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Political spouses are very important [Sept. 24]. The American voter is looking for a candidate whose significant other is intelligent, compassionate and, most important, an asset to the U.S. We don't want a President's spouse to be outspoken, domineering or suffering from Leona Helmsley syndrome--an inflated sense of superiority. Judith Giuliani is a classic example. If Rudy is the Republican nominee, she will be a deficit to him. Elizabeth Edwards and Michelle Obama mean well for their husbands but probably would not be so outspoken if it were a closer race. Everyone knows Bill Clinton...
Across the country, in the anti-Detroit that is San Diego, real estate is also slumping. The gloom, however, is far less pervasive. "Yes, it's a troublesome market, but it's not terrible," contends broker Leona Kline...
First of all, no, I am not happy about it. Leona Helmsley was my best friend, and I miss her every day. Second, I earned that $12 million. We were partners. I was the only one who supported her during the hard times. I bit people she felt she could not bite herself. I appeared in those commercials alongside her--softening what, to be frank, could otherwise have been a very harsh public image. Actually, I earned more than the $12 mil, but my lawyers say I can't talk about that until our case is settled...
...everyone wants to know what I'm going to do with the cash now that I finally have control over it instead of Leona. I'm not going to be like her--I won't be getting my face stretched out like I'm in the movie Brazil, or scooping up gaudy chandeliers and collectible figurines at some decrepit store on the Upper East Side at 75% off because I actually believe it's "going out of business." But seriously, I loved the woman...
...trick to getting the most out of my cash is to make it work for me. Once I set up some kind of foundation--something simple, like Dogs Are People Too, Only Better--I figure lots of sucker humans like Leona who've been burned by human relationships will pour cash in. I take out some ads, like "This Dog Will Be Put to Sleep This Weekend Unless You Send Me $500," and in four months that $12 mil is $24 mil, and I've got my nose 12 deep in Pomeranian rump...