BostonHerald.com – National News: Convict Martha loses her touch — This is nothing more than ridiculous needling of little Miss Perfect as if everyone was still in high school. The fact is, it’s a travesty (albeit curiously ironic) that this women is even in prison. Now this.
Oh, and when do we refer to any sort of prisoner as “convict” so-and-so?
Well, it’s official. Martha Stewart has hit rock bottom. Not only is the one-time multimedia mogul behind bars, but she just lost a prison decorating contest.
Stewart was part of an inmate team at a federal prison camp in Alderson, W.Va., that was given $25 worth of glitter, ribbons, construction paper and glue to build a display based on the theme “Peace on Earth.’
If the media was on the job they’d be riding the government over imprisoning this woman on these charges while crime runs rampant in the streets and real white collar crime goes unpunished. It was funny for a few minutes. It’s not funny anymore. It proved nothing. We should all be up in arms over this. Do you feel any safer that’s Martha is behind bars? If not, then what’s the point? The media have become stooges for the government agenda and stories like this prove it. The Boston Herald should be ashamed even reporting on this.
“Following the house arrest, she is scheduled to begin shooting a daytime talk show with a live studio audience. ”
I can’t wait to hear the thunderous applause at her opening show. Surely this is brilliant timing. It will be the equivalent to mooning the system. And the system needs mooning.
Martha Steward’s problem is she did not recognize who was her audience. … One always develop their product or service toward the targeted niche. … All that money and so little brains.
“Oh, and when do we refer to any sort of prisoner as “convict” so-and-so?”
When they’ve been CONVICTED.
I completely agree. It is NOT < \b> because of Martha Stewart that I lock my doors at night.
Go ahead and punish her for her crime. Fine her, give her community service, make her wear a red “L” for lying.
Just don’t waste prison space on her. Put the jerk in there who is ripping off mail boxes and car stereos. Can the government get a clue?????????????
I couldn’t agree with you more! Martha got a raw deal all round and it was strictly politics with some prosecuting attourney making big points for himself.
Right on John. If we could imprison all of the people that ever lied to the goverment about anything (or the people for that matter) the United States would be have population centers in Rahway, Fort Dix, Ossining, and other such fine places.
This woman was clearly a menance to society. Damn shame she lost the decorating contest- I’ll bet even she got a laught out of it…
Prison is not just to protect us from the bad guys, John. It’s also there to punish convicted criminals.
Lots of “if’s” here. Martha’s not allowed any direct communications with the public; but, her lawyer has already posted a number of statements prior to and since her jailing. Most of her comment is on lousy sentencing standards for non-violent crime, especially women jailed for being drug users — while the dudes at the profitable end of the drug spectrum [Pfizer?, Ollie North?] stay on the outside.
When Enron executives start doing hard time, I’ll pay attention.
As for folks who have lots of confidence in a system that produces “convictions” — take a look, sometime, at the number of capital convictions that have been proven unjust by today’s DNA evidence. Even better, check out the DA’s and prosecutors who often still refuse to pardon or retry “convicts” — whose cases have been proven to be contrived — because it might impede their political careers.
We’re still a society with a culture that worships “winners” instead of supporting standards for truth or justice.
I still like the fact she decided to serve her sentence while still having an appeal pending.
Smart.
Gets it out of the way sooner – so her company can recover sooner.
Too bad that is not what is playing in the press. They (and their audience) just love the fact she lost a decorating contest. ðŸ™
She’ll be laughing all the way to the bank, when she gets out. 🙂
On the basis of damage done to persons wronged by the actions of the convicted, I’ll bet Ken Lay and his disgusting tribe will walk while Martha – who did NOT vaporize the pensions of thousands – got the concrete bedroom.
Sick, sick, sick.
Hank
I didn’t say “bigger and better”, I said “recover”. Even though her company got knocked off it’s peak, it is not a money-loser.
She doesn’t have to win back the ones who think she is guilty – she just needs to keep the ones who think she got a raw deal, and attract the ones who don’t care she was guilty.
Her critics will laugh at her, but that will not matter to her support-base – it might even work in her favor.
Mike,
I was mostly reacting to your comment…”She’ll be laughing all the way to the bank, when she gets out.”
This incident cost her a WHOLE LOT OF MONEY and probably will for some time.
Who can predict? I can’t, but I’ll guess that she’ll bounce back but not to her previous levels.
Hank
Hi —
I’m wondering what Martha’s ‘convict’ number was on her prison garb. I need it for a good reason, please.
Thanks
Wat gaat de rente doen op de lange termijn…
Inmiddels zijn drie partijen actief die hypotheken slijten aan huizenkopers met een betalingsachterstand…