Making unsubstantiated/unproven/untrue statements about private citizens is no trivial matter. It "slander" and in itself could prove to be grounds for the slandered individual to bring suit against the perpetrator to recover damages. The monetary awards by some courts have been very high.
However, individual that are in the public eye, such as movie stars and politician do not have the same leverage in bringing civil suits against parties that slander them, which leave them very vulnerable to defamation from both liable and slander abuse, and there is no position more in the public eye that President of the USA. Given the limited protective actions available to high profile figures like Obama, any rumors, hearsay, insinuations or other kinds of FUD should not be taken seriously. Anyone that falls into believing preposterous statements about high profile individuals in the public eye probably have other deep seated sub conscience issue that need to be resolved. LOL http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html I'm downloaded the movie "GoodFellas", which I'm watching, only to discover I had already seen the movie. I didn't remember the movie's name, but I remember just about everything else about the movie. That a waste of $2.99 plus .32 in tax, but tonight; the Democratic Convention is finally here. Regards, LelandJ Pete Theisen wrote: > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> Charlie Coleman wrote: >> >>>> On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA < >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> > > >> Perhaps you would like to help Bob by providing substantiated proof >> that Obama is anything other than a selfless servant of the American, >> who loves America and the American way of life. >> > > Hi Leland! > > Give him a break. Let him prove the existence of God instead. > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
