7/23 The Martha Stewart Scandal: A Tempest in a Cuisinart...
'Martha Stewart has been charged with lying to the government. That's illegal in this country, unless you're starting a war!' Jay Leno
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Is Martha's show being replaced?
Page Six is reporting that WCBS NY is replacing Martha Stewart Living in its 9am time slot with a new show Ali Wentworths "Living It Up" which begins to air in September. Ali is the wife of George Stephanopolous. Rumors of this move by CBS have been spreading for months, but it would be an amazing slap in the face if the same network that was responsible for the infamous cabbage chopping interview would do such a thing to Martha . Tell CBS it's time to bring back Martha!
Jay Leno chimes in again...
 "Today in New York Martha Stewart's lawyers blasted government investigators for leaking secret information to the press. If there's anything that offends Martha Stewart, its insiders getting secret information!"
And if there's anything that offends Jay Leno, it's a monologue that's consistently funny!
Tell Jay to go rent a sense of humor...
Drip, Drip, Drip: Who leaked Martha's indictment?
Are prosecutors selling Martha short with insider information?
 Martha Stewart's attorneys revealed new information today that puts the government's indictment against her into serious question. Attorneys want to know how secret information contained in the grand jury indictment mysteriously showed up in the media before it was officially released. As we have been documenting for months, information from the investigation has been systematically leaked to the media in a campaign that seems designed to deny Martha Stewart a fair hearing in court. The question is and has been for some time, if the evidence against Martha is as strong as prosecutors claim, why does this secret information keep dripping out? Somebody needs to stick a cork in it, and by "it" we don't mean in Sammy Sosa's bat.
So how can you help Save Martha? Ask Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey to end this prosecution of Martha Stewart: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Martha Stewart Lawyers Urge Probe of Media Leaks--Reuters
Lawyers for Martha Stewart on Monday asked a federal judge to order an investigation of possible leaks to the media in the obstruction of justice case against the lifestyle trend-setter. Stewart's lawyers said during a hearing in federal court that the U.S. government should conduct a probe of the U.S. Attorney's office, the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department to determine the source of possible leaks to the press about the case.
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A female friend of Sam's arrives for a visit, but unfortunately for the NY Post it wasn't Martha...
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Update: NY Post stakeout at Waksals pad continues for third straight day
Paparazzi staking out Sam Waksals SoHo apartment have so far come up dry. Sam made it in through the back door on Saturday, and so far there has been little action outside the apartment, with just a female friend of Sam's arriving in a silver Mercedes SUV for an evening visit. But that friend wasn't Martha. Look for most of the western media to be present on Wednesday as Sam Waksal emerges to make his trip to the Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pa.
Waksal ties to ImClone are severed--FT
Samuel Waksal's brother Harlan is leaving ImClone, ending the scandal-hit biotechnology group's managerial ties to the Waksal family. The move comes as ImClone tries to restore a reputation severely damaged by fall-out from an insider trading scandal. Harlan was ImClone's chief operating officer in December 2001 when the US Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's application for Erbitux, a cancer drug.
Martha's gets a reprieve
She's not required to appear in court today
 Looks like Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum is a bit more reasonable than certain prosecutors have been. She has relaxed an earlier decision that requires Martha's presence in court every time a lawyer sneezes, and has allowed her to avoid the media circus today that would accompany Martha to the ladies room if cameras were allowed in. Martha may not attend the proceedings, but Martha's lawyers will be back in court today with new motions that could challenge the grand jury indictment and hopefully get this case thrown out with the trash. That's not likely, but we can dream...
Was Martha Stewart's grand jury indictment half-baked?
How did grand jury "forget" about insider trading?
 Martha Stewart's lawyers return to court on Monday, and motions have been filed which could result in the case being thrown out along with all the ridiculous charges against her. Martha's attorneys have filed new motions which will be revealed in court. At issue is how the grand jury was led from an insider trading investigation to an indictment that does not even charge Martha Stewart with that crime. Why did they not charge Martha with the issue at the heart of the investigation? Were they given all the information that was available, or was the whole case put on spin cycle? It has been said a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich, but the real ham may be the prosecutor who presented the case, and who may have forgotten to butter his bread on the right side...
Ask Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey to end this prosecution of Martha Stewart: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Imclone founder to begin prison sentence--Washington Times
This was the last free weekend for a while for convicted insider trader Sam Waksal, who reports to a federal prison Wednesday. Waksal will do his time at the Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution in Minersville, Pa., a minimum security facility of white collar criminals.
