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Local inventor files lawsuit against ‘racist’ AOL, Google (Mississippi)
Leader Call ^ | August 20, 2009 | Eloria Newell James

Posted on 08/21/2009 3:19:52 PM PDT by Islander7

A Jones County inventor has filed a lawsuit against two Internet server companies.

John Ishmel Henry of Soso, in May, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

In his suit, Henry claims that “he was called and depicted as a n----r on two of the Internet service provider search engines, AOL and Google.”

Henry, the original inventor of the vibrating toilet seat, was featured on the Jay Leno Show in November, 2008.

“Needless to say that my invention garnered a lot of attention,” he said. “I was completely humiliated and horrified to discover that these two great bastions of business prowess would allow (these) web sites ... to thrive on their search engines.”

“The hypocrisy of this libelous and slanderous tragedy has caused me enormous mental harm, emotional suffering and sleepless nights,” he claims in his suit. “I am a true American and feel that I have the right to respond to such indignation in the court of law. ... I believe in the freedom of speech, but I believe we all should be treated fair as citizens of America.”

Henry said he is concerned as to how these search engines affects him as well as others.

(Excerpt) Read more at leadercall.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: aol; google; invention; mississippi
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To: Anti-Bubba182

In a just world, he’d get prosecuted and at least fines for filing a frivolous lawsuit. But he probably got the idea from the masters, Sharpton and Jackson.


21 posted on 08/21/2009 4:25:57 PM PDT by mrsmel (Put the Gitmo terrorists near Capitol Hill.)
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To: MountainDad

Those auditions to replace Billy Mays are getting weirder and weirder...

22 posted on 08/21/2009 4:30:09 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
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To: Islander7

Nothing like that on Google now...


23 posted on 08/21/2009 4:32:41 PM PDT by Kenton
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To: Kenton

Did this guy produce any proof, or is it just his word against the search engine giants? I looked all over google, and the only place his name shows up is in the context of this case.


24 posted on 08/21/2009 4:35:23 PM PDT by Kenton
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To: Islander7
I believe in the freedom of speech, but I believe we all should be treated fair as citizens of America.

If he actually understood freedom of speech he wouldn't need the whole part after the comma.

25 posted on 08/21/2009 4:38:08 PM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: Islander7

Well I was going to comment but now I will hold and be careful.


26 posted on 08/21/2009 4:40:27 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Islander7

Does anyone know where I can purchase one of those toilet seats? Actually , it’s a pretty good idea.


27 posted on 08/21/2009 4:56:50 PM PDT by steven33442
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To: RegulatorCountry
I’m sitting here, trying to envision any sort of benefit, to a vibrating toilet seat...

See Dangle Poopie?

28 posted on 08/21/2009 5:00:02 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (If the Average nObama Voter is Anything Like Peggy Joseph, The Next 4 Years Will Be A Hoot!!!!)
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To: Islander7
Jones County....gee...I wonder what county in Mississippi did a few lawyers buy off all black juries and judges and get tobacco, asbestos, and many drug lawsuits paid? Could it be the same Jones County? Naw.......couldn't be...
29 posted on 08/21/2009 5:07:28 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: RegulatorCountry
I’m sitting here, trying to envision any sort of benefit, to a vibrating toilet seat

I'm almost scared to ask, but where, exactly, are you sitting?

30 posted on 08/21/2009 6:51:06 PM PDT by BfloGuy (It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect . . .)
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To: BfloGuy

Ahh, the wonders of having a home wireless network and a laptop ... you’ll never know.


31 posted on 08/21/2009 7:02:45 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: vetvetdoug

Nope, that was not Jones County. I think you are thinking of Franklin County.


32 posted on 08/21/2009 7:22:29 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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