Saturday, July 17, 2004

The Judge Should Tack On Another Five Months For The Letter As you may already know, Martha Stewart got handed a five months in prison sentence yesterday for lying about her involvement in insider trading.  That's all well and good, although she's going to appeal, and who knows how long it'll be before she actually has a chance to redecorate her cell.  If she did what she's been convicted of doing, though, then she deserves whatever punishment the law demands. What bugs the hell out of me is the letter she wrote to the judge before she was sentenced.  If you take a few minutes to read the thing, she comes across as a self-absorbed woman who still doesn't have any real remorse for what she's been convicted of.  Instead she focuses on how much good she's done and how she's still, after two and a half years, "abysmally confused and ill prepared" for what is to come.  C'mon Martha!  Are your lawyers so horrible or are you so dense that you don't get that if you're guilty, you'll spend time behind bars?  I've spent ten minutes on this article, and even I get that. Luckily she does mention on page three of the letter that she's curious and "not hesitant to try new things."  Strip searches will be a blast, then. But what really kills me about the letter is where she states how sorry she is for the effect this has had on her family, friends, and especially her beloved company.  How's that for a shout out to her close ones?  I guess the pecking order in Martha's world goes 1) business, 2) friends, 3) family, and 4) the law. Oh, and the fact that she compared herself to Nelson Mandela after being sentenced was really sweet, not to mention incredibly inappropriate.  Nelson Mandela:  man revered for the sacrifices he made by being jailed for over two decades for his beliefs.  Martha Stewart:  five measly months in the slammer for lying.  Yep, two peas from the same pod.  Nearly separated at birth, if you ask me. But things aren't all bad for Martha.  If she truly sees herself as one who sets the example on good, wholesome living, just think of what she'll be able to do for those women in cell block C who just can't figure out how to make the most of their 6x9 foot homes. Related link: Save Martha Stewart 4:12:05 PM     |

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