UPDATE: Sam Waksal speeds off, uses back door to elude paparazzi stakeout of his home
Final score: Waksal 1, NY Post 0
In spite of an all-day NY Post stakeout of Sam Waksals apartment on Saturday and Sunday, the former ImClone CEO was evidently able to elude the paparazzi with a quick last-ditch move.
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That's Sam Waksal in a Hawaiian shirt hopping back into his SUV to avoid the paparazzi...
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Driving up to the front entrance of his Soho building in a black Ford Explorer, Waksal was at the wheel wearing a brightly colored Hawaiian shirt . His expression was relaxed, even happy, and he looked like anything but a man who is facing seven years in jail for insider trading.
Chinese fire drill
After spotting a photographer camped outside his front door, Waksal switched places with another passenger in the car, hopping out of the drivers seat and into the back of the SUV, which then sped off and circled the block, where Sam was able to enter his building unmolested through the West Broadway entrance. To reporters chagrin, neither Martha Stewart nor Mick Jagger showed up for a visit.
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NY Post photographer tries to get the shot before Sam speeds away...
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We counted at least eight different NY Post reporters on the Soho stakeout throughout the weekend, and that doesn't include the team that was sent to the Hamptons to track Sam Waksal on his final visit before he is incarcerated. Either the NY Post is planning a special Sam Waksal pullout section, or it was a very slow news day. If readers wonder why that paper isn't devoting as many of it's resources to more important stories like the hunt for weapons of mass destruction or Bush's economic policy, perhaps that's because it is hard to photograph and report on something that's not really there.
SAM'S HOKEY POKEY--NY Post
The big house beckons for convicted insider trader Sam Waksal.
On Wednesday, the disgraced ImClone founder will hunker down with 307 other white-collar criminals, corrupt politicians and drug offenders for a seven-year stretch at a federal prison "camp" on wooded acreage in rural Pennsylvania.
But Waksal needn't fear the clang of a prison door slamming behind him. There are no bars on the cells of Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution and no barbed-wire fences surrounding the property in Minersville, in mid-eastern Pennsylvania.
The Jail Threat Is Real. So, Will Executives Behave? NY Times
Sam Waksal is scheduled to begin serving his sentence on Wednesday, becoming the first chief executive implicated in recent prominent corporate scandals to go to jail.
Mr. Waksal's sentence — the maximum recommended by the federal sentencing guidelines — may send a strong message to corporate executives that those who are caught breaking the law will be dealt with harshly. But will it really change the way businesses are run?
"I don't think it's really going to accomplish anything," said Daryl Koehn, director of the Center for Business Ethics at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. "It's a distraction."
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SaveMartha Calendar
Martha's lawyers in court July 21
Sam Waksal goes to prison July 23rd
Martha's Birthday August 3rd
MSO earnings announcement August 11th
Sam Waksals birthday Sept 8th
Oral arguments Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m
Martha's Trial begins January 12, 2004
Dear John Letters
Dear Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey,
You cowardly lying hypocritical mendacious manipulative self-righteous prigs should resign. Now. Seriously.
Dan P
Dear Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey,
I am very distressed over the unfair treatment that is being given to Martha Stewart. This is like a witch hunt and there is no way she can get a fair and impartial trial with the media giving all the information out. Why are you not doing anything about this outrage? Our court system is becoming more and more corrupt. It is no longer about justice, it is about who can be the dirtiest and tell the biggest lies. Martha Stewart deserves fair treatment.
Sharon Stone
Birthday Wishes
Happy Birthday Martha!
There are millions of us that don't believe everything the talking heads say. You're being persecuted because you are a woman of power. We stand behind you and support you. The important thing is to obtain the best lawyers on the planet to win this case!!! Hope you have a serene birthday.
God bless,
Brenda
New! Fans Tell CBS: Bring Martha Home!
New! SaveMartha Timeline
New! The SaveMartha Diaries
Vote! Official Poll: is Martha guilty? Vote Now!
Sam Waksal headed to Pennsylvania prison: Don't let Martha be next...
