Poker Deposit BonusKevin Trudeau Tries to Fool People into Thinking They Are Watching ‘The View’
March 28th, 2008 Paul Lucas
In his latest infomercial, Kevin Trudeau tries to sell his book Debt Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About by fooling people into thinking they are watching The View—or at least some cheap knock-off of The View.
I’m not sure why this would make any human being more likely to watch Kevin Trudeau’s infomercial. If you haven’t seen The View, it is a daytime TV talk show that features Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and a bunch of other ladies with no talent mooing and cackling about nonsense. My reaction upon seeing The View on my TV screen is to reach for the remote control as soon as possible and change the channel to The Price is Right.
Kevin Trudeau must believe, however, that this program is so popular that viewers will eagerly watch his infomercial if it is disguised as some knock-off version of The View called “The Hot Seat.”
The Hot Seat infomercial, like The View, features a panel of ladies interviewing a guest. The women featured here are Terri Oullette (veteran hostess of such infomercials as the Oreck Air Purifier), Nancy Valen (former Baywatch babe), Sara Underwood (2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year) and someone named Michelle Huber. I don’t know who Michelle Huber is but if she is the same Michelle Huber listed in the Internet Movie Database her claim to fame consists of playing “Attractive Woman” on a single episode of The Sopranos.
The program opens with host Terri Ouellette really trying to fool people into thinking this is a legitimate talk show: “Hi, welcome to The Hot Seat. I’m Terri Ouellette, and as usual we have our regulars on the show today…” Excuse me? “As usual?” “Regulars?” This is a damn infomercial! Maybe there was some other infomercial that I missed that also tried to disguise itself as “The Hot Seat,” but unless I’m mistaken The Hot Seat has never aired before this advertisement designed to sell Kevin Trudeau’s Debt Cure book!
It doesn’t take a detective to know that Trudeau dude is a scam artist of the first order. I have seen him scamming people and ripping off other’s ideas for years and taking then as his own. I have read some other blogs in which people said the man is insane. Well, an insane man laughing all the way to the bank.
Comment by Lucy — March 29th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
trudeau is a complete butt head. maybe he’s made millions by scamming people…but i believe in what goes around, comes around.
Comment by IMO — March 31st, 2008 at 12:25 am
Check Amazon.com: you can buy Trudeau’s books from anywhere from $1.47 to $4.05 (plus postage of course, so add about 3 more dollars). That’s probably still more than what they are worth. Whenever I’m going to get a book of DVD, I check Amazon, and many times I can get them for basement-low prices. Always check Amazon before bidding on anything on E-Bay, or ordering any books off the TV.
Comment by Scott Mercer — April 3rd, 2008 at 11:51 pm
When I first saw this infomercial I thought the whole set with him and the women looked like a weird version of the Last Supper painting, with Kevin Trudeau as… Jesus (as he probably refers to himself daily). Then I realized that, aside from the knock-off View format, he is mainly trying to tap into the female demographic that follows Suze Orman’s financial advice on getting rid of debt. He’s trying to capitalize on women’s desire to get smart about money; only he’s a total idiot!! And I can’t stand how they insult everyone’s intelligence with the “as usual” and “regular” hosts, as if this show exists in some parallel bizarro universe.
Comment by Banana — April 4th, 2008 at 12:56 am
he’s been in prison for fraud, no?
Comment by FunDaddy — April 10th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I watched the infomercial mainly because I was intrigued by Sarah Underwood’s legs. I finally determined that she’s hot.
Comment by KDiddy — June 5th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Kevin Trudeau is far from a scam artist. He simply provides you with information that you may or may not know about. It’s up to you to decide whether or not you want to make the purchase. alot of his information is repeated from other sources and NO he does not take credit for those ideas. He clearly states that he is relaying ideas to the public that inspired him by previous mentors and authors. If you want to say negative remarks about Kevin Trudeau because of the way that he set up his panel to do a commercial, or because Suzzie Orman is not the only person that wants to help women to get smart about money; those are ridiculous reasons to discredit anyone who had made a million dollars. If any of you who have made negative comments about his methods,credibility,or a scam artist.Especially Lucy (comment # 1) You all obviously have’nt taken the time to explore the products or services that he has offered. If you read blogs all day then you only get opinions. Lucy states that he takes other ideas and portrays them as his own. That is completely FALSE. Someone will read your comment and form an opinion based off of a lie that YOU have told.
His info is very usefull and his methods of weight lost, natural remedies, and becomming debt free are helping thousands of people every day. Any one who has a comment please refferr me to the book that YOU have published or the Commercial that YOU have done in efforts to help society in these areas and I will go to Amazon and purchase your material today for “basement- low prices.”
Comment by James Edgar — June 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Thanks for clearing things up, Kevin (oops, I meant James Edgar). Now I know it’s a good book.
