Roger Stone vows legal action over Twitter suspension

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS 10/28/2017 06:15 PM EDT Updated 10/29/2017 09:23 AM EDT

Roger Stone, President Donald Trump's longetime associate, said "the battle against free speech has just begun" as the longtime political provocateur tangles with Twitter over his account's suspension.

"This is a strange way to do business and part and parcel of the systematic effort by the tech left to censor and silence conservative voices," Stone said in an email to POLITICO. " Stone added that after communicating with "prominent telecommunication attorneys," he has decided to bring legal action against Twitter. It's not clear what the basis for that action would be.

Stone lashed out at CNN anchor Don Lemon and others on Friday night, seemingly responding to reports that an indictment from special prosecutor Robert Mueller was imminent in the ongoing probe into the Trump election campaign's alleged ties to Russia.

Stone tweeted that Lemon was "dumber than dog ----" and deserved to be mocked and punished.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/28/roger-stone-suspended-twitter-244274

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Bring it, Stone. Spin your wheels. Spend your money on a fool's errand. . . nt

[Jose Garcia]

24. I'm sure that he will try to raise money online from suckers to pay for this

[bearsfootball516]

2. LOL. And what would his argument be?

Twitter is pretty clear on what you can say and what's prohibited. He clearly violated it.

[RainCaster]

3. Poor liddle Roger hurt his bottom

But his lawyers will kiss it and make it feel better.

[underpants]

4. Standing on the street corner or on your property are protected by free speech

Pinhead

[keithbvadu2]

5. Isn't Twitter a private organization, not gov't?

[C_U_L8R]

6. Read the terms of service, dummy

[LisaL]

7. Maybe we should pass a constitutional amendment.

Thou has a right to be on twitter.

[Thor_MN]

8. Dumbass Roger forgot he signed the TOS when he signed up.

You have no freedom of speech on Twitter. You can say whatever you want, but they can ban you for it.

Why anyone would care about freaking Twitter, I don't get - the most stupid means of communication conceived of yet.

Dumb as a box of rocks.

[sellitman]

9. I just wonder why it took them so long

I've seen his vile Tweets before and wondered how he got away with them. He is just the nastiest person in a bunch of nasties.

Good riddance!

[PSPS]

10. Go stand and scream on the street corner with the other nuts. That's your only "right."

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Stone's duty is to make a song and dance about anything to distract from Mueller's charges

It doesn't matter that any non-moron knows Stone hasn't a leg to stand on after the crude insults he threw out. He is there to get the morons - ie Trump's Very Base - to feel under attack, and get them thinking they are the victims, not American democracy.

[longship]

12. Roger "Slope Forehead Neanderthal" Stone.

He even looks like one.


No brain there!

[Proud Democrat]

15. He really is a pinhead!

[murielm99]

18. The only other person who is

more of a pinhead is that Gowdy.

[reflection]

28. Both of them look as if the doctor went ham on those forceps during birth. n/t

[highplainsdem]

13. Stone's purported basis for legal action? Antitrust laws. He'd already said that yesterday

via his StoneColdTruth Twitter account and an interview with a RW Gateway Pundit reporter.

[muriel_volestrangler]

29. An antitrust suit against the one social media giant that hasn't yet made a profit?

Jeez, the man can't even troll properly.

[oberliner]

14. The "tech left"

Good stuff.

[LiberalLovinLug]

16. I like to think this was a shot over the bow by Twitter aimed at Trump

So that when they finally do ban Donnie, it won't come as a big a shock.

At least thats what I'm hoping.

[xor]

22. I couldn't see Twitter banning Trump as long as he's in the white house.

I can only imagine how much revenue they get from all the traffic he brings.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

17. "This is a strange way to do business?" Think Republican.

Hypocrite.

[Initech]

19. Hey he threatened to kill journalists. He deserves that suspension.

What a horse's ass.

[Skittles]

20. they scream about FREEDOM but what they want is FREEDOM FROM CONSEQUENCES

fuck that sick snowflake

[xor]

21. I'm pretty sure twitter or any other private site can ban whomever they want.

Am I not understanding how things are supposed to work here?

[Roland99]

23. Twitter is a private comp with a Terms of Service that he violated

Good luck suing them, Trumpflake

[onenote]

25. Can we sign up Roger as a supporter of Net Neutrality

Since he seems awfully concerned about being censored on the Internet.

[dlk]

26. It's Ironic-Republicans Love Tort Reform Until It's Their Turn to Sue

[Homer Wells]

27. Now imagine if this was Limbaugh or Jones show

Where they will cut off anyone who dares challenge the conserva-speak of their listeners. I wonder if Stone has any problem with that?
Pretty much the same thing. Twitter has the right to deny ANYONE they do not approve of. Barring the entertainment value, I would love them do the same thing to Donnie Drumpf.