Celebrity Apprentice Finale

If you don't want to know how the show ended almost a week ago, please stop reading now.

OK, now assuming that you are reading and don't mind being told who won, Piers Morgan won. Each celebrity represented a charity. Piers (who is British) represented the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Quoting from the Celebrity Apprentice site:

"From 2000 to 2005 the Intrepid Fund provided close to $20 million to families of United States military personnel lost in performance of their duty. The Fund provided unrestricted grants to each spouse, child and parents of service members. The payments are coordinated with the casualty offices of the Armed Forces, to ensure all families received these benefits. In January 2007, the Fund also completed construction of a $40 million world-class state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. This charity particularly resonates with him because his brother has fought in 2 tours of duty in Iraq and his brother-in-law has fought in 2 tours of duty in Afghanistan. They both have lost several friends and comrades and Piers feels that this is a great charity to play for"

First, I am very pleased that such a worthy charity was represented by the winner and that that same charity won a lot of money because Piers won.

Second, it was apparent that Piers was highly motivated to win. He raised more money than all of the other contestants put together. He was aggressive and usually hostile, but pulled off (in one episode) what Donald Trump called the biggest thrashing in Apprentice history. He constantly reminded everyone that the reason they were all there was to raise money for their charities and that is why he was determined to win.

Third, I am somewhat ashamed that it took a Brit to represent a charity that gives back to the U.S. Military and their families. Why wasn't this charity represented by an American? Is this yet another example of how Hollywood (and celebrities) lack an appreciation for our military?

Let me know your thoughts on this.

Aloha.