Alright then, here we are. Hello all, it's good to see most of you again. Congratulations on making it to this point, you've earned it one way or another, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of each of you. That being said, I do have some qualms about how each of you played this game, and I'm still second-guessing about who I should vote for, so hopefully I can get a little clarity speaking to each one of you.
Kimmi, I'll start you with. You and I were adversaries for a greater part of the post-merge section of this game, and I'm impressed that you could do what I, along with many others, could not, which is making it to the end with such a blatant and obvious target on your back. However, I've been kind of wondering if the whole "Kimmi is the biggest threat to win" was a legitimate concern, or if the bandwagon for that spiraled out of control due to me insisting that because you had Stacey's vote, you would have pretty much everyone else's vote. I know you played a great social game, but in terms of organizing vote offs or influencing decisions, I don't know what you yourself did rather than the Madhesi group. So, my question, plain and simple, is what move did you make, not you and your group, but you yourself make that shaped this game the most?
Alright, uh...Jeff, you next. Jeff, I'd first like to apologize for ruling you out when I left Thursday. You came to me in a frustrated state Tuesday complaining about how you've played a great game and should be recognized for it, and I agreed with you, I felt that you were a threat no matter what others were saying, and you were right, I should at least give you a chance to make your case before deciding who was gonna get my vote. My issue with you is that you played yourself off as a goat rather than making your influence on the game be known, which, had you shown what you were capable of rather than hiding behind others, probably would've given you a much stronger case tonight. Instead, you have to tell us all what you did and hope that we believe you. And sure, you got to the end, good for you, but at this point, it doesn't look like you got here on your own merit. I'm sure that you definitely made moves to get yourself here, but I honestly have no clue what they are, and I'm not any of us do. So, my question, while stupid, is why did you hide behind the fact that you were perceived as a goat? Why not show everyone that you've been playing the game from the start, instead of playing dumb, leaving a bad taste in the jury's mouth, and having to play catch up at the last possible moment?
And finally, Tina. Tina, I'm just gonna be honest, the fact that you made it this far...it angers me to no end. The fact that you are where you are by riding coattails and acting as a puppet for Jeff and Kimmi while people like Angie, Chris, Denise, Rich, Hayden, Ramona, Debb, and even Stacey, people who played their asses off for themselves, are on the jury just sickens me. You lied, backstabbed, and made empty promises all for what seemed like personal enjoyment. And then you turn around and have the nerve to say things like "Angie checked out," "Carter checked out of the game," "Chris never had a chance anyway" when you know all of that is plain bullshit. And I'll tell you what, you may think that I checked out of the game, but I at least checked in to start, and I know that you can't say that about yourself. I have no questions for you, because I don't want to see you reply with a full 6 paragraph essay that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
Jeff, Kimmi, best of luck, either one of you would make very good winners.
