A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.

During World War II he attacked the National Maritime Union the labor organization for the civilian United States Merchant Marine which he said was run by Communists. Using connections in the entertainment social and governmental realms he would expose exciting or embarrassing information about celebrities in those industries. He did however receive $25000 per episode to narrate The Untouchables on the ABC television network for four seasons beginning in 1959.