The ridiculousness of Devin Nunes suing 'Devin Nunes' cow' -- and what it really signals

[Zorro]

There is a Twitter account called “Devin Nunes’ cow” that has tweeted nasty things about Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). Evidently, the account is not actually run by a cow belonging to Nunes. Nunes is now suing his purported cow.

Nunes is suing @DevinCow, along with another parody account called @DevinNunesMom, Republican strategist Liz Mair and Twitter as an organization, alleging a concerted effort to defame him and work against his 2018 reelection campaign. He’s also accusing Twitter of unfairly targeting conservatives through a practice known as “shadow banning.” He’s asking for $250 million.

What might be most notable about Nunes’s suit is that this is the first battle he chose. Nunes said on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Monday night that this is “the first of many” lawsuits to come. Does he really think his most obvious and airtight case involved ... @DevinCow and @DevinNunesMom?

Here’s a sampling of the tweets he alleges are defamatory, using language directly from the lawsuit Fox obtained:

"Devin Nunes’ cow has made, published and republished hundreds of false and defamatory statements of and concerning Nunes, including the following: Nunes is a ‘treasonous cowpoke.’”
“'Devin’s boots are full of manure. He’s udder-ly worthless and its pasture time to move him to prison.' ”
“In her endless barrage of tweets, Devin Nunes’ Mom maliciously attacked every aspect of Nunes’ character, honesty, integrity, ethics and fitness to perform his duties as a United States Congressman.”
@DevinNunesMom “falsely stated that Nunes was unfit to run the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.”
@DevinNunesMom “falsely stated that Nunes was ‘voted ‘Most Likely to Commit Treason’ in high school.’ ”
@DevinNunesMom “falsely claimed that Nunes would ‘probably see an indictment before 2020.’ ”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/19/ridiculousness-devin-nunes-suing-devin-nunes-cow-what-it-really-signals/

I personally think Devin Nunes' cow makes some pretty good points. Hooray for Devin Nunes' cow!

[Sanity Claws]

1. This should be dismissed on a 12(b)6 motion

The items listed in this OP are matters of opinion or clearly a joke. They are not actionable as libel.
E.g. "unfit to run.." unfitness is a matter of opinion.
voted most likely to commit treason --- anyone who reads that knows it is a joke; there is no such award in any high school.
"would probably see an indictment before 2020" -it hasn't happened yet; anyone reading it knows it is an opinion. However, it would be nice if it shortly became a matter of fact. Please, Mueller, please.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Ironic, isn't it, that by this lawsuit, he's (Nunes) has brought far more attention to himself ...

and how idiotic he's looking by now? And this is a Congressman? Obviously thin skinned.

[Zorro]

3. I wonder how Republican dairy farmers feel about this!

[Hortensis]

4. :) Afraid, though, that before it and eventually they are dismissed,

or he drops them (he promises a bunch of lawsuits) before the discovery phase, they'll have achieved their goals as propaganda to further the claim that Republicans are victims of "liberal" and "deep state" social media "shadow-banning."

I've also read that some are worried about a larger scheme to regulate social media for the right's benefit. Just need the right people on SCOTUS.

[Bob Loblaw]

5. According to Showercap's blog

Devin is more enamored with pigs than cows.

[marble falls]

6. This is a nuisance suit purely filed to dampen free and protected speech. He decided ...

to sit on the dunking stool of politics and being a public figure, he shouldn't be so upset for getting wet.