Before you answer that, please behold the latest accounting of what Lady MacMadoff has been forced to give up due to her good for nothing husband, one of which, objectively speaking, was a huge sacrifice. First off, there’s the New York Times subscription, which the US Attorney’s office deemed too extravagant. Not that big a deal (and she could always read it online), though sad for the paper, which obviously could’ve used the money. Then there’s her fur coat. When the Feds seized the Madoff’s penthouse at 133 East 64th Street last week, Ruthie asked to depart for points unknown (*though presumably some place cold, or a pawn shop) with the chinchilla on her back and was categorically shot down. Finally, the HBO. For the past six months, Mrs. Madoff has been forced to subsist on basic cable a sacrifice that wouldn’t have bothered the old girl were it not for the fact that she’s loved Danny McBride since The Foot Fist Way, and missed the entire season of Eastbound and Down, which potentially could’ve helped her make it through these very difficult days. Okay, now for why you do or don’t hate Ruthskie. According to NYM, it’s because she’s female.
Ruth’s problem seems to be a particularly female one. “It’s the gender politics of the culture,” says Gloria Steinem. “It’s easier to blame the person with less power.” And, she adds, why aren’t people blaming her sons? “They would be much more likely to be in cahoots, because they were in the same professional field. And the answer is, they’re men, that’s why.”
True/false? Is this an ovaries thing? Or is it a she-worked-the-books-for-Bernie-for-many-years-and-had-to-have-known-the-operation-was-a-scam thing? Or does it possibly have something to do with her only issuing a statement of sympathy for victims only after it seemed like there was a chance she’d be going downtown herself thing? As for Mark and Andy, we can’t speak to what others are thinking but it seems like, while the boys really are getting their fair share of bad press, people are going easier on them than Ruth because they legitimately come off as imbeciles* and there’s the argument that you can’t go after those with the minds of childs.
*If this was a calculated move, bravo.
She also had to give up her extensive ShamWOW collection and downgrade to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfdoLBni4zA
hard to see in that bathing suit if back then she stil had her furr
@2 – Looks like the picture is from the 70′s, so I am going to have to go with yes.
small titties, bernie must be an ass-man. oh the irony.
Ruths sons are girls. Not women! I’ve seen the evidence! Her sons present partners are genetically predisposed to sleeping with Sapiens of the same sex.
Nevertheless, I’d like Hooper to rub her crotch on my arm.
Dr Ruth
why you gotta make this an ovaries thing?
Love the tag. Way to launch a pre-emptive strike.
@7 huh?
I’d hit it (in the 70′s), no question.
“ruth smiled coquettishly and handed bernie a fresh cold lemon drink – just what he needed after a long day of ponzi-ing the fuck out of pretty much every jew with a savings account”
@6 Speaking of ovaries. I went to the Bodies exhibit downtown seaport on the 4th. The most disturbing thing I saw was an ovary that had blond hair growing our of it including, most disturbingly of all, a set of perfectly white adult incisors and molars that had been growing in there for god knows how long.
Enjoy your lunch.
9- well in the 70′s you’d be on acid, no?
@10 nice
Clegg: Powers. Step into my office. Let’s do some blow.
Ruth: Finally, motherfucker.
Huge beaver or not, I would definitely pound that in the ass.
Timay Tebow
Back off, Nasty Nate, she my bitch.
Squirrel Master
she’ll be remarried in
I really hope she has kept up with her anal bleaching. Would be a shame to let that go.
@18 it’d also be a shame to see your completely unfunny joke go, but we all have to make sacrifices.
lady or not, you can all suck my dick.
-ruth
@18 – 19 does not like you. How does that make you feel?
@21
Is that you Dr Phil?
Dr Ruth
@4 ft provisional w.
(sorry, i’d like to give it to you outright, but the comments have been on fire lately.)
I believe the plural of child is children.
the quote about donny is that he has the mind of a child. get with it, douche.
@11: Incisors and molars growing out of an ovary? So? My ex-wife had a rather large cyst which could sing “New York New York.”
@26 can I get her number?
Good NYT article on Friday by Nocera on how “victims” that over the years withdrew more than they invested are entering claims with the bankruptcy trustee. Example given was an investor that put in $1 million, withdrew $1.2 over the years, now has a statement balance of $500,000 and is trying to claim that as a loss. I guess its devastating to be very old and all of a sudden have $500,000 less than you thought. But by no stretch of the imagination did you lose $500,000.
No HBO? Guess she can’t watch Hung. I love that show.
@28 it was the same thing he posted on his ‘executive suite’ blog the day before, which was already discussed here. thanks.
30 Actually, it wasn’t. The exec suite thing was basically, give it up, don’t be a whiner and was printed in the Wednesday NYT. Friday’s piece was more substantive.
@26 – i think she referred to you..
@28 don’t forget about inflation!
Less power? The woman ran the books. Please. She inveigled old friends to invest. The kids? They stayed involved in the legitimate business and worshipped a father who ignored them. And yes, I get all my news from Vanity Fair, so I think she’s guilty and they are not.
I don’t blame her for nuthin cause she’s female and all. It’s just her boobs are bit flat for my taste.
34 Except that the FBI was been all over this and found no evidence to support Ruth’s guilt. VF opens the possibility of the boys being in on it, since given Bern’s age they would have been asking what his “secret recipe” was, so they could carry on the business. VF also makes the point that he ignored them but that this should have made them very suspicious regarding the legitimacy of the operation.
She’s Farah Fawcett, Cheryl Tiegs & Ginny (Forest Gump’s squeeze) all wrapped up in one. In the words of a Steve Martin comedy album – BOY I’d like to fuck her!
All I can say is, her tiny hands made my dick look HUGE. Huge.
-Bernie