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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:44 PM Original message |
O'Neill dares Kerry to sue him for libel |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. link please? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Didn't O'Neill say that on Hardball? n/t |
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fdr_hst_fan (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes-link, please- |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Sorry, I put the wrong URL in |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think it's pretty hard to win a libel case if you're a public figure |
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JPJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Rassman should sue for libel n/t |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yeah he'd have a better shot |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. You need two things to prove libel if you're a public figure |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. SUE THE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!! |
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volosong (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 11:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. WINNING ISN'T THE ISSUE |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. He's already called on the publisher (Regnery, I believe) of |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. Al Frankin says that the more pathological a liar you are, the harder.. |
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Ducks In A Row (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. same reason bill o'reilly is suit-proof |
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BillZBubb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. There is no way Kerry could win a libel suit against O'Neill. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Rassman might be able to sue |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Isn't there some obligation to check the information though |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 05:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Basically yes (re question 2). |
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reprehensor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Libel cases are really hard to win. |
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DU9598 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. screw libel |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Kerry would have difficulty suing and O'Neill knows it |
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Cuban_Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. Suing is different than getting a judgment. |
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Monte Carlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm not sure... little would draw more attention to it more than a lawsuit |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 05:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I question some of the legal information posted here. |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. what about defamation of character? He basically called all the vets |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 02:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Findlaw's definition of "actual malice" |
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nonkultur (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. To prevent Kerry from being president = malicious intent |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 12:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
39. Are you thinking of malice, which can be a basis for punitives? |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. john scuzbag oneil just wants more free publicity. |
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featherman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Obviously the reptile O'neill knows Kerry can't realistically |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yeah he'd really love for Kerry to jump into the tar baby with both fists, |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. Kerry should kick him in the balls instead |
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bringbackfdr (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 08:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. What balls? |
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Surface Map (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Then frigging do it |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 07:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Kerry is too smart to fall for something like that. But I have to say, |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. He is such a snake |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
31. O'Neil is trying to get Kerry to attack him instead of *. |
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sundancekid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 08:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. that's nice and insightful wisdom ... they deal in destruction, and |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
32. Kerry is correctly focusing on Bush |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
35. Anyone catch that liar out on the evening news |
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Southern Patriot (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-22-04 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Tactically & strategically it'd be a mistake to sue. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
40. The Kerry ad featuring McCain hits the target better |
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nomatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-23-04 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
41. Sorry Walt, but |
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