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Palin attorney threatens to sue over new book (Don't threaten, DO IT!)
cbs ^ | 9/27/2011 | ap

Posted on 09/27/2011 4:35:47 AM PDT by tobyhill

An attorney for Sarah Palin is threatening to sue over a new book that he says defamed the Palins and contains "a series of lies and rumors."

John Tiemessen, in a letter to the publisher of Crown Publishing Group Monday, cites an email that author Joe McGinniss allegedly sent a blogger in January seeking substantiation for several rumors that have surrounded Palin's family. That email was posted online last week by Andrew Breitbart.

Tiemessen says McGinniss' book, "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin," contains "most of" the stories that merely "amounted to the wishful fantasies of disturbed individuals."

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


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: defamation; libel; palin; rumorsandlies; sarahpalin; slander
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To: John Valentine

Exactly. It’s a win for Palin if Random House pulps the book and demands McGinniss return the advance.


81 posted on 09/27/2011 7:08:31 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (New gets old. Steampunk is always cool)
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To: John Valentine
The purpose of the letter was to serve a notice and demand that Random House take all necessary steps to preserve evidence for discovery - INCLUDING correspondence between McGinnis and Random House’s lawyers, for which McGinnis has effectively waived attorney-client confidentiality by sending an extraordinarily ill advised e-mail to a private correspondent in Alaska.

Thank you. I was starting to think this thread was going to contain nothing but uninformed "Geez, don't just threaten to sue" posts from top to bottom.

82 posted on 09/27/2011 7:08:46 AM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: GatorGirl

GatorGirl, we don’t care about your career as a transsexual hooker.

We don’t care. We’re not judging you.

No, don’t bother denying it. We’re not prudes. /Jonty

For the rest: your inability to distinguish between something McGinnis wrote and something Rice actually, verifiably said is not serving you well.


83 posted on 09/27/2011 7:13:57 AM PDT by agere_contra ("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
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To: wtc911
And, nobody here, no matter who blindly he adore the palins, knows the truth (not you).

I think McGinness does. And I think that that's why he's wearing his brown pants LOL.

84 posted on 09/27/2011 7:30:05 AM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
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To: GatorGirl
>> Really, only SP and GR know for sure, you don’t even know that it didn’t happen.<<

“Don’t know that it didn’t happen”? That’s your reasoning? Surely you don’t think that I or any reasonable person here on FR would take that as sound reasoning. The email shows that there is NO verification of anything in the book. You can bet that if there was any truth to it that it would have been all over the lefty sites and MSM 24/7. Even giving credence to this, especially on this site, puts your statements in the “ignore as biased” category.

85 posted on 09/27/2011 7:35:23 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: DJ MacWoW
"You're proof."

You need to switch to decaf, pal. I haven't read a thing except this thread. I had no idea that the subject of the quote was an interview. That is why I asked for context and that is why I capitalized the word, "IF". I was attempting to clarify the information provided in this thread and try to figure out what exactly has got you foaming at the mouth.

Seriously, you really need to settle down, chill out and realize that not everybody who asks questions is the enemy. You're giving FR a bad rep.

86 posted on 09/27/2011 7:43:33 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Jonty30
I wondered why I had never heard of "bossip.com" but after going there I see very clearly why: What a low-class piece of crap excuse for a "news" site. Seriously, the Weekly World News has more credibility than the joke of a site that you referenced as "corroboration" for the lie about Palin and Rice.

Assuming (a HUGE assumption) that any of the alleged words of Rice are accurately quoted, it is obvious that the quote was heavily edited and intentionally pieced together from a longer statement. Even at that, what was allegedly said in no way corroborates the salacious claim.

Wow. Let's just say that you apparently set a very low bar for what impresses you as representing "the truth."

87 posted on 09/27/2011 7:44:21 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Nothing I can cite OTHER THAN MY OWN REPORTING means he has some basis for it based on his own reporting.

I’m not even making a judgment on whether that reporting is any good. I simply don’t care.

I don’t care if she slept with the guy. You people clearly do. But chances are, she did. The facts all match up. It’s okay. Even Saint Sarah can have sex out of wedlock. Even with a black guy.


