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Phaedrine Stonebridge wrote:

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Polar wrote:

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 01:40:27 GMT, Repeating Decimal
wrote:

in article
.rogers.com, Jo
at wrote on 1/24/03 3:45 PM:

Those of us who earn our living as researchers don't really
have a problem with this. It's the way most professionals
operate, especially those who "educate". Better to do it
right than to be like the gardening show host who asked a
guest what time of year was best to transplant your carrot
seedlings out to the garden. ;-)

"Dwayne" wrote ...
Yes, you can. Mainly because she has some one else do the
reasearch and work and she takes the credit for it. I have
learned a lot.

"Repeating Decimal" wrote in message Dwayne wrote
learned that from Martha Stewarts show before she got into
trouble.

I am surprised you can learn anything from that show.

When I first got onto the internet, I was surprised at the
invective aimed at Martha Stewart. I had never heard of her. At
the time, I indicated that she is entitled to make a living any
legal way she could. That is the American way. Every now and
then a nothing gets to be very successful.

After watching the show several times, I could see why people
might resent her. She gave some terrible knife sharpening
advice. Her experts did not prevent her from doing that.

She still is allowed to make a living. Nevertheless, it is also
the American way to poke fun when media idols are found to have
feet of clay.

Er...we're talking securities fraud. She's allegedly done some
illegal things on the market.

While I am no fan of hers, I still think she is the female
scapegoat while all the male white-collar-crimers from Enron, et
al, get away with murdar.

The problem is she was a director of the New York Stock Exchange who
got caught with her hand in the cookie jar. It doesn't matter that
she [allegedly] only stole one cookie. As a director of the exchange
and as a former stock broker, she is held to a higher standard than
most people.

I don't really care about Martha, I'm waiting for Bernie Ebbers and
Scott Sullivan [Worldcom] to get thrown in jail for 50 or 60 years.

Don't hold your breath.

I am not saying she should not be prosecuted for any crimes she did---
if indeed she did. But I just find it ironic that the main focus in
this huge nest of corporate rip-off artists turned to Stewart while the
Enron crew and the rest of the "good 'ol boys" are apparently getting
off scott free.