The author of a New York Times editorial will have to testify under oath in a defamation lawsuit filed by the former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
The Times filed a motion last month seeking to dismiss the case, and the judge, Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, said the testimony was necessary to help him determine whether to grant that motion. Judge Rakoff set the hearing for Aug. 16. Judge Rakoff said last month that he would rule by the end of this month on the motion to dismiss the case.
A spokeswoman for The Times said in a statement that the news organization would provide the testimony the judge had ordered. David McCraw, deputy general counsel for The Times, said the witness would be James Bennet, The Times’s editorial page editor.
As you may remember Palin was blocked from bringing in almost two dozen New York Times reporters by the judge in this case, and instead only the journalist who wrote the op-ed will show up to testify.
There is of course a strong chance that once this individual explains the thinking that went into the piece, and points out that the portion Palin objects to was later retracted, that the judge will go ahead and throw the case out completely.
Personally I hope that the paper counter sues Palin since she is clearly being used as a conservative canary in the coal mine trying to find a chink in the Times' armor so that others can follow after and also file suits against the paper which has caused their president so much grief.We're sorry about this and we appreciate that our readers called us on the mistake. We've corrected the editorial. https://t.co/t1FZ3iEYQJ pic.twitter.com/k7WW5uJIQO— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) June 15, 2017
Remember Palin has not spent one minute in this courtroom, and I believe that if she were subpoenaed by the Times she would quickly fall apart under cross examination and the Times' might quickly learn who is bankrolling this bullshit.
That seems like something which would be in the public's best interest to report.
Please, please correct your headline.
ReplyDeleteIt's an editorial writer who's going to testify.
Not a reporter.
They do two very different jobs in very different departments.
Sarah's complaining about an editorial, an opinion piece.
A news story, of facts, is written by a reporter.
This is a significant difference in how a suit will be seen by the judge.
Point taken.
DeleteI changed it to journalist as I think that includes both reporters and editors.
OpEd writers and editors are quite different than reporters. I agree with 4:42.
DeleteJust more distract, deny, and "look, look, look at me!". $arah's always good for more of the same, bless her heart.
ReplyDeleteProbably be interesting to follow the money. Where are her attorneys fees coming from?
I love research and quantum physics. :)
GeorgiaPeach
"To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern."
DeleteSarah Palin
Why follow laws? Her family and she never did. Always envious of intelligence, that bunch, pay attention to what they say.
DeleteShe'll be more than happy to pay the legal fees for the NYT when her suit is thrown out, I'm sure!
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I would love to see this tiny mendacious ninny try to answer questions under oath. She probably would show up wearing the Belmonts, the butt padding, and the ill fitting 6" heels ... so she could 'get her way' so to speak. She really is that dim.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Swift's "he groped my butt" case was thrown out. When you think you're larger than life.
Delete5:46 - The DJ's suit against her was thrown out. Her suit against him remains.
Delete"Martinez’s decision Friday does not affect Swift’s assault case against Mueller. She is suing for $1 and wants her case to serve “as an example to other women who may resist publicly reliving similar outrageous and humiliating acts.”
I stand corrected. Good for her!
DeleteBut some women like it, right $arah? You let Limbaugh touch Piper. Eewww!
That is her "this is bigger than Todd's penis" photo
ReplyDeleteBill Maher nails Trump and Kim Jong-un for ‘starting a nuclear war over who has the bigger micro-penis’
DeleteEven though no verifiable link has been established between "political incitement" and the tragic 2011 Tucson shooting, I believe that Sarah Palin is responsible for what happened. Her out-of-bounds rhetoric, her use of a gunsight, her deliberate demonization of Democrats, and her pandering to the racism, nativism, and provincialism all played a role. Is there definitive proof? Probably not. Nevertheless, she is one whose bully pulpit should be removed now and forever more. To be a public figure is to be responsible, to contribute positively to the exchange of ideas, to foster a greater good. Palin gets an "F" and be banned from the public arena. She is a taker, not a maker; she is a fraud whose flippant gibberish led to the murder of six innocent people.
ReplyDelete+++++++++++++
DeleteWell said. I agree with everything you said here.
DeleteShe of the pointy finger. "I can say and do whatever I want, but YOU can't."
ReplyDeleteTrumptress.
Deletei don't think John McCain picked her out. some horny republican saw a photo of her, hey, she's attractive, we'll doe her! all the women who were disapointed Hillary loss will vote for her! the repulsive republicans think ALL women are stupid and can be told what to do. you bet the creep who picked her has been in hiding ever since.
DeleteAnon at 10:42 pm. Palin was meant to woo the men as well as the few apron-clad women who are still around. Thinking men and women didn't want to have anything to do with her.