Former ImClone CEO Sam Waksal will be spending seven years in Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institute in Minersville, Pa. According to the NY Post, he will receive 40 cents an hour for working in the kitchen or on the grounds, and share one television with 300 other inmates. For visitors, the county is the home of Yuengling, America's oldest brewery. Useful link: Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau
Sam Waksal to Sweep Floors in Jail--Fox News
 Sign Martha's Birthday Card: Martha you rock! We love you! You are one of the few examples of class and refinement in a culture of bad taste! Happy birthday, and hope this whole mess is over soon! Gretchen Lupkas
A Birthday Wish
M is for Many more birthdays
A is for Awesome achievements ahead
R is for Real friends
T is for Truth to prevail
H is for Happy happenings
A is for Angels beside you
Grace
What Martha Stewart's doing on TV today
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 Deconstructing Byron, Vol. 15: Martha Takes TV
By Andrew Ritchie
Chapter 14 of Martha Inc. is unusual in Chris Byron’s gossipy opus in the sense that it is actually fun to read. One wonders if he wrote this chapter (Martha Takes TV) while he was still fantasizing about the fabulous view of Martha’s behind at his local gym, when the possibility of being one of her close friends was still intriguing to him, before the bitterness set in. (Read More)
Nigella: Bite This
 From 60 Minutes II: "Nigella Lawson is now flirting with the American market. Her show is on the Style Network and she writes a regular food column for The New York Times. She also has a new book in the stores. One of her strongest selling points, however, is that she’s nothing like that other doyenne of domesticity, Martha Stewart. She agrees. “I am so the opposite of what she’s about, because I’m not about the quest to perfect your life and to make everything in it beautiful and shiny. You know, I’m a bit more ‘Aw, come on. We’ll just do it this way, you know? Let’s do it in a half an hour,’” she says."
Editor's note: So Nigella's issue with Martha is that she does everything so well? And that to do things well takes a bit of time? Nigella, dear, some things take a bit more than half an hour, if you know what we mean. So the next time someone complains about their significant other being a "ten minute man," you tell them Nigella thinks that's a good thing!
Hillary Clinton says Save Martha!
 Martha Stewart: What Gives? East Hampton Independent
Of all of the dastardly deeds committed by companies like Enron and WorldCom, all we hear about is the East End’s own celebrity Martha Stewart getting a double serving of justice. What ever happened to Ken Lay? Hillary Clinton said it’s a good question deserving an answer, but she had no information. She said there’s been a lack of explanation and no action, which has been “complicated by the approach the administration has taken favoring those in their own political family.” (Editor's note: That means Kenny Boy Bush-Lay)
 Discount Digs--Page Six
SHOULD she stay or should she go? Martha Stewart wants to sell her unfinished duplex apartment in the West Village - again. And this time she's a motivated seller. The doyenne of domesticity has knocked $800,000 off her original asking price of $8 million. "Maybe she's unloading it in anticipation of taking a long trip," cracked one broker to The Post's Braden Keil . Stewart put her Perry Street place, where her neighbors include Nicole Kidman and Calvin Klein , on the market last September, then took it off three months later due to a lack of activity.
Note to Page Six: This is the fifth time in the last six months that the NY Post has reported that Martha's neighbors at 173-176 Perry St. include Nicole Kidman and Clavin Klein. But her "neighbors' don't live there either, the building is still under construction! And everyone knows Nicole is hanging out in Lenny Kravitz's Tribeca pad at 30 Crosby St. , and Calvin still has his place in the east 70s. Who is writing this stuff, Jayson Blair? By the way, the only long trip Martha is taking will be upside the heads of people like broker who made that dumb comment.
Dominick Dunne Says Save Martha!--Vanity Fair
(Transcribed by Andrew Ritchie)
 "I've always been a fan of Martha Stewart's, full of admiration for the extraordinary success she made of her life. I also happen to be a friend of hers. Was it really necessary for the Feds to put this American legend through such a shameful ordeal? When they went on television to justify their actions, they sounded like bully-boys to me, picking on a woman who was a celebrity. Why haven't they made a similar example of Enron chairman Ken Lay, or WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers, or Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski? They are accused of ruining people's lives, making employees' life savings worthless. Martha Stewart didn't hurt anyone but herself. The authorities reportedly offered her a deal that would have included some prison time. She declined their offer and took out a full-page ad in USA Today stating her case and proclaiming her innocence. She's going to fight, and I'm going to be rooting for her."
Investors Confidence In SEC Drops--Axxess News
Political science majors have long lost confidence in the government's role of regulating the publicly traded corporations with the absence of arrests and prosecutions of major Enron and Worldcom figures. To add insult to injury, Kenneth Lay walked away free. Meanwhile the government is spending millions of dollars to prosecute Martha Stewart whose crime was menial compared to what Lay, one the Bush Administration's top donors, reaped on small investors.
Flashback to 1995, Martha speaks out about her critics...
 Marvelous Martha - She's a Good Thing, by Micki Moore--Toronto Sun (Transcribed by Andrew Ritchie)
Micki Moore: You have many fans: but you also have many critics. How do you respond to these comments? We don't see the real Martha Stewart, she's got a staff and 20 to 40 acres. Sure, it's easy for her!
