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MARTHA STEWART SAID TO SEE POLITICAL CONSPIRACY; REPUBLICANS PROBE 'SEX LIFE'
DrudgeReport.com ^ | August 18, 2002 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 08/18/2002 6:10:56 PM PDT by Paul Atreides

Embattled media mogul Martha Stewart is said to see a political conspiracy behind the deepening investigation into her questionable stock trades, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

"Martha really believes it is the Republicans who are behind this -- and they are chasing her for purely political reasons," a Stewart intimate said this weekend.

"Martha told me that she believes they are doing the very same thing to her, they did to President Clinton. What Ken Starr did. She believes it is nothing short of a witch hunt! They are even digging into her private e-mails! They are demanding to know who she's dated. Martha said to me, 'Can you believe they want to know who I'm dating?' Republicans on Capitol Hill are probing her sex life!"

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The close Stewart friend, who demanded not to be named out of fear of being dragged into the investigation, spoke just hours after Justice Department officials sacked her stockbroker's offices - removing boxes of evidence related to the ImClone stock scandal.

"Who runs the Justice Department? Republicans. Who runs the House of Representatives, and these committees looking into Martha? The Republicans," said the Stewart friend. "Guess who is a major force in raising money and contributing to Democrats?"

[Last year Billionaire Stewart contributed $125,000 in soft money to Democratic accounts, records show.]

The close Stewart friend predicted Americans will rally behind Stewart the same way many did with President Clinton during his impeachment.

"Once all the facts come out about this abuse of power, about these subpoenas, which ask for every detail on Martha's very private life, people will come to her side."

A spokesman for the House Energy and Commerce Committee strongly denied congressional investigators are being motivated out of any political concern and noted questions about a subject's personal contacts with other individuals are standard.

Developing...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bakefileinacake; insidertrading; itsabadthing; kmartdroppingher; marthastewart; marthastewartlying
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To: Paul Atreides
It is sooooo amazing that when liberal elites are caiught with there pants down....it is someone else that is at fault.
81 posted on 08/18/2002 6:55:58 PM PDT by jetson
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To: Paul Atreides
"I think that she was rumored to be an ex-lover of Waksal."


Yes, as was Stewart's daughter.
82 posted on 08/18/2002 6:55:59 PM PDT by APBaer
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To: LarryLied
Democrats floated this. They are going after Martha to hide what Winnick and Rubin did.

Hmmm. They couldn't be THAT cynical! Hmmmm. To make an omelet...

83 posted on 08/18/2002 6:56:31 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: gcruse
Also, shortly after all this started blowing up in her face, she re-ran a show in which she was cooking with Billy Tauzin. Her people claimed it was all a "coincidence."
84 posted on 08/18/2002 6:56:41 PM PDT by Paul Atreides
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To: Paul Atreides
Martha, Martha, Martha. No one wants to know about your sex life.. Honest.. I just got cold chills thinking about it.
85 posted on 08/18/2002 6:58:03 PM PDT by Texas Mom
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To: Paul Atreides

Martha is afraid she'll finally have to come clean, under oath, on her failed attempt at saving the SPICE girls. Here she is as "Old Spice".

86 posted on 08/18/2002 6:59:26 PM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: willgetsome
The masses will see a pretentious woman, her insider stock trading, and an effort by herself and her staff to link themselves to Clinton.

Only if the media cooperates. And don't expect THAT -- especially in an election year. In fact, the media have been busy bees trying to keep Enron, Global Crossing, Martha, etc. from the headlines to minimize the collateral damage to Dimocrat prospects in November. Count on it like you count on the sun rising tomorrow.

87 posted on 08/18/2002 7:00:16 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Paul Atreides
The most serious breach that I see is the fact that she is on the board of the NYSE. That fact is really what is driving this. IMHO

If she did what she appears to have done, it is absolutely inexcusable!

88 posted on 08/18/2002 7:00:45 PM PDT by Cold Heat
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To: Liz
For the most part, the women who watch her show and buy her magazine for tips on home-keeping are traditional women who are home with their kids. Not Hitlery-clones who look down on women who stay home and bake cookies.

Good point.

89 posted on 08/18/2002 7:01:30 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Liz
For the most part, the women who watch her show and buy her magazine for tips on home-keeping are traditional women who are home with their kids. Not Hitlery-clones who look down on women who stay home and bake cookies.

Good point.

90 posted on 08/18/2002 7:01:31 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Paul Atreides
The great thing about these accusations is Martha is cutting off her nose to spite her face. A lot of her customers and viewers are Republicans.
91 posted on 08/18/2002 7:01:55 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paul Atreides
I'm convinced now that she's guilty as sin. She's desperate. The sad thing is, this strategy might work in our pitiful era.
92 posted on 08/18/2002 7:02:03 PM PDT by agrandis
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To: dts32041
She made a billion with glitter paint.

Just think about how much she will make decorating prison cells. Gotta be an untapped market.

93 posted on 08/18/2002 7:03:11 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Miss Marple
*I* sure would rather not even think Stewart HAS a sex life (gag). The sad thing is, this pathetic strategy MIGHT work with our pathetic population - it has before.
94 posted on 08/18/2002 7:04:44 PM PDT by agrandis
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To: Miss Marple
If Matt Drudge reads this, I hope he realizes that leaks from the Clintonistas are rather easily spotted, and this strategy isnt going to work. He might as well tell his Rat sources to go peddle their wares elsewhere.

I think you are right. And great catty comment that follows!

95 posted on 08/18/2002 7:05:24 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: Miss Marple
no one would believe that she HAS a sex life (catty comment by Miss Marple provided gratis)...

Supposing she did...what would you imagine it would be like?

If normal formatting lacks enough punch to describe Martha's...er...tastes...this may help:

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96 posted on 08/18/2002 7:05:36 PM PDT by LarryLied
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To: Paul Atreides; All
I just want everybody to know that I'm trying real hard to care about this!

Really!

97 posted on 08/18/2002 7:07:04 PM PDT by grumpster-dumpster
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To: cabral
Please, no pictures.
98 posted on 08/18/2002 7:07:45 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paul Atreides
Martha who...?
99 posted on 08/18/2002 7:10:26 PM PDT by Khurkris
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Can you imagine what her prison tattoo would look like?

It boogles the mind.

100 posted on 08/18/2002 7:11:22 PM PDT by dts32041
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