DeleteBeaglemom
You may mean William Kristol. He is still around because he saw how wrong he was and fessed up some. At least he survived after he saw the light about Palin.
DeleteOT
ReplyDeleteReally? Isn't our Military spread thin enough? And tell me again, how it's not about military contractors and money. And whisper in my ear that my elected officials are not involved.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/venezuela-crisis/trump-says-military-option-possibility-venezuela-n791991
Venezuela, really? We're about to interfere militarily in Venezuela? Wow.
GeorgiaPeach
President Trump has a short attention span. He would now like to switch from the North Korean military threats and options. I think that was all about deflecting from Muellar and other investigations. They are scoping in on his finances and banking, something about a modeling agency and sex, as well as the Russia deals. He will do anything to control the media and a nuclear option will do that. Now he is stuck with his threats, unless North Korea backs down.
DeletePAYDAY
DeleteMueller’s Targets Face Financial Strain
Paul Manafort owns many homes. Mike Flynn is a right wing superstar. But the Russia probe is gobbling up their cash at an alarming rate.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/muellers-targets-face-financial-strain
What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Shrug.
DeleteAnon at 9:02 pm. My reaction to the hardships placed on Trump's colluding cronies is simply "good." They deserve it.
DeleteBeaglemom
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/politics/clinton-pastor-email/index.html
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for Palin's BREAKING NEWS... Trump's Venezuelan unspecified 'military option'. That us yuuuge! In the midst of his North Korean showdown and with tips to Guam about what to do with a nuclear hit, what a time to option the military in South America.
ReplyDeleteVenezuela?
CNN’s Phil Mudd nails Trump for going from ’embarrassing himself to threatening us’ on North Korea
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/cnns-phil-mudd-nails-trump-for-going-from-embarrassing-himself-to-threatening-us-on-north-korea/
“This man is all about image,” Mudd said. “He’s about projecting himself as the tough guy who comes from New York money and comes down to clean up Washington.”
He went on to note that the president has been “in front of reporters more than he’s been in months” — and the reasoning behind that is, as Mudd said, simple.
“He’s playing the role of the guy who owns the American military,” Mudd said.
“Do not look at the flash or fireball — it can blind you,” the missile threat prep fact sheet advises those who are caught outside. “Lie flat on the ground and cover your head.”
DeleteNorth Korea will not hit a city, those tips may come in handy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions
Thermonuclear bombs start with the same fission reaction that powers atomic bombs — but the majority of the uranium or plutonium in atomic bombs actually goes unused. In a thermonuclear bomb, an additional step means that more of the bomb's explosive power becomes available.
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In both cities the blast totally destroyed everything within a radius of 1 mile from the center of explosion, except for certain reinforced concrete frames. The explosion almost completely destroyed Hiroshima's identity as a city.
All Americans should have to read "Hiroshima" by John Hersey before they can graduate from high school or vote for the first time. And then they should be given detailed information about how much more lethal nuclear bombs are than the two that fell in Japan in August 1945. The words, "nuke them," are bandied about so easily. No one should ever even think the thought. That a president of the United States is throwing such threats around so egregiously is simply terrifying and should horrify and shame every one of us.
DeleteBeaglemom
Donald Trump in drag.
ReplyDeleteShe does look like a drag queen. The pic of her ascending the stage in her fake butted pleather skirt and Louis Vuittons like a heifer is still one of my favorite pics, along with the pink blouse double DDs outside Fox NYC.
DeleteSad to hear about Guam. Everyone there is so strong and brave. Although they are accustomed to the threats, they are not accustomed to and unhinged president.
ReplyDeleteGuam Officials Distribute Fliers With Emergency Tips For North Korea Threat
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guam-fliers-emergency-tips-north-korea
She's only a few months away from holding a cardboard sign on an off-ramp.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. Oh that's funny!
DeleteDid you hear that Dumpster?
Now pay attention here boy!
My visceral reaction to that photo is someone needs to snap that bony finger sideways. Me bad. The hate mongering grifting ditzoid has brought out the worst in me.
ReplyDeleteagreed.
DeleteBill Maher took it her New Rules tonight!
ReplyDelete‘Fight or die white man’: Confederacy advocates proclaim they intend to secede — again
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/fight-or-die-white-man-confederacy-advocates-proclaim-they-intend-to-secede-again/
Yeah there is zero Chance of countersuit. The NY Times was stupid for sure but it probably will get thrown out. Sarah is good in court though since she's innocent and has nothing to hide.
