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To dirtboy from season_bug: Dirtboy,you want to know which is proof that you do not know. You ask me: Do you have any understanding of libel law as it pertains to public figures, and especially national politicians? My answer to you: Yes, I have two cases of defamation of this nature in 45 years of law practice. The right to criticize public official is not without limit. IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE [!] as what you seem to imply. If you are a lawyer worth your salt, you know this. Obviously, you are not [unless of course I do not know what kind of "lawyering" you are practicing -- specializing on "street revolutionary cases?]. You don't need to reply to this. Just be careful and discreet next time -- you may be treading on unfamiliar grounds!

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[dirtboy]

The right to criticize public official is not without limit. IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE

Calling Cheney a 'fat slug' or spreading false rumors about Bush having syphillis is not gonna cross that threshhold. Libel against a city councilman has a much lower threshhold than libel against the president, and you should know better. Horrible claims and names have been made against presidents over the years. Now show me one libel suit regarding presidential libel during your career that has been successfully torted by anyone. I'm waiting.

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To dirtboy from season_bug: Falsely accusing the president in public that he has syphilis is not crossing that threshhold? Do you know that it goes beyond his person and crossed the boundary line down to his family ... his wife, children and grandchildren, that they two were infected of syphilis that the president have.

You mentioned "threshhold" not once but twice. What threshhod are you talking about? Show me a Supreme Court declared "threshhold" in defamation jurisprudence that you alone seem to know, and then show me a defamation case launched by an out of control radical offender that the president has a syphilis which you said does not cross that threshhold ... then I will thank you in advance for enriching my legal research and court files.

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[dirtboy]

You don't need to reply to this. Just be careful and discreet next time -- you may be treading on unfamiliar grounds!

Are you implying a threat with this statement?