Martha Stewart: I do all of these things by myself. I think once they realize that I do, that I really am a hands-on person, I think they'll like me better. Some people think, "She doesn't do any of this stuff. She just steps in and makes a pretty picture." But when they realize that I really do it, I think their respect for me grows.
But I also think there is a gender offense here. I have taken something that everybody does and have capitalized on it, enhanced it, made money from it. If I was a successful man, everyone would be saying, "Wow, look at what a great empire he built!" And that's to be expected in our society. I don't waste one second thinking about it, though. Because I edit all aspects of my life, I edit that out - I can't spend time worrying about what they will say about me tomorrow. It used to bother me, I am a sensitive person, but now I just say, "They will get it one of these days."
 Stewart case may hinge on a quiet Newton 'nerd'--Boston Globe
Douglas Faneuil had held a stockbroker's license for just four months before he took the phone call from Martha Stewart that mobilized a federal investigation and that set him up as star witness, an unassuming former pizza boy from Newton who could bring down the celebrated queen of good taste.
Faneuil's friends were shocked at his involvement. This was the quiet young man who played a nerd in the Newton South High School senior show and who labored passionately as a student activist in college. He surrounded himself with cultured friends in New York, spent weekends in the Hamptons, and partied on the fringes of Park Avenue society.
Now, caught up in a Wall Street scandal, his credibility will be at issue. Faneuil initially told authorities one story, but changed his version after at least two rounds of questioning. He then pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and agreed to cooperate in the Stewart investigation. This summer finds him living in his Brooklyn apartment, unemployed, and dodging the occasional tabloid photographer. Contacted by phone, Faneuil, now 27, declined to discuss the case. ''I'm ready to move on,'' he said before referring questions to his lawyers.
Don't Leno, Letterman and Conan know how to treat a lady?
Help get these monkeys off of Martha's back!
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Leno
"According to the National Enquirer, Martha Stewart’s weight has ballooned from the stress of her insider trading scandal to 250 pounds. God bless Martha, she’s the kind of woman who if you give her lemons, she makes lemonade. In fact, she's so big, today Bill Clinton hit on her. "
Letternman
It was a nice day out today. It was so nice that the Martha Stewart grand jury met outside in the park.
Conan
After being indicted Martha Stewart is now fighting back. She says that she is going to fight and clear her name. She says that she is looking forward to people not thinking she’s guilty and getting back to people thinking she’s cold and arrogant.
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Letterman: Martha Stewart's top 10 tips for beating the heat
10. Replace shoulder pads with frozen hamburger patties
9. Enjoy chill emanating from your kitchen staff as you fire them
8. Go into 7-11, soak feet in Slurpee machine
7. Two parts hydrogen + one part oxygen = delicious homemade water
6. Go down to morgue and ask if you can sleep in one of the drawers
5. Try completing one of my projects; when you're done, it will be a cool day in October
4. Drain your air conditioner and make refreshing frozen smoothie
3. Constantly whisper to yourself, "Not succumbing to heat stroke -- it's a good thing"
2. Take a piece of cardboard and wave it in front of your face, dumbass
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Dear Late Night Host,
Please stop making fun of Martha Stewart. She needs all the support you can provide her right now. Try making a living by working hard for a change, instead of trashing others. If HARD WORK is not in your vocabulary, Martha Stewart can explain it to you. Ms. Stewart is highly intelligent unlike those who repeatedly trash her. Your jokes are not funny anyway! Martha Stewart knows class.... Martha Stewart has class.... Martha Stewart is class.... Something you know nothing about.
Proud Martha Stewart Supporter,
Diana Sypolt
Tell Leno, Letterman and Conan to give Martha a break
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National Enquirer or Intentional Liar?
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Is this Enquirer cover photo doctored, or is it the real deal?
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The original Enquirer cover...
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...and the Real Martha just
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| The National Enquirer features a picture that many of our readers believe was doctored to make Martha appear much fatter and less attractive than she really is. The cover on the left is the original, and claims Martha is suddenly 250 lbs. One reader asks, "Did the Enquirer have a scale there when the photographer took the picture?" We seriously doubt it. The middle picture's width is reduced 25%, and looks much closer to the real Martha we know and love, seen on the right just four weeks ago. So did Martha really gain 100 pounds in a month, or is the Enquirer using funny lenses and Photoshop to make the picture tell a story? In a strange coincidence, the very same issue contains six full page ads for weight loss products, each with 1-800 numbers so advertisers can track their results. Is it true, or do pictures also lie? We report, you decide...How can you help Save Martha? Tell the Enquirer and their owner American Media to get rid of their Weapons of Mass Distortion...
National Enquirer
5401 NW Broken Sound Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Or e-mail the staff of National Enquirer at:
letters@nationalenquirer.com
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Join the SaveMartha Book Club...
