Real Housewives of New Jersey

Oh Lord.  I am terrified to write this blog post because I know how things go when one speaks of Teresa Giudice from Real Housewives of New Jersey.  Here's my disclaimer:  I think Teresa is a whole lot smarter than she lets on, and I think she has the ability to be extremely manipulative when it works for her.  But guess what?  I think the same thing about Melissa Gorga as well!  In fact, all of these women seem hell bent in taking down one another in the press.

Here's the thing, Teresa can't have the keen business sense she possesses and be as ditzy as she appears.  She knows fully what her fan base expects her personality to be…but it is the same with each of the ladies.  Carolina Manzo is the Mama Bear, and Jacqueline Laurita is the airhead.  This isn't their first rodeo!  I actually find myself feeling sorry for Teresa.  Her marriage seems to be in shambles, and her husband is grossly disrespectful.  It's not fun to watch, it's pathetic.  Of course, Teresa's fatal flaw is that she never can (and probably never will) actually admit when she is in the wrong.  Oh, she'll flippantly say it in the tabloids or in her blog, but it is always followed by a qualification of how things aren't really her fault.  Though she claims otherwise, Tre has perfected the art of playing the victim…and people buy it hook, line, and sinker.

That said, do I think Teresa set up Melissa with stripper-gate?  No!  Teresa says there is no way she could pull off that stunt given that she's a horrible actress.  False.  She is a wonderful actress, but I have watched enough Bravo to know that it has its own agenda and story line.  The network is the ultimate puppet master, and we all know Kim D. would do anything to be one of those puppets.  So, let's recap before we get into the meat of this post:  I think Teresa is capable of masterminding stripper-gate, but I honestly think she has some sense (twisted as it may be) of family loyalty.  Paired with Melissa's obvious desire to replace Teresa in popularity with the viewers, it makes for a perfect storm of drama.  So, while Teresa has clean hands in this situation, it doesn't mean she isn't culpable for other things, like selling stories to the tabloids or pretending to think digging at Caroline's kids in her cookbook was an innocent joke.  Disclaimer complete!

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