Post-Madoff Era

The Bag Lady Papers, by Alexandra Penney chronicles the author's misfortune at the hands of Bernie Madoff. The book, as reviewed in the WSJ by Dave Shiflett, describes other women who were swindled by Mr. Madoff.

Mr. Shiflett, rather cutely inserts how that number might even be a bit larger than the one person, one victim ratio.

The book is described by Mr. Shifleet as an account of the author's financial disaster and how, for various other reasons, it also struck Gloria Steinem, Lily Tomlin, Shirley MacLaine "'and many other accomplished, well-off women.'" To which he adds: "(Ms. MacLaine's past lives alone account for many other women, but that's a topic for another day.)"

Years and years ago when Ms. MacLaine was gaining attention for her claim to have been on earth several times, Don Imus rumbled in his lower register mumble, that what “Shirley needs is a truck driver, a big truck driver.”

Could still be true, but now in the post-Madoff world she apparently needs one with money. Brinks truck driver?

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