Liberal blogger sued for libel by teabagger Michael Leahy

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Tuesday May 19, 2009 · 9:30 AM PDT

2009/05/19 · 09:30

Michael Leahy is one of the founders of #tcot ("Top Conservatives on Twitter") and a leader in the teaparty movement. His twitter account is http://twitter.com/...

On May 13, he was outed as having multiple tax liens by Stephanie Grasmick, http://twitter.com/... , the Founder of teablogging.net, a teabagging mockery/snark blog. See http://teablogging.net/...

Leahy was not happy about this, and yesterday he filed a civil libel lawsuit against Grasmick and Karl Frisch of mediamatters.org. The lawsuit is posted at Leahy's website http://www.tcotreport.com/... UPDATE: Leahy removed the document from his website, but a copy can be found here: http://images.dailykos.com/...

Check past the fold for details and an analysis of the lawsuit...

Allen03

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Friday May 01, 2009 · 6:35 AM PDT

2009/05/01 · 06:35

Yesterday, Coleman filed his appellate brief in Coleman v. Franken. A PDF version can be found at http://www.minnpost.com/...

The most amusing line in Coleman's brief is on page 46:

Certainly all of the 1,359 rejected absentee ballots identified by Coleman at the conclusion of his case should be counted, subject only to confirmation by the Secretary of State's Office that the voter is registered and did not otherwise vote.

That pretty much sums up Coleman's whole case: "We did not put in the evidence, but you should go find it yourself."

Ain't gonna fly.

Below the fold is my analysis of each of the issues Coleman raises in this brief.

Allen03

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Wednesday April 29, 2009 · 4:51 AM PDT

2009/04/29 · 04:51

The current swine flu outbreak will become a pandemic.

It is highly contagious
It is not contained
It can cause severe illness

It is therefore almost inevitable that it will become a pandemic. That has been clear since Sunday morning (see http://www.dailykos.com/...

Panicking will not help, but people should be aware what is going on so they can avoid panic.

Allen03

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Sunday April 26, 2009 · 3:34 AM PDT

2009/04/26 · 03:34

A swine flu pandemic now appears inevitable. Thousands may die in USA, millions worldwide.

The virus is a new strain and no one has immunity to it. It appears highly contagious. New cases are rapidly appearing all over the globe.

It is spread from person to person (not from contact with animals). No vaccine is currently available, but one may be available by the end of the year. It is resistant to the flu drugs amantadine and rimantadine, but currently treatable with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). That may change however as the virus continues to mutate.

Recommendations: Take extra precautions to keep yourself healthy. Keep your distance from other people, especially if they appear sick, are coughing or sneezing. Do not touch handles and doorknobs in public places. Wash your hands frequently, especially after touching anything in public, and before eating or handling food. Avoid touching your mouth, nose, eyes or face unless you just washed your hands thoroughly.

Sources for more info:

http://cdc.gov/...

http://www.fluwikie.com/

New filings in Coleman v. The Universe

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Tuesday February 10, 2009 · 2:34 PM PST

2009/02/10 · 14:34

There are a number of new filings today in Coleman v. The Universe. We'll break them down to get an idea where the election contest is heading.

[Note: The "Finally" section was updated at 6:50 pm PST]

Allen03

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Wednesday February 04, 2009 · 7:30 PM PST

2009/02/04 · 19:30

The Franken camp filed today a "Contestee's Motion to Amend Answer and Counterclaims". The gist of this motion is that (a) Franken included with his counterclaims a list of absentee ballots that he believes should be counted, and (b) he would now like an opportunity to add to that list.

Without even seeing Coleman's response, I predict this motion, in its current form, will be denied.

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