Habit of Command

Testimony this week in Martha Stewart's trial showed that getting her acquitted and making her more likable are not necessarily consistent goals:

The [prosecution] witnesses included an executive assistant to [ImClone CEO] Dr. [Samuel] Waksal, who took a phone call from Ms. Stewart the day that she sold her ImClone stock…

"I remember speaking with Martha," the first witness, Emily Perret, the assistant to Dr. Waksal, told the jury. "I answered the phone. She said, 'Where is Sam, get Sam.' "

Ms. Stewart wanted to know what was going on with ImClone, Ms. Perret testified.

Asked to describe Ms. Stewart's tone, Ms. Perret said she seemed "very hurried and harsh and direct." On cross-examination, however, Ms. Perret agreed that Ms. Stewart often treated her that way.

Comments

[A good thing]

Poor Martha. Only one sympathy post.

[Jean Bart]

So her biggest problem is that she's a bitch and treats the "help" like shit? 🙂

[Douglas Fletcher]

Pretty much.

[Leo]

Well, yes.

The statute, as I read it, sure doesn't apply.

[Kevin Carson]

As I've said before, Martha Stewart is a pretty good litmus test of libertarian purism. As much schadenfreude as I'd have over her being in the joint, I reluctantly hold my nose and vote acquittal.

I went to visit my aunt in a nursing home once, around Christmas, and the arts and crafts lady was showing people how to make little gingerbread houses. She said, "I've got a little Martha Stewart in me." I replied, "Martha Stewart has a REAL gingerbread house in the woods."