'Apprentice' loser Kwame Jackson debates job offer from 'Benefactor' Mark Cuban

Reality TV World ^ | April 17, 2004 | Wade Paulsen

[FairOpinion]

According to Extra!, Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, made a "huge job offer" to Kwame after Bill Rancic was hired by Trump instead of Kwame. Kwame told Extra! that Cuban had waited for hours at The Apprentice after-show cast party before finally cornering Kwame so that he could make the offer.

Cuban is an honest American success story. Born middle-class in Pittsburgh, Cuban went to Indiana University, where he honed his sales skills. After graduation, he started a computer consulting company -- although he knew nothing about computers. However, by a combination of his own drive, a little blarney and some good employees, Cuban eventually built the company, MicroSolutions, Inc., into a powerhouse that he sold to CompuServe for millions in 1990, seven years after its founding.

Prior to the job offer from Cuban, Fox News reported that Kwame had been offered the chance to return to his old firm, the NYC investment bank Goldman Sachs, at a substantial salary. However, Kwame turned the offer down and instead had planned to start a business with some friends of his focused on raising capital for black-run firms that focused on the upscale market.

[FairOpinion]

Kwame said on Greta that it was for $150K.

What nobody seems to be talking about is Sam's amazing stunt of GIVING Trump $250K for the chance to work for him. I think Trump liked the style, and kept the briefcase, which means, he probably will give Sam a job --- otherwise I am sure he would have turned Sam down on the spot.

It will be very interesting to see where each of the Apprentice contestants will be a year from now. I hope the show will do a special on it.

[FairOpinion]

Well, here is a chance for you to do another ping for the Apprentice ping list. :)

[cyborg]

LOL wow this is getting more bizarre

[Bogey78O]

let me ask a question.

http://www.trumpfiresbush.com/

Isn't this a copyright infringement? Or should I start making GOP Ben&Jerry adverts?

[cyborg]

Hmmmm....forward it to the NBC folks. And some have the nerve to accuse FR of copyright nasties!

[rdb3]

I sure hope he takes it! I'd love to work for Mark Cuban.

A.K.A. Sleepy Brown

[DoughtyOne]

I like Kuame and wish he would have fired the person that seriously made me entertain the idea of bringing back 'the rack'. Failing that, it made me question his leadership skills.

As for Sammy, yes it was a good move. I can't imagine anyone giving him a position of authority though.

Trump should take the money and set Sammy up managing a line of shoe-shine stations in Trump facilities.

[Diogenesis]

"Kwame? If either of us had a copy of Gorelick's book "Destruction of Evidence"
we NEVER would have gotten fired."

[E Rocc]

http://www.trumpfiresbush.com/

Isn't this a copyright infringement?

Probably not. The painfully leftist "This Modern World" once used Dilbert and Dogbert in a cartoon. I e-mailed Scott Adams asking if it was copyright infringement. He replied saying that parody like that was considered "fair use".

-Eric

[E Rocc]

I sure hope he takes it! I'd love to work for Mark Cuban.

Cuban is reputed to be a way better boss than Trump. It's like the difference between working for the late Al Lerner and David Modell.

Okay, maybe not quite as Trump actually accomplished some things on his own.....

-Eric

[Archangelsk]

'Apprentice' loser Kwame Jackson

Although I didn't watch this show, I have to say that anyone who comes in second out of a total of 215,000 applicants is hardly a loser. The only 'losers' are the morons who call this gentleman a loser.

[Bogey78O]

Her's the thing. I once hosted on my website(as a mirror) a cartoon where Outkasts's "Hey Ya" was dubbed to a 'music video' made from "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown".

Within a week I was emailed by United Features Syndicate ordering me to cease and desist within 2 weeks or I'd face legal action.

[cyborg]

Amen brother. KFC could shove their stupid fried chicken deal... eewwww how would THAT look anyway? Someone at KFC didn't think that one over.

[Archangelsk]

I sure hope he takes it! I'd love to work for Mark Cuban.

Doing what?

[Bogey78O]

I think it hinges on how much of the original artwork is used.

But since the whole site is plastered with an Aprentice motif one could argue it could be inferred the site blurs the line and creates the impression that The Apprentice endorses True Majority.

[FairOpinion]

THIS one IS a copyright infringement for sure!

[Always Right]

I thought Troy was the best of the bunch.

[jocon307]

"I have to say that anyone who comes in second out of a total of 215,000 applicants is hardly a loser."

Yes, that was the point that Trump kept making. None of these people were losers, although Omorasa does seem to be mentally ill. But at the beginning I thought she'd go all the way.

The show was very entertaining and interesting. It was nice to see smart, energetic, motivated people being rewarded for being smart, energetic & motivated. No pity party on this show, and that was a major relief!

[cyborg]

I agree.

[rdb3]

Doing what?

Marketing and promotions. I've met the guy and I think he's the type of boss that I have always wanted to work for.

A.K.A. Sleepy Brown