Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 I'm not so sure about that, tbh. Martha's crime mainly hurt Martha. You could say that others were adversely affected by her participation in insider trading but those affected were mainly the greedy sharks on Wall Street, not kids who studied their brains out hoping to go to the college of their dreams. Add to that, Loughlin has not even released a statement of contrition a la Felicity Huffman. If Loughlin goes to trial, much will depend on how she conducts herself during the trial. I specifically remember Martha Stewart's trial and one thing people remarked on was the fact that despite the appearance of being totally resolute about her innocence during the trial, once the verdict was in, Stewart seemed even more resolute in accepting what the judgement had pronounced. To a scrum of media journalists and television cameras, Stewart declared that she wasn't afraid of hard work and that she intended to make the most of her time in prison. Stewart helped other incarcerated women while she was there (the poncho she wore as she walked out of prison was made by a fellow prisoner) and I think that was what went a long way in building her street cred. Also, hanging out with rappers didn't hurt her cause either. But yeah, you talk about taking away places from other people's kids by way of graft and you've got a genuine problem in terms of getting (back) into people's good graces. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 Definitely, as they probably should. I won't begrudge them that. I wouldn't want to spend even a minute in one of those places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 Martha Stewart was also seen by some as being unfairly prosecuted and sentenced compared to the men involved in the Enron scandal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 Talk about delusion: https://people.com/crime/lori-loughlin-thinks-any-mom-would-have-done-it-says-source/amp/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapDope Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 Speaking of Steines, Lisa Whelchel said her son works on the Home & Family show in the interview asking her if she would take over Lori Loughlin's role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 11, 2019 Members Share Posted April 11, 2019 Not every mom! No way would Mama Khan have helped me get into Northwestern* other than to tell me to study hard and quit watching so much television. And she was someone who resented how her parents wouldn't help her pay for nursing school tuition, yet helped her sister (my aunt) pay for hers at Oklahoma Banking & Business School (which, by the way, she dropped out of). * I got in -- strictly on my own merits -- but I ultimately chose not to attend, because (surprise!) our family couldn't afford it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapDope Posted April 12, 2019 Members Share Posted April 12, 2019 I forgot to mention The Facts Of Life will celebrate it's 40th anniversary on August 24th, 2009. Hard to believe it has been that long. She said she did know Lori Loughlin, but not all that well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted April 12, 2019 Members Share Posted April 12, 2019 She doesn't realize how far over the edge she's gone. Not everyone is so obsessed with status that they would cheat their way into a school their child doesn't even care about. There are plenty of people who would never do this even if they could. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 12, 2019 Members Share Posted April 12, 2019 I'm wondering how close she is to a complete breakdown. Between now and her sentencing, I wouldn't be surprised at all if she checks into a psychiatric facility...maybe partly to try to avoid actually going to jail. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 13, 2019 Members Share Posted April 13, 2019 They're saying she can get up to 40 years, WOW. I guess she should have taken them seriously. I don't know why she'd think they were bluffing to begin with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 14, 2019 Members Share Posted April 14, 2019 1) She's a celebrity; and 2) she watches entirely too many crime shows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 14, 2019 Members Share Posted April 14, 2019 ...and began her career on a crime soap opera. She forgot that Henry Slesar isn't writing all this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 14, 2019 Members Share Posted April 14, 2019 Trust me, if he were, it'd be much more fascinating to watch. ;) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 14, 2019 Members Share Posted April 14, 2019 It would also have much stronger female characters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted April 14, 2019 Members Share Posted April 14, 2019 Pass the popcorn, @Khan!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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