The Donald says no to Minnesota Gal.

I don't know if anyone watches the show or not. I do not but here is a story from the star tribune about the apprentice from last night. http://startribune.com


'Apprentice' hopeful slammed by double-snub
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Earth to Randal: all that education and still no clue.
The newest "Apprentice" on the popular NBC show of the same name was crowned Thursday night -- he's a bright entrepreneur named Randal Pinkett -- but not before he took an enormous swipe at Rebecca Jarvis, a tough girl from northeast Minneapolis.
The show pits a group of young, successful people against each other in a series of competitions overseen by billionaire businessman Donald Trump.
Still in the running for a job at Trump's corporation Thursday night were Pinkett and Jarvis, a 1999 graduate of St. Paul Academy who grew up in the St. Anthony West neighborhood in Minneapolis.
The 23-year-old University of Chicago graduate also was named one of "20 Teens Who Will Change the World" in 2000 by Teen People.
But she was an underdog because Pinkett, 34, has already run a multimillion-dollar consulting firm and is a Rhodes Scholar with degrees from MIT and Oxford.
Jarvis, who broke her ankle partway through the show playing hockey but continued to compete, won the admiration of Trump for her toughness and loyalty.
Trump's choice: Pinkett, but with a caveat.
Should he hire Jarvis as well? the victor was asked.
No way, Pinkett replied. "It's called 'The Apprentice," not 'The Apprenti,' " said Pinkett. Trump let it end there, and Jarvis lost.
The display left Jarvis' neighborhood pals, many of whom were gathered around a big-screen television at a neighborhood bar in northeast Minneapolis, stunned.
"I thought that Randall had a little more class," said Mike Rainville, a family friend, "but he's going to have to live with that the rest of his life."
Her friends plan to hold a party for Jarvis when she returns to Minneapolis with her family, including parents James Jarvis and Gail Marks Jarvis.
"She's the pride of Minneapolis," Rainville said.
As Jarvis' profile climbs, the show itself is in a slump. The once red-hot series finished 24th in the Nielsen ratings last week and is expected to lose its cushy Thursday night slot in the schedule next year, this after only four go-arounds