The Apprentice…my take
One of the benefits of living on the west coast is that you get to find out the outcome and hear the reactions before actually seeing the program.
Much of the blogosphere (however you spell it) was pissed at Randal for not suggesting that Rebecca should be hired as well especially since Trump very casually mentioned that he could have been convinced to hire her.
After thinking about the whole situation and discussing it with my wife, we both agreed that although it was “cold”, he was right in his decision.
The whole series is based on proving that you are better than the other person. The only time contestants are pushing for each other is when they are on the same team. Tonight, Randal and Rebecca were clearly not on the same team. This is kinda why I do not think this was a fair question given the stated goal of the show–to become THE apprentice.
He would have pitched the same question if Rebecca would have won.
(Edited: I had suggested that Trump never hired a woman on the show in the past. He did last year. Thanks guys)
Let’s face it, Rebecca will be hired by someone by the end of the week–with or without the crutches!
>>Check out how MSNBC is framing this story
“Selfish when he could have been selfless”
Bad call! The whole show is about selfishness. That is what makes it a hit.
Deal with it!
This guy breaks the whole thing down well.
Here is one of his points:
Succeeding in adversity. It is commendable that Rebecca hobbled with a broken ankle. But Randal lost his grandmother during the show, and he has had to fight through glass ceilings. Randal was 3 times more qualified than everyone else to win, and once he won, he was still asked to share the title. Absurd.
As they say in church…
“Well…”
Trump has never hired a woman or a minority on his show
Yes he has - last season he hired Kendra, a woman.
Comment by The Limey | December 16, 2005
I agree, but think about the question, he asked if he were Trump would he have hired her to run his business. There was obvious pause in his response because the true answer to the question is NO he wouldn’t. I wouldn’t and if it was anyone’s multibillion dollar company you wouldn’t either.
Rebecca didn’t really shine until the absolute last task, and she has a 1 and 2 record as a project manager. Think about this question, would you hire a 23 year old, with a losing record as a Project Manager, no experience running a business, to run YOUR billion dollar project? Randal gave the truthful answer in this situation, unless you wanted the man to lie, and in that case the question shouldn’t have been proposed to him.
Also Trump hired a woman in Season 3 (the season no one cared about), and also when Rebecca was on a team full of women, she was shut out from giving any type of input, a true leader should be able to be involved and respected whether they are the leader or not.
Comment by Mikal | December 16, 2005
Just a correction. Last season the final two where both women. But I agree that his decision was clearly about politics, and public perception. I think he wanted to hire Rebbecca. But he thought about it and said to himself “the public is gonna kill me on this.” So he hires Randal and gambles that his “niceness” would allow him to hire Rebbecca too.
Comment by BH | December 16, 2005
My bad. You’re right!
Comment by Duane | December 16, 2005
He won, and he deserved the position. Unlike Kwame in season 1, he did not drop the ball, and let a woman steal his thunder.
Comment by lovelymonami | December 24, 2005
I thought Randel should have won but what I can’t understand is why someone would want to walk away from their owe successful business to work for someone with a bad hair style. I’d much rather be my owe boss.
Comment by Jacky | December 29, 2005
Randall was the most qualified and he got selected. The best man won. He should not have been asked to hire Rebecca. The object of the show was to hire the apprentice. Maybe, there is a place in the Trump organization later, just not the one on the show at this time. Peace
Comment by mrcollegiateblack | January 8, 2006