Leona Helmsley Dead at 85

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She's gone where the goblins go,
Below, below, below,
Yo ho! Let's all go up and sing,
And ring the bells go,
Hi ho, the merry oh!
Sing it high, sing it low,
Let them know the Queen of Mean is dead!
 
oh, Harry..............

~Hold a mirror under her nose, make sure she isn't faking it.

Her? faking it? I don't thinks she'd care what the other person thought/felt.
 
Don't $%^& with me fellas, I've BEEN to the rodeo.

~Her own defence attorney described Ms. Helmsley as "one tough bitch,"

When my parents got divorced after 20+ years, my FATHER'S attorney congratulated my MOTHER on her divorce. LOLROFLMAO
 
Oh now, we will have to go on without her. How WILL we survive? For those who enjoy being beaten about the head needlessly, watch or listen to those who sound familiar, like druggy rush limbo or bill o'really as they talk about how ANY taxes and liberals are BAD. lol. No bill, taxes on people who make more than $125,000 a year is a good thing. a necessary very real thing. Hello.

Nothing against Susanne Pleshette or Lloyd Bridges, both were good picks for the parts.

I have to admit when I was in real estate I had read several books about the Helmsleys and looked to Harry as a role model, BEFORE he met Leona. To go from being married to a quiet charitible Quaker, whom he divorced, to cigarette voiced Leona just didn't seem like him. I can understand wanting something different, but Leona?

Given that she and Harry both lived thru the Depression of 30s I'm sure that made an impression on them. As it has others of that same generation. People of that generation always have the chip on their shoulder of "you haven't seen what I have"

Still that selfishness is pathetic and desperate, especially the way that Mimi P. and Leonas grandchildren were treated when Jaye died of a heart attack. She didn't even want Jayes age given to the press at the time because she knew it would 'date' her too.

They were icons of the greedy heartless 80's which I dislike more and more each day.

OK, another from the greed team down.
Jerry falwell was out earlier this year.
Billy graham was just admitted to the hospital. ??
Could pat robertson be next for wishing too many into "a ring of fire" and "holy damnation" a-hah-a-hah-hah.

Did Leona really fire someone for being Gay in 2002?
For that she is going straight to Hell.
Welcome home sweety.

(interesting, the pic that the Huffpost had was different and certainly less appealing (is that possible) until about 4:40 eastern time.)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070820/obit-helmsley/
 
wow

such a hated woman... why?

I look at people like that and feel sorry for them... obviously she was missing something in life, hence the greed and excess to try and buy something she was desperately seeking...

what she did to her son's family was despicable!!
 
ahh come on guys, something made her that way, it was a time with lots of talk about the imaginary glass ceiling for women's careers. I have no doubt she was hell on wheels to work for, but something MUST of happened to her along the way. she didnt take any guff either even the clip on the new's had the part about the carpet in the hotel, when the Mgr told her it was being repaired, IIRC her reply was something like how do you repair dirt? The Helmsley's reportedly gave lots of $, to charitable causes, E.Tonight just said she donated $5 mill to New York after 09/11, and another $5 mill for Katrina relief.
 
Gosh, in that photo above she looks like a Russian Man in winter!
I think the reason people feel the way they do about her is that she definately thought she was better than everyone else. I still remember the ads in Time, Newsweek, etc. for her hotel where she said she was a "princess" or a "queen" of something? And that if you stay at Helmsley Plaza you'd be treated like royalty too!

And of course, the "Only Little People Pay Taxes" comments certainly twisted knickers all over the country. She certainly did strike a chord with the public, in the wrong way!
 
You Know

While the late Mrs. Helmsley would never win any awards for "lady like' behaviour, what of it? When a man behaves as Mrs. H did it is all slaps on the back and "atta boy"; when a woman does not fit a certian mould she is a bitch. Mr. H knew what he was getting in a wife and Mrs. H. more then did her share of heavy lifting in that marraige, helping propel Hemsley's various properties,including the hotels into major sucesses.

A man walks in and tells someone to do something, people jump; a woman is supposed to say " I know you are busy now, but could you.. I mean if you don't mind.. that is if it is not too much trouble.. could you...? Get real! Bottom line is that if I'm paying your salary and tell you I want something done it does not matter how I say it, just do the damn thing. Don't like it? Please don't tarnish the shine on the door handle as it hits you on the behind as you go out the door.

As for being the "Queen of Mean", what many forget is that it was because of the standards set by Mrs.Helmsey that a certian caliber of guest stayed at Helmsey hotels.

A man with drive and ambition is a "go-getter", while a woman of the same qualities is a "bitch".
 
Sorry, I don't give anyone, man or woman, an "atta boy" for
acting like a jerk. Just as she might not have wanted to
share the world with "the little people", I'm not interested
in sharing it (or at least my space) with people who can't
generally show respect for others. (Yes, it's possible we
can all go over the edge sometime with frustration, but to
make it a character trait is not my idea of a good life.)
 
I'll be just as glad when Donald Trump dies.

I don't give 'Atta-Boys' to horrible persons of either gender. I believe in equality. You can be a good or a bad person, regardless of sex, race, religion, wealth, etc.

-kevin
 
I always felt sorry for Leona Helmsley in one respect, that being the "trial by media" she was given. That isn't in the Constitution, and really isn't fair. On the other hand, there has always seemed to be quite a lot of evidence that she looked on those who didn't measure up to her very high standards with nothing but condescension and ugliness. There is no excuse for that. Most importantly, there was more than enough evidence for a court of law to convict her of some serious cheating on her taxes, and that should appal everyone who pays their fair share. Regardless of whether or not she actually said that famous line about "only little people pay taxes", her actions spoke for her.
 
In No Way Shape Or Form ...

was Leona Helmsley's actions respectable. It's the underhanded way she did things that made her what she was. And got her the reputation that she deserved!

Would a man sue his son's widow just to make a buck when he already had millions in the bank?

Would a man get away with yelling and screaming at an employee in public be considered respectable? Heck no.

Yet Helmsley nickel-and-dimed merchants on her personal purchases, stiffed contractors who worked on her Connecticut home and terrorized both menial and executive help at her homes and hotels.

Leona Helmsley earned the "bitch" title all on her own with her actions. The lady obviously never learned the finer points of doing business on a higher level.

Not to be quibbly, but there are plenty of other women in high levels at corporations across the country. Not all of them are considered bitches.
 
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