The Apprentice-Thoughts on The Donald
Published May 14, 2005
This past week's episode of The Apprentice certainly hit the viewing audience over the head with the "point". The suspenseful ending left that same audience knowing the "point" would come to fruition in next week's climactic ending.
The point being one should get along and play well with others else they'll come back and bite you somewhere that will make comfortable seating difficult.
Before this, however, I simply must pass along some comments on The Donald.
Because I happened to see Mr. Trump on MSNBC's "Hardball" right before The Apprentice went on the air.
The Donald was complaining to Chris Matthews about the proposed new design for New York's World Trade Center site.
Which is all fine but then The Donald began to do what The Donald loves to do and I once again realized why I consider that man a bit pathetic.
Face it. The Donald's not much of an entrepreneur no matter his own hype. He inherited his businesses from his father and since hasn't broken any records with his managing finesse.
Yes I know the man wrote "The Art of the Deal" and once teetered on the verge of bankruptcy from which he eventually recovered.
What isn't widely known is that the Trump empire is constantly in a shaky financial position. Many of the Trump businesses have folded with little fanfare. Any new ones he's started have failed to burst through the business world with an amazing blast of shining light.
This is not to say that the Trump businesses haven't fared well. That's just the point. They fared only "well" and not with any sort of fantastic success as The Donald would have the world believe.
What The Donald DOES do very well, what he does very, very well, is the fine art of bullshitting.
His TV show, The Apprentice, has been a phenomenal success. The man knows how to drape a beautiful woman over his arm and manages to wear the most ridiculous hairstyle in the history of mankind as if only he were qualified to do so. I've seen The Donald on a few shows such as Hardball. He always manages to hype his show, himself and his business. And he does it very well.
Myself has never really heard The Donald utter any deep thoughts with any gravitas. During the last presidential election, Trump was often a guest on the political shows but always managed to avoid taking any stand.
The Donald also does one other thing better than any human on the planet. Indeed, Donald Trump is a magnificent name dropper.
On Hardball he managed to mention that the Governor of New York would be on his show that evening. Watch him closely during his show. He will always inform the Apprentice would-be's about the famous and important: business enterprises, famous CEOs, world-class athletes, or classy socialites-insert any choice here- that will participate in the impending Apprentice task.
- The Apprentice-Thoughts on The Donald
- Published: May 14, 2005
- Type: Opinion
- Section: Video
- Writer: Patfish
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Randall already won he should have been gentleman enough to give Rebecca the same chance.