Sarah Palin May Have a Hard Time Proving Defamation

This chic is running out ways to scam for money. She may have to write another “Going Rogue ” comic book. But then, she will sue the publisher.

Look, if she puts herself out there as a public figure like she has, she has to expect it. Grow some skin Sarah.

“Look, if she puts herself out there as a public figure like she has, she has to expect it. Grow some skin Sarah,” Posted by: newcountryman >>>>> So if someone publishes a book based on gossip about your favorite political figure, you’re ok with that? No need to prove any of the accusations, right? Just make stuff up and say, “Oh I had trouble getting actual sources to confirm the stories” and that’s ok with you? You’re ok with a publisher telling you a book is non-fiction and accurate, when in fact, there is no proof that the stories in the book actually happened? Or is does your opinion that it’s just fine make up and print unsubstantiated stories about a person only apply if it’s a public figure that you don’t agree with politically? What if it is someone that you do agree with poltically? Does the same standard apply?

Oddly Glen Rice isn’t claiming McGinniss wrote any lies.

ONE MORE CLICK AND SOMEDAY MAYBE….don’t you think you ought to ‘read’ the book first before you write it off as ‘just gossip and innuendo’? Or are you afraid you might ‘learn some discomforting things’ about your idol, Caribou Barbie?

Cnd Fox, I can’t comment for other people, but as for me, nope. I have no interest in reading this book. As for calling it gossip, I’m quoting a NY Times (no fan of Palin’s) book review which summed up the book pretty well by writing: “Mr. McGinniss used his time in Alaska to chase caustic, unsubstantiated gossip about the Palins, often from unnamed sources like “one resident” and “a friend.” . Mr. McGinniss himself in an email to publishers wrote that the book amounted to “gossip” and that the stories couldn’t be sourced. No one in the literary field is giving this book much credence because the book is not properly sourced, without it being properly sourced, it should be sold as fiction. There are a lot of good books out there, why would I waste my time reading a book that the writer could not properly source?

Save the middle class – it is libel if the writer prints as truth information that he knows is false. The question comes down to whether he did that or if he was just a lazy reporter who couldn’t properly source his book. I don’t know the answer to that, and that’s what the courts are for. But the same standard applies regardless of what side of the political fence you are sitting on. If someone prints lies about you, and passes them off as truth, you have a right to defend yourself and and in some cases, owe it to your family to do so. This book makes up a wild story about Sarah not being the mother of her disabled youngest son … if you were that child’s mother, wouldn’t you defend yourself and fight back at such a viscous lie? Put politics aside for one moment, and think, what would you as a parent do in that case? Look, I’m no Sarah Palin fan either – I’m a card carrying democrat – but I believe in right and wrong and I don’t let politics muddy the waters about what is right and what is wrong.

You quote Jame Janowitz? Are you kidding??? Janowitz was Courtney Love’s lawyer in the Dawn Simorangkir defamation lawsuit against Courtney Love where Courtney was sued for negative, inflammatory statements that Love made about Dawn, a fashion designer, on Twitter. Janowitz also said that there was no defamation in that case, a case where Simorangkir didn’t have any chance to prove that Love’s statements were known to Love to be false. Do you want to know what happened? Love settled the case and had to pay Dawn $430,000.00.

The credibility of this article is in serious question.

Poor Sarah, another pathetic cry for attention.

she made the choice 3 years ago: celebrity versus privacy. celebrity won. no case.

I read somewhere else that she was suing for “Definition” of Character. I laughed out loud and freely steal that person’s assessment. Palin doesn’t have to worry about anyone publishing “lies” – she shows us who she is every time she opens her mouth or posts an inflammatory FB retaliation against anyone who doesn’t like her or simply disagrees with her. That’s exactly the kind of retributive reaction we do not need from anyone in public office.

I hope she sues. Then we’ll really find out all the juicy stuff that makes Sarah a household belly laugh.

Savethemiddleclass! Hi, where’ve you been? You don’t recognize this name but we used to talk here sometimes. I don’t think your post got removed on purpose – but I don’t know – maybe it had some combination of words that didn’t make it past the auto-censor, that’s all. Hope you are well.

liberals are the ugliest villainous banes of the world. They are rats to the core.

No wonder Random House’s parent company, German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, had printed so many slanderous materials for Hitler and the Nazis during WWII….. A leopard will never change its spots.

She needs to sue all those bloggers in their basements wearing pajamas. Then sue the entire internet. Sue those pockets of “not rill” Americans. Sue all the other authors who wrote books about her. Sue all comedians. Sue black people and muslims. Sue gays. Sue women who wish to control their own bodies. Sue people who aren’t dominionists. Sue the world. Sue herself!

Oh, and sue Fox News when you figure out that Rupert Murdoch & Roger Ailes (long time friend of Joe McGinnis) are trying to get rid of you. You’re hurting their brand Sarah!

“liberals are the ugliest villainous banes of the world. They are rats to the core.”
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Show everybody how you have the moral high ground here and are so above all that mudslinging those liberals do.

That email is the smoking gun. He and the Random House lawyers knew that they didn’t have the proof to back up his allegations, but still had these lies published. Sarah Palin will win this fight.

Is the book being distributed in the UK? She could also bring suit there if it is. The laws are quite different and the bar much lower. In fact all I think it requires is that the book be sold in any way in the UK say through the US version of Amazon.com in order to have standing in their courts.

