Trump: I'm Not Racist — One Of My 'Apprentice' Winners Is Black

[pokerfan]

See? Teh Donald has a great relationship with 'The Blacks'...

Donald Trump wants to clarify that he's "the least racist person there is." In fact, he says, he's so not-racist that Randal Pinkett, who is black, "won on The Apprentice a little while ago, a couple years ago, and Randal's been outstanding in every way."

http://gawker.com/#!5800014/trump-im-not-racist--one-of-my-apprentice-winners-is-black

[marmar]

1. Open mouth, insert both feet

nt

[Plaid Adder]

2. Well, we need not worry that he will be able to defuse this particular issue. n/t

[Scurrilous]

3. And they're best friends!!1! n/t

[emulatorloo]

4. Oh no, this means he has emerged from hiding n/t

[hlthe2b]

5. Frankly, I think he both instigates and promulgates racial stereotypes..

but he is most of all a clueless opportunist.

[bullwinkle428]

6. I KNEW it would be no more than one week before he resurfaced!

:rofl:

[KamaAina]

7. I'm sure he's very articulate

maybe even eats with a knife and fork. :sarcasm:

[LatteLibertine]

8. LMAO Trump is such a clown

[Swede]

9. To quote Seth Myers:

Donald Trump says he has a good relationship with "The Blacks". Unless the Blacks are a white family, I'm guessing he's wrong.

[HopeHoops]

10. Oh yeah, that proves it.

:rofl:

[demwing]

11. "I'm not racist...

...one of best apprentices is black!"

[ecstatic]

12. Pinkett had like 5 degrees and I think a PhD, but Trump asked him to SHARE the title of Apprentice

with a 24 year old who barely won a task. That was the first (and last) time Trump EVER asked a contestant to share the title with someone else!

Let me refresh your memory. Dr. Randal Pinkett, a highly educated and experienced African American business man, was crowned as "The Apprentice". When all the excitement that accompanied the announcement had subsided, Donald Trump asked Randal if he felt a case could be made for Rebecca to share his title. Randal responded "....this is the Apprentice, not the Apprentii". The controversy that followed Randal's response was unprecedented in the history of The Apprentice.Dr. Randal Pinkett was a Rhodes Scholar. He has a Ph.D. and MBA from MIT. Combine that with over 12 years of business experience with giants like Lucent and an entrepreneurial track record. His education, business experience and track record on the show were HEAD and shoulders above Rebecca's. Compare Rebecca's 1-2 record with Randal's 3-0 record. Remember, Randal pretty well handed Rebecca her only win. Combine that with Randal's outstanding leadership skills, and his incredible likability.

http://www.article-knowledge-base.com/subtle-racial-dynamics-at-play-on-the-apprentice-articleid223292.htm

[Renew Deal]

18. The girl was very good too.

I don't think people should take away from her. She appeared to be very sharp. But the "sharing" thing did happen.

[JonLP24]

13. Terrible example

Isn't Randal the one contestant that was asked to choose whether to hire the runner-up? If so, that was very shameful.

[Blue-Jay]

14. It's good to have a black friend.

Just ask Colbert:

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. Can we stop talking about him now? It's the attention Trump loves..

whether it be negative or positive. Ignoring this clown will hurt him more than anything. Leave him to his own self-importance, and bad combover, and I think the whole country will be much the better for it.

There's a reason why Palin finally dropped out of the headlines, it's because we realized that this woman was not only stupid & inept, but she was also dangerous. The media stopped covering her every move, and the left stopped obsessing about her. Can't we do the same with The Donald? :shrug:

[Urban Prairie]

16. He must consider "The Blacks" to be well to do aristocratic bluebloods, like him

the rest of the great unwashed, regardless of race or creed deserves neither his time, his taxes, nor his concern. So yeah, he ain't actually "racist", he's just another equal-opportunistic, bigoted, sociopathic, hypocritical rightwing snob. Those pious, holier than thou hypocrite conservative Christians and Jews who are are a bit further down Reagan's "trickle" idolize and worship Mammon-like wealth and power, instead of supposedly their "God" and only do so b/c they are under the misconception, that they too someday might become rich enough to look down their collective noses at the poor, homeless, disabled, and aged.

[Renew Deal]

17. Didn't he try to split the "Apprenticeship" with a white girl?

She was very good, but the one time he picked a black person he tried to split it with someone else. I don't think it was meant to be racist, but others did and I don't think this is the best example of Trumps view of equality.

[damntexdem]

19. And some of his best friends ...

may know some of "the Blacks."

Yeah, sure, way to go, Donald.