*snicker, snicker*

Good lord. How unstable is this woman?

So, it's not the FBI who is after her. That only leaves:

The SBI
County law enforcement
City law enforcement
The IRS
The Secret Service
etc.

Glad that cleared everything up

That stupid criminal bint?

Sarah Palin left because her lesbian affair with Sanford's mistress is about to come to light.

*awaits lawsuit*

well, i hope all the women who have had abortions sue the f*ck out of her for her snide defamatory statements about them.

And Obama should sue her for calling him a Muslin. Everyone knows he's not a Muslin. He's a SECRET Muslin.

Palin for Republican Presidential candidate '12!

Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. You don't have that kind of cash. Let's be honest here, the best thing you can do is go back to Wasilla, raise your kids, and work on that memoir for the next 20 years. Now, run along and find your crayons.

Jesus tap-dancing Christ.

I truly love this headline.

Well, she left because being a lame duck would be horrible for her future career. But she's still hilarious.

There are a couple things that first year law students laugh at.

1. People in cases who were complete idiots.
2. People who have no idea what it takes to succeed in a defamation or IIED action.

Lets summarize: She's no longer an elected official, so she is instantly not a public figure and therefore you cannot talk about her.

With enough money you can get a very good lawyer to represent your claims no matter how stupid they are.

/And will this still be true if she goes on to (have someone else) write a book or she has a radio/TV show?

Please, just make her go away! I'm not wishing she ends up in wood chipper or anything. I just don't ever want to hear about Sarah Palin again.

strathmeyer: Well, she left because being a lame duck would be horrible for her future career.

But she's not^w wouldn't have been a lame duck for more than a year.

She's like the little sister who wants to play kickball with you and your friends who won't go away and puts up a fuss when you tell her why she can't.

I hope and pray she gets the republican nomination in 2012. I really want President Obama to get re-elected.

Wait a minute. Doesn't this headline constitute a "calling out"?
In contravention of the sacred principles of Fark?
S--------d should sue Drew! (name redacted for my own legal protection)

It's about time someone with real personal courage took on teh internets and bought them to their knees.

Really? With so many things you Democrats could be attacking and moaning about, you pick the low hanging fruit of someone who's not even a threat to you anymore?

witchofthedogs: Jesus tap-dancing Christ.

hah! this is going to get ugly.

strathmeyer: Well, she left because being a lame duck would be horrible for her future career.

Do you really believe that?

jso2897: Wait a minute. Doesn't this headline constitute a "calling out"?
In contravention of the sacred principles of Fark?
S--------d should sue Drew! (name redacted for my own legal protection)

Well, subby didn't say the SK word, its more like a reference than calling out.

TheShavingofOccam123: well, i hope all the women who have had abortions sue the f*ck out of her for her snide defamatory statements about them.

And Obama should sue her for calling him a Muslin. Everyone knows he's not a Muslin. He's a SECRET Muslin.

Muslin x 3?

Subby, after reading TFA, actual malice is provable, even if it is difficult. Lets recount the elements: * knew the statement was false, * published anyway, * intent to harm personally.

So, if I were to just pull something out of my ass and say that a state politician was under federal investigation, without any evidence whatsoever, I very well could be sued for libel.

And remember, it's civil court. Preponderance of evidence (51%).

/But if just going sue-crazy is Palin's plan, she's farking loonier than I thought
//Still hoping the Republicans get over their fear of the magic underwear, and nominate the one smart guy they've got left

oldebayer: It's about time someone with real personal courage took on teh internets and bought them to their knees.

I thought Peter North already did that, didn't he?

555-FILK: TheShavingofOccam123: well, i hope all the women who have had abortions sue the f*ck out of her for her snide defamatory statements about them.

And Obama should sue her for calling him a Muslin. Everyone knows he's not a Muslin. He's a SECRET Muslin.

Muslin x 3?

You said that. I didn't.

/I can't afford a lawyer. I say nothing more. NOTHING.

Sue Bloggers sat next to me in homeroom so I'm getting a kick..

gadian: Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. You don't have that kind of cash. Let's be honest here, the best thing you can do is go back to Wasilla, raise your kids, and work on that memoir for the next 20 years. Now, run along and find your crayons.

I saw a banner add today asking for donations to the Sarah Palin PAC. Drew should get him some of that.

Antidamascus: Sarah Palin left because her lesbian affair with Sanford's mistress is about to come to light.

*awaits lawsuit* pics.

Software2: Really? With so many things you Democrats could be attacking and moaning about, you pick the low hanging fruit of someone who's not even a threat to you anymore?

I rather imagine that if she ever displays the common decency to shut up and go way, they will, but I can't speak for them.

Submitter apparently took time off from his thriving law practice to post this...fine...thing.

Why does defamation go to its own line like that?! I don't understand!!

Why am I still hearing about her?

False statements made with reckless disregard for truth and actual malice are actionable. That describes much of what gets said about Palin on Fark and elsewhere.

Homer_J_Fong: Antidamascus: Sarah Palin left because her lesbian affair with Sanford's mistress is about to come to light.

*awaits lawsuit* pics.

Both their p*ssies are SO hot.

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/The above comment is in no way meant to construe any negative or defamatory notions regarding Ms. Palin, Ms. Palin's family, or Ms. Palin's hot pudenda.
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But wait.. not its not on its own line.

Am I still drunk?

So THAT's what Skinnyhead has been up to lately.

i'd like to have a chilling effect on sarah palin's speech.

Wow, full victim mode AND threatening to seek legal action. This means that there is a really bad situation as to why she stepped down.

EmployeeOfTheMinute: Why am I still hearing about her?

Because there are still some neocons with boners out there.

xLizzieBordenx: So THAT's what Skinnyhead has been up to lately.

That was calling out.

Steve Zodiac: Lets summarize: She's no longer an elected official, so she is instantly not a public figure and therefore you cannot talk about her.

Not true. Not even close.

xLizzieBordenx: So THAT's what Skinnyhead has been up to lately.

I think he's up to the whole fifth everyday now.

Anti_illuminati: EmployeeOfTheMinute: Why am I still hearing about her?

Because there are still some neocons with boners out there.

Wait a minute, she doesn't have a penis. What was I thinking? Geeeez.

ZAZ: False statements made with reckless disregard for truth and actual malice are actionable. That describes much of what gets said about Palin on Fark and elsewhere.

I dunno, I think it depends on who does the saying. If someone posts something anonymously, it doesn't have much credibility. If you are a known media figure who's blogging and you try to spread vicious rumors that are lies, then you deserve to be sued.

Software2: Really? With so many things you Democrats could be attacking and moaning about, you pick the low hanging fruit of someone who's not even a threat to you anymore?

In case you were asleep last year, the Republicans chose and wholeheartedly endorsed a hopelessly retarded bimbo as a candidate for Vice President of the United States of America. The consequences of having stupid people occupy the White House should be obvious after the last eight years. This mistake needs to be pointed out in the hope that it will not be repeated.

guys, intentional or reckless falsehood is a pretty tough standard.

it helps to remember that the balancing factor on the side of people reporting on public figures is their first amendment right to do that.

I can get a GED in law? kewl