NJDC responds to Adelson suit over prostitution story: “We...will not be bullied...not be silenced.”

[ProSense]

Adelson Sues Democratic Jewish Group Over Prostitution Story

Sheldon Adelson has filed a defamation suit against the National Jewish Democratic Council after the group refused to apologize for pushing unflattering news stories about prostitution at Adelson’s casino in Macau, China, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports. Adelson warned the NJDC that he would sue if they didn’t apologize – his lawyers sent a similar letter to the DCCC and got an apology. But the NJDC opted to bring on the lawsuit.

From the JTA:

“Referencing mainstream press accounts examining the conduct of a public figure and his business ventures – as we did – is wholly appropriate,” NJDC said in a statement. “Indeed, it is both an American and a Jewish obligation to ask hard questions of powerful individuals like Mr. Adelson, just as it is incumbent upon us to praise his wonderful philanthropic endeavors.”

The statement called Adelson’s lawsuit a “strategic lawsuit against public participation,” or SLAPP, a term used for legal maneuvers aimed not at obtaining justice but silence.

“We know that we were well within our rights, and we will defend ourselves against this SLAPP suit as far and as long as necessary,” NJDC said. “We simply will not be bullied, and we will not be silenced.”

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[hedgehog]

1. Well worth kicking!

[FSogol]

2. K & R. n/t

[nichomachus]

3. Prostitution at a casino. I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you.

[The Magistrate]

4. He Is Determined Everyone Hear He Is A Pimp, Ma'am

Suspect he is actually a little proud of it, and sometimes dons one of those fur coats and makes his wife call him Mack Daddy....

[ProSense]

8. This is Romney's big donor. n/t

[The Magistrate]

9. He Sure Is, Ma'am, And A Pimp Don't Give Nothing Away....

One way or another, Romney is going to pay for those presents....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[Skidmore]

11. Sir, I smile broadly whenever I see that

tick and dog quote.

[formercia]

5. If his Casinos don't have Prostitutes available for the customers

they will take their business elsewhere,

Adelson is just trying to buffalo his way out of it.

[The Magistrate]

6. And This Is Macao, Sir...Macao!

Either the Tongs own him, or he is a bigger crook even than they are: otherwise he could not have that business there.

[formercia]

7. The Chinese love to gamble

What better way to launder ill-gotten gains, than to go to the Casino, then win it all back, minus the House percentage. It's better than owning a Bank. The crook gets his winnings from the Casino, and Adelson makes a fortune. Everyone goes home happy.

[ProSense]

10. Kick! n/t