Posted on 10/17/2009 9:15:42 AM PDT by kristinn
Say you're sorry, Rush - or the the Rev. Al Sharpton is suing.
The civil rights activist, angered by a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece written by Rush Limbaugh, threatened a defamation lawsuit Saturday against the conversative talk radio host.
"Unless Mr. Limbaugh apologizes and clarifies his statements, attorneys for Rev. Sharpton will move forward with a lawsuit," said a statement from Sharpton. Limbaugh lashed out at Sharpton over his failed attempt to purchase a piece of the St. Louis Rams.
Sharpton "played a leading role in the 1991 Crown Heights riot (he called neighborhood Jews 'diamond merchants') and 1995 Freddie's Fashion Mart riot," Limbaugh wrote.
The hard-line conservative also mentioned Sharpton's accusations in the Tawana Brawley case, and the reverend's "blind hatred" - although Sharpton took no issue with those remarks.
Limbaugh "has the right to criticize Rev. Sharpton, but he does not have the right to accuse him of criminal activity," the Sharpton statement said.
Sharpton pointed out that he was never in Crown Heights until after the violence that broke out following a traffic accident that killed a young black boy.
And the reverend said the killer in the Freddie's Fashion Mart shootings and fire was a Sharpton critic.
The gunman and seven other people died inside the store on 125th St. in Harlem.
What goes round comes round, Al.
pop corn time!
Sue, Al, sue away, sue away home, Al, sue, sue, sue, sue and sue some more, Al. I want to see discovery in those suits.
Truth is an absolute Defense.
What did he say that wasn’t true, fat boy?
Rush stated facts Al, you lose.
Bring it on, Al. Truth is the absolute defense.
Fight’s ON!
Sue Al, Sue.
Lets see who profits more from the attention of such an asinine attempt at the belittlement of our judiciary system, Rush a talk show host or Sharpton a representative of our government.
Way to go Rush! Make the old racist charlatan sweat!
It’s simply not possible to “defame” al sharpton...
How he managed to become a defacto “leader of the Black community” is beyond me.
He must have some redeeming qualities of which I’m simply not aware.
Mark
There is no “actual malice” and Limbaugh will win.
For the record, I believe the same things about Sharpton.
There is Zero equity in my home, and my health insurance business probably isn't the best investment right now, but I would love it, Al, if you would take ME to court -—
The “discovery” process would be fun!
At least he didn’t hire a bunch of high-dollar shysters to post statements you never made on the internet to be quoted and requoted until finally a career goal was totally destroyed. Consider yourself lucky, Al.
I think Al bit off more than he can chew this time.
OK...how about you buying cocaine from the Fed’s...AL?
Well Al, don’t let little things like fear and common sense hold you back.
I double dog dare this black racist scum to follow his fat mouth.
It is racists like Sharpton that may very well bring back the “n” word..... I’m thinking that word right now, arrest me.
If Sharpton goes through with this Rush will have to act.
Rush told the truth about the little race-baiter...
It tells you all you need to know about both the "black community" and the media.
in a civil society,
al and jesse would not be newsworthy.
Al’s a chickenshit. He would never want to face Limbaugh in court over his own personal/criminal history.
The only problem with this is dealing with a guy like Sharpton is like playing a really crappy tennis player - you can’t bring his game up, but he sure can bring your’s down.
Tawana Brawley: call your office.
Of course he did. And now Sharpton is playing the liar card before Rush slaps his sorry ass with papers.
OH, I can’t wait until Rush “clarifies” his remarks!
LOL
Rush will take him to the woodshed!
For what it's worth, I used to work at a movie theatre, many moons ago, and we had our own dedicated popping room upstairs (no room to do it on the floor). Both the popping oil and popcorn kernel bags were fifty pounds each.
Admittedly, that's a lot of popcorn, but you may want to invite friends... :)
Think how much fun the depositions of Rev. Al are going to be! Buttered popcorn AND Junior Mints. Possible outcomes: Rev. Al incriminates himself; Rev. Al pleads the Fifth; Rev. Al commits perjury and gets caught. What is not to like.
Good luck with that, Al. And watch out for a countersuit.
I thought Rush’s words were a great deal more carefully considered than yours.
Please do. Rush doesn’t say anything he can’t prove.
Bring it on, blackmailer.
The problem “Reverand” Al is that you have made yourself a public figure. Libel laws aren’t in your favor. Maybe you shouldn’t have tried to run in front of the cameras at every opportunity. It’s hurt your ability to sue and win.
The Justice Brothers v. Rush. Hehehe
Nutbag is the N word that best fits this race baiter.
I hope Sharpton does sue. Then he will have to explain his past actions under oath.
I think this racist (Al Sharpton, for those of you in Rio Linda) has already seen correspondence that informs him he will be defending himself, so he is lawyering up to deflect the severity of the charges. You know in this situation, Rush can defend every single thing he says, he knows where this is going.
Sharpton is merely another part of the White House “get Limbaugh” campaign. I personally loathe all involved in that campaign. So sue me.
This really can’t end well for Sharpton.
Even if his suit gets thrown out for lack of merit (or whatever the legal term is) Rush’s comments would validated by the court’s silence.
The more I see them operate, the more I’m convinced that these two shysters, Sharpton and the Rev’runnnn Jacksuuunnnnnn, are priests to the god of this world, not the one true Creator.
LOL! Just a matter of time. Al Sharpton, the messiah of all that is stupid.
Agreed, bring it on. Rush will win. And if Rush were to “lose” in his suit against the media who passed on the fake quotes, it’d only due to the need for actual malice; it won’t be because the quotes aren’t fake.
I don’t he has quite figured that out yet.
Wonder if Al has repeated any of the false quotes attributed to Limbaugh?
Maybe odumbo will have another press staged beer conference
It is racists like Sharpton that may very well bring back the “n” word
The “N” word never left, you ask any black. While your at it ask for an explanation. I doubt that blacks have a much different explanation than the white man, except for the double meaning. There are “Americans” and then there is what is left, red, black, purple, yellow, brown, black, blue, or white, it doesn’t matter, the “N” word could apply.
Sharpton only speaks out and sues when it is politically rightious for him. What an ass. We should all sue Sharpton for defaming and wasting our time.
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