08.02.06
Why Dems like trial lawyers so much
They keep needing them…. First William Jefferson in Louisianna, now the Dem anti-war poster children are engaged in a few court battles of their own.
First, from the “I wanna be Joe Wilson too, damnit” file, Princess Cynthia down in GA is suing the AJC for telling the truth.
A Democratic congresswoman from Georgia is suing The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for libel.
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney filed charges against the newspaper’s editor Cynthia Tucker and publisher John Mellott for an editorial column that ran in the Sunday July 30 paper about McKinney’s alleged altercation with police, according to All Headline News.
Boo hoo friggin hoo…. But here’s my favorite, related to her “other charges”:
The suit says that other facts were misstated including a reported suggestion by McKinney that President Bush had known about the September 11 terror attacks in advance, and had allowed the plot to unfold so that he and his friends could profit from the resulting wars.
Ummm… she DID SAY THAT ! I know the Dems are used to newspapers lying for them, and get a little confused when the truth actually comes out, but Jiminy Cricket !
In other news, former Marine SSG Frank D. Wuterich has filed defamation of character charges against Congressman “Big” Jack Murtha relating to his comments after the Haditha affair. You remember what the “esteemed gentleman” from PA said….
…. Murtha tarnished the Marine’s reputation by telling news organizations in May that the Marine unit cracked after a roadside bomb killed one of its members and that the troops “killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
The Kossacks have really tarnished the image of what used to be a reasonable and valiant opposition party. I’m afraid the Dems are gonna regret jumping in this bed.
V said,
August 2, 2006 at 10:12 pm
You jackass. This action is the very epitome of FRIVOLOUS BS. BTW–given the high burden of proof necessary to actually win a libel suit against someone in the US, don’t count on it actually amounting to anything. I’m sure the lawyers who used this particular jarhead knew that, though.
For you chickenshit hawks to call Murtha a coward reveals just what kind of ASSHATs occupy the GOP these days. What a sorry lot of idiots.
JB said,
August 3, 2006 at 1:10 am
WOW ! What a completely incoherent comment. First, it’s not a libel charge against Murtha, that’s the charge that McKinney is making against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Check the definitions of libel, slander, and defamation of character when you get a chance, V.
Second, you never saw me say- and never will see nor hear me say- that Murtha is a coward. He was a brave soldier, and is an honorable man. You WILL see me say many many times that he’s wrong, wrong, and more wrong about how to fight a war against Islamic jihadists.
But thanks for the compliments. My fellow “jackass”es and “asshats” appreciate your care and support, and ability to form an argument without resorting to childish name-calling.
ps- “chickenshit hawks”…. is that the antonym for “militant pacifists” ?
JEG said,
August 3, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Probably exposing my ignorance of the latest political lingo, but can somebody please tell me what on God’s green earth an “ASSHAT” is?
JB said,
August 3, 2006 at 6:09 pm
“Asshat” is largely an internet invention. First time I saw it was with a cute lil’ blogger down in Texas who now uses the name “blueeyedinfidel”. Alas, her blog seems to be gone now. (Hope you and John are happy, dear…. muah !)
She was a cute, funny girl. Blogged like a mad-woman for a while, then quit. Then came back, then quit again. Seems she may be gone for good now.