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Bay State Lawyer Takes on FOX Yakker (Glenn Beck Slander Site)
Boston Herald ^ | Friday, October 2, 2009 | Jessica Heslam

Posted on 10/03/2009 2:16:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A Gloucester attorney is going up against FOX’s Glenn Beck and is defending the creator of a controversial Web site the right-wing yakker is trying to shut down.

The site, didglennbeckrapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com, is based on a joke originally aimed at comedian Bob Saget. During a TV roast of the former “Full House” star, funnyman Gilbert Gottfried tried to squash rumors that “Bob Saget raped and killed a girl in 1990.”

The Web site was created last month by a Florida man, Isaac Eiland-Hall, after an online post - “Why haven’t we had an official response to the rumor that Glenn Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1990?” - took off in cyberspace.

“We assume Glenn Beck did not rape and murder a young girl in 1990, although we haven’t yet seen proof that he didn’t,” says the Web site. “But we think Glenn Beck definitely uses tactics like this to spread lies and misinformation.”

Beck - a TV commentator, radio host and author - has filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization, a Swiss-based United Nations agency, saying that the site is being used in bad faith, is libelous and could cause confusion for consumers. Beck’s attorney declined comment, but a source familiar with the case said it’s a trademark issue for Beck.

Gloucester lawyer Marc Randazza, who specializes in First Amendment rights, said Eiland-Hall retained him after getting threatening letters from Beck’s attorneys.

Randazza, who has filed a response with the international agency, said the site is a parody of Beck himself and shouldn’t be shut down because it’s “protected political speech.”

Said Randazza: “Even an imbecile would look at this Web site and know that it’s a parody.”


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: beck; duers; glennbeck; legal; massachuestts; slander; smearcampaign; talkradio
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To: nickcarraway
I thought lefties were intellectuals.

Wouldn't substantive arguments against Beck's lies and misinformation be a better approach? Wot? They can't refute what Beck says? .. Oh. I understand now.

They have to use 1960s Marxist-Alinsky hippie street rabble Huff'nPuffPost, dailycuss, moron.org, mediasmatters rules for radicals stuff.

21 posted on 10/03/2009 3:12:12 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: nickcarraway
"Said Randazza: “Even an imbecile would look at this Web site and know that it’s a parody.”"

Soooo...if somebody started a website like.... "didbarrackhusseinobamarapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com".... or maybe one called "didjoebidenrapeandmurderayounggirlin1990.com"....everyone would automatically know it was a parody too, so it would be ok?

Let's test that theory.

22 posted on 10/03/2009 3:38:02 PM PDT by XenaLee
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To: HospiceNurse

Yeah...the OJ jury and the voting dead.


23 posted on 10/03/2009 3:39:27 PM PDT by XenaLee
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To: mazda77
The lawyer is an a-hole from Boston no further explanation necessary.
24 posted on 10/03/2009 3:57:49 PM PDT by mimaw
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To: nickcarraway

Site has been taken-down. LOL!


25 posted on 10/03/2009 4:24:20 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: Hoodat

Hey for all his flaws Bob Saget is a pretty nice person.. And did a cute job in Full House..ok I sound gay. But its cause my wife made me watch that show when we were younger!


26 posted on 10/03/2009 4:32:01 PM PDT by crazydad
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To: nickcarraway
Some other sites by this guy

http://isaac.eiland-hall.com/

Not sure this is the right guy but he is in Florida. Taken from his facebook site.


27 posted on 10/03/2009 4:38:03 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
Not sure this is the right guy but he is in Florida.

That's the right guy.

From his blog, he has health problems related to weight, too (SURPRISE) ...

28 posted on 10/03/2009 4:41:52 PM PDT by _Jim
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To: _Jim

That vile domain name was registered out of California. This guys lawyer (Marc J. Randazza) lives in San Diego but maintains an office in Boston as well.

Do a quick search and this lawyer apparently has an office everywhere.

One of his press releases which indicates he thinks he’s and expert in terrorism too http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb124736.htm


29 posted on 10/03/2009 4:47:42 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
Some other sites by this guy http://isaac.eiland-hall.com/ Not sure this is the right guy but he is in Florida. Taken from his facebook site

Wow. His mom's basement looks pretty nice!
30 posted on 10/03/2009 4:52:40 PM PDT by rickomatic
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To: driftdiver

WoW people are open books aren’t they? :-p


31 posted on 10/03/2009 5:13:36 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

the internet is a powerful thing. be careful what you post on the internet.


32 posted on 10/03/2009 6:11:37 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: nickcarraway
Said Randazza: “Even an imbecile would look at this Web site and know that it’s a parody.”

Imbeciles yes, but not liberal democrats!

33 posted on 10/03/2009 6:30:06 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: mazda77

possibly

the site is hosted in mass

or

the low life twit lives there part of the year. massholes abound in south florida.


34 posted on 10/04/2009 5:58:37 AM PDT by sig226 (Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
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