OAN to Appeal Judge’s Ruling to Toss Rachel Maddow Defamation Suit [Obama Resistance "judge" rules for her team's Media]

Times of San Diego ^ | May 22, 2020 | Ken Stone

[kiryandil]

A San Diego federal judge Friday dismissed a $10 million defamation lawsuit filed by the owners and operators of San Diego-based One America News Network against MSNBC and political commentator Rachel Maddow.

Last summer, the liberal host told her viewers that the Trump-friendly conservative network “really literally is paid Russian propaganda.”

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant dismissed Herring Networks’ suit with prejudice, ruling “there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement,” made during a July 22, 2019, segment of her show.

Robert Herring Sr., the 78-year-old owner and founder of the Trump-friendly network based in San Diego, told Times of San Diego that he would appeal the ruling.

Was he surprised?

“After I’ve seen several things that [Bashant’s] said and some of the things she’s done in the past, I wasn’t surprised at all,” Herring said.

[kiryandil]

Obama Resistance judges gonna rule for their team, regardless of the facts of the case.

A clear lie about OAN is clear defamation - but fanatical partisan Democrat Federal judges never let the facts get in the way of subverting the law in their courtrooms...

[kiryandil]

We’ll see how much Trump has reshaped the Ninth Circuit...

[Jeff Chandler]

Judge Cindy.

[arthurus]

Is that judge agreeing with Madcow?

[yarddog]

An Obama judge. I wonder whose side she is on?

[Gene Eric]

>> MSNBC is Comcast

Malicious telecom is destroying the Country.

[kiryandil]

“The point of Maddow’s show is for her to provide the news but also to offer her opinions as to that news,” the judge said. “Therefore, the Court finds that the medium of the alleged defamatory statement makes it more likely that a reasonable viewer would not conclude that the contested statement implies an assertion of objective fact.”

This airhead blonde 0bamajudge has obviously never been on Twitter, where the fanatical Lefties and their bluecheck Media mouthpieces take Lyin' Madcow's every utterance as GOSPEL.

[kiryandil]

An Obama judge. I wonder whose side she is on?

I'll check with John Roberts, and get back to ya.   

[kiryandil]

“Fakejudge Barbie”

[Dacula]

Just remember OAN is going to appeal.

[kiryandil]

And it's going to the Ninth.

Probably a three-judge panel, and there are Trump judges on there now...

[Fungi]

Current media are no longer subtle about their intent. I used to say the front page of any newspaper is actually the opinion page, never realizing it is now true. So it is with these clowns who call themselves "journalists," or "news reporters." What a joke! They are nothing more than disinformation propagandists, reporting an agenda to brainwash the useful idiots about their "soup de jour." Never let the truth get in the way of the agenda.

[Dacula]

We can hope and Pray.

[Luke21]

These judges are way out of control. They answer to no one. It’s ridiculous.

[colorado tanker]

It is really hard to win a case against a media defendant; the law is so stacked in their favor.

That said, this case seems to me to have merit. It is a flat out statement of fact that is a lie. She can't claim ignorance or mistake. This can't be construed as hyperbole or opinion.

Hopefully the new 9th will reverse this.

[Brown Bag Special]

So, it’ll play out something like this...

Prosecutor - “Your Honor, the plaintiff was stabbed, shot, ran over twice and then tazzed by the defendant, on video... recorded by 10 separate witnesses and captured by 4 police officer body cameras!”

Judge - “Unfortunately, there’s not enough evidence to substantiate a crime; case dismissed.”

[Dogbert41]

One day, this judge will have to lay prostate before THE JUDGE, and give an account for her abuse of power God gave her, when people went before her seeking justice.

[lepton]

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant dismissed Herring Networks’ suit with prejudice, ruling “there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement
———
Well, that’s obviously not true

[gogeo]

I believe she ruled that the average person would not assume Madcow was telling the truth.

[neverevergiveup]

Obama weaponized everything he could.