[redgolum]

She can only sue as long as she stays out of the presidential race. Once in, she is a public figure again.

[Yo-Yo]

"Sue, or sue not. There is no 'try.'"

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I’d say “be careful.” Oscar Wilde sued the Marquis of Queensbury for calling him a sodomite. The suit went to trial, and guess what? It turned out that old Oscar was, indeed, a sodomite.

[GreenHornet]

Maybe it’s good that they are only threatening to sue at this point. It could scare a couple of these “sources” (like the basketball player) to come forward and admit there’s nothing to the allegations made in the book. By doing so, their hope will be that they will not be named in any lawsuit. Once one person comes forward, the entire house of cards will collaspe.

[JPG]

The lib media is reported to have canceled out of McGinnis interviews and have given him the cold shoulder. Even rats realize when a line has been crossed. McGinnis admits in writing that he can't prove the allegations he made against the Palin family.

Gov Palin has let many things slide in the past but through her lawyers she is calling out McGinnis and RH on this one. It will serve as a great example for those who may be tempted in the future to play the same kind of games with her or her family.

[wtc911]

"Threatens" to sue?

A bone-headed move.

If they do sue then they had better be able to definitively disprove or discount each and every allegation in the book.

If they can't then all they will accomplish is to shine a huge spotlight on all the salacious allegations, whether they can be proven or not.

What are they going to do? Subpoena a statement from the NBA guy? Because if they don't then the author will....and the general public will not be interested at all in what the palins can prove, just in what they can't.

Dumb move.

[Tribune7]

She's not threatening them. There is no bluster here. Directing them not to destroy evidence is an important step before filing a suit.

It looks like she is seriously planning on filing one.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Lol! That phrase, slightly reworded, could be the perfect definition for the democRat party:

"Representing the wishful fantasies of disturbed individuals."

[Buckeye McFrog]

The only reason you would threaten but not sue would be if there was some grain of truth in the book. Which tells me that she probably did have a youthful fling with the basketball player. The whole thing would get pretty messy beyond that.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Everybody’s a lawyer.

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

[Atlas Sneezed]

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.

[Sea Parrot]

Wasn't a threat, was a demand letter delivered by lawyer giving RH the option to retract. Said demand letter is a precursor to further legal action,

Threats and warnings have no teeth, a demand letter has very long fangs with intent to use them.