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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump wanted a black vs white Apprentice
We here at Gawker once made a light-hearted comparison between a race-war obsessed lunatic and Charles Manson. Turns out we werent far off base: Donald Trump once argued having nine blacks square off against nine whites would produce the highest ratings on television.
Trump made the proposal in 2005 on the Howard Stern show (where else), where he took a break from discussing how often his wife defecates (never) to propose his own version of helter-skelter.
BuzzFeed, which dug up the news, also published a transcript of the audio.
On The Apprentice there was a concept, okay, thrown out by some person, nine blacks against nine whites, said Trump. And it would be nine blacks against nine whites, all highly educated, very smart, strong, beautiful. Do you like it? Do you like it, Robin?
Robin, Sterns co-host, suggested he might cause a riotan accomplishment even Manson himself struggled to achieve. It would be the highest-rated show in television, Trump proclaimed.
Very dark blacks, or light-skinned blacks? Stern asked.
Assortment, Trump responded, against whites.
When a laughing Quivers asked how many blondes, Trump added he wanted all nine whites to be blonde.
This was a thought that was given to us, and I dont think NBC is thrilled with the idea, with the concept, says Trump.
Wouldnt that set off a racial war? asks Stern.
Actually, I dont think it would, responded Trump. I think it would be handled very beautifully by me. Because, as you know, Im very diplomatic Also, I think youd have 35 million people a night watching.
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http://gawker.com/donald-trump-wanted-to-pit-nine-blacks-against-nine-1777859375
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Donald Trump wanted a black vs white Apprentice (Original Post)
cali
May 2016
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MisterP
(23,730 posts)1. he looked to the cookie
it's too early here in CA for me to start drinking
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)2. I remain aghast at Trump as the Republican fecal candidate.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)3. Birds of a feather