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Stewart Friend Drops Bomb (
TheStreet.com ^ | 2/19/04 | Gregg Greenberg

Posted on 02/19/2004 4:06:38 PM PST by jimbo123

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Looks like Martha's going to have to take the stand.
1 posted on 02/19/2004 4:06:40 PM PST by jimbo123
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Remember...ONLY conservatives are hung to dry, RATS skate to freedom! Martha has absolutely nothing to worry about! She'll skate! MARK IT!
2 posted on 02/19/2004 4:09:57 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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Watch her broker get convicted and she'll skate. At least he'll enjoy his time in prison.
3 posted on 02/19/2004 4:12:39 PM PST by jimbo123
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The defense must be worried.
4 posted on 02/19/2004 4:12:56 PM PST by KellyAdmirer
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I think the defense will be fairly broad-based," Morvillo said.

That depends on which broad they base it on...

5 posted on 02/19/2004 4:16:50 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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I think her broker is sleazier than she is. He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal. I'm sure she did to.
6 posted on 02/19/2004 4:18:31 PM PST by BunnySlippers (a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">miserable failure)
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Until Mansoor Ijaz opens up with some sourced info on this, I ain't buying none of it...
7 posted on 02/19/2004 4:19:36 PM PST by ErnBatavia (Some days you're the windshield; some days you're the bug)
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Yup, I wish it was on pay-per-view.
8 posted on 02/19/2004 4:21:22 PM PST by Endeavor
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Stewart and Bacanovic face up to 5 years in jail if convicted of obstructing justice with their story that the ImClone shares were sold under an informal stop-loss agreement that kicked in when the stock fell below $60. Stewart is also accused of securities fraud, which carries a potential 10-year sentence, on grounds her claims of innocence were a plot to prop up the stock Martha Stewart Living (MSO:NYSE) , the company she founded.

OK, I understand the obstruction of justice charges and, in my experience, I think that the prosecution has a decent shot on that.

But I find the securities fraud charges tenuous, at best, and am wondering why they didn't hit her with insider trading charges. Given her relationship with the Waksals and her past experience as a stockbroker, that would seem to be a valid charge.

9 posted on 02/19/2004 4:22:24 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
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I think her broker is sleazier than she is. He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal. I'm sure she did to.

She is a former stockbroker and the head of a publicly-traded company. Damn right she knew that was illegal!

10 posted on 02/19/2004 4:23:21 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
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Until Mansoor Ijaz opens up with some sourced info on this...

And his sources better be impeccable and unimpeachable.

Damn, I watch entirely too much Brit Hume.

11 posted on 02/19/2004 4:26:26 PM PST by martin_fierro (I'm a Murr'can.)
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Bunny,

I think Martha's just as sleazy as her broker. I always thought the rumors of her horrible temper were overdone, until a friend of mine sat through a presentation she made to the Junior League of San Antonio. Seems the light in the slide projector (this was several years ago) went out in the middle of the presentation. The janitor came in to help and Martha reamed him a new one right in front of my friend and all the other Junior League ladies in the room. It was apparently quite the scene.
12 posted on 02/19/2004 4:27:04 PM PST by Endeavor
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me too, martin.
13 posted on 02/19/2004 4:28:52 PM PST by Endeavor
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think the defense will be fairly broad-based," Morvillo said.

That depends on which broad they base it on...

(Badabing!)

"What's gray and has a trunk?"

"Objection! That's irrelevant."

"That's irright."

14 posted on 02/19/2004 4:29:12 PM PST by In_25_words_or_less
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Follo also said he raised questions with Stewart about whether her $200 haircuts were really just for television.

She pays $200 for that 'do? Mine looks better and I pay $12.00 (plus tip, of course) at Great Clips.

LOL

15 posted on 02/19/2004 4:33:52 PM PST by cyncooper
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Most certainly she knew. No question. They are both scum. :)
16 posted on 02/19/2004 4:38:26 PM PST by BunnySlippers (a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">miserable failure)
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The janitor came in to help and Martha reamed him a new one

Karma comes around in strange ways.
17 posted on 02/19/2004 4:38:45 PM PST by lelio
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It cracked me up that some of the testimony was from the assistant who discribed one of her tantrums as being like a "lion roaring underwater". She does have a burbling voice.
18 posted on 02/19/2004 4:39:47 PM PST by BunnySlippers (a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">miserable failure)
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Out of all the news channels tonight, only one told this little tid-bit about Mariana Pasternak: Her husband is a prominant doctor, who also sold 10,000 shares of Imclone. I'm not sure if he sold it the same day as Martha or not, I missed that part. They also said Pasternak could be in a lot of trouble along with her husband if this is true.

Mariana and her doctor husband are god-parents to one of Martha's children.

Don't you think the government checked her out and knew immediately that they also sold their stock....probaly gave her immunity to tell the truth about what Martha did and said?

19 posted on 02/19/2004 4:45:07 PM PST by KE
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Don't look good for Martha.
20 posted on 02/19/2004 4:47:43 PM PST by devane617
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