"George Beasley" > wrote:
>I wondered why you call yourself "The Alligator"......
Strangely, your suggested line of reasoning is exactly why I was given
this nickname to begin with <G>. I'm sorry, but I just don't think
Martha going to or getting out of prison is worthy of the onslaught of
coverage, which is exactly how I feel about Michael Jackson. Maybe he
did it, maybe he didn't - he's certainly weird, but everybody has the
right to be that way. Oprah seems to be a genuinely nice person, but
she is the patron saint of the victimization movement. Everyone I
know cringes visibly upon hearing "you go girl" - maybe I just run in
different circles. As I understand it, if you worked for Martha
(sheAlligator) you wouldn't be so anxious to see her leave prison. So
let's look at a dichotomy: Martha is convicted of a federal crime,
gets even richer and is now an American idol. Jeff Smith was accused
of molestation by some guys who waited decades until he was rich to
come out. No trial, no conviction, nothing but accusations - his
entire life and fortune is ruined overnight. Wait, he was a white
male - the only person who can't possibly be a victim these days, eh?
(go ahead, scream bigot - that's all part of the trend, anyway).
By the way - how long do you think that YOU would rot in prison for
Securities violations and federal perjury charges? 5 months? 5
years, more likely.