On the show last night (Monday) they showed Omarosa talking to other houseguests and talking about Pence.  She said that Pence is scary - he says Jesus talks to him and that she is a Christian but what that man says Jesus says is not the Jesus she knows.  That people should be afraid of him.  

She also talked about DACA right before that.  Said that Obama told everyone to register, out themselves and that the government would protect them, then Trump came in and overturned that.  

[GrumpyGran]

4 hours ago, clueliss said:

(I'm summarizing here not quoting).  On the show last night (Monday) they showed Omarosa talking to other houseguests and talking about Pence.  She said that Pence is scary - he says Jesus talks to him and that she is a Christian but what that man says Jesus says is not the Jesus she knows.  That people should be afraid of him.  

She also talked about DACA right before that.  Said that Obama told everyone to register, out themselves and that the government would protect them, then Trump came in and overturned that.  

I have to confess, I don't really know what to make of her. She seems to be channeling a different Omarosa now. On the surface this is a pretty good revenge plan and I don't doubt what she says but I think there's a danger of her starting to say things that aren't factual. She sure doesn't seem afraid of violating a NDA or pissing off powerful people.