Comments on: BREAKING: Madoff Sentenced to Maximum 150 Years http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:21:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TruthandJustice http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925988 TruthandJustice Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:26:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925988 <p>Dear President Obama, Mr. Holder and members of Congress,</p> <p>This is what the rule of law looks like. Would you please apply liberally to other members of Wall street and any members of the previous administration who trashed our constitution?</p> <p>Thank you</p> Dear President Obama, Mr. Holder and members of Congress,

This is what the rule of law looks like. Would you please apply liberally to other members of Wall street and any members of the previous administration who trashed our constitution?

Thank you

]]> By: NotJust4Breakfast http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925945 NotJust4Breakfast Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:23:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925945 <p>He MadeOff with all their money - why should he whine about the consequences?</p> He MadeOff with all their money – why should he whine about the consequences?

]]> By: posaune http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925940 posaune Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:52:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925940 <p>Denny Chin was a labor lawyer at Vladeck Waldman Elias & Englehard before moving to the bench (Clinton appointee, 1993). Vladeck Waldman goes way back, started by Stephan Vladeck as counsel for ILGWU (& Amalgamated). Judith Vladeck graduate from Columbia Law in 1947 — her class was two years behind Constance Baker Motley. (Columbia admitted interesting people in those days!). Judith herself described her firm as “the last socialist law firm in America.”</p> Denny Chin was a labor lawyer at Vladeck Waldman Elias & Englehard before moving to the bench (Clinton appointee, 1993). Vladeck Waldman goes way back, started by Stephan Vladeck as counsel for ILGWU (& Amalgamated). Judith Vladeck graduate from Columbia Law in 1947 — her class was two years behind Constance Baker Motley. (Columbia admitted interesting people in those days!). Judith herself described her firm as “the last socialist law firm in America.”

]]> By: BillWalker http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925922 BillWalker Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:31:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925922 <p>I think Bernie should be given the choice of his current sentence or 10 years in Rikers Island general population.</p> <p>Do we know what kind of prison he’s going to? Does it have a golf course?</p> I think Bernie should be given the choice of his current sentence or 10 years in Rikers Island general population.

Do we know what kind of prison he’s going to? Does it have a golf course?

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925921 dosido Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925921 <p>Wow. It’s pretty rare that this magnitude of thievery gets labeled “extraordinary evil”. Usually it’s called sophisticated financial planning.</p> <p>I hope other bernies get the message, but most likely they won’t.</p> Wow. It’s pretty rare that this magnitude of thievery gets labeled “extraordinary evil”. Usually it’s called sophisticated financial planning.

I hope other bernies get the message, but most likely they won’t.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925920 eCAHNomics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:21:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925920 <p>That Bernie got prosecuted only because he refused to let the govt wiretap everyone in secret.</p> That Bernie got prosecuted only because he refused to let the govt wiretap everyone in secret.

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925919 GregB Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:20:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925919 <p>I’m Bernieing for you.</p> <p>-G</p> I’m Bernieing for you.

-G

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925918 Adie Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:14:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925918 <p>mebbe he’ll have time to knit that shawl he’s always wanted.</p> mebbe he’ll have time to knit that shawl he’s always wanted.

]]> By: sparrow http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925917 sparrow Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:09:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925917 <p>Think his lawyers got paid up front?</p> Think his lawyers got paid up front?

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925916 cbl2 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:01:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/29/madoff-sentenced-to-maximum-150-years/#comment-1925916 <p>from Greg’s NYT link -</p> <blockquote><p>It will be at least another three months before the judge makes a decision on repaying the victims</p></blockquote> <p>believe the Judge ruled <em>All</em> Madoff’s assets are to go to his victims</p> from Greg’s NYT link -

It will be at least another three months before the judge makes a decision on repaying the victims

believe the Judge ruled All Madoff’s assets are to go to his victims

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