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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:33 am
I LOVE Lenny. I also don't know why Trump has it in for him. EVERYONE liked the idea.....and I don't think Dan went with it in the right way at all. It WAS their only idea and you can't have people afraid to throw in an idea when nobody else is. I hope Lenny goes far. I love to watch him in the boardroom. He seems (so far) to really know when to keep his mouth shut. And he doesn't seem intimidated by Trump at all which i frankly think is very refreshing to see.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:57 am
I don't think DT is threatened by Lenny, but I suspect Bill and Carolyn could be a bit. Last week they said some favorable things about him, but I think it's obvious to everyone that DT took a liking to him. I sensed they were sort of glad to be able to bring up a negative. It seemed to me too that DT could sense this - there was an interesting unspoken exchange there. I suspect DT seemed harsh re Lenny to reinforce his loyalty to Bill and Carolyn - that he won't place his fondness for Lenny above their professional opinion.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 1:50 pm
Jimmer, you're being kind about Andrea. I don't see any attractiveness in her, especially after she opens her mouth. It was very rude of her to try to change the commercial when Roxanne's back was turned. I also didn't like it when she cornered Roxanne at the beginning of the show regarding Roxanne liking Tammy more as a PM than Andrea. DT DID ask Roxanne who she liked better. I thought it rude of Andrea last week in the boardroom to mutter something about Roxanne was wrong..she was the better PM. Her ego is too much. I'd love to see her live one week with the Donald. I thought he had the biggest ego in the world, but she's right up there. I don't understand why DT keeps bashing Tarek, but doesn't fire him. It doesn't seem professional and I too, don't get why he doesn't like Lenny. Seems like he's losing his edge or something and letting remarks slip out that shouldn't.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 2:58 pm
Donald should stick to a format of why he fires someone. He wanted to fire Lenny because he came up with a not perfect idea that was poorly executed when it came to wording etc. The execs didn't hate it just liked the other better. Tarek certainly from what we saw deserved to be the one to go. Last week he fired Brent just because his team felt he was disruptive, whatever happened to getting rid of the person who contributed to the loss of the challenge.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 4:22 pm
If I remember correctly, Dan actually did try to say that the whole team liked Lenny's idea (but of course, Mr. Mouthy Trump cut him off mid-sentence). I think the real reason Dan got the boot instead of Tarek, is that he actually had the nads not to bring Lenny in, and Trump wanted him there just because he came up with the castaway idea. I thought it was really sweet when Dan said in the taxi that he was ready to get back to his family, and to his boys, "I'm gonna eat you up!" was sooo cute.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 5:23 pm
I still think that Trump likes to keep Tarek around so he can take shots at him for his Mensa status. Granted the guy sounded a little egotistical when Mensa came up, but he has sure put up with a lot from Trump since then. 
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 6:00 pm
Whoops -- sorry about mixing up the names on the summaries. Too many apprenti , too little room left in my brain!
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 6:10 pm
As I recall it, the last time they were in the boardroom Lenny was singled out by a couple of people as a problem for the team. While they all agreed Lenny was funny (they must be editing that out), there weren't a whole lot of other compliments for him. They were also miffed because of his cold criticism of Dan and Lee's holiday observance. He wasn't fired then because his biggest crime that week had to do with not getting a generator or something, and that wasn't the reason the team lost. However, Trump did hear the teammates complaining about Lenny and took that with him into this boardroom. He just needed an excuse to fire Lenny, and this week he had one but was denied the chance. Now if Dan had told Trump that he was excusing Lenny because the whole team was behind his castaway idea, then Trump might've let that go. Instead he foolishly did his thinking out loud and let it slip that he didn't want Lenny in the boardroom because he'd side with Lee, and Carolyn was paying attention. Dan later tried to say that Lenny was excused because the castaway was a team decision, but Carolyn called him out on changing his story. Was Ivanka in this episode? I didn't notice her. The reason I think Tarek is getting by on his looks is that in an interview (was it on Ellen?) Trump was giving the rundown on all the candidates. When they came to Tarek the host joked with Trump that he'd be kept around because of his looks and Trump was speechless and practically blushing. On the other hand, the text may not have been the biggest issue after all. With a voiceover instead of just text, the two commercials would've been practically the same. The only difference left would be that one had a beginning that was jarring, and the other had a beginning that was confusing (in the words of the cruise ship guys). I'm guessing the confusing castaway beginning would've still lost it for them even with a voiceover.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 9:19 pm
Ivanka wasn't in the last episode. I just like her so much I mentioned her anyway. Seriously, she is so much better than I thought she would be.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 5:57 am
So, who here is watching The Apprentice for Tarek's looks?? Loved the way Trump had fun with Tarek & Mensa. 'I've never seen a genius make so many mistakes' and 'Maybe they should change the test.' So funny.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:34 am
Trump really is wishy washy when it comes to who he fires. Lenny not only came up with the idea but his team loved it so much that they went for it. Lenny was the only person that adamantly lobbied for the voice over which was nixed and was a big part of the reason they lost. Trump can do whatever he wants but he’s all over the board. I suspect that Lenny would be a good person to employ for difficult projects kinda the bulldog type to shape a department up or to step into a failing project. Lenny doesn’t seem to care too much about the politics that go along with work. I don’t think he’s even close to what Trump wants to put out for the public to see but I’d bet he’s got a few Lenny’s on his payroll already. I like Lee, he’s the opposite of Lenny and Trump seems to cut him a lot more slack…maybe because Trump thinks he’d be easier to manipulate than Lenny. Those two (Lenny and Lee) are y favorites so far. There is nothing I like about Terek not even his looks.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 5:25 pm
Trump always has a soft spot for those young, brilliant 'good kids' that everyone knows will never win. I think he enjoys seeing them outlast some of the older crowd.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 9:40 am
Lilfair.....I am right with ya. Loving Lenny and Lee!
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 4:23 pm
Lenny is my fav for now, I love is no bs manner/ As for Tarek, I thought originally he looked like Orlanda Bloom, now he only looks sweaty, greasy and desperate everytime he is on camera.(especially in the boardroom)
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:20 pm
Donald should stick to a format of why he fires someone. Notice how he has changed his format now that M.Stewart isnt on air LOL I loved how MS used to TELL the Team Leader whom she expected to see called to the BR. Especially after she realized that it was a popularity/loyality scam I also loved how she would sometimes fire two ....or keep the whole team in the boardroom. I thought DT changed his format last season because he was intimidated. I am still surprised that MS's version wasnt more successful...but then again, look where it was moved to.
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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 7:39 am
I liked it last year when Trump just fired them all in the boardroom when they deserved it. I didn't get the Lenny thing either. I thought Trump was too harsh. It wasn't a bad concept and NCL even said they were both good just one stood out a little more.
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