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The Sleazy Political Persecution of Martha
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| Friday, June 06, 2003
| Alan Reynolds
Posted on 06/06/2003 4:52:30 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
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1:29 (Dow Jones) Bargain hunters aren't the only ones behind the rally in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's (MSO) stock since its 15% sell-off Tuesday on news Martha's indictment was a day away. "I bought MSO on Wednesday simply because I wanted to show solidarity for Martha who, I believe, has gotten a rotten deal," Alexandra Mark, Ph.D., of Newport, R.I. writes in an email. "They have had her 'twisting in the wind' for the last year, damaging her reputation, leading people to think the worst without telling us specifically what the trouble was. That alone is cruel and unusual treatment...Anyhow, I hope she beats this thing." MSO up 0.8% at $10.21 in heavy volume.
Last: 10.24
Vol.: 565,800
Change: +0.11 1.09% Avg. Vol.: (100-day) 361,664
Open: 10.40
Mkt Cap: 503.46 M
Prev. Close: 10.13
EPS: 0.07
Day High: 10.64
P/E: 146.29
Day Low: 10.15
52-Week High: 19.24
Yield: 0.00
52-Week Low: 5.26
Market: NYSE
(Harrisdirect.com trading site)
To: fight_truth_decay
Martha Stewart is another of Billery Clintoon's friends to get the treatment she deserves!
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posted on
06/06/2003 4:55:18 PM PDT
by
johnfl61
To: johnfl61
Don't be so sure. I don't have a love/hate relationship with MSO. I have watched for a year now and well before, and much of it didn't make sense to me in reference to charges first made by the NYTimes. I could be wrong but, this article is as close as one can get to this twisted mess.
To: johnfl61
Martha Stewart is another of Billery Clintoon's friends to get the treatment she deserves! It is patently unAmerican to pass legal judgement on the basis of the subject's friendships.
It is sad to see that a self-described conservative such as you are puts his emotions before the high standards that made this country what it is --- the country of laws. With conservatives like this, who needs Clinton to destroy the country?
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posted on
06/06/2003 5:11:28 PM PDT
by
TopQuark
To: TopQuark
It is patently unAmerican to pass legal judgement on the basis of the subject's friendships. Since when has the presumption of innocence under the law been equivalent to the presumption on innocence in the court of public opinion?
To: independentmind
That's not what I addressed. Reread the post to which I replied.
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posted on
06/06/2003 5:16:01 PM PDT
by
TopQuark
To: fight_truth_decay
It appears to me that the author of the oped gives a damn, and thinks it unfair, when a big democrat supporter gets indicted for insider trading, but wants the death penalty if the accused is a big wig at Enron that may have given a few bucks to the GOP.
To: johnfl61
Barbara Gets the Goods
"Mawthuh, did youh weguh team get you a pwee bawgun?"
"Get me a what?"
"Did you pwead befowuh the gwand juwee?"
"Did I what?"
"Wiw you get youh own pwison cewuh?"
"I confess. I don't understand a word you are saying."
"Thank you, and we'w be wight back!" </body
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posted on
06/06/2003 6:03:48 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(Superstition is a mind in chains.)
To: Impeach the Boy
In my read of Alan Reynolds, for instance in reference to
Sen. Kennedy's plan to "save" $350 billion over 10 years by "postponing" tax cuts that "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest taxpayers;" Reynolds wrote: "Mr. Kennedy's claim that last spring's tax cuts "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest taxpayers" is also false..."These "rich" taxpayers are to be the sacrificial victims of Mr. Kennedy's scheme.."
.."some 85 million investors -- seniors, in particular -- will be ecstatic about relief from the double taxation of stockholder dividends...likely to express their gratitude by voting Republican for years to come."
He also had criticized Sen. Joseph Biden,Democrat, saying the market fell every time President Bush gave another speech against "endless profits."
If you read Reynolds Cato reports, you won't see Democratic or political favoritism. .
To: Impeach the Boy
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To: Nathaniel Fischer
I think it's exactly what he said.
"...admits she was never guilty of a crime".
Crime = criminal
That is not the same as a civil lawsuit.
To: fight_truth_decay
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posted on
06/06/2003 7:16:36 PM PDT
by
RJayneJ
(To nominate a Quote of the Day rjaynej@freerepublic.com or put my screen name in the To: line.)
To: fight_truth_decay
According to the "insider trading" laws, if I work for a company that I think is a really good company and tell people to buy the stock because of all the great products coming down the pike, I could be guilty of a crime.
And they call this the "Land of the Free?"
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To: RJayneJ
Thanks!
To: independentmind
I would imagine that it is the opinions of the public, who, as members of a trial jury decide a case. If you are stating that it is possible to poison public opinion without effecting a case, I would disagree.
In this case I would think conservative opinion would be supporing MS. If a prosecutor is allowed to contrive a charge out of the mist then we are all in dire straits. Either the woman did or did not trade on inside information. The balance of the charges seem more like strong arm tactics.
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posted on
06/06/2003 7:48:58 PM PDT
by
em2vn
To: Reelect President Dubya
Buy on RUMOR, sell on News!
To: fight_truth_decay
Federal Prosecutors have TOO MUCH POWER. Thay can practially make a mail fraud case against ANYONE IN THE US because the statutes are so vague.
Martha Stewart appears to have been lead astray by a number of ex-boyfirends; her knowledge of the stock market is obviously minimal. The Government's case is largely a tissue of lies and half-truths. I hope she waxes the Feds in court.
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posted on
06/06/2003 7:55:54 PM PDT
by
ggekko
To: Nathaniel Fischer
Sock it to this witch And since when has our justice dept represented justice? Since when has anything in D.C. not been corrupt. Let's not be so nieve.
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posted on
06/06/2003 8:00:04 PM PDT
by
Digger
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