It may have been ungracious, but he would have killed any future shows if he said "sure, hire her too".
What if the Eagles and Patriots had both played a great game in the Super Bowl last year? (I know it's a stretch, but humor me for a minute) Do you think the winner would have said "well, they're just as good, may as well inscribe both our names on the trophy?"
Perhaps he could have phrased it better, but his point was well taken.
I'm on Mountain Time. Has the show aired in its entirety on the East Coast? Did Randall win? Spoil it for my wife and me! :-)
Also, if you value loyalty, and an employee says "She's really good but don't hire her" what does that make you think? I respect Randal -- but I respected him more 15 minutes ago.
Plastic Man couldn't hold the stretch you're making here! There is no comparison at all in your argument. The Apprentice show is not a battle for the one and only "King of the Hill" spot in the Trump Multi-National Global Empire like the Lombardy Trophy IS in the world of professional football. Everyone knows that Trump's winning "Apprentice" will really have a mid-level manager's job and really be one of dozens (or more) at his level.
Randal had a beautiful opportunity to be a hero and bring Rebecca aboard, costing him nothing. Randal is actually worse than what's-her-face on Survivor who screwed 4 people out of cars so she could have her one. As if they wouldn't have pooled together to make it up. Sometimes, I really don't understand these "best of the best".