Posted on 05/11/2007 7:32:14 AM PDT by rface
SANDLE, REIFF and YOUNG, P.C.
50 E Street, S.E., Suite 300
Washington DC 20003
Telephone: 202.479.XXXX FAX: 202.479.XXXX
May 10, 2007
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Mr. James C Robinson FreeRepublic.com PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794
Re: Statement re Democratic National Committee
Dear Mr Robinson:
We are writing on behalf of our client, the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
A post by “coffee260” on FreeRepublic.com today states that this morning, on the Quinn & Rose show on XM, co-host Quin stated that the DNC chairman, Gov. Howard Dean had called Gov Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kans) “around 5:00am on morning after a tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg, Kansas and discussed with here what to say about the tornado and how to blame the war in Iraq and the Bush administration on a slow response to the aftermath.”
The statement was made by Mr Quinn, repeated on FreeRepublic, is demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false. Gov Dean had no such conversation with Gov Sebelius, ever.
No effort was made by FreeRepublic to contact anyone at the DNC for comment or to check the accuracy of these statements before they were published. FreeRepublic not only repeated this statement, but further stressed that Quinn’s “source” was extremely reliable and in a position that would give him direct knowledge of these revelations.
The statements quoted above are false and defamatory, are libelous and slanderous and clearly threaten to interfere with the DNC’s operations and ability to solicit support and raise funds by predjuding the organization in the eyes of the Democratic Party supporters and the public. For these reasons, we demand that FreeRepublic immediately cease and desist from Further dissemination of the above quoted statements or any statements similar in substance and immediately post a retraction of these statements in a location on its web pages at least as prominent as that on which the original story appeared.
Please let us know by noon, May 11, 2007, whether you intend to comply with these requests.
Thanks for your time and immediate attention to this important matter.
Sincerely yours,
(Signature)
Joseph E Sandler
LOL!! That works too, and is more “friendly” to those in the DNC who are functionally illiterate. That goes for their base, as well.
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=6969
(snip)
CONSIDER THE SOURCE” INVITED Kerry campaign spokesman Luis Vizcaino. And last week Marc Elias, General Counsel for Kerry-Edwards 2000, and Joseph Sandler, General Counsel for the Democratic National Committee sent a hurried and semi-hysterical letter warning television stations not to run Swift Boat Vets ads setting out their definition of “the source” It is well worth reading as a reductio of Kerry campaign logic.
It is funny how state governments are quick to blame someone else for their own lack of preparedness. And those talking points most likely originated at the DNC....as evidenced by the Post Chocolate City discussions.
I didn’t see any four-letter words this trip. Maybe their welfare recipients had to get a job. Usually I have to shower after I’ve been there.
“don’t want to infect my home computers!”
That’s my greasy cousin...known to the mob as the guy that won’t squeal. :)
Dear mango tree lawyer, Joseph E. Sandler,
Go back to grade school and learn how to spell. Maybe it was all those fumes that got into that empty skull while chasing ambulances.
My kindest and best regards.
August 5, 2004
General Counsel
Kerry-Edwards 2004 Joseph Sandler
Sandler, Reiff & Young
50 E Street, S.E. #300
Washington, D.C. 20003
Bump
LOL the law office is in Southeast. What about the folks at DU? I bet that they are lying through their teeth on a regular basis.
I got a kick out of the union label on the bottom of the letterhead.
The real concern is the DNC's ability to solicit support and raise funds, heaven forbid the flow of cash be slowed down...even for a minute.
Is this law firm under the impression that Jim Robinson has control over any one individual who posts to the Free Republic and more than the DNC has control over what gets posted to the DU?
I believe the article started out with Quinn & Rose "alleged" that this happened. I think that's all the qualifier you need. Maybe they don't think we are able to distinguish facts from "hypothetical scenarios".
What twisted thinking!
My local St.Pete Slimes has a motto---- "Merely the truth"..........AS I tell them constantly 1/2 truth is as good as a lie.
Now it’s been upgraded to “Controversy”..
These arrogant Liberal Dems just aren’t very smart people, are they?
Democrats send cease and desist to conservative website, XM over alleged Dean remarks
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Democrats_send_cease_and_desist_to_0511.html
Well of course; that's how they met in the first place. According to a source close to Sebelius, Dean really is a screamer....
I heard a blurb about it on Hannity when I was getting out of my car yesterday. Guess Hannity got bum information. No surprise there.
I sent this thread to Sweet Baby James - Sean had Q&R on yesterday.
LOL!
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