Posted on 05/11/2007 7:32:14 AM PDT by rface
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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
Somebody saw the light bulb click on, but others are trying to talk him down from his logic trip.
The geniuses at the DNC’s law firm are assuming that the Q&R show is produced by XM. It’s carried by XM, but the show originates from a terrestrial radio station that so far, apparently, their crack researchers have yet to discover. So I’m not surprised that Quinn hadn’t received the letter, at least by the time he wrote back to the FReeper who’d e-mailed him.
Just the fact they had a lawyer respond has to make one wonder.......
Maybe it has been mentioned already, but it sure is interesting that SOMEONE on the left reads the posts in FR!
How cool is that? I hope it gives them heartburn -
XM radio is the host for Quinn and Rose. Just sayin
I wonder if Blanko got the same call after Katrina?
Why did it take her so long to call for the National Guard anyway??
That's a silly reply. The story is true. The poster heard the statements on the radio. The underlying events have not been verified but that's what investigative journalism is for.
Why is it the moderators job to determine the factuality of a news story? More to the point, this one as opposed to the hundreds of others posted daily?
There's no liability here, period. The statements are not slander/libel, even if they were to a 'normal' citizen - they don't rise to the level required for a public figure, and even still it's a Constitutional free speech issue.
Please don't throw me in that brier patch, Mr. Dean!
I'd say that another poster has mentioned this could be a setup. Maybe. The point would be to enforce the fairness doctrine against conservatives and attack the web at the same time. But it's not going to work, and will backfire.
The DNC has never been known for having Geniuses. Look who is the chairman. It is rather ignorant of them to make such a mistake. But then again, Dean thinks that Bush and the Saudis knew 911 was going to happen, and allowed it. Pretty much sums up the level of intelligence of the LW ;)
Without bothering to check deeply into my vast archive of draft memoranda I'm sure I can find one of their names as a recipient on one of my decisions telling them "final agency decision" ~ which means they had to go to court.
I think one of these pukes was involved in a rather infamous Jerry Falwell deal where Jer actually beat me in court ~ but that was only because his side opened their wallets for the suit and ourside sent in a US Attorney who was either drunk, asleep, or a member of Jer's congregation.
So, don't think of these guys as being primarily a "Democrat firm" ~ they are mostly hired guns prepared to advise their clients on how to gather money without guilt.
How cool is that? I hope it gives them heartburn -
No different than some of us reading their posts on say DU.
Howard Dean will come to your home and shriek on the sidewalk until you, out of concern for the sleep of your neighbors, agree to yank the threads in question.
You forgot the sarcasm tag! The DUmmies won't know any better. LOL!!!!
This is the world's largest focus group.
Here is an excerpt of a letter from DNC lawyers to Free Republic:
"DNC chairman, Gov. Howard Dean had called Gov Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kans) “around 5:00 am on the morning after a tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg, Kansas and discussed with her 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.”
This excerpt has been provided as a public service to Freepers who do not have time to sort through the first several hundred responses on this thread. Two spelling corrections, a typo and a grammatical correction to the original letter, as posted by the original poster on this thread, have been made without attribution. For the original post without spelling corrections, which have been acknowledged as typos by the original poster, please refer to the original post. The accuracy of the origianl letter, as presented by the original poster on this thread, is not guaranteed, nor has it been verified. For the entire DNC letter, as originally posted on this thread and not having been verified as accurate by myself or any other Freeper, please refer to the original post on this thread. Reading the original post and the entire letter, along will all follow-up posts, will put this excerpt in the proper context. Please also contact the DNC to verify the accuracy of the original information, before commenting further, or retransmitting the above excerpt as fact. Please be advised that I myself have not yet read past the first 150 or so posts, nor have I heard from the DNC as to the accuracy of the letter quoted in this thread, before choosing to provide this public service to all Freepers.
Could have a lot of fun with that one.
/s
LOL !!!! You're sick!
In order for this case to proceed, the DNC will have to prove the following:
1. A false statement
2. Published by the defendant
3. Of and concerning the plaintiff
4. By the defendant
5. Causing damages (economic or emotional)
I am not allowed to give legal advice, but that is what is at issue.
Time for Dr. Dean to do the perp walk Fur Shur.
Isn't "yourself" one word? ;)
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