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To: LindyBill who wrote (1811)	6/4/2003 5:01:42 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

It has nothing with her being a woman. It has everything with her being famous -- her pursuers just want some of the fame to rub off on them and are willing to destroy her life and her company to do so. It's justice by video bite, that goes along with politics by video bite, war by video bite, etc.

To: LindyBill who wrote (1811)	6/4/2003 5:06:40 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 793843

If she had been a man, this would not have happened. I don't agree with that. Women are getting to be like blacks: any you bust one of them for anything, you're a sexist/racist. OTOH, I do agree she has been singled out. A DA saw an opportunity to make some REALLY BIG headlines- -nationwide, even! And wham! Something that ordinarily would be settled with no action or a slap on the wrist ends up with a criminal indictment. But Martha did everything she could to attract attention to herself prior to this. That set this situation up, not her gender. OK. Maybe she made $200K she shouldn't have. How does that compare to the amount stolen through fraudulent earnings reports from other CEOs? Where were the federal investigation and the indictments for the price fixing during the CA energy crisis? The amount stolen there makes her look like a kid who got caught with her hand in the cookie jar. And essentially nothing has happened.

To: LindyBill who wrote (1811)	6/4/2003 7:35:04 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

can't let Martha Stewart's indictment pass without comment. If she had been a man, this would not have happened. I agree. Her offense was penny-ante compared to dozens of others.

To: LindyBill who wrote (1811)	6/4/2003 9:45:22 PM
From: Fiscally Conservative	Respond to of 793843

I agree 100%. What they are doing by pursuing this case against here is all about image reputation disstruction at ones expense and anothers gain. The DA makes out;they hope. Those who are shorting the stock make out. Martha gets dragged through the gutter but many women will sympathize with her and will not convict. Good for her to stand up and plead not guilty!