[offduty]

You may want to check your facts. As far as I can tell, Sarah is not a public figure. She holds no public office and therefore is now just a high-profile, private citizen. Libel laws DO apply if there can be shown malicious disregard for the truth....just ask the National Enquirer when they wrote the check to settle the lawsuit with Oprah.

[dirtboy]

Sarah Palin is NOT a public figure? Do you really want to make that assertion, given she is one of the most high-profile and high name-recognition persons on the planet?

Palin has no recourse other than refuting this jackass or ignoring him. Unfortunately, there are a few morons who, instead of ripping into him for the jackass he is, will instead use his lies to further their own PDS agenda on FR.

And they deserve as much scorn as the author of this tripe.

[OnlyTurkeysHaveLeftWings]

The four-prong test:

1. Statements were false.
2. Statements caused harm.
3. Statements were made “with a reckless disregard for the truth”

annnnnnd if you’re a public figure, (Sarah Palin is a public figure)

4. Statements were made “with actual malice”