Sympathy Win for Michaels

ASSI – Bret Michaels the lead singer of Poison heard the words Your Hired from Donald Trump last night on the Finale of Celebrity Apprentice. Michaels and Holly Robinson Peete were the final two contestants vying for the coveted spot. Michaels who has been besieged with health issues: Emergency Appendectomy, Brain Hemorrhage, warning Stroke, and he has a hole in his heart. As the winner of “Celebrity Apprentice” he won $250K for American Diabetes Association, his charity plus what he won as Project Manager, which was around 160K.

Michaels did more sucking up and brown nosing than I had ever seen on the show, he was determined to win at all cost of reputation and/or dignity, and was without any shame for tactics used. He wants to be liked by everyone and will do anything to ensure folks like him. He played the game well without loosing his integrity which wasn’t difficult since there was no shame in his game. He admitted that he wanted the yes vote even if it was a Sympathy vote in his favor. Michaels was creative and pushed the envelope on more than one occasion, his thoughts often got the best of him and made him seem scatter brain, but his willingness to think outside the box led him to victory on three occasions.

Peete was an excellent fund raiser and raised a whopping $350K for Autism, her charity. Holly raised the most in the history of the Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice, the woman has skills. A Snapple executive even mentioned that she would be a great asset to Snapple’s Board of Directors and I agree. Peete also won $250K for Autism. All together her foundation HollyRod will receive about $600K for her participation on “Celebrity Apprentice.” If it were not for Michaels health issues Peete would have won. Holly was gracious and emotional she could not stop crying. She was excited to see Michaels and even her five year old son said to her, Mom I want you to win but I am pulling for Michaels. I think all eyes were on “Celebrity Apprentice” just to see if Michaels would return to the finale and what condition he would be in, he had a noticeable limp, and was in great spirits. He looked exceptionally well in spite of all that he had been through.
Peete looked stunning in a silver shimmering mini dress that complimented her body but that wasn’t enough to sway the Donald to go against Michaels who overcame death. Peete won as project manager once and lost twice but of no fault of her own, she was a conservative player who did not go against the grain, and was unwilling to shake things up. She played it safe, did what she does well, and raised a boat load of money for Autism.