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...Good Thing Gone Bad Your report about Martha Stewart's conviction for obstructing justice and other crimes, "Not a Good Thing for Martha" [March 15], stated that "Stewart was no ordinary Jane who traded on inside information to make a quick buck." But that misses the point. Ordinary Janes would not have had access to the stock-price information that was given to Stewart as a direct result of her wealth and position. That's why it's called insider information. The rest of us are just trying to level the playing field. Nancy Parker Englewood...
...Stewart failed to learn from the travails of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton: it's not the crime; it's the cover-up. Martha is not going to jail for using insider information to sell stock; she's going to jail for lying to federal investigators. She forgot that even rich people are not above the law, especially in a presidential-election year. Andrew C. Rigrod Sherman Oaks...
...Whew! Now we can all sleep better since the feds got Martha Stewart off the streets. Middle Eastern terrorists are still at large, O.J. Simpson is free, but they got Martha. I hope she has a good recipe for sacrificial lamb chops. Gary Taustine New York City...
Trump's forte is brand building, and he is the brand, the Martha of money. Trump does commercials for Verizon, was host of Saturday Night Live and last week unveiled Trump Visa, which rewards cardholders with casino discounts. There is now Trump Ice bottled water and a hot-selling book, How to Get Rich. Publicity, in other words, is his strength...
...EDITOR IN CHIEF OF MS. MAGAZINE CAME TO THE DEFENSE OF MARTHA STEWART, SAYING "THIS WAS NOT A SERIOUS CASE THAT PROTECTED AMERICANS AGAINST CRIMINALS. THIS WAS A BITCH HUNT." DO YOU AGREE...