Archive for the ‘Online Defamation’ Category

Scott McClellan, Meet The Underside Of The Bus…

Scott McClellan’s new kiss and tell memoir is the talk of the town. And it ain’t pretty for poor ole Scott.
You have to admire, at least a little, the fact that he KNEW they were going to ballistic on him the minute this dropped. Maybe I’ve just always pitied the pudgy bastard…
TP has the story… [...]

Nobel Economist Gets Smeared, White House: “Lacks courage…”

If you want to discuss the hidden costs of the Iraq war, you better have your cup on, because you WILL get kicked in the nuts.
Think Progress » White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq

The World History of the Fear Lobby

Citizen_of_Earth left an amazing and important comment on ThinkProgress this morning in response to a ridiculous article by Family Security Matters claiming that “multiculturalism exposes the U.S to terrorism“. It’s one that everyone should read, so I’m posting the comment here:

Webmasters Worry Over Blogger Lawsuits

There’s a growing thread over at WebmasterWorld today about the very much unsettled legal matters involving blog and web publishers being held legally responsible for the comments and content posted by other users.
In our burgeoning social media internet, online defamation, libel and slander are becoming an enormous problem - both because of the very [...]

Eagles Album Blasted By Newsbusters, “One long, sustained attack” on US

TP has the story on a RIDICULOUS tirade about the Eagle’s new album, “Long Road Out of Eden“, their first new studio album since 1979. Incredibly, Newsbusters whines about the lack of attention paid to islamofacism and the plight of women in the war torn middle-east(!).
It’s well worth a read for a laugh. We participated [...]