Queen of Mean's Reign Ends; Vick Pleads on Dogfighting Case

If you want to get any closer to seeing the late, great (that's an exaggeration!) Leona Helmsley, go to this link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cjL5C-Hn-o0.

Leona Helmsley ran Hemsley Hotels along with her late husband Harry- who probably lost his testicles upon marrying this bitch. For those of the well-moneyed set who are more familiar with her chain of hotels, she was the congenial sweet lady who grace the covers of the ads the chain did.

For the rest of us, however...well, this statement from a former Helmsley Hotels housekeeper cemented her other claim to fame: We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes. That statement, of course, gave her the (in)famous nom de plume QUEEN OF MEAN!! After all, it's been alleged that she nickle-and-dimed both the executive office workers at the chain's headquarters; the housekeepers; and the contractors who kept the hotels from falling to pieces. And I thought my dad Carl was a skinflint. While the rest of New York- other than Donald Trump- suffered and toiled in the concrete jungles, Queen Bitch...er, Mrs. Helmsley sunned her buns above Central Park at her own Park Lane Hotel- with swimming pool and probably suntan lotion to boot.

Sure, she was a former model. But when I look at her, I see pure ugliness- and I'm not just talking about her snotty attitude, either.

Well, all I can say is Satan may have a run for his money down in that burning inferno- he's already having a bitch of a time with former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott and that so-called Christian soldier named Jerry Falwell. If there's a hell, well, it's about to get more crowded and more torturous as they welcome Leona.

VICK PLEADS GUILTY TO DOG FIGHTING CHARGES: Michael Vick could face 18-36 months in prison for running an illegal dogfighting operation.

Apparently, throwing footballs to Atlanta Falcon teammates, and all of those millions of dinero wasn't enough for him.

Now, as a dog lover, I'm obviously saddened that he would stoop so low. As a fan of the NFL- though not necessarily of the Falcons (I'm a Seahawks; Bengals; Titans; Bears; and- when they're good- Cowboys and Saints fan)- I'm very appalled at the lack of respect Mr. Vick has shown to the game. Character, in the eyes of many, is important, and Michael Vick has shown everyone that his character is anything except honorable. He goes to federal court in Richmond, Virginia next week to enter his plea. And from what I've read on the judge, it will be no picnic at Club Fed when Vick is sentenced.

Of course, some may wish that Vick got the death penalty for mistreating those beautiful pit bulls. If I were the judge in the case, and imposed death, I suppose I'd sentence him to death by mauling- from pit bulls, no doubt.

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