Posted on 05/15/2007 11:36:21 AM PDT by PDR
FishbowlDC has obtained the following cease and desist letter to FreeRepublic.com:
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 [ADDRESS REDACTED]
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
Dear D&C,
KISS MY A**!!!!!
Sincerely,
The FReepers of The Free Republic
PS. Just for you Howie: “YYEEEEEAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHHH”
They have issued a fatwa against FR?
Thought this was new....
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."
Google "Dean Sebelius tornado blame Iraq Bush". Over and over again. Let's let the Dems have their story hits.
DNC letter to FreeRepublic: Stop Lying about Howard Dean, and Gov Sebelius...OR ELSE!
Cease and desist... your excercise of free speech and the dissemination of factual information, or we will sue you into totalitarian silence.
Waaaaah.
Sort of like the pot calling the kettle Black.
What a load of crap. This falls right into Howlin’ Howies MO. I would expect him to do just that They can add stm to their list as well. F’n libtards
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
How typical, They won’t go after the radio people but they will go after The Free Republic.
COWARDS!
I would call Mr. Sandler a facist but I don’t want to cause any trouble.
Bookmark for later
Care to comment?
Is it okay if I ask you?
Just wondering.
And, OBTW, it's me, Jeff Head who is asking you...should FR tell me to stop talking about it. Huh? Something about when the guilty dog barks comes to mind.
Oh well, you get the point.
tell ‘em.
tell ‘em again.
tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em.
tell ‘em.
tell ‘em what you told ‘em.
I guess they've received their "Hell No!" answer loud and clear by now.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act specifically declares that the operators of internet services cannot be construed as publishers and cannot be held legally liable for the actions of their subscribers. Previous case law has been interpreted by judges as specifically protecting the operators of Internet forums against claims originating from user posts. It’s a junk claim, and it can’t go anywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230_of_the_Communications_Decency_Act
Bring it.
Sincerely,
An Informed and Politically Active Evangelical Christian Conservative Voter.
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