Why Roger Ebert is My Hero

Check this out.

First he promises to back his fellow Guild members if a strike is called. Then, when the man who is being accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the paper tries to impune his moral stance, Roger responds by gently undercutting every single point he made in his letter, ripping him a new @$$hole in a quiet, dignified manner, and then directly bringing his politics to the forefront. One of the most remarkable exchanges I've seen outside of the old Algonquin Round Table.

All of which brings to mind the question: $500,000? That's all Roger makes? Geez, I woulda figured he was easily in the 7-figure range...