Martha gets 5 months, a cruise, and a spot on Jeopardy

[indigobusiness]

She skates, virtually.

$34,000 fine? Is that right?

wtf

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Shhhh! Get your flame shield ready!

[indigobusiness]

2. Why?

Her daughter implying the charges are groundless and Martha's lying are TOO much. I WAS a fan, but she isn't above the law.

If she would've just come clean she would not be doing time, at all,
and that would've been fine. A "shameful day", indeed.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. There are many here who think she's a "scapegoat"

because she's a woman. An assertion I don't feel has any merit. She broke the law. Period. If you want to hunt down the others too, make THAT argument (and that argument SHOULD be made), but you shouldn't expect her to get off with robbing people of their hard earned retirement money.

[GiovanniC]

4. Can You Prove She Committed a Crime?

The prosecutor couldn't.

The only thing the prosecutor was able to nail her on was LYING. The lie? Saying she was innocent.

To recap: Martha gets 5 months for saying she's innocent of a crime the prosecutor didn't have enough evidence to convict her of.

If that doesn't make you a LITTLE BIT SAD for your country, what will?

[indigobusiness]

5. I'm always willing to give a person the benefit of the doubt...

Even OJ, for awhile. But, Martha is clearly guilty about lying about the stock transaction. Ask the CEO...(you can find him behind bars).

[freetobegay]

6. If the prosecutors couldn't prove a crime...

...Then why is she going to prison? Please I get enough double speak from the Bush cabal.

[GiovanniC]

9. The Crime They "Proved"

Was that she lied when she said she was innocent of the crime they couldn't prove that she committed.

[indigobusiness]

14. bwahahahahahah

...we are officially through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole....

BONZAIIIII............................

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[indigobusiness]

8. And the ignore

option.

[supernova]

10. Sounds about right

It is time in prison, but not enough to seriously damage her career. She can start up again when she's out.

And we're talking about tens of thousands not hundreds of millions or billions.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

11. That's one

less vote for Kerry.

[Bridget Burke]

12. Even if she doesn't win her appeal...

She'll be out & successful again while you're still selling on cafeshops.

[indigobusiness]

13. A snob like you

deserves to worship someone like Martha.

Good luck.

[Sugarcoated]

15. I read . . .

She hired a "Jail Consultant".

[indigobusiness]

16. of course

wouldn't you?

[Bridget Burke]

17. I don't worship Martha.

A fine & community service would have been more fitting punishment--especially since they couldn't even charge her with insider trading.

However, she's a tough woman & will probably do OK.

There are some interesting things for sale on Cafeshops--products with both political meaning & aesthetic appeal.