Longer and more tortuous than a Russian novel part deux
Not the MCI proxy saga. This time the title refers to Martha Stewart's sentence, upheld today on appeal. That doyenne of domestic divas will dither in her datcha until her 10-month sentence is up.
Judge Cederbaum's argument -- that this is the sentence that anyone convicted of this crime would serve -- would be more compelling if Martha really had committed a crime. But instead she's just guilty of having an unethical stockbroker and a grating off-screen personality.
So again I say, Free Martha!
posted by Joe @ 3:50 PM
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Martha Stewart’s conviction reminds me of Jack Benny’s conviction. Jack Benny bought some jewelry for his wife overseas from a diplomat who said he could get it into the country tax-free. The U.S. attorney handling the case insisted Jack pled guilty and accept a $10,000 fine to avoid jail time. Jack obtained the best legal representation get could get, who advised him to take the deal and suspended sentance. Later NBC used this ex-U.S. attorney to try to convince Jack to stay with NBC. Jack’s response was they could double the offer and he wouldn’t accept it. He moved to CBS in mid-season.
The Jack Benny Show – Josefsberg (head writer) p362 par 3-4,p340
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