ReplyDeleteOh Alicia
DeleteShe might be alright in a one time court, depositions are a whole new deal. I agree this is likely to be thrown out. She can appeal. I doubt Time will bother to counter. I would love it if they did.
DeleteThere will possibly be another opportunity to get the Palins into depositions. We can always wish.
How would you know about Sarah Palin's court demeanor, she has never testified.
DeleteWhen the judge throws that flimsy case out, you can go lick Sarah's wounds if you don't still have a restraining order.
Gees why did ya have to bum gas? Sarah not paying you anymore? So sad too bad.
DeleteDumb@ss. She has never appeared or ever will.
DeleteSarah and Bristol did testify when they wanted to put the college student away for guessing her password.
DeleteThat was federal court. Bristol lied about living in the woods and having no communication. The Best Western is almost next door and the Secret Service had a building on the property. But it made her testimony more sympathetic if the lonely pregnant Bristol was in the far away woods all alone and scared.
This will never go to court.
DeleteSarah better have enough money to cover all of the costs.
Poor pathetic little nitwit.
I think Sarah is sick of mean people hurting innocent people. Nothing hurts her heart more than good people hurting. Simple fact. She hate how good people have been defamed. How liberal sociopaths who are unhappy hurt her good hearted friends and kids. And it really hurts her to have PRIVATE people dragged into spotlight which has given them problems they've never had.
ReplyDeleteLiberals are scum and I love how even Bristols 8 yr old understands that he knows who to look out for and avoid. He knows people defame his mom who will always live with integrity and take responsibility.
Get a life Alicia
DeleteSeriously? When was the last time Palin was sober enough to care about anyone but herself?
DeleteShe raised a brood of drunken kids who can't seem to figure out how to avoid having babies outside of marriage.
Tripp should look out for his Mom who puts his photos out there for everyone to see.You want responsibility? Tell Bristol to get a life and make money without using her kids to do it!Private people? You have got to be kidding. There is nothing private about it.The public could care less about Barstool or her kids, she is the one who puts them in the public eye to sell her shit shakes! Her kids are tools, and i personally do not understand Levi putting up with it! If Tripp was my kid his life would be private. She can sell her crap on her time and on her dime.
DeleteNothing hurts Sarah's heart more than lack of money or her lack of past fame. Nobody dragged their asses into the spotlight they crawled there on on their own.
You want to live a normal life,it's not that hard. Keep your kids off of social media, you stay off of social media. It's hard when you make your money off it right? Tell Barstool to get a real job so she doesen't have to sell her shit by using her kids.
Are you drunk again? How is that drug addicted woman beater son of Sarah's doing? How many rehabs has he been thrown out of? Are you still waiting around for your elderly parents to leave what's left to your unemployed, mooching ass? As for Bristol, when has she last seen her DWTS 2010 baby?
DeleteTook you almost three hours to get here? Falling down on your game!
DeletePalin is no victim you got that. She has ridden that train as far as it will go.As her looks faded so has she it's really all she had a big mouth, and a fake persona. Like Alaska was a grand ftontier of "real people". She never fooled me because i am from Michigan and we know shit when we see it.
DeleteDon't they go to the lower 48 soon? They might stay? Oops.
DeleteYou want to know good people who have been defamed? Try President Obama who was called a Muslim while Palin incited it. Palin is a fame seeking ass and stupid to top it off.
DeleteThe way Palins treat military is a shame. I still can't believe anyone would think of blaming the president.
DeleteVets: Don’t Blame Obama for Track Palin’s Behavior
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/veterans/vets-don-t-blame-obama-track-palin-s-behavior-n500716
Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American urged Palin to bring awareness to PTSD instead of using the disorder as a ‘portable chew toy in a political campaign.’
Delete"It’s not President Obama’s fault that Sarah Palin’s son has PTSD. PTSD is a very serious problem, a complicated mental health injury and I would be extremely reluctant to blame any one person in particular. This is a great opportunity for Sarah Palin to sound the alarm about PTSD. Now that she has endorsed Mr. Trump, I would encourage her to talk with him about it. Mr. Trump’s campaign is pretty light on specifics about what he would do for veterans. I hope this doesn’t become a portable chew toy in a political campaign." Paul Rieckhoff
But Palin’s statements did not kick off a conversation about PTSD. Instead, any potential conversation was derailed by the sudden appearance of Track’s discharge papers on the Internet.
We’re actually not sure how a scanned version of his discharge papers ended up on Twitter, and it’s hard to say with absolute certainty that they are legitimate. But as you can see in the tweets below, the image is successfully discrediting Track’s military service regardless of whether it’s true or not.
