Gloria Allred to West Palm Beach prosecutor: You really should go after Rush, you know

Hotair ^ | 03/09/2012 | Tina Korbe

[SeekAndFind]

Go figure: Gotcha lawyer Gloria Allred has proved herself more than willing to embroil herself in the controversy that continues to plague radio host Rush Limbaugh. The president of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund sent a letter to the county prosecutor of West Palm Beach, Florida, to call for an investigation into whether Limbaugh violated Florida defamation law. From TPM:

Allred cites Section 836.04 of Florida Statute, which says that “whoever speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.”

“Mr. Limbaugh has publicly acknowledged that his reference to Ms. Fluke as a ‘slut’ and ‘prostitute’ were baseless and false,” Allred writes. “In view of the fact that Mr. Limbaugh resides in your county and allegedly made the false statements concerning Ms. Fluke in your county as well, this letter is directed to your office.”

Limbaugh might have spoken falsely — in case the question lingers, Sandra Fluke is not actually a prostitute — but whether he spoke maliciously is another matter. His apology could be construed to bolster the case either for or against him. For him, in that his apology states clearly that he had no intention to cause harm to Ms. Fluke. Against him, in that his apology might be taken as evidence that he thinks he did cause harm to her — and that might be used to suggest he originally spoke with the intention to harm her.

Limbaugh’s point in calling Fluke a “prostitute” was not to discredit Fluke herself or to imply that she actually takes money for sex, but to illustrate the grubbing nature of her argument for the administration’s contraception mandate. Limbaugh’s argument was not particularly refined, but it was also not malicious in either the normal or legal sense of the word.

No matter — that I’m parsing the legal definition of malice in this case indicates just how overblown it has become. Limbaugh has become — for the time being at least — a liberal whipping boy and Sandra Fluke has become a sainted martyr.

As further proof of the latter, the PR firm of former Obama adviser Anita Dunn on Monday started to represent Fluke pro bono. The left is clearly invested in her as a campaign prop, as Bill O’Reilly explained on his program last night.

[SeekAndFind]

Sandra Fluke wants to be the next Gloria Allred. I'm sure she's glad her hero is speaking out for her.

[NoLibZone]

Life under liberal rule- google FDr’s EO 9066.

Yes, they want us all in camps.

[DocRock]

A defense deposition of a sworn in Fluke would be priceless if the right questions were asked.

[struggle]

Holy crap, I bet the discovery process...well, nevermind.

[P-Marlowe]

The statute requires that the allegation be false. If she’s single and is spending $1000 a year on birth control, I think that it confirms any allegation of a want of chastity.

[PzLdr]

Since the statute rquires a knowing and malicious statement imputing Fluke’s chastity, and since Fluke testified she isn’t chaste, there’s no basis for the suit.

What I want to know is why NOBODY, including Meg Whitman filed a grievance with the Bar where Allred was admitted to practice, seeking to disbar her for incompetence, i.e, for allowing her client, Whitman’s housekeeper, to admit to several felonies, on the national media.

Amnd, oh yeah, why hasn’t the housekeeper bneen deported?

[Political Junkie Too]

Against him, in that his apology might be taken as evidence that he thinks he did cause harm to her...

In my opinion, if Fluke had been speaking at a sworn appearance before a Congressional committee, and then was verbally attacked over her appearance, that would be one thing.

However, she was speaking at a staged press photo op event for Nancy Pelosi made to look like a committee hearing, and so she is complicit in the fallout from it.

-PJ

[LibLieSlayer]

I predicted this and you naysayers can kiss my grits!

LLS

[YHAOS]

I wonder, has Gloria Allred ever heard of malicious prosecution?

[South40]

I'm sure she's glad her hero is speaking out for her.

Gloria Allred speaks for herself; she is all about self-promotion. Or do you really think she gave a rat's behind about Amber Frey, Arnold's maid or this skeeze, Sandra Fluke?

[Jack Hydrazine]

“...falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity...”

What was the reason for the alleged high contraception bill???

[YHAOS]

"I predicted this and you naysayers can kiss my grits!"

What the Fluke?

[MissMagnolia]

“Mr. Limbaugh has publicly acknowledged that his reference to Ms. Fluke as a ‘slut’ and ‘prostitute’ were baseless and false,” Allred writes.

Not so fast Gloria ..... you aren't correct here. Rush only 'acknowledged' that his choice of words could have been better. He did NOT apologize for anything else, thus he didn't acknowledge anything else. Don't tell me that he didn't consult with an attorney before that 'apology' hit his website and the airwaves. Read it carefully .... he may not have been 'careful' in his choice of words in describing Ms. Fluke's behavior, but he was VERY careful in the way his apology was worded.

[Titus-Maximus]

Sandra Fluke happily told the world she was unchaste. She demanded a Catholic institution pay for her contraception - and apparently wants gender re-assignment surgeries covered as well, for other folks.

[JudgemAll]

She is a prostitute because she want sex paid by the tax payer. What else is that?

[mardi59]

I think we all remember Allreds defense of an illegal that worked for Meg Whitman who was running for Gov of Kaleftfornia. Allred came out with it the day before elections. Someone needs to tell her that her 15 minutes are up!

Allred should think twice before she mentions being unscrupulous, or unethical.

Greta shreds Allred video at link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnw2cCIJ50w

[ejonesie22]

Needing $1000 a year for condoms is complete rejection of Chastity...

[Iron Munro]

Gloria Allred speaks for herself; she is all about self-promotion.

[AndyTheBear]

falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity

Rush was wrong to use the words he did, and he was right to apologize. However, this law could not have been broken, even if one considers what he said malicious, because it could not be also considered false. She had already announced that she was not chaste to the world of her own accord, and Rush did not introduce any new fabricated information about her chastity. The only thing he did wrong was use a vulgar term to sum up the data that was already available.

[TigersEye]

Herman Cain really ought to go after Gloria Allred.