MEDIA MATTERS Rachel Maddow, MSNBC sued for defamation 'Left-wing television commentators must be made to respect ... the law' Posted: July 26, 2011 10:02 pm Eastern
Bradlee Dean
A lawsuit seeking in excess of $50 million has been prepared against MSNBC and its talk-show entertainer Rachel Maddow over statements she made about a Minnesota-based ministry.
Word of the development comes in an announcement from officials with the YouCanRunButYouCannotHideInternational ministry run by former rock artist Bradlee Dean.
The attorney handling the case is Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and now of Freedom Watch, who said money is not the issue.
"This case is filed as a matter of principle," he said. "We need more Bradlee Deans in the world and hateful left wing television commentators must be made to respect not only his mission but the law."
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The team announced a news conference tomorrow at the Midtown Executive Club in New York to respond to reporters' questions about the dispute.
Dean, a renowned hard metal rocker who came to Christ after suffering a hard life as a young boy, has dedicated his life to his ministry's mission, officials said.
He once made a statement on the radio criticizing his fellow Christians for not taking a stronger stand about the "gay" rights lobby promoting homosexuality in the schools. According to the ministry announcement, he made a strong reference to Muslims taking the issue more seriously in the context of Shariah law, but did not condone their practices. It was Bradlee's intent to focus attention on the issue, not to advocate harm to anyone.
As we all know, just about anyone can sue just about anyone for just about anything... Weather the suit will be successful is a different matter. The point of this lawsuit is likely already been fulfilled... Shadow fell for it... so will others. "Rachel Maddow, Sued for Defamation" The point of the suit is the headlines... not the settlement.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Box the point is Maddow, Mathews, and others have been getting a pass on the stuff they say on the air and have been taking it out of contect something you like to accuse the right of doing. Now it's about time the left is held to similar standards because all the media is getting out of control.
This suit will go nowhere. Maddow doesn't have a large enough audience to defame.
The term "defamation", refers to damage to the individual being talked about... in this case Scam Artist Bradlee Dean. [To defame: the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel] In the case of Bradlee Dean... he'd need a 'good reputation' first for it to be defamed.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The term "defamation", refers to damage to the individual being talked about... in this case Scam Artist Bradlee Dean. [To defame: the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel] In the case of Bradlee Dean... he'd need a 'good reputation' first for it to be defamed.
Yes, I understand what defamation means. But the fact that myself and the rest of America didn't hear Maddow's statements because NOBODY watches that show; it is hard to say she defamed and damaged this Bradlee Dean’s reputation with the American public. Filing the lawsuit and publicizing Maddow's commentary probably did more to defame and reached a larger audience than the actually commentary when the show aired.
It's an f'n publicity stunt. Both people are getting more publicity than they would get otherwise and even deserve.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Unfortunately TOO MANY people listen to these idiots and believe everything they say.
True.........but right now the 24/7 news media is running the show! Both sides are 'programming' it's listeners. And they have done an excellent job. The country is now completely divided!! SUCCESS!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
DVOR always wants to sue for slander too. It is just a harassment technique that costs people money to defend against. Makes lawyers happy, and costs the court system (taxpayers) money.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
What a silly lawsuit, if this were to pass every news organization would go out of business, from left to right. I see a bunch of conservatives gloating in this, but I will remind you that if this works simialar BS lawsuits will come against fox news and it's partners. This is just another example of the ability to sue in this country being abused by people, not attempting to win, but attempting ot draw a settlement out if being cheaper than trying the actual case.
That is why one stand their ground rather than fold like a house of cards. Free speech is a hallmark of our nation, and politically protected free speech is sacrosanct. Only the local bullies who are so full of their own power and hubris don't understand what makes America great, people like DV and his crowd of criminals.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
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Nobody watches these idiots. There ratings are almost as low as OSM/Mercury Morris' recycle promos running 24/7 on Channel 18. 
