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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Trump was a businessman before he started the Apprentice[/quote]

Not a very good one. His companies filed for bankruptcy 4 times:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-filed-bankruptcy-times/story?id=13419250#.Tt5zQWDB994

He was lucky to be given his father's real estate development firm. That gave him a good headstart.
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How many things did Steve Jobs touch that failed before he became a saint?  I have more respect for someone who has failed over and over again and then succeeded than someone who got lucky.

Are you saying if your family gave you a job and wealth you would turn it down?  
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Exactly -- remember the Newton?  Those afraid to fail are too timid to lead.  I'm certain that Trump is more successful at this point than anyone on this message board.[/quote]

I remember the Newton. Specifically, I remember that it was John Sculley's project and was developed after Jobs had been kicked out of Apple and had started NeXT Computer. At NeXT, Jobs led development of the NeXTSTEP operating system which was transformed into OS X when he returned to Apple. During his time away from Apple, Jobs also bought Pixar.  After Jobs' return to Apple, NeXTSTEP/OS X was the basis of iOS which is used by iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. Pixar was sold to Disney, making Jobs the single biggest shareholder in Disney.

Jobs did not come from a wealthy family. Quite the contrary. While he was a risk taker, he actually had very few failures in his career. Even when he failed in his battle with Sculley for control of Apple, Jobs turned it into one of the greatest successes ever. Trump was given his business. In the immortal words of Ann Richards (talking about George Bush), he was born on third base and thought he hit a triple. It seems you also believe that he hit a triple. In reality, he has repeatedly been tagged out when trying to steal bases. By the way, how much risk has Trump ever really taken? It's easy to gamble with other people's money. Failure meant sticking it to his investors, not ending up homeless.

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