Sarah Palin could also bring attention to sex and human trafficking, but no. She may be posted something once and that's about all, Folks! She has a heart of ice and she is lazy.
http://i2.wp.com/labprolib.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/arrested.jpg?fit=900%2C900
Sarah Cannot be Trusted. Track Palin served one year in Iraq and it was under George W. Bush, not Obama http://labprolib.com/track-palin-served-one-year-in-iraq-and-it-was-under-george-w-bush-not-obama/
Actually it may have been more like 9 months Track was to be in Iraq and he kept coming back to Wasilla while his brothers didn't have that priledge. And there is no verifycation that Track made it to Iraq or Afghanistan. There is only what liars say and make up.
Track is the only service member to have zero photos of their time out of country. No photos with his brothers.
There will always be a mystery as to what he was actually up to during the time Sarah was using him for her own agenda to be a military mom for votes. Supporting the war of Bush/Cheney lies.
PTSD and the military
http://whatwouldjackdo.net/images/2vets.jpg
how stupid can you get? sarah palin loves sarah palin. she will that poor little boy as bait to get attention-she's done it before. she needs to go get a job and EARN money, like the rest of us. the boob job and facelift didn't do a damn thing. what's next? an xxx movie?
DeleteAre you talking about the kid that curses his Mom and swears to make a sailor blush?
DeleteShe claims to have a journalism degree and doesn't even know what an EDITORIAL is? Seriously lame.
ReplyDeleteIf people can't offer their own frickin opinions in an EDITORIAL, we are in bad shape.
Merica! Get this grifter out of here.
She never graduated and there was no such degree UI. One good hard look will tell you that.
DeleteIn a Fascist state only the elites have democracy. That means us peasants aren't entitled to a first amendment right to free speech.
DeleteOT It is outrageous that Trump is laughing up how famous the governor of Guam will be. Jesus Christ what a dangerous buffoon to say tourism will go up there! Hurry book your vacation to be target of nuclear warfare!
ReplyDeleteTrump needs to be removed from office. This must have allies more than we are. Trump seems pumped for a fight, provoking nuclear warfare to show what a tough guy he is void of concern for human life or the planet.
What kind of mental case do you have to be where you will NOT go away? As long as there's a free nickel or two in it, you'll have $arah Palin. She LOVED herself some Lincoln, but would prefer a five spot.
ReplyDeleteBad penny. Keeps coming around. Speaking of Hap.
DeleteHow's the coke addelled folks doing? Plans not going as planned I heard.
Violins here Sarah. Finger.
She's The Jetsons opening.
DeleteHanded a bill, takes the wallet.
i'm s........................o sick of her and her slut (don't do as i do, do as i say) daughter i could scream! i think this whole thing is a plea of "look at me!". yep, she getting desperate. next comes the xxx movie. the bottom of the slide of public figure.
DeleteWhat I would like to know is why we have never ever heard a verifiable quotefrom Jared Laoughner as tohis motivations for his actions. Whats up with that?
ReplyDeleteOT The “Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC broadcast an in-depth look at why President Donald Trump has yet to begin preparing a legal defense for his business dealings.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/extraordinary-flim-flammery-rachel-maddow-connects-the-dots-on-ugly-audit-of-trump-finances/
Maddow explained how a 1980’s audit by New York City found that Trump had short-changed the city out of $2.8 million owed as part of a deal Trump made to avoid paying over $150 million in property taxes.
“The audit did get done, it was very ugly. All sorts of shenanigans went down,” Maddow noted. “At one point Trump offered a job to the Auditor’s brother, so he could come work at the Trump organization.”
“If you are wondering why, as President Donald Trump is behaving strangely when it coming to the special counsel investigation, consider that the potential legal exposure of his financial dealings as a businessman, if that’s where the special counsel’s investigation is going,” Maddow suggested. “That would be something almost unprecedented in his entire 71 years of life.”
“It was an example of extraordinary flim-flammery,” said former NYC Auditor General Karen Burstein.
Posts like this are fly bait to the mentally ill one who pounces on anything Palin. She will respond with indignant fury. Surely her parents don't know she has broadcast her extreme mental illness all over the internet. Her mind is lost and I doubt it will ever have a grip on reality.
ReplyDeleteshe had one????
DeleteTeam Trump Shivs Paul Manafort
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-shivs-paul-manafort-theres-plenty-for-mueller-to-work-with
The tiny shithead has lost most of her base of idiots. With the exception of Alicia and the extremely stupid they have moved on. All things considered, it is a satisfying conclusion.
ReplyDeleteIs the National Enquirer covering the Palins now? Did The Don have them stop?