 Deconstructing Byron Vol. 17
Scheming Times
By Andrew Ritchie
In chapter 16 of Martha Inc. Chris Byron makes no bones about the fact that in the late 1990s, Martha Stewart was a hot commodity. So hot, in fact, that just about everyone was scheming to score some sort of deal with her, or undermine her deals with others.
Byron does a great job of analyzing and providing details about the behind-the-scenes strategies that helped make Martha who she is today. And yet, the most glaring omission of all remains the subject this book claims to be about – Martha! As in all of his previous chapters, there is zero input from Martha, leaving a vast ocean of details uncharted and unexplored. Byron can talk about the deals that were going around Martha, but not the deals Martha herself was involved in, nor can he provide her perspective on these matters.
Wouldn’t it have been great, for instance, to hear about all the wonderful details that were discussed at Martha’s kitchen table with Sharon Patrick? These are non-existent in Martha Inc. because Martha would have nothing to do with Byron’s sleazy aims.
It is for this reason that this book reads like a child’s gossipy diary, even if it disguises itself as a professional biography that is supposedly about Martha’s business. Martha’s deals, her thoughts and strategies and her entire perspective are missing elements from a book that purports to be about her! And so Byron fills the void with gossip, hearsay and a ramshackle retelling of events that went on in the periphery of Martha’s world. (Read More)
Dear John Letters
Dear Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey.
Please stop the persecution of this "brilliant female icon". Indict & prosecute the scum of Worldcom & Enron executives who stole from their employees retirement funds. That is a felony and that's where justice should be served. Ms. Stewart hurt no one but herself. We believe she is not a criminal and does not belong in prison. Please give this brilliant & successful woman the dignity she deserves.
Respectfully submitted,
A Multitude of Ms. Stewart's Supporters
And Dear Martha ones too...
Happy Birthday Martha! I wish you peace and the end of this unfair persecution in this new year for you. Remember- you are admired and held in the highest regard. Enjoy your special day.
Jacki
Will a SaveMartha Peoria billboard be next?
This big green billboard in Peoria is ours if you become a sponsor...
Why the case against Martha Stewart is unfair
 Despite the fact that several other people who have done exactly what Martha Stewart has been charged with doing have not been charged or have only been fined, government investigators have publicly said they believe Martha should go to jail.
Why are these people being treated better than Martha Stewart? Sam Waksal's daughter Aliza and father Jack both sold ImClone shares on the same day as Martha. They had inside information. Aliza saved $630,000. But neither of them has been charged. And in a little noticed case, Eric Tsao sold 2000 shares of ImClone on inside information (Martha sold fewer than 4,000), Tsao lied to SEC investigators, and he made $50,000 in profits (Martha saved less than $60,000). He also used inside info to make another $100,000 on two other companies shares. So is Eric Tsao going to jail? Don't count on it; he was fined and barred from serving as an officer of a publicly traded company. Why is Martha Stewart being treated differently?
Martha Stewart is being treated differently because she is Martha Stewart!
Martha is high profile, a celebrity, a success story. Everyone knows Martha, and that's why they want to make her an example. After years of parodies on Saturday Night Live, jokes by Leno and Letterman, and a population dumb enough to spend more time watching Britney Spears and Reality TV than reading the news, Martha was an easy target. Make no mistake, Martha Stewart is being targeted not for what she did but because of who she is. That's wrong, that's a double standard, and you can help us stop this before it's too late.
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Save Martha in the News
Jeanette Walls Delivers The Scoop--MSNBC
Those never-say-die Martha Stewart fans are taking up a collection for a billboard declaring her innocence. “If we raise enough funds we can buy a billboard in Times Square,” says a notice at SaveMartha.com. “If we raise less than we need for Times Square, we can rent one somewhere else, even if we have to put it up in Peoria.” Or maybe Nutley, New Jersey...
