Should moveon.org sue USA Today?

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Just now on Lou Dobbs it was reported that a reporter from USA Today claimed that moveon.org was going to air advertisement next week against Judge Roberts using photos from the NOLA disaster. In response, a right-wing organization wrote a letter denouncing moveon.org. Moveon.org, in return said that they were planning to air advertisements against Roberts, but were never planning to air NOLA photos.

Lou Dobbs got real condescending and so did the female reporter who gleefully reported the incident. She said that the reporter from USA today stood by his story.

Should Moveon.org sue for libel?

[Melodybe]

1. yes

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2. Absolutely

Until these assholes start getting called on their lies they'll keep telling them. Kerry should have and still should sue those swift boat fuckers.

[cbear70]

11. We need hammer cnn with emails...

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15. Can someone from moveon write to us and tell us their side?

I'll write an e-mail if they confirm that this was a set-up.

[LSK]

3. Yes

[dsc]

4. Nearly impossible to prove

Even a non public figure would have a difficult time winning this case and a public figure is toast. Was going to is a vague hard to pin down concept.

[LSdemocrat]

5. Agreed. MoveOn would have to prove that USA Today knowingly lied

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10. Well how about blackballing the reporter. Get his name out there as

being a potential right-wing shill. Anybody catch his name?

[LSdemocrat]

14. I imagine that Fox News or some other part of the VRWC would employ him

[blue sky at night]

6. The taking back of our Country will be in steps.....

this is one of the first, to hold these bastards responsible for Crimes they commit. That is going to go for our "elected" officials as well. Go for it MoveOn. I am a member, BTW.

[Kire]

7. was the right-wing organization part of the USA Today story?

or did they write a letter after they ran it?

[tridim]

8. It's the Family Research Council

Here's the "story".

http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=PR05I09

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12. Sounds like they wrote the letter after the story ran.

But it was a very quick response.

[gademocrat7]

9. Yes in a New York minute

Sue USA today for all they are worth. And add Dobbs and company to the suit.

[emdee]

13. The Right Wing organization...

didn't think it was "not yet time to discuss the ad"? They won't discuss anything else prematurely - why this?

Yes, they should sue or at the very least make a big huge stink about it.

emdee