Second the important part is in the letter she argues that the author has breached attorney client privilege by discussing what was said between the author and the lawyers. That means all the client (publisher as well as the authors correspondence is fair game renegading this book)

No American citizen deserves to be the victim of libel, to have their character assaulted, their reputation soiled, and their family subjected to the hate and spite of idiots…..That goes for Sarah Palin, Barrack Obama, Joe Biden, Al Gore, John McCain, Michael Jackson, and so on…….Those of you who take glee in seeing it happen to someone you just don’t happen to agree with politically, are idiots.

James Janowitz muzt resalize that American “public figures” are increasingly bringing suit in the courts of the U.K. because Great Britain’s legal system does not require that the standard of actual malice be met in its defamation suits.

Four years ago,the Enquirer settled with Cameron Diaz based solely on the fact that there were 279 hits from U.K. internet I.P’s for the Enquirer’s edition that published its libelous allegations about Diaz. Clearly, it was not necesary for Diaz to prove actualmalice.

On the other hand, a British Court ruled in Jameel v. Wall Street Journal Europemedia defendants do not have to pay libel damages when the story is of public interest and written responsibly.

So, there are two issues if Palin’s case against Random House can be abjudicated in the U.K: “Is the story of public interest?” Doubtless, it is. On the other hand, given McGinnnis’ e-mail to Alaskan blogge , Jesse Griffin, and McGinnis’ admission that nonone of the more salacious allegations made about Palin could be documented, but which he still included in “Rogue” based
on his journalistic acumen rather than evidence, the question of his responsibleness is very much in question.

Essentially, Mr. Janowitz conjecture about a potential Palin lawsuit rests on the assumption that Palin will bring suit in Alaska. Perhaps he has reason enough to believe this but given precedents like the Cameron Diaz case.

The bottom line is that Palin may have her choice of forums. In addition to the U.K. Canada, Australia, the British Caribbean, and other countries, JoeMcGinnis and Random House are considered guilty until proved innocent. Put another way, if Palin takes the U.K. route, she need only claim statements in “Rogue” were defamatory and it will be on Random House (or McGinnis or the Enquirer) to prove they were not.

Puppyfeet217…Glen Beck is an idiot, and his lying about Obama doesn’t make it okay for someone else to lie about Palin….and don’t call me “Honey” unless you mean it because I am very impressionable…

She just wants to initiate legal proceedings so that she can have an excuse not to answer questions about the allegations in the book if she decides to run for president. Of course if she runs for president then the news will ask her questions about the allegations in the book but if she has an ongoing legal issue that gives her an excuse to refuse to answer questions.

What you liberals have failed to take into consideration is this BIG POSSIBILITY:

Breibart and Sarah Palin MAY HAVE MORE incriminating emails.

Remember New York Anthony Weiner, and his repeated lies that “more emails” crushed his lame attempts at deflection and forced his resignation.

The process of gathering evidence and the “attempts to conceal” by the publisher and author would be damning when revealed and their cover up even more so.

If there is a Suit Filed and it come before a Jury, my money is on a Sarah Palin victory!

Tear them apart Momma Grizzly!

If Breitbart has anymore e-mails, he’s going to have to explain how he got them in addition to the one he already has. Last time I checked, hacking was still illegal. Breitbart is gutter-slime, perfect partner for Palin.

Before everyone rakes McGinniss over the coals, you might want to do a little more research. He has dozens of people on many, many hours of taped conversations in relation to the stories about Palin’s past history. He also has over 70 NAMED sources in the book, so much for all those lies! Unless 70+ people are all lying and Palin is the only one telling the truth? Nope! She’s been known as a compulsive liar for years. When she was Mayor, her antics were well-known and recorded by the local newspapers. It’s a great place to start for the truth on Palin. However, so many idiots have her on such a pedestal, that they refuse to believe the truth about her or even dare read it. She will NEVER go to court and allow her past to be brought up by one testimony after another, bringing even more than she ever wanted to light. Palin will run from that

Hi Again, you might want to actually read the book before you make up your own whoppers.

Here’s the McGinniss’ statement on vetting and Random House stands behind him 100%.

“On Sunday, at a book salon I hosted at firedoglake, McGinniss had this to say about the vetting of his book on Palin:

Bottom line: not only my editor, but Random House attorneys verified every source, in some cases speaking directly to the sources themselves. I have dozens of hours of recorded conversations. Random House attorneys listened to them all, then made an independent judgment about the trustworthiness of the sources. No material from an unverified source is included in the book. Many details were omitted for that reason. Obviously, any writer would like to be able to name every source. In this case, the climate of fear the Palins created in and around Wasilla made that impossible. After seeing how Sarah reacted to my moving next door, many people became afraid for their own safety and said they’d talk to me only if I guaranteed confidentiality. When I felt I had to, I did. Anonymous sources have a long and honorable tradition in U.S. journalism. Look at Woodward and Bernstein and “Deep Throat.” Just last week, the NY Times had a story about the Mets third baseman and quoted an anonymous source. In twelve books written over 42 years, I’ve never been through a legal vetting like this one. It lasted for months.

We’ll soon see who is supporting Palin on this meretricious lawsuit inspired by one of the sleaziest racists on the web. “

The first thing people who want to mindlessly run to Palin’s defense should do is read the book. Second Palin has offered nothing other than her tweets to prove the book wrong, and claim as she always does, that someone is trying to get her.