DeleteNATIONAL ENQUIRER: PLEA DEAL! Track Palin Sentenced — Inside Story On Drinking & Drugs! Disgraced Sarah skips GOP convention!
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/sarah-palin-son-track-drugs-drinking-arrested/
http://crooksandliars.com/files/mediaposters/2014/06/29571.jpg?ts=1403452412
I have heard of a "Palin mafia". Where are they in all 'is...?
DeleteB.M. $ara
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thewrap.com/bill-maher-gop-crazy-ex-girlfriend-make-liberals-freak/
isn't this brain dead, worthless THING ever going away? i'm sure lots of republicans are just of sick of her as smart people are. who picked her out? i think she should be locked in her house, and all forms of communications (including U.S.mail) should be removed. God, i am just so sick of her and her screams for attention it's not funny. maybe if the media ignored her.......
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/11/trump-venezuela.html
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/11/nikki-haleys-face-priceless-realized-trump-suggested-invading-venezuela.html
"The Look On Nikki Haley’s Face Was Priceless When She Realized Trump Suggested Invading Venezuela
Lou Sarah
ReplyDeletehttps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/474x/c0/a3/9f/c0a39facee85e7ad6639251f38017763--sarah-palin-sarcasm.jpg
That is perfect!
DeleteIt could be updated with:
Daughter has TWO babies out of wedlock
Son has TWO babies out of wedlock
Son has domestic assault violations
Son has drinking and drug addictions
...and she wants to teach you about family values
I sincerely hope that correction by the NYTimes was at least a little "tongue-in-cheek." Every sentient person in this country realizes that Sarah Palin was an instigator during the 2008 presidential campaign of the ugly politics that have dominated the GOP ever since. Her behavior made the vicious attacks against John Kerry's Vietnam experiences in 2004 look like child's play. And Palin's PAC did produce that ad with a group of Democratic candidates, including Gabby Giffords, in the "crosshairs." Even she would have to admit, under oath, that she was responsible for that. Whether Palin really hoped that anyone would be insane enough to act on her hyperbolic graphic, no one knows but Sarah herself. Will she be asked that question under oath in a deposition? I hope so.
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'Friends, we are not powerless to help victims! Research this timely topic. The more we know, the more effectively we can act. Today, pray for the victims of trafficking. Support faith-based organizations dedicated to abolishing it. Let’s not pretend it isn’t here.' Sarah Palin
ReplyDeleteSarah is right. I just wish she would work more on that critical matter. She is too absorbed helping Trump going to war with Kim Jung Un and now Venezuela? I am shocked Trump has not sent Dennis Rodman and Sarah Palin for diplomatic talks with Jung Un. They all love basketball.
Dakota Meyer moved to Texas. http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2017/05/sarah-palin-uses-blog-that-nobody.html?showComment=1496182518491#c6162065184664263289
He was there for the deadly human-trafficking crime. He started a foundation for sex and trafficking. He is going to film rescues and stories of the victims. This is a project he is working on. That is why you haven't seen or heard anymore from him.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-antonio-human-trafficking-death-toll-rises-suspect-in-court/
'I'm not going to lie. I couldn't be more excited to be sharing this new adventure with everyone soon!!! #ownthedash' Dalota Meyer
Be patient. He is anxiously waiting to show this work, new adventure.
Share #ownthedash
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Who gives a shit about the opportunistic DUHkota.
DeletePimp Daddy in law will be program manager, right??
DeleteLet him start it, 10:02 AM. I will be the first to remind him of it. #ownthedash my keester. Aligning himself with that clusterfuck of a family showed exactly who he is. POS.
Delete'Diamond & Silk' Play 'Both Sides' Apologists For Trump's Refusal To Condemn White Supremacists
ReplyDeletehttp://crooksandliars.com/2017/08/diamond-silk-play-both-sides-apologists
"We Be Sisters"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7YCAaThc4
Diamond and Silk Interviewed By Gov. Sarah Palin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMZ3PBhdpvU
"The Times claims that the editorial was written by James Bennet, the paper's Editorial Page editor, apparently all by himself without any other person involved in any way (really?), and has agreed to make him available for Wednesday's proceeding.
ReplyDeleteIn essentially admitting that he, as Gardner described it, "didn't know the truth when making a connection to the Giffords shooting," Bennet will not only have to admit that he doesn't read his current employer's newspaper. He'll also have to make a seemingly impossible claim that while he was Editor-in-Chief at the Atlantic, a position he held for a decade until March 2016 when he rejoined the Times, he was unaware of the substantial amount of attention the magazine and its website, all under his command, gave to the Giffords shooting in 2011."
Oh she will totally win this thing...