DNC letter to FreeRepublic: Stop Lying about Howard Dean, and Gov Sebelius...OR ELSE!

Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C. ^ | May 11, 2007 | Sandler, Reif & Young, P.C. for the DNC

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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

VIA E-Mail

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

[CDB]

...it all depends upon what the meaning of "is" is.....

So true. Perfect example!

[rocksblues]

It’s now 7:32 pm est 5/11/07 did we do as asked? LOL

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Last but not least, official cease and desist orders are not sent via email..

I raised that earlier, but hotair.com verified (they said) the authenticity..

I still think there’s somethin screwy goin on..

[Redcloak]

Of course I gotta give props to The Screamer for his help with the wardrobe. Adding the kaffiyeh myself would have been a lot of work.

[bcsco]

There’s a simple way to confirm/refute this; post a message to Jim Robinson.

[aft_lizard]

They pulled this thread earlier today for 30 minutes for confirmation and then let it continue. Do you honestly think they would allow a thread this large to continue without confirmation? Do you think hotair would report this and say they have conforimed this if it was BS?

[B4Ranch]

Tonight, at 12:01 I will be able to say, “*I* am coffee260”

I can hardly wait.

[Hot Tabasco]

Do you think ...

This thread is getting more ridiculuous by the post! YOU tell me what YOU think Lizard! But before you do, since this "email letter" was sent to Free Republic, please direct me to Jim Robinson's official stance on this issue. After all, he is the site owner isn't he?

[NeoCaveman]

The single most brilliant response to the any Howard Dean comment ever.

Thanks.

[aft_lizard]

So Jim, Hot Tabasco seems to be in complete denial. Is this C&D real or not? No other answer except from you is worthy of his acceptance.

[EDINVA]

“The statements ... clearly threaten to interfere with the DNC’s .. ability to ... raise funds by ... Democratic Party supporters. We demand that FreeRepublic immediately cease and desist ..”

Damn, all us FReepers may stop donating to the DNC. That’s hughly series.

[bcsco]

Hot Tabasco should really think about what he's alleging. You and I have already pointed out this thread was pulled for 1/2 hour by Admin 'For Review'. It later returned with no alterations, and it's been 'gangbusters' ever since.

If in fact this email notice was a hoax, a fake, whatever, why would Admin/Jim Robinson allow us to continue on our merry way, believing it to be true? If that's the case, then it's Jim Robinson/Admin who have pulled the hoax on US (say 'prank' anyone?). I simply don't believe that could be. I would lose all faith in them as even handed moderators. And I think, so would a lot of other people.

As I posted to Hot Tabasco; there's an easy way to confirm/deny this. Post a message to Jim Robinson. Ask him whether he received the email. I would expect he would be forthcoming about that. After all, this thread WAS reintroduced. Also, to backup their hoax, did they get HotAir and the radio station to 'go along' with it to cement the deception?

One further thought: Hot Tabasco's sole premise is that it must be bogus because C & R's are not delivered via email. What is to say that an initial email wasn't delivered due to the quick response requirement of 24 hours or less, with a certified original mailed at that very same time? I think Hot Tabasco's premise is on the weak side.

Hot Tabasco: Before jumping all over everyone else, go to the source.

[aynrandfreak]

I sent Brownback an email asking him to come forward with the truth. The dems must be confident Brownback won’t tell what happened for them to write this letter.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

given the totality of the present circumstance, I’d guess that the universe of possibilities for and regarding the screen-name you question is rather small......

[bcsco]

please direct me to Jim Robinson's official stance on this issue. After all, he is the site owner isn't he?

For God's sake; just post a reply to Jim Robinson and be done with this. We don't have to direct you anywhere. You can do it yourself!!!!!!

[hellinahandcart]

You know, you can call your dentist’s office and listen to the answering machine message for “if this is an emergency, call ________”, and then call that number. If your dentist is a nice guy, he’ll see you on the weekend. Or at least prescribe you something.

[Enchante]

"The statements ... clearly threaten to interfere with the DNC’s .. ability to ... raise funds by ... Democratic Party supporters"

This assumes that supporters of the Demagogic Party are susceptible to rational persuasion with evidence that their leaders are vicious, lying, depraved charlatans, and that any such "supporters" would withdraw their support in the face of such evidence. Since it has been obvious for many years that the Demagogic Party is led by such vicious, lying, depraved charlatans, anyone who is still contributing to the Demagogues cannot be influenced by such further revelations of depravity.

[AntiFed]

Saw another link to the story:

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Democrats_send_cease_and_desist_to_0511.html

Now where’s the update and how do we fire back??? :>

[processing please hold]

I have a tooth ache.......

You have my sympathies. I'd rather give birth everyday for a week than have a tooth ache for one day.

[Kevmo]

This thread is more fun than watching a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.