Save Martha Billboard draws public outrage from people who seem to have nothing better to do
Dear Save Martha fans: We have a name for people who have nothing better to do than to take out all their aggression on Martha Stewart: Losers. Here are just a couple of reasons why you should make a donation to the Save Martha billboard:
Dear Save Martha Stewart:
You are collecting millions of dollars to put up a billboard in Times Square about saving Martha Stewart--a woman who could afford plenty of billboards on her own if she wanted them--and meanwhile children continue to starve. Nice to see you have your priorities straight. Kids die, but at least you can get that great shrimp bisque recipe and tips on drapery. GR
Dear GR, Here's a window treatment tip, free of charge. Now will you send in a donation? John
 Referring to a recent quote allegedly from this web site “If we raise less than we need for Times Square, we can rent a billboard somewhere else, even if we have to put it up in Peoria.” I live and work in Peoria and...We don't want it! Guilt or innocence is for the Judicial system, however imperfect, to decide. Bob Gakov - Peoira, IL
Dear Bob, The problem is Martha has been tried and convicted in the press and by ungrateful people like you-know-who. I hope you enjoy seeing our billboard in Peoria! John
Dear Save Martha: I can't belive that some people think Martha could be so self-centered that she would put Billboards up with her name on them! Of course she has the money to do so even after she donates to all her worthy causes, but the idea is for us, her fans, to show our support. And if we get enough donations, why don't we put two up in Peoria along with one in Manhattan. Martha deserves something good to counteract all the undeserved events she's had to endure this past year. We believe in you Martha! P. Castro
Dear P. Castro, that's a great idea, Saving Martha from New York to Peoria, what could be more patriotic than that? John
Lawyers for Martha Stewart file new motions
Fans to Investigators: Indict This!
 The NY Times reports that Martha Stewart's lawyers are gearing up for the January trial, and have filed several motions, including one related to the grand jury that indicted her. It is said that grand jury can indict a ham sandwich, but we doubt they were even allowed to use one of Martha's recipes. One big question is how they got the grand jury to indict Martha for just about everything except insider trading! Details of the motions will be discussed in a hearing scheduled for July 21. The other big question: what will Martha wear?
Paparazzi stake out Sam Waksal's West Village home
 Meanwhile, Sam Waksal is due to surrender on July 23 for a seven year jail term. Waksal was released from house arrest on July 4 to visit his parents in the Hamptons, only to be chased for several blocks around the West Village by photographers from the NY Post. In order to save the paparazzi valuable time while they also stake out members of the Kennedy family, here's the new Waksal Paparazzi Cam to help the scandal-fatigued media keep an eye on Sam.
Save Martha, one year later...
 To combat all the negative media coverage and to provide a place where fans could rally their support for Martha Stewart, SaveMartha was launched one year ago this week. We thought the case would be wrapped up within a few months, but we were wrong. We also thought the case would be settled or dropped, since it was obvious that the laws of insider trading would have to be stretched very thin, and that the case against Martha was quite weak. But we had no idea how badly prosecutors wanted to "Get Martha."
In fact, as we predicted last year, Martha Stewart was not indicted on insider trading, but on charges that she covered up something that was most likely not even illegal. Martha voluntarily spoke with investigators, and a year before she was indicted Martha said she was innocent. Prosecutors now charge her statements were illegal. Can you say perjury trap?
It has been a long year, and we are still Saving Martha. I want to thank the millions who have visited the site and shown their support. But we still need your help. Many of your letters have been published in the media. Keep writing: ask Attorney General Ashcroft and US Attorney Comey to end this prosecution of Martha Stewart: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Martha's sponsors and business partners have with few exceptions continued to support her business. If you have not already, subscribe to Martha's magazines, and throw a Kmart shopping party with a few of your friends. With your help, the company Martha built, and all the jobs that go with it, can be saved.
But with the trial set for January 12, Martha now faces the real possibility of going to jail, and that can not happen. How can you help? Sponsor the Save Martha billboard and tell the world that we object to the way Martha Stewart has been treated. Tell your friends to join the cause. Visit MarthaTalks.com and tell Martha you support her. Only with your help can we Save Martha!
The issue that goes on sale Friday reveals why friends are worried about Martha's health since her federal indictment, how her fear of jail time has shaken her to the core and more.
Reader Mail: Even trailer park residents are becoming outraged:
 The guys in the locker room don't want to hear it, so... The truth...Martha Stewart was the butt of many a joke for years. I could not stand the lady. She was up there with Hillary and O-Pra as part of the self-annointed triumvirate of annoying "women who want to control us." And yet, since this ridiculous public humiliation she has been forced to endure, I refuse to take sides with those who find humor in her situation. Count this beer-swilling, Man Show-watching chauvinist as one more individual who wishes her the best of luck. It may be a small gesture, but I have asked my (astonished) wife to consider buying more Martha Stewart stuff as we decorate our new trailer. Kevin
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News Headlines
Stay Cool in July With Martha Stewart Living--Yahoo
A prosecutor's reputation goes on trial--FT
If James Comey had not become a top federal prosecutor, he might have played one on television. The Martha Stewart case could either bolster the White House's war on white collar crime or backfire, further eroding faith in the legal system and tarnishing Mr Comey's record. "People are going to look very closely at the Martha Stewart case," says Frank Razzano, a former prosecutor now in private practice at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky. "It's going to be a real hallmark for him whether he secures a conviction or it falls apart."
