Omarosa Manigault: Ultimate Survivor

                                                                                 

                                                                                

Up until now I thought Donald Trump was the ultimate Survivor. Trump has a personality made for reality TV. Reality TV made him a presidential contender. Reality TV .... "been berry, berry good" to Donald Trump.

Trump’s salesman instincts were spot-on. He recognized the pain running through the American heartland. It took a New York real estate developer to figure out Middle America.

Trump put a dagger in the heart of a slew of Republican candidates by being a plain talker. He called them names-- Low Energy Jeb Bush, lyin' Ted Cruz, etc-- and this chutzpah appealed to Middle America.

Remember Robert Preston in “The Music Man” the 1962 movie, about a flim-flam man who conned the the hicks in River City and took their money. Trump has hypnotized all of us. He took the American presidency and turned it into a reality TV show!

Almost forgot about Omarosa Manigault. 

Hunter Thompson, the gonzo journalist, famously said …“when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” 

Omarosa more than almost any other person proves the truth of the weird turning pro. She has achieved an almost stateswoman type media presence. Omarosa plays a Villainess on reality TV, but with Trump's assistance has taken her act to the national stage. 

Omarosa has an ego to match Donald Trump and an iPhone tape recorder to embarrass the hell out of him. Omarosa seems unburdened by conventional moral codes. Who does that remind you of?

If Donald Trump comes back as an African-American female for his next lifetime—can you guess what his name will be?

These people were made for cable TV, in fact made by cable TV, and they’ve lifted everybody’s ratings. They fill our flat screens with drama and everybody likes watching the new train wreck of our national politics now presented as a TV show.

Omarosa does not mind having enemies. Who does that remind you of? She rose from humble roots in Youngstown, Ohio and has survived all the slings and arrows. She truly was an apprentice of Donald Trump.

Omarosa learned rapidly. She appeared on Trump’s “Apprentice” in 2004, the show’s first season. Omarosa was strong in the boardroom portions of the show. In 2016 she was sitting at the around the White House table.

Omarosa’s rapid rise via the television medium has been one of the fastest moves upward in recent political history. Sarah Palin got pulled out of the Alaskan outback by presidential candidate John McCain. She had appeal with the same people that became Trump backers. Like Omarosa, Sarah Palin was a force to be reckoned with. Sarah's act quick ended. She claimed her 15 minutes and was gone.

Omarosa is guaranteed at least 20 minutes. Without Trump, there is very little interest in Omarosa. The White House offered to pay her a salary to keep her mouth shut. Omarosa did not take that bait. She's too much a Survivor to fall for that ploy.

Omarosa’s strategic use of a recording device guarantees a measure more of fame and fortune. She has a book out, Unhinged, at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

Omarosa has turned pro.