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In reply to the discussion: Did I just hear Al Franken correctly? About Lindsey? [View all]wnylib
(21,433 posts)40. It is very difficult for public figures to
win libel or slander suits but not impossble. The bar is very high due to freedom of speech, but if it is met, a pybluc figure is able to sue and win.
In this case, with Franken and Graham, Graham would probably not pursue a case, or win it if he did pursue it.
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Lindsey taking pottery and tchotchkes wouldn't surprise me, it sounds too plausible.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2019
#45
What's the appropriate Alert selection? Because DU is not going to become "them."
Hekate
Dec 2019
#15
That poster was talking about the sudden penchant here for fake shit being posted.
cwydro
Dec 2019
#65
Get this through your head: it's NOT fake news that Al Franken said such a thing.
Goodheart
Dec 2019
#67
You may not be aware that Al Franken has a Saturday morning Sirius radio show.
Goodheart
Dec 2019
#56