Martha hires Heavyweight PR guru Howard Rubenstein
Martha's longtime flack Magrino out --Michael Musto
Beleaguered domestic diva Martha Stewart has turned into one of the more challenging public relations clients...Well, insiders tell me that the doily queen is taking one more stab at trying to help her tarnished image by changing PR firms. The Susan Magrino Agency will give way to Howard Rubenstein . He's done Michael Jackson . He knows from PR challenges.
Meet Martha's new big gun, Howard Rubenstein--NY Magazine
Anyone familiar with Rubenstein's client list knows that he is just as conversant with civil villainy. That list boasts more subjects of controversy -- tycoons like George Steinbrenner, Ronald O. Perelman, Donald Trump, and Rupert Murdoch; divas Naomi Campbell and Leona "Queen of Mean" Helmsley; companies in crisis like Long-Term Capital Management and Waste Management, Inc.; bite boys Mike Tyson and Marv Albert -- than fill "Page Six" on a good day (and oh, by the way, Rubenstein also represents the New York Post ).
Steve Forbes: Martha Will Beat the Rap
The editor in chief of Forbes is concerned that prosecutors will go too far in targeting corporate fraud. "The real danger now is confusing real wrongdoing, genuine fraud, with honest business mistakes," he said. "I hope we don't cross that line." Forbes said that despite efforts to "burn her at the stake, "Martha Stewart will not go to jail."
Female prosecutor selected for Martha Stewart trial:
Is US Attorney James Comey playing the gender card?--Wall Street Journal
Martha furious over lesbian slur--Sovo.com
NY Post chases Sam Waksal through Greenwich village--NY Post
Is US Attorney James Comey playing the gender card?--Wall Street Journal
Celebrity Justice: In the Penal System, Fame May Be More of a Pain than a Perk--ABC News
Where's Kenny Boy?
Feds Gear Up to Try Fastow--Lea Fastow--Forbes
Waksal's teeth delay prison until July 23--CNN
MARTHA DROPS IN ON SAM'S PARENTS--NY Post
MarthaTalks.com reaches 12 million hit mark
Martha Holds Court--The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin
Opinion
Martha Stewart: Political Prisoner --William Anderson
Martha's prosecution: A case of double standards--John Small
Martha is Not Guilty --Alexandre Padilla
Obstructing Injustice:The Stewart chase--Alan Reynolds.
Will Martha Walk? --Forbes
Fight It, Martha
By WILLIAM SAFIRE
Dear John Letters
I have seen some outrageous things in my life but this is the one of the most obvious. Since they could not stick her with "insider trading" they went to lying. What is she supposed to do, barge in on Ashcroft, prostrate herself and begin a litany of all crimes committed or thought about? It is obvious that they are trying to convince the average person that they are "getting the big guys". At the same time Skilling or Lay are unindicted. Hypocrisy reigns at a height never before reached.---Bob Pucci
Deconstructing Byron Vol. 16
In the Company of Women
By Andrew Ritchie
In this brief chapter, Chris Byron keeps his claws relatively retracted – he certainly doesn't draw blood as in some of the previous chapters – and yet he continues to gleefully assess what he perceives to be Martha’s "double" personality by making fun of difficult moments in Martha’s personal life, as if to show how weak she is.
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 Waksal's teeth delay prison--CNN
Thanks to some dental problems, former ImClone CEO Sam Waksal will enjoy an extra three weeks of freedom before heading off to federal prison for the next seven years. Waksal was scheduled to surrender July 2 to begin serving his seven-year, three-months prison term for insider trading, obstruction of justice and bank fraud. But according to a spokesperson for his lawyer, Waksal's surrender has been postponed until July 23 so that he can undergo a surgical dental procedure.
MARTHA DROPS IN ON SAM'S PARENTS--NY Post
Martha Stewart isn't staying away from the Waksals - even though the friendship has led her to the brink of disaster. The troubled queen of good living put aside her legal woes to drop in on Sam Waksal's parents' home in East Hampton around dinnertime Sunday.
Waksal's mom, Sabina, 83, has been ailing under the weight of her son's criminal strife, while his father, Jack, 80, was in tears during the Manhattan court hearing this month where the judge handed down a stiff prison term of seven years and three months.
CBS Mailbag:
Dear CBS,
Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. My husband and
I miss her terribly!! Please, please, please.......pretty please with
sugar on it! ;-)
Thank you!