88 posted on 09/27/2011 7:45:04 AM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: Hatteras; Jonty30

You agreed with Jonty30 who only had a quote from the book on a gossip site as his reference. Yeah. I’m gonna think you’re really being honest.


89 posted on 09/27/2011 7:52:36 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: GatorGirl
Precisely what "facts" are you referring to, aside from the mere assertions of third-rate gossip web sites?

I always wondered how the Weekly World News stays in business. After reading "GatorGirl" and "Jonty30" I now know why and understand much more about their apparent customer base.

90 posted on 09/27/2011 8:00:48 AM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: GatorGirl
Nothing I can cite OTHER THAN MY OWN REPORTING means he has some basis for it based on his own reporting.

Um, that means he has no proof. Read it again. He only has HIS OWN REPORTING. Did you even bother to read his email or are you just having fun playing the smear game?

I don’t care if she slept with the guy. You people clearly do.

We care about truth. You do not.

But chances are, she did. The facts all match up.

What facts? There are none. And the author admitted that.

Explosive Email Shows Anti-Palin Author McGinniss, Random House Likely Published Literary Hoax

Thus–as Random House lawyers are already pointing out to me–nothing I can cite other than my own reporting rises above the level of tawdry gossip. The proof is always just around the corner, but that’s a corner nobody has been able to turn.

91 posted on 09/27/2011 8:00:48 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW; Jonty30
I think you need to go back and reread what I said. As I since tried to explain to you, what I had read on this thread up until that point was all that I knew about this "allegation". Fortunately, in the time it took to post that comment, other, more level-headed people provided more information to put things in to much better context.

If you can figure out how to take a step back and take a few deep breaths before you fly off the handle, you may find your comments may be better received. Others may not be as "informed" as you seem to be on this subject. It happens. Seriously, you sound like your face is bright red and your veins are popping in your forehead.

92 posted on 09/27/2011 8:07:08 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras
I think you need to go back and reread what I said.

Maybe you should

I think Jonty30 is probably not alone in his interpretation of this quote IF this quote is all the info available. Just sayin'...

Now maybe you should reread what that poster said. They unequivocally stated in their Post 20 that Rice had confirmed when he had not. And the author himself says he has no proof. All of that info is on this thread. Repeatedly.

93 posted on 09/27/2011 8:17:18 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW

And...? What else did I say in my last post?


94 posted on 09/27/2011 8:22:18 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras
You certainly didn't reference pertinent info posted in post 38. You read only what smeared Palin and not what cleared her.

Have a nice day.

95 posted on 09/27/2011 8:28:51 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: tobyhill

Everybody’s a lawyer.

Surely the Internet amateurs know better than the pros how to strategize and conduct a defamation litigation.


96 posted on 09/27/2011 8:35:02 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: tobyhill

Palin has the advantage of knowing precisely what assertions in the book are false.

Which means that anything she doesn’t allege as false will be taken as an admission of truth.


97 posted on 09/27/2011 8:37:47 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

If Sarah is to declare her candidacy, I will probably, most certainly vote for her but God help her with the rabid nutcases that are sick with infatuation over her and actually think they are somehow doing her campaign a favor. Sometimes, the crazy aunt really should stay in the attic until the dust has settled.

It’s always nice to find out what kind of “interesting” individuals stalk the Sarah Palin threads and you certainly did not disappoint. Enjoy your day as well.


98 posted on 09/27/2011 8:41:11 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: John Valentine
The purpose of the letter was to serve a notice and demand that Random House take all necessary steps to preserve evidence for discovery...

Very interesting take on this. I suspect you're right.


99 posted on 09/27/2011 8:44:59 AM PDT by Cinnamontea
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To: Cinnamontea
‘The purpose of the letter was to serve a notice and demand that Random House take all necessary steps to preserve evidence for discovery...’

The serve and demand letter is the basic groundwork for a suit over the defamation of the family members prior to asking for a large amount of money. The additional concept is that the fool seems to have drawn attorneys into a position where they have to testify. The attornies will throw the fool under the legal bus, along with his publisher.
Random House should settle now, for big bucks.
When Governor Palin is nominated for President, she might be able to pay for the campaign with Random House money.
TWB

100 posted on 09/27/2011 9:18:20 AM PDT by TWhiteBear (Jobs, Peace, Food, Security .... Down with Obama(Peacefully))
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