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Joan Juliet Buck | 04/03/2009 11:00 am

Joan Juliet Buck: Who Does Bernard Madoff Remind You Of?

© AP

I have been wondering who Bernard Madoff reminds me of. Because, for all his evil deeds, there was something weirdly attractive and reassuring about his demeanor.

I wondered what it was. The flyaway gray hair, the tight line of the mouth — who did he look like? What was this strange, almost historic elegance? Why did his face — dear God! — reassure me? Why did the face of this criminal stranger look so intensely familiar, as if I had seen it every single day?

Oh my God …

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Madoff/Dollar Bill © AP/Wikipedia

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Melinda Iley-Dohn

Bernie made of with a whole lot of Georges!

By Melinda Iley-Dohn on 04/09/2009 12:09 pm
Johanna Lolax

LOL - the resemblance to George Washington is strikiing…maybe it’s one of the reasons so many trusted him so readily.

Johanna

www.tenderbeautypearls.com 

 

 

By Johanna Lolax on 04/23/2009 3:35 pm