Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Feb 10, 2009 9:41:01 am PST #5955 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Typo Boy - Feb 10, 2009 9:42:05 am PST #5956 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
then she not only lied about it under oath, she got one of her employees to lie as well
To be exact she lied not under oath. If she said exactly what she was convicted of saying she lied by omission (which both morally is lying, and legally is a crime - deliberate deception meeting both moral and legal standards). But our knowledge of what was said comes from a notebook scribbled by interviewer. No third party, no tape recording. I really think conviction for something like this should require more stringent evidence than taking an interested party's word. I'm not really sympathetic to Stewart because on the whole I suspect she did exactly what she was convicted of. But I'm troubled by how weak the evidence on which someone can be convicted for this. Then again I remember lobbying alongside an ACLU lawyers against the criminal code reform which included this provision specifically on grounds that this sort of thing was likely to happen.
Tom Scola - Feb 10, 2009 9:44:29 am PST #5957 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Basically, Martha Stewart was convicted of speaking to the Feds without a lawyer present.
Typo Boy - Feb 10, 2009 9:50:21 am PST #5958 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
That is really a good way of putting it.
msbelle - Feb 10, 2009 9:53:08 am PST #5959 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I remain shocked that a celebrity of her stature went to prison.
Gudanov - Feb 10, 2009 9:53:23 am PST #5960 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Then again I remember lobbying alongside an ACLU lawyers
Around here that's like saying you were lobbying alongside Satan.
Tom Scola - Feb 10, 2009 9:54:56 am PST #5961 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Scary and sad picture of Mischa Barton: [link]
Burrell - Feb 10, 2009 10:29:12 am PST #5962 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
High five escalator is good fun.
Burrell - Feb 10, 2009 10:34:17 am PST #5963 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Is it just me, or does Mischa Barton look stoned out of her gourd?
Kathy A - Feb 10, 2009 10:35:12 am PST #5964 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Ha!! Two Lumps is hilarious today.