Karn Myers
Mark Dodge
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. I will again watch the CBS show, if Martha is back on it....Thanks ! Gary Hanson
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. Her spot, even though it wasn't long enough was my favorite special segment. --Leesa in Oklahoma
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. It's time we all got on with our lives and stopped persecuting her. -- Ellen Golub
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. She is missed
and will only help boost your ratings. Bring Martha back, she's a good thing! Sincerely, John
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show--Kurt and Jennifer
Dear CBS, Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. Harry Smith is a joy to watch and Hannah is a woman's woman, hooray.. Thanks for your consideration, Yours truly, Jenna Field
Dear CBS,Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. Gayle
Dear CBS,
Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. I really miss her.
Sincerely, Linda Smith
Dear CBS,
Please bring Martha Stewart back to the CBS Early Show. It is a serious creative loss to negate Martha's exceptional talent from being accessed by the public. In an age of media explosion where so much that is offered is truly worthless, mindless and just not very helpful, this woman is consistently a talented breath of fresh air.
BRING HER BACK!!! Pat McKiernan
Redding, CT
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Fans to CBS: Bring Martha Home!
It can only help the ratings...
Martha's last appearance on CBS Early Show, one year ago...
Dear CBS, You offererd Pvt. Jessica Lynch a book deal, an MTV concert with Ashanti and Ja Rule, a TV movie and probably even a spot on the next season of Survivor. But Martha Stewart was an American Hero when Jessica Lynch was still in grade school. What does Martha have to do to get back on your network, go to Iraq and get amnesia? Please bring her back! Tony Irving
1 yr. since Martha's salad day --NY Daily News
One year ago today, Martha Stewart hacked away at a head of cabbage on CBS' "The Early Show" while fending off questions about her insider-trading case. "I want to focus on my salad," a nervous Stewart told host Jane Clayson.
That was the last time Stewart, 61, appeared on the morning show, which served as a high-profile showcase for her domestic-arts empire. CBS News decided she could not dice or purée unless she was willing to be grilled, and Stewart's lawyers said she could not answer questions. "Nothing has changed," Jennifer Tartikoff, a spokeswoman for "The Early Show," said yesterday. "No determination will be made until her legal issues have been resolved."
Tell CBS it's time to bring back Martha!
How you can help Save Martha!
 Dear Friends,
If you are serious about saving Martha from the very real possibility of going to prison, please read this, because now is the time to take action. I was reading Newsweek today and on page 13 came across an article called "Prison Life: Advice for Martha." An aerial photo of the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut shows the place where Martha would likely be sent if she does not prevail in court. The article tells of what prison life is like there, with 80 people in a room, no privacy, a facility that looks like a military barracks, where prisoners only get to make 15 minute phone calls which are recorded. Long days are filled with boring physical labor. It is not very pleasant. After all, it is a prison.
But that is not where Martha Stewart belongs. And that's where prosecutors want to send her. In spite of the fact that many similar cases are settled civilly, with fines and sanctions, this case is being handled as a criminal matter. We have all seen the cruel Martha parodies of decorated jail cells , and even the depiction of Martha dreaming she was behind bars in the NBC TV movie. But the picture and description of the prison in Danbury really hit me. If prosecutors get their way, Martha could be headed to this prison!
Your help can make a difference
With your help, we have been fighting to Save Martha for the past year. Since Martha was indicted in early June, we have received over 5 million hits. Many of your e-mails to us have been published and quoted in media from Reuters to the AP, from the Washington Post to the NY Post. Most of us believed this matter would have been settled in Martha's favor by now. But it has not. Now it is quite obvious that prosecutors are serious about combating corporate crime; we applaud that effort.
We believe this is not the case that will restore our confidence in the system; in fact many of you have written in that it will do just the opposite. A backlash against the extreme measures being used to "Get Martha" is growing. Without a public demonstration of this feeling, that may not be enough. Now a trial date has been set: January 12th, 2004. If Martha does not prevail due to some unforeseen turn of events, she faces serious jail time. That cannot happen. With your donation, you can help turn the tide so that it does not happen.
The Save Martha Billboard
We are seeking your help to erect a billboard for all the world to see that millions of people believe in Martha Stewart and are willing to defend her name. We are asking for a donation of any size you feel is appropriate. If we raise enough funds we can buy a billboard in Times Square. If we raise less than we need for Times Square, we can rent one somewhere else, even if we have to put it up in Peoria. It will feature all the names of those who donate; if you would like to remain anonymous, just note that on your donation. If Martha's case is settled before the billboard goes up, we will return all donations. It will be a message to the world that decent people want to Save Martha from the unfair prosecution that is leading to the unthinkable possibly of an American icon going to prison. Only by showing your support now can you help Save Martha!
Thank You,
John Small
SaveMartha.com
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