Posted on 12/16/2005 12:45:11 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
Just seconds after being named this season's Apprentice, Randal Pinkett made his first executive decision -- he instructed Donald Trump not to hire his competitor Rebecca Jarvis.
"I think there should be only one apprentice," he said when Trump asked if Jarvis should also be hired. "I think that's the way it should be."
While it was obvious The Donald had planned on offering jobs to both candidates, Trump did not hesitate in granting Pinkett's wish and making him the sole Apprentice.
For Jarvis this was a huge slap in the face.
Not only did the 23-year-old outshine Pinkett during their final tasks -- hosting different fundraising events -- she has an exceptional resume, including starting a children's charity at only 15-years-old.
"Rebecca, I think you are brilliant and you have a tremendous future. Basically, I am stuck with two stars," said Trump.
In the end, it was Pinkett's extensive education (he's a Rhodes Scholar who attended both Oxford and MIT) and leadership abilities that won The Donald over.
"Randal, you have been outstanding. Rarely have I seen a leader as good as you," said Trump just moments before announcing his choice during the show's live finale at the Lincoln Centre in New York.
Although Pinkett was a shoo-in to win The Apprentice from the start, he failed to impress the boss during his last challenge, running a celebrity softball game and auction.
The 34-year-old, who did not check the weather forecast and was, therefore, caught off guard when it began to rain, did manage to pull off the auction segment of the event inside the baseball arena, but Trump and his executives were disappointed in the final product.
Jarvis, however, planned an exceptional event for Yahoo, right down to the little purple flashing light ice cubes that were served in the drinks. But her team failed to raise any money for their charity, which Trump felt was unacceptable.
As the winner of this season's The Apprentice, Pinkett will oversee massive construction projects at Trump's three hotels and casinos in Atlantic City.
Meanwhile, season five of The Apprentice is set to air next spring.
I think Trump made the wrong decision. On several projects Randal was stumped for what to do or he spent time on meanliness action. She showed good judgement and performance all the way. One downside was her unwavering loyalty to an incompetent contestant. But Trump seemed to like the loyalty.
"the first winner wound up dating the girl from Bachelor who ws chosen by Andrew Firestone.
She then moved on to some other so called celeb."
I never was a fan of the parallel selling concept. ;)
who cares?
Rebecca deserves more than a job with Trump.
Let's leave race out of this---Randy is beyond that. He is dynamic no matter what his race is!!!
(spoken from personal knowledge)
NOT!!
I suspected that Randall would win.
I suspected that Trump would offer both jobs
I did not suspect that Randall would less-than-graciously shut the door on a more-than-qualified friend and team-mate that helped him get where he is.
Business is truly brutal.
He had the job. He should have known it. I would have said, "If there is room in your (Trump's) organization for one more qualifed candidate, I believe it would be in your best interest to also hire Rebecca."
It would have only made himself shine more.
I'm surprised he didn't hire both of them. He had two minorities there. One was black and the other was a (temporarily) disabled female. Would have been a PC two-fer for Trump.
I think Randal's decision was out of synch with everything else he did on the show. something about it doesn't pass the smell test, and it wouldn't surprise me if there was some kind of backstage maneuvering going on that led up to this. As I said to Mrs. Slowboat last night, if Randal had said yes, we would have all said "that's nice", and forgotten about it. Instead, it's the big controversy and the subject of a lot of discussion and speculation.
Look for an epilogue that will get more ratings for Trump.
He is.
BTW you are pathetic if you saw race in Trump asking if he should hire the lady.
Trump just has a weakness for pretty girls. He wanted to keep Rebecca around and tried to put the decision on Randall's shoulders. Typical Trump, which makes the show interesting.
Randall beat Rebecca fair and square. He never lost when managing a task. Her only win as project leader was with Randall as her guiding partner.
She'll have plenty of offers and will probably be better off not working in Randall's shadow.
And Raj from last season (I think he was in last season) is running for Congress as a Republican in Pennsylvania's 13th District.
Both Raj and Maria (same season as Raj) were the Masters of Ceremony at the Young Republican convention in Las Vegas in July.
I don't watch the show and never have. However, I think "The Donald" is such an egomaniac control freak that he never gives any real power to those people anyway. The whole show is just for self-aggrandizement and to keep him in the spotlight. He and Slick Willie are a lot alike except Slick didn't inherit a real estate fortune and had to get his the old fashion way - he stole and extorted it.
Good grief! Must everything in life be turned into a racial issue? I don't believe for one second that Donald Trump was showing prejudice against blacks by wanting to offer Rebecca a job, too. However, I think he should have just done it and not asked Randall's permission.
So what's wrong with inheriting a real estate fortune? It's not like he drove it into the ground. I like Trump's buildings in NYC. He creates jobs, revitalizes neighborhoods and promotes business. Aint nothing wrong with that. He's probably a dem but at least he dislikes the UN.
On the Today Show now in the central time zone.
Didn't say much. Rebecca coming up in a bit.
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