David Radler is a cheap bastard

David Radler, who ran Chicago Sun-Times, was a notoriously cheap bastard who kept the escalators off to save money. 

http://theambler.com/images/DavidRadler.jpg

However, that made employees pissed off and put wear and tear on the elevators that were always getting broken, thereby not saving money.

He is now in the news as an embezzler testifying against a co-embezzler, Conrad Black.

Here is an article on his background:

Seven years ago I writing an Alberta Report cover story when I was told to stop that and do something else. Specifically, I was to compile a list of nice things I had written about Jews. So I spent several hours going through five years of old magazines. I forwarded the list but was then told it wasn't current enough: what was needed was a list of all the nice things I had written about Jews in the past 18 months or something like that.

I was somewhat irritated, as I was on deadline, and the cover story was a defence of Dr Laura Schlessinger against those who would silence her. Why must I do this, I asked. Because David Radler thinks I'm an anti-Semite. And who's David Radler when he's at home, I asked. Why, the second most powerful man in Canadian journalism, I was told. And when David Radler says, "Grovel!" you say, "How low?"

Well, you once did. Or your employers did. So I compiled my second list and sent it off. I never heard from David Radler, but I did manage to keep my job for another couple of years. In a curious coincidence, I did hear shortly thereafter from a young woman called Melissa Radler, who turned out to be the daughter of the second most powerful man in Canadian journalism. And to what do I owe this honour, I asked. Well, she explained, she had heard from her friend Ersatz Levant that I was an anti-Semite and wanted to talk to me about it. The result was an article in the Forward, a Jewish newspaper in New York City, explaining that I hated Jews very much. I forget exactly how much, as it's been some time since I read it, but as I recall it was probably as much as David Duke but perhaps not as much as Dr Mengele.

In the seven years since then both the Radler and Grace families have suffered reversals of fortune. Mine has been chronicled extensively in this space, but I must note in all honesty that his has been harder and more public. Specifically, Radler père has admitted to being a crook and has agreed to spend 29 months in prison and pay over US$90 million in criminal and civil penalties. Radler fille, meanwhile, appears to have abandoned journalism for a life of scholarship and good works. I am pleased to note that my old friend Ersatz Levant remains a child of felicity.

Ask yourselves this question. Who gives the power to these fuckers in the first place?

They get things done where they work.  If the good ol' boys were playing less Oblivion and working more hours, they'd be up there too.  It's like most things - at the top you'll find people with real ability and charisma, and totally committed nutcases.

And assholes.  Don't forget the assholes.

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no. they have the APPEARANCE of getting things done.