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To: cgbg
All of that is fair political rhetoric except the "whispered tales of animal sacrifices and sexual transgressions.". To me, "whispered" implies that it was not said openly or in a way that could be traced.

Candice Owens is openly blasting her accusations from the rooftops after being warned of potential defamation.

Legally, even under the defamation standard for public figures under New York Times v. Sulllivan, she's in big trouble.

82 posted on 08/21/2025 7:44:07 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

My point is that what was “whispered” would be libel in today’s world.

“So and so whispered such and such to me about so and so.”

If they had today’s cell phones they could have proved the “whispers” happened.

We are litigation happy these days.


83 posted on 08/21/2025 7:47:33 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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