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Wildcat | Thu Jul-29-10 05:41 PM |
Member since Oct 01st 2002
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"RE: Shirley Sherrod To Sue Brietbart...."
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Originally posted by patr1000
Ms. Sherrod talked to her lawyers and they said that if they can prove Brietbart KNEW the entire context of that video (I am sure he did) then a defamtation lawsuit is open and shut! Go for it, Ms. Sherrod! Shut the slimy windbag up!
His primary line of defense is that he presented the video exactly as he received it. As in, somebody *else* hatcheted the video before giving it to him, and he *didn't* see the full content of the original video.
It's kind of like Trifectaboy being presented with cherry-picked information about Iraq -- his handlers knew they weren't telling him the entire story, but as long as *he* didn't know that, then he had Plausible Deniability. I guess for (s)elected officials, ignorance is an asset, where for the rest of us, it is No Excuse.
Sadly, I don't think Sherrod will prevail. Sure, Breitbart helped promote the smear, but he's not the one that called her up and said "you're quitting"... he and Faux will be given a pass based on the "lying is Free Speech" precedent, and his "credibility" will only be enhanced in the eyes of Faux and his admirers.
If Sherrod *does* win, it'll be largely because her position in the USDA was neither one of an elected official nor that of a high-profile spokesperson, and therefore she was not a "public figure" in the same way that the President, Congress, the Supreme Court, or the Cabinet are.
As a parting thought: I'm surprised that I haven't heard anybody try to draw parallels to Dan Rather's "forged document" incident...
Wildcat
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 Shirley Sherrod To Sue Brietbart....
[View all] , patr1000, Thu Jul-29-10 10:50 AM
  Unfortunately she'll probably have a tough time prevailing ...,
jimmymac,
Jul-29-10 12:51 PM, #1
RE: Shirley Sherrod To Sue Brietbart....,
Wildcat,
Jul-29-10 05:41 PM #2
Exactly,
gerbilinheat,
Jul-30-10 08:57 PM, #3
Does It Matter That What Dan Rather Reported Was The Truth?,
JodyBJodyBresch3,
Jul-31-10 04:02 AM, #4
RE: Does It Matter That What Dan Rather Reported Was The Truth?,
Wildcat,
Aug-03-10 09:50 AM, #5
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