Bow Ties Don't Work

Raj, that horndog dandy, was fired last night by The Donald, signaling that while wearing bowties is different, it's not a slamdunk to become the Apprentice. Also, claiming to have a background in real estate and then turning a four-bedroom house in Long Island into a three-bedroom is a bad idea. - Long Islanders don't necessarily want "convertible" spaces. Gothamist also blames Raj (who happily accepted the blame) for the Apex team's loss last week, where they created the worst recruitment campaign for the NYPD on the face of the Earth. Anyone with a brain knew that making NYC into a martial state was a bad idea, which confirms that the brains are in low supply on The Apprentice. But, with characteristic chutzpah, Raj asked Robin, the comely receptionist outside of the boardroom, for her number, and later wrote her refusal off as "being intimidated" by his manliness. Raj, Gothamist can't wait until we get the stories of you hitting on our readers and their friends.

Raj's bio. It says he's a part of Vanquish Enterprises but he's nowhere to be seen on this site.

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on November 5, 2004 9:50 AM

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Orion

I went to high school with this clown. "Embarrasing" is the term that comes to mind. I hear he's dancing with elephants in the Rio Grande now.

Sterling

If neckties are phallic symbols, then bowties are castration symbols.

Shahid

I think Trump likes himself too much. I mean it's not like everything he has is the best like he says.

Patrick Shim

Mr. Raj has no connection to Vanquish Enterprises, Inc. mentioned on this article.

Drew

Ginger - His father is Indian (his last name is Bhakta), so he probably gets a little leeway there.

Drew

Ginger

Did anyone see him on The Today Show? Said something about how we need more troops in Iraq, so we should send Indian troops--we could get a million, and "they'll be cheap."

Yeah, shut the hell up, dickwad, and leave Robin alone.

Jen

I'm sorry for spoiling, all you TiVoers. I can't help it if I'm stuck at home, nursing a cold that won't go away, so all I do is watch TV and think about what TV I'll watch next.

raj_is_my_boyfriend

raj's website is pretty hilarious: http://www.rajbhakta.com

Dan Dickinson

Anyone with a brain knew that making NYC into a martial state was a bad idea, which confirms that the brains are in low supply on The Apprentice.

Given the article above this about "brains" being sexual slang for oral sex, I find this article taking on a whole new meaning.

rion

CURSES GOTHAMIST!!! that first sentence is an unavoidable spoiler doozy. I have the episode tivo'd...

luckily the title of this entry is not a spoiler, i already new that part.

jaykayess

bowtie + pink suit = log cabin republican

eric

he's not on that website because that's the wrong vanquish enterprises.

Rose

I've barely watched this season's Apprentice but now I see Raj in a whole new light. With the right clothes (or less ones), he could just get by on his looks and who cares what he's really like.

Kojak

I just downloaded the episode late last night and said to myself,” I think I’ll wait till tomorrow when I come home from work to watch it". After successfully dodging attempts from mom to spoil it for me, I thought I was home free . . .

But then I decided to check Gothamist...

Thanks!