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Oliver Willis —
... Sarah Palin is now sending out tersely worded lawyer-letters to try and shut up bloggers about what possible scandal is forcing her out of office prematurely. This will now ensure that people speculate and probe further whatever she’s hiding. ...
Litigious Palin
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty/istockphoto.com Lawyer of Alaska lame duck warns media off blogger follows.
Palin attorney threatens media
Political Animal —
PALIN ATTORNEY THREATENS MEDIA.... This is a bad idea . Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin's attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish "defamatory" stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation. In an extraordinary four-page letter, Alaska-based attorney Thomas Van Flein warns of severe consequences should speculation that until now has largely been confined to blogs about whether Palin embezzled funds in the construction of a Wasilla, Alaska, sports arena find its way into print. ...
Sarah Palin Not Subject of FBI Investigation
Wizbang —
... Palin for her activities as governor, as mayor or in any other capacity. "There is absolutely no truth to those rumors that we're investigating her or getting ready to indict her," Special Agent Eric Gonzalez said in a phone interview Saturday. "It's just not true." He added that there was "no wiggle room" in his comments for any kind of inquiry. Well, that settles that. And just in case some mainstream media outlets are still interested in smearing Governor Palin anyway, they've been put on notice by her attorney : Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. ...
Sunday Morning PSA
HorsesAss.Org —
I have a quick message for everyone still on the “Sarah Palin in 2012″ bandwagon.
If you want to live in a country run by a woman who tries to silence the media, uses public resources for her own personal projects, believes in her own lies as if they are true, and pretends to be God, there’s already a country like that.
It’s called North Korea.
FBI Denies Investigating Palin As Palin’s Lawyer Warns Media About Defamatory Material
The Moderate Voice —
... s suggesting that Palin is being investigated on corruption charges. Meanwhile, Palin’s lawyer issued a stern warning to the news media that Palin will go after those who pick up and publish defamatory, speculative material from weblogs. Fading away, this exactly ain’t… ...
Lady GaGa Update III
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
She's also threatening the press if they repeat rumors about the construction of her house:
To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now
claiming as “fact” that Governor Palin resigned because she is “under federal ...
No Palin Investigation
Rhymes With Right —
... we're investigating her or getting ready to indict her," Special Agent Eric Gonzalez said in a phone interview Saturday. "It's just not true." He added that there was "no wiggle room" in his comments for any kind of inquiry. Well, you don't get any more definitive than that. There will be no indictments, and she is not suspected of corruption. Just call it one more frivolous claim disproved against Palin. Except there is a new wrinkle to this one. Palin's attorney is raising the possibility of legal action against those making and repeating the claim. ...
Palin Attorney Warns Media: Defame My Client, We'll Sue!
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... the Palins are tired of being defamed by media, for the day after the Alaska governor announced her intention to step down from her post later in the month, her attorney issued a written warning: This is to provide notice...those who republish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law. As reported by Politico moments ago: Ratcheting up her offensive ...
Taylor Marsh: Sarah Palin's Second Chance
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Palin's tough stance on the swirling rumors is a good place to start. The Palin team makes clear that anyone defaming Sarah Palin is putting themselves in line to hear from Sarah's lawyers. The FBI helped: ...
Sarah Palin Not Under Federal Investigation
The Latest on Air America —
... within bounds. "We are not investigating her," FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez said on Sunday. "Normally we don't confirm or deny those kind of allegations out there, but by not doing so it just casts her in a very bad light. There is just no truth to those rumors out there in the blogosphere." Palin has denied all interview requests since Friday's abrupt announcement, and has instead chosen to speak through her Twitter and Facebook pages to defend herself, addressing some of the media's allegations directly. An example Tweet : Critics are ...
Megyn Kelly Cheers On Palin's Lawsuit Threat After Acknowledging She Has No Case
News Hounds —
... Megyn Kelly's legal principles were clashing with her Sarah Palin favoritism today on America's Newsroom. In a panel discussion about Sarah Palin's threat to sue bloggers and other media outlets who reported on the rumor that her resignation stemmed from a pending federal embezzlement indictment, Kelly agreed with Fox News' Mercedes Colwin that Palin has no case. She even acknowledged Colwin's further point that if Palin did sue, she might be sanctioned for bringing a frivolous claim. But after the discussion ended (and after Colwin could not respond), Kelly offered a "final ...
Village Voice: Palin Attorney Swings and Misses on 'HouseGate' Scandal Questions
The BRAD BLOG —
... issuing a four-page statement warning news organizations not to investigate allegations printed by the Voice last October.
Talk about waving a red flag in front of a bull.
Van Flein's famous client had announced her upcoming resignation as Alaska's governor the day before, and the attorney wanted everyone to know that Palin's sudden and unexpected withdrawal had nothing to do with our story, 'The Book of Sarah' [October 7, 2008] which, of course, made many wonder just the opposite. ...
Sarah Palin: Ambition, Incoherence, and Paranoia
Hit & Run —
... One wonders if that's exactly what she's done here, particularly given that Palin's lawyer recently sent a four-page letter to a number of media organizations threatening to sue if any of them published potentially "defamatory" material. Doing so, of course, simply made the story bigger and stranger, and gave news organizations more opportunity to write about the accusations in question. ...
