Posted on 11/20/2015 7:22:46 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Politico reported earlier in the evening that a pro-Kasich super PAC was planning to unload $2.5 million or more to take down Trump, the Republican front-runner, in New Hampshire.
This prompted a dozen-tweet barrage by Trump against Kasich, ripping the PAC's attack as "pathetic" and calling the governor a "dud" over the report, among many other things.
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The super PAC, New Day for America, published a letter from The Trump Organization's lawyer warning that Trump would promptly seek "legal action" against the committee if its ads lied about Trump.
"It has come to my attention that you plan on producing and disseminating certain radio, television, and newspaper advertisements directly and personally attacking my client," Trump's lawyer, Alan Garten, wrote in the letter, which was also addressed to the Kasich campaign.
"Please be advised that in the event your ads contain any false, misleading, defamatory or otherwise tortious statements or representations concerning Mr. Trump's business or his brand, we will not hesitate to seek immediate legal action," it continued.
The letter concluded: "Please be guided accordingly."
The letter was similar in nature to a September cease-in-desist letter The Trump Organization sent to a conservative group, the Club for Growth, that ran attack ads against Trump in Iowa. Some eyebrows were raised because the letter was sent from Trump's corporation rather than from his campaign.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
No offense, but on almost every Cruz thread we get Trump supporters crashing the thread and posting Trump stories. I choose not to do this on Trump threads, it isn’t classy and adds nothing to the debate. I appreciate you showing class, but a small number of his supporters are behaving worse than Paulbots.
He threatened to sue Club for Growth over these ads below.
For what, I don't know, maybe it's because they used old and current news clips framing Donald's positions that he doesn't want people to know about? But, this is a campaign, attack ads are part of the game, and they are free speech, so long as they aren't libel and slander.
Trump on Taxes Montage
Trump: "Eminent Domain is wonderful"
Trump: "Trump on Healthcare Montage 2015"
My reasoning for this, is that Cruz have the working of the Senate and House and can be a tremendous aid to Trump in that area, plus, if there is an opening for a Supreme slot, Trump could nominate Cruz for that position...or Cruz would make a good A.G.
But I don't like the ‘vile’ trash talking of Trump or Cruz and have mentioned that several times...I usually put out a ‘fact check’ to make sure the posters know what the candidate have said...the media, GOPe and talking heads are very famous for lying and Cruz isn't above their ire on this...
Many times I have stood up for Cruz when the media or someone have said misleading statements about him...if Trump is going to ask Cruz to be his V.P. then I don't want Cruz thrown in the gutter with ‘vile’ statements about him, that reflexes on Trump just as much as Cruz...but I don't want the media, GOPe, or talking heads putting things out like they did yesterday, where they totally misused Cruz's immigration plan, and that is why I posted Trump's immigration plan was to show what the media was trying to do with Cruz...
This is going to be a hard fought campaign, and we don't need to get in the gutter with the media, GOPe, talking heads and ‘vile’ remarks from posters on here...
GO TRUMP GO!!!
I guess there are the few exceptions, of the handful of immature thread trolls, in both camps (Trump and Cruz).
I prefer to stay away from Cruz threads. I think he’s made a fine Senator, for my great state of Texas. I’ve supported Cruz both financially and with my time. I wish him well.
Maybe we should instill the Golden rule...if you don’t have something nice, or at the very least factual (with links, actual numbers/figures, etc...not *opinions* or tired, rehashed vitriol) to say about the candidate, then stay off of their threads.
Hopefully, in the end, we are all on the same side....of fighting off the commie/socialists/Marxists who are doing their damnedest to destroy this great country, our rights and our liberties.
It is a slippery slope but CFG implied Trump currently supports highest tax plan whereas in fact, his proposal is one of the lowest.
I know we have to be careful but the fact is, if Trump or anyone doesn’t have a legal objection, they won’t win the suit. And if the ones running these ads are on solid legal ground, they have nothing to fear.
I’m sick of these people, as I said before, MS was my tipping point. Robocalls saying McDaniel was KKK to get the black vote out. I’m personally thrilled someone’s reining in these creeps.
“And Trump Trade Mark is not for ‘Fair Use’ it doesn’t fall under that usage.... “
Fair Use exemptions apply to ALL trademarks, Trump doesn’t get some special protection!
““Nominative fair use†means the use of another’s trademark to refer to the genuine goods or services associated with the mark. The term “nominative†reflects that the mark generally is the most informative name for the specific goods or services intended to be referenced.
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Nominative fair use generally is permissible as long as (1) the product or service in question is not readily identifiable without use of the trademark, (2) only so much of the mark is used as is reasonably necessary to identify the product or service and (3) use of the mark does not suggest sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark owner.”
http://www.inta.org/TrademarkBasics/FactSheets/Pages/FairUse.aspx
Don't instruct me on what to post. Clear?
Should I write hymns to him instead?
Yes, I know...Cruz said there’s no alliance, so that’s a sign there is one.
I’m not a lawyer but I went to many a lecture on libel and defamation and various other legal issues that applied to publishing.
One thing I remember about “malice” is that it has a different meaning from the everyday meaning when it is used in law.
I hope we DON’T get to watch this play out.
It sounds like “lawfare” to me. Even if Trump has no case, they know he has more money to throw away on pursuing a frivolous lawsuit than they have to throw away defending against one. So it’s an intimidation tactic to get people to not want to take the risk.
Yeah the Club for Growth ads really worked well. I’m just fine with this, as long as the focus is on actual lies, and certainly if you’re using full phrases from Trump he’d have no case. And certainly, it puts Kasich on notice that he can’t flat lie in his ads.
Pretty brilliant, huh? I hear sore losers.
Are you posting that with a straight face?
All you’re doing is rehashing the Romney/moderate/liberal argument...we need the sacred mushy middle and the Democrats (a fallacy), so let’s run one.
Romney won the independent vote. How’d that work out?
If we want to win, we need to turn out the base. It’s simple truth. When we run moderates or liberals, we lose. Another simple fact. Demonstrable by history, but some of us just never absorb it. We keep running to the “electable” (read: sure loser in the general) guy.
I will never support a liberal. I will only support conservative candidates...and by that I mean those with a proven conservative record and history. Not those with a singularly liberal history who suddenly claim conservatism on the campaign trail, while constantly promoting liberalism (support for ethanol subsidies is the latest, and the Iowa Democrats just love it).
Meanwhile, you openly dismiss conservatism as being a useless, losing strategy. On a conservative forum.
Recap that.
I also know that if I have to support Trump, I would do so, he’s not that bad of choice, but for now I am for Cruz.
Nah, I wouldn’t say it’s brilliant, it makes him look like he’s scared of an attack from an irrelevant candidate he’d be better off ignoring. I mean, this is the most press Kasich’s campaign has gotten in months, and it is thanks to Trump.
In the end, all I want is to see Hillary and Jeb defeated along with the GOPe. I still think Cruz has a heck of a shot, but if it comes down to Trump he has my support.
Nope. Does Kasich no more than the first debate which Kasich “won.” And it puts people on notice that if you’re gonna run attack ads, they better be truthful. I’m fine with it.
Kasich is a scum bag too and if he does lie he deserves to get sued.
If Kasich is so irrelevant, why the parade of tweets? I’m more and more convinced that it’s going to come down to Trump, Carson and Rubio. And maybe, just maybe, Bush’s money will keep him around.
Good deal. I agree...on the Hellary/Jeb/GOPee deal :)
Vice versa on the rest :)
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