Ted Rall Has the Pledge Money to File Suit Against Ann Coulter (... but not the *cajones*, betcha!)

The Daily Cartoonist ^ | 03/13/2006 | Staff

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

While no official lawsuit has been filed, Ted has stopped his pledge drive to raise money for this libel/slander suit against Ann Coulter saying that he now has enough. The proposed libel/slander suit is the result of comments she made that Ted had entered the Iranian Holocaust Cartoon contest - a claim he denies.

He’s now meeting with lawyers on the details of such a suit.

"Thanks to hundreds of generous pledgers we now have enough money committed to launching a slander and libel suit against Coulter for her remarks falsely claiming that I had entered Iran’s Holocaust cartoon contest."

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"cajones" means "chests" or "drawers." I think you wanted to say "cojones." That means "balls" or "testicles."

Ann beats him handily on BOTH counts. :)

[Ptarmigan]

What a crybaby!

[Liberty Valance]

lol!

[Liberty Valance]

Ping

[Ronin]

I am betting that Ann would like nothing more than to meet up with Teddy in a courtroom. She would handle her own defense, I'm sure. It would be so much fun.

Hell, we could sell tickets. I am sure Ann would have him reduced to spitting, puking, red-faced temper tantrums before the opening arguments were finished.

[Mr. Silverback]

Hmmm...which charge is actual libel?

Rall (not joking): Pat Tillman was lied to by the army and was an idiot anyway who died for nothing."

Coulter (joking): "Ted Rall entered the Iranian Cartoon Contest."

Somehow, I think the Tillman family would do better with the jury.

[Screamname]

Don`t you just love it when slime such as Ted Rall sue for slander? The dude slanders himself everyday, what little respect he has left has long gone away. This is the putz who made fun of Pat Tillman after Tillmans death..Is he kidding me? Slander? Bwa ha ha ha yeeeah, OK.

[Screamname]

"Free speech for thee but not for me", eh Teddy?

So very true. He`s a little b*tch this Rall, he sues anytime someone says anything about him, but it`s OK for him to mock the Tillman family after Pat Tillmans death.

[Screamname]

How do you like this, him making fun of the flight 93 victims...

http://www.ucomics.com/rallcom/2006/02/25/

and HE is suing for slander?

[AlexW]

"How stupid do you have to be to contribute hard-earned money for something as idiotic as this?"

It is where we get the term "DUmmies".
I am sure all of his contributions come from them.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I suspect that Ann was *Joking* and thus protected under the 1st.

I must have missed the joke exception to libel.

It is easy to miss, it is under the subsection on Teasing.

Headlines after trial: "Tall, Skinny Blonde Slices and Dices Stupid Liberal."

[xlib]

Here’s what Ann said:

"Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and The New York Times have made submissions."

Here’s Ted’s whine:

"It's one thing to mock people for their opinions and quite another to make opinions up out of whole cloth and stuff them into a person's mouth.”

Guess he forgot about this cartoon, in which he has Pat Tillman say: “Never mind the fine print. Will I get to kill Arabs?”

http://www.ucomics.com/rallcom/2004/05/03/

So, libel is ok as long as your target is dead.

[Sloth]

I would argue Ted Rall is not a "public figure."

Then you're very ignorant.

[soccermom]

Does anybody have the direct quote from Coulter? It would be interesting to see what has Rall so upset.

"Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and the NY Times have made submissions."

Clearly, even the humorless Rall can tell that was a joke.

[soccermom]

Actually, that one isn't making fun of the Flight 93 victims, but it is slandering Bush by spreading the conspiracy theory that the flight was shot down by an F-16.

[talleyman]

At the risk of sounding pedantic, "cajones" means "chests" or "drawers." I think you wanted to say "cojones." That means "balls" or "testicles."

Man, am I glad you posted this! I'm so embarrassed - for years I've been telling Republican Senators that they have no "chests" or "drawers..."

[Ax]

My pleasure, Mr. Talleyman. Now Talley de bananas, day-0.

[FormerACLUmember]

Ted Rall's desires for a future America. Can I sue this guy?

[Dr.Syn]

From Rall's website:

Republican columnist Ann Coulter spoke earlier today to the Conservative Political Action Committee, where the audience included 1000 right-wingers including Vice President Dick Cheney.

I was in row two that day and Cheney was not in the building. Rall is a liar and BS artist but we all know that. Maybe Cheney should sue Rall!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

He collected the money but is still considering what to do with it?

Man, *hits self on knee*.. Liberals are so stoopid... I wish I had thought of that.

I need a new Tennis bracelet.