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To: Skeptical constituent

Find the culprit and sue his a$$ for slander in civil/supreme court.


16 posted on 11/13/2008 9:47:39 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (Not my President, Remember, Decent is Patriotic!)
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To: Bringbackthedraft
Find the culprit and sue his a$$ for slander in civil/supreme court.

Actually, it isn't clear that even Sullivan affords immunity to MSNBC. The standard for libel of a "public person" is whether the defendant knowingly spread falsehoods or acted with reckless disregard. Failing to identify a hoax that could have been uncovered by a simple google search seems to meet the standard of reckless disregard.

24 posted on 11/13/2008 9:54:56 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for necro-Americans.)
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