What is Claudia Jordan thinking?

On last night's Celebrity Apprentice, former Deal or No Deal suitcase rack Claudia Jordan lost out on any further chances of sucking up to The Donald while ostensibly earning a check for charity.  But not before delivering some choice insults to her teammate (and my fellow Penn grad) Melissa Rivers.

Now for one thing, let's pretend, just for a moment, that this show really is anything like corporate America.  (After all, Dennis Rodman continues to show up at work drunk and surly, while other, more competent people, get fired.  Yep, that sounds about right.)  It's never smart to gossip about a co-worker, because you KNOW your words are going to get around.  And to do it on camera?  Even more not-smart.

But here's the dumbest move of all:  picking on Joan Rivers' offspring.  An attache-case model entering into a war of words with a quick-witted legend like Joan?  That's like walking into a gunfight with only a water pistol... made of spun sugar.  I kept saying to Frank, "ooh, wait 'til Joan gets back.  She's gonna GET it...!"  But then, unfortunately, Claudia was sent off to the safety of that waiting losers' cab.

  

I can't wait to see what mincemeat mama lioness Joan makes of those who continue to cross her sweet Melissa!