Comment by Josie — June 5th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Kevin Trudeau may be every bit the crook that everyone says he is. But wait one minute. You don’t think everything he says about the pharmaceutical industry is right on. Name one disease that western medicine has cured. I can tell you the answer. None. That cure you’re desperately seeking is right around the corner. That’s the longest corner I have ever witnessed. From Diabetes to Cancer, heart disease, and the many other diseases; the only thing the medical community talks about is treatment. Treatment is the code word for cha ching if you know what I mean. When the medical community mentions the word “cure” they are deceiving you. In the case of cancer a “cure” is a five year period. You have to be kidding me. So say what you will about Kevin Trudeau,he is not the only one being dishonest.
Comment by Jim Dandy — June 6th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Now watching this show June 8 08 Cable channel CN8. We know the poor and minorities pay more for credit. Duh, But hot ladies in nice low cut dresses give it credance, Especially PlayMate of the Year, Im sold. Is this guy like Lesko whose book I got had info on assistance grant programs. If there were any that I was qualified for never found them. Im interested in getting the book. If for no other reason than to find new way to avoid getting “screwed.” What, dont apply 4 credit cards? Im a cash only person, never had 1.
Comment by Kenneth R C — June 9th, 2008 at 3:00 am
Name one disease that western medicine has cured?
Smallpox.
Comment by BobHope2112 — June 17th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Anyone that does not think Trudeau is a scammer (looking at you James,) go and find his Nightline interview. If you still cannot see that he’s a pathological weasel, then by all means, send him your money.
Comment by BobHope2112 — June 17th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Whoever wrote this, is a very unwise! Theres nothing better than knowing who the government really is! So whoever wrotethisis probably either working for the government or is just jelous!!!
Comment by Marina — June 22nd, 2008 at 9:32 pm
We are destroyed for a lack of knowledge…….. I just want to personally thank Kevin Trudeau for opening my understanding and providing me with life saving information. I believe that Kevin has spent years of research and money to protect us from our adversary.
You can not make a believer out of everyone though!
Comment by Bridgitte Uzzell — June 24th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Remember folks, there’s a lot of dumb people out there and as long as they are there, the snake oil salesmen will be taking their money.
Comment by NealR2000 — June 26th, 2008 at 5:03 am
This man has been in prison for fraud. He is a lying, thieving weasel. If you by anything from his phone lines you will keep paying forever.
Comment by Harry O — June 26th, 2008 at 10:24 am
This guy may be a scam artist but he is very sucessful in recent years.
His debt cures book is a very good investment for anyone in serious debt. If you have fallen behind on any of your unsecured debt his words can help you out immensely.
Banks are in major trouble right now and the laws are structured in the consumers favor. Take advantedge. People pay attorneys hundreds (upwards of $1000) to settle their debts or collections. You don’t need a freaking attorney you just need this book.
As a mortgage professional I constantly get people who hired an attorney to fix their credit. You don’t need an attorney to lower the payoff on a collection or write the credit bureaus letters disputing all of your derogatory tradelines.
You just have to know a few simple facts. You can learn them for free on the internet, you buy this book on Amazon for a few bucks, or you can pay an attorney $800 to fix it.
I opted for buying the book. Know I am able to make $800 per person wanting to repair their credit. When the credit is fixed, I do their mortgage and make another few Thousand.
Email me or visit my website if you want further information. It would be cheaper to just buy the fucking book but all of you stupid people believe everything you read on the internet. Just because this man did time over 15 years ago does not make his book about fucking the credit card companies any less factual.
Get a fucking life and think for yourselves. Wikipedia is a great site but you all obviously cannot think for yourselves.
Comment by Jeremy Woodson — June 28th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Chuck Jaffee, a columnist at CBS Market Watch, reviewed the book and stated: “Truth be told, most of the information [in the book] is readily available in personal finance columns you can find online or in books that are readily available in your local library.” Jeremy Woodson above me is right. Kevin Trudeau is a scam artist when it comes to medical purposes and terminology. When it comes to financial information he knows exactly what he is talking about. If your in any financial trouble look for answers; free on the internet or buy his book on Amazon for a few bucks. Although Jeremy Woodson was right about what he said, he didn’t have to resort to such foul language. This book truly is helpful and I hope you read it if your in financial trouble.
Comment by Samuel Jones — July 3rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
“The Hot Seat” was just a gimmick, so we really shouldn’t be mad at that. I’m only upset because words like “as usual” and “regulars” were used. There are only two possibilities: 1. Kevin thinks his consumers are stupid; 2. He thought it was a clever idea and didn’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings.
Comment by Samuel Jones — July 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I have to agree with KDiddy (#6) about watching the show just for the legs. ‘Cept I’d rather look at the legs of the lady who actually had pantyhose on
Comment by Dave — July 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Wow, watching an infomercial for Sara Underwood’s legs. That is lame. I was looking at her cleavage.
Comment by Joe — July 16th, 2008 at 7:16 am