"Does Not Play Well With Others"

Canadian newspaper magnate, publisher, author & historian, Conrad Black, has been the news quite a bit lately.  And I guess not just lately.

And not for the right reasons either.

Seems he has a hard time dealing with the small, petty people that don't appreciate his enormous intellect and wealth.

Because he has pissed off a lot of people - and countries;

1.) Canada

In 2001 he was offered a peerage in the British House Of Lords.  But he had to make a choice; either retain his Canadian citizenship or take the peerage.  He took the peerage, and renounced his Canadian citizenship.

We love him!

2.) USA

In 2007, Black was convicted in US District court in Chicago (although he has always maintained his innocence) and sentenced to serve 6.5 years in federal prison for diverting funds for personal benefit and of other irregularities.  He served 42 months.

I'm guessing the Americans also love him.

3.) Britain

In today's paper, after leaving prison in the US and heading across the pond for an interview (to get in the good books of the Brits?) he said to the interviewer that he felt like "getting up and smashing your face in" because the interviewer referred to him as a criminal.

I'm guessing there might be better ways of demonstrating your restraint, good manners and lack of criminal type impulses than threatening to smash the face in of your interviewer.

Maybe not.   Verdict is still out on whether the Brits love him.

Wonder what Vegas says on that....?