When, in Ameriqan law, does this cross the line into slander?
“When, in Ameriqan law, does this cross the line into slander?”
Per the common law
http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html#1
“Most jurisdictions also recognize “per se” defamation, where the allegations are presumed to cause damage to the plaintiff. Typically, the following may consititute defamation per se:
Allegations that an unmarried person is unchaste;”
Of course, Letterman is only joking.
However, if anyone asks whether his Idol Obama is even qualified under the Constitution (to destroy our country brick-by-brick) why—that’s pure “hate speech”.
(And we even have some here saying, “`Leave Obama alone!’ From the GOP “roll over and spread `em let’sjustbepatient,regainpower&letuspissitawayagain” school, no doubt, forgetting that turds like Letterman fought their Idol Dubya tooth-and-nail, no holds barred everyday for 8 years.)