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To: Poohbah
Since when do we need a bunch of lawyers to tell us who is a public person and who is not. The mere fact that so many people know about him makes him a public figure, people who are not public figures do not go on Larry King.
1,417 posted on 10/24/2003 8:00:03 PM PDT by Diva Betsy Ross ((were it not for the brave, there would be no land of the free -))
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To: No More Gore Anymore
Since when do we need a bunch of lawyers to tell us who is a public person and who is not.

Since the case Sullivan vs. New York Times.

The mere fact that so many people know about him makes him a public figure, people who are not public figures do not go on Larry King.

That's not enough in and of itself. That's why this stuff gets litigated.

1,423 posted on 10/24/2003 8:02:52 PM PDT by Poohbah ("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
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