She gave away a lot of money to charity.
That’s all I need to know.
Remember, Helmsley was a successful capitalist. Therefore, to the libscum who infest the MSM, she was evil. Just keep that in mind when reading/remembering stories about her supposed meanness — the veracity of which I have no clue...
Remember, Helmsley was a successful capitalist. Therefore, to the libscum who infest the MSM, she was evil. Just keep that in mind when reading/remembering stories about her supposed meanness — the veracity of which I have no clue...
People who think the worst of others usually are that way themselves.
Surprise, surprise - another media contrived bandwagon smear job.
Running a tight ship is not the same as running a slave ship.
It appears Leona was a Democrat:
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Helmsley&first=Leona
We never hear THAT from the MSM!
She was a sick spiteful bitch, bless her soul:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/leona_helmsley/6.html
Yes they did — and they dramatically understated what a snobbish Theresa Heinz Kerry is/was.
I always thought she got a raw deal.
Helmsley was a popular figure in the eighties before the problems with the law. Customer service had really gotten terrible in a lot of places in the seventies and early eighties. The “me generation” was manning the desks and waiting tables.
Helmsley said “I will enforce standards at my business for the benefit of the customer!” At the time, you didn’t hear many businesses taking that approach. People can say what they want, but I bet many a New Yorker got a great night’s sleep at her hotel.
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