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In reply to the discussion: Condemned as “Not a Real Person” By Rush Limbaugh, a Small Businesswoman Speaks Out [View all]unblock
(56,193 posts)if you post something online in a public forum for all to see, that comment, at least, is public.
i'm pretty sure any jerk like rush is free to criticize that comment and make anything up just about anything about the comment or the circumstances behind it.
nevermind that it might be quite a challenge to prove damages and tie them to something he specifically said.
it's also a tough argument to make as anyone in a position to damage scarebaby (e.g., by taking their business elsewhere) would obviously be in a position to know that it was indeed a real business, thousands of miles away from the white house and so they would have to know that rush's comments were obviously false.
that said, rush is certainly a public figure so i'm also free to call him a jerk and a jackass and i won't rule out dope fiend and pedophile.