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Marty had a choice when he met his new client on "House of Lies" (Sun., 10 p.m. Est on Showtime). After first mistaking Doug for Marty, and then assuming it must be Clyde, he seemed reluctant and chagrined to realize that the team leader for this particular group was in fact the one African-American in the room.
Marty's choices were to get offended, or to roll with it and close the deal. Ever the professional, and clearly focused on the color green, Marty decided not to let the color of his skin become a deterrent. So he took it as an opportunity to put the eager Jeannie in the driver's seat. If nothing else, she could be the pretty -- and "appropriately colored" -- face on the pitch that would apparently go down easier.
In the closing meeting, when Jeannie was pushing for a diversification of their brand -- as »
- Jason Hughes
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