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we re e back with h martha stet onon this editition of lararryg live. we go to nashville, tennessee. hello. my question is, what do you feel is the biggest misconception the pupublic has a about you? > we re backck w with march stewart on larry king live. what is the biggest misconception the public has about you? i think there have been so many misrepresentations. whahat is thehe biggest miscononception. meanyny. > meany? > i m a sofofty. t there like her. there is a all this fefear, ad loathingng, and angeger, whichs directeded to you. i find i it amongstt my own f friends, either thehey worship p you or y say, t that woman makes me craz. when you think of her generation, it s ironic. she e made this s empire ididolizing anand perfectitg what her generation of women were trying to leave behind. how did you get into this, for want of a better term, bag, martha stewart s shtick? i had been a caterer, before that a stockbroker. do you miss the world of stock ex
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