Martha Stewart, one last time... - Democratic Underground

Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:24 AM
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Poll question: Martha Stewart, one last time...

Was she singled out because she was a woman?

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:25 AM
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1. Other: s/woman/Democrat/g (nt)

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trotsky

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:28 AM
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4. Agreed. n/t

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:33 AM
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9. Forgive me... what's /g?

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:48 AM
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13. s/ means "replace text". /g means "globally". Nerdspeak.

:silly:

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Drifter

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:33 AM
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10. Nice ... global substitute in VI

my thoughts exactly.

Cheers
Drifter

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Stop_the_War

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:26 AM
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2. She was singled out because she is a successful Democratic woman

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T Wolf

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:29 AM
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5. Exactly.

Plus, it "proved" that the pukes were really interested in stopping corporate corruption.

Yeah, right.

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flamin lib

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:27 AM
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3. Yep, because she donates to the wrong party.

How is it you can go to jail for lying about a crime you are not accused of?

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Oreo

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:31 AM
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6. She was the patsy

I don't think it had anything to do with her being a woman. Although I think people wouldn't dislike a mand doing the same things she did.
Although she committed crims, hers were so much less egregious than the Enron's and Worldcom's that destroyed people's lives. Has anyone from either of those companies gone to jail yet?

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NWHarkness

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:31 AM
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7. Who became the pub lic face of corporate scandal?

A woman who donates to the Democrats. I hardly think that's a coincidence.

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spunky

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:32 AM
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8. Isn't it even remotely possible she was singled out

because she, of all people, ought to have known better? I mean its not exactly an industry she's unfamiliar with. She knew what she was doing was wrong. And she lied about it anyway. Who better to make an example of than a former stock broker?

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Bluebear

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:33 AM
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11. Maybe Kenny Lay?

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Nicholas D Wolfwood

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:59 AM
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15. Well, he is pending trial too, isn't he?

January 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7025584/

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spunky

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Fri Mar-04-05 11:17 AM
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17. He should get his

But what he did is so different to what Martha did, they shouldn't be compared. She tried to save a little money dishonestly. He purposefully bilked people of their retirement. Whole different can of worms.

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soothsayer

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:40 AM
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12. But all she was charged with was the lying and obstruction

No insider charges stuck AND the fact that the gov't witness PERJURED himself was ignore by the judge! perjury = what they said SHE did.

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onehandle

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Fri Mar-04-05 10:57 AM
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14. She was singled out to make Bush look tough on the Rich.

This all ramped up when the Bush administration was trying to convince Americans that they were taking on corporate corruption.

Martha's problem was not just that she was a woman and a Democrat, but more importantly that she was Not a Bush Buddy.

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genieroze

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Fri Mar-04-05 11:10 AM
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16. No, she was singled out because * needed a diversion from Enron. eom

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hollywood926

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Fri Mar-04-05 11:33 AM
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18. Here she is....

My Martha! Welcome back!

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ObaMania

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Fri Mar-04-05 11:40 AM
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19. Other : Woman / Democrat / Scapegoat n/t

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