ninna721 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Clay got a mention on the View this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm surprised anyone is surprised about Clay's statements as far as Trump's acting role in the show. I did think he decided whom to fire at least some of the time. I thought I read an article somewhere about producers running around editing film to try to justify some of Trump's decisions in the boardroom. Who knows? My point is, it doesn't really matter to me who decided. It's a reality show, it's manipulated to create drama, it's obviously edited a lot, and it's always been obvious that Trump himself had little to do with it. And it's a piss poor imitation of how business actually works--how could it be otherwise? How anyone could get the idea from that show that Trump is a great businessman I can't imagine. ETA: Found it, or something like it. Not the NY Times or anything for sure: http://cinemontage.org/2016/10/editing-trump-reality-tv-star-who-would-be-president/ Quote A grand editorial struggle on the show was to make the star’s decisions about which contestant was fired each episode look legitimate. The editors reported that when the boardroom was shot, the producers would offer their observations about who did well in the challenges and deserved to stay, and who was not pulling his or her weight and deserved to go. But invariably, Trump would ignore factual information and instead go with his gut. “Trump would often make arbitrary decisions which had nothing to do with people’s merit,” confirmed another Season One editor who requested anonymity. “He’d make decisions based on whom he liked or disliked personally, whether it be for looks or lifestyle, or he’d keep someone that ‘would make good TV’ [according to Trump].” Setting up story beats to justify the contestant that Trump ultimately fired required editorial gymnastics, according to the show’s editors. Manipulating footage to invent a story point that did not exist organically is common in reality TV editing, although with The Apprentice, it proved a tremendous feat. “We’d often be shocked at whomever Trump chose to fire,” Braun explained. “Our first priority on every episode like that was to reverse-engineer the show to make it look like his judgment had some basis in reality. Sometimes it would be very hard to do, because the person he chose did nothing. We had to figure out how to edit the show to make it work, to show the people he chose to fire as looking bad — even if they had done a great job.” This article is about people who worked on the 2004 to 2007 seasons so it doesn't necessarily reflect how the firing worked on Clay's season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hey gang -- busy day today, just as busy tomorrow! But I did want to let you know that this story "blew up" in the past 24 hours; I may or may not put them all in the news section in the next few days. I may end up just listing all the different places and letting it go. Politicon is using this to it's advantage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hi guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 I'm reading that Clay was mentioned on Stephrn Colbert last night, re this story. Will find more later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 There were also two retweets from Clay overnight: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Meghan McCain tweeted: Clay's reply: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Clay is the number 6 picture in this BuzzFeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/saavonsmalls/fries-are-gr8?utm_term=.twZORW5px#.riAZ31aDx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Bold tweeted that Clay is "on the road", but will skype in tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I'm really behind! I hope to get caught up later tonight. My husband is playing in the pit band forva local production of "Bye Bye Birdie," and so I have evenings free for the next week. I'll go see the production Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 From Billboard, article about entertainers going into politics 9. Clay Aiken. A musician, politician, activist, actor, author, and television personality - Clay Aiken can seemingly do anything life throws at him. At only 38, the American Idol star is still exploring his career options. In 2014, he ran for Congress in North Carolina's 2nd congressional district and went as far as winning the Democratic Primary. Did he win? No, he was not an idol of choice for the voters. Where is he now? Performing and discussing his political opinions on TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Here's a link for the full article: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/7865918/musicians-rocky-road-politics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Clay skyped into Bold from NC. He didn't look much more awake than I felt! Might have seen a little stubble . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Screencaps weren't great today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrieeee Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Home! Nothing quite like it. I'm exhausted and don't even have the energy to go and get Milk! Oh well didn't need it anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Welcome home merrieeee! It sounds like you had a fabulous trip! I got to watch Clay's part of Bold Blend yesterday. It was fun watching him answer questions and such, while what was probably his Mom's backyard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 So Clay is supposed to be back in NYC by Friday for Bold. He said he would be back on Wake Up With Taylor in July. Only two Tuesdays left. Politicon is the last weekend of the month. The man shall be busy! Yuku sites are down for their transition to taptalk boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninna721 Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Beautiful banner by ldyj!! I love that he turned down all those "PR opportunities" that most people would have jumped all over - what a guy!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIFAN Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Welcome back, Merrieeee!! Love the new banner!! Also love that Clay turned down the PR opportunities--have so much respect for him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFforCA Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 merrieeee - glad you're home safe and sound and that you had a wonderful trip. The banner is really sharp! Thanks for the pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmh123 Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Hey, just to let y'all know that I didn't change the look of the board today. For whatever reason some changes have appeared. Settings have not changed. I'm mainly annoyed about the lack of a margin on the left before text appears. There are some other changes as well, minor. Given the new "like" button and emoties that appear when you hover over the new heart, I'm guessing that Invision has made changes to the default template. I'll look into it one of these days soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 jmh, I should probably let you know when I do a board update! I did one last night, so that must be where the changes you've described are coming from. It did also ask if I wanted to have initials as a profile picture instead of the default, if a user doesn't upload their own picture. Just to let everyone know as well -- Photobucket changed their terms recently, and third party "linking" (meaning pictures directly input on the board via Photobucket) is no longer allowed, unless you pay some exorbitant sum to Photobucket. Therefore, pictures uploaded via Photobucket in our history is now pretty much kaput. I'm sad, although I do think not everyone used Photobucket, some actually did upload their pictures directly to the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldyjocelyn Posted July 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 NOTICE -- Last call for donations toward the FCA Gala ad! Right now we've got enough for the half-page black and white ad, with a nice side donation to the Project. I'll contact the Project on Friday to start the work on this, so if you're interested in donating, please contact me via PM NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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