Re: [ST] Martha Stewart

[Kevin.Dicks@xxxxxxx]

Hey John - I wasn't comparing the 'crimes' at all (and I did a poor job of
explaining that...) I was merely saying that Stewart was dead and buried
to most people when she was convicted and went to jail but when she came
out, for some totally unknown reason other than the cult of 'personality',
she was suddenly a media darling all over again - in fact she is on TV
(PUKE !!) more now than she was before.  It's almost as if the conviction
HELPED her career.  That was my point...very poorly made.

The crimes are not even remotely comparable.

Cheers...

-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Ulizzi
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:06 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Martha Stewart


OK, ya kinda hit a nerve here. I agree with everthing
you have said about this asshole, and as far as I'm
concerned, they should lock him up and through away
the key. What I dont understand at all is your
comparison to Martha Stewart. This guys' stupid,
reckless, illegal actions ended up costing somebody
their life. What did Martha Stewart ever do to
anybody? In my book, she did nothing wrong, and even
if she did, it didnt hurt anybody. Dont get me wrong,
I think the woman is a bitch, and personally I dont
like her, but I respect her as a fellow investor. She
didnt do anything anyone else in her shoes wouldnt
have done...She *might* be guilty of insider trading,
but there isnt anybody in their right mind that
wouldnt do what she did. She was given information,
how it came to her is irrelevant, that one of her
holdings was about to tank. She sold it. I certainly
would have done the same, and you cant tell me anyone
would would sit there and say, "well, the way in which
we got this info was illegal, so we have to sit and
watch as our investment crumbles to dust". I dont
think so. Like I said, I dont like the woman, but I
fail to see how her situation compares at all with
this guy's....

FWIW,

John

And no, I dont have matching drapes in my house.
Matter of fact, nothing matches. Martha would be
appalled....

:-)

--- bardelld@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> And if he was a politician instead of a
> neo-celebrity, he would probably
> have the highway named after him.
> 
> Dave Bardell
> 
> > Sorry to say Steve I don't agree at all.  Sure,
> he is (well, hopefully)
> > going to face consequences for his actions and his
> life is on hold right
> > now but there are way too many people with short
> memories (can anybody say
> > Martha Stewart).  He is rich, he will get a plea
> bargain, the PR campaign
> > will begin and while he may not end up back on TV
> (but as Stewart did...he
> > may) he will continue.
> >
> > Sorry...that's just the nature of society and
> 'celebrities' and it truly
> > does suck.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of STeve Duncan
> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 9:20 PM
> > To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ST] Builder's Toast
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "Masiak, Richard"
> <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Subject: Re: [ST] Builder's Toast
> >>Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:40:13 -0400
> >>
> >>To make matters worse, no charges have been filed
> as of yet.
> >>
> >>This country has gotten so screwed up.  If I were
> a sports star,
> >>celebrity,
> >>or politician, I'd get a slap on the wrist.  But
> being the average,
> > college
> >>educated, middle working class shmuck, if I did
> something stupid they'd
> >>lock me up and throw away the key and my life
> would be totally ruined.
> > As
> >>far as I'm concerned, no one is above the law even
> if they make it.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Howdy Rich,
> >
> > This is a tragic and sad situation for all
> involved.  Lane was completely
> > irresponsible.  You can count on one thing for
> sure.  His life as he knows
> >
> > it is over.  Forever.  Even if he never spends one
> day in jail for this
> > travesty, he is done.  He will be miserable for
> the rest of his life
> > whether
> > it is in jail or in his own home.  He will be
> financially ruined and his
> > career is over.  The pall of a fellow riders death
> will hang over him like
> > a
> > dark cloud.  It's not like he is some politician
> or lawer that can go back
> >
> > to his old circle of friends like nothing ever
> happened.  Riders are his
> > life.  He will have nowhere to turn.
> >
> > I feel extreme sympathy for the rider he killed
> and the family.  And this
> > may sound crazy, but I feel sorry for Billy as
> well.  He fucked up, big
> > time, his life is ruined.  He is going to pay for
> it for the rest of his
> > life, one way or another.
> >
> > A sad story all the way around.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Duncan
> > Donut
> >
> > Baja, Oklahoma
> >
> >
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