Ayers should sue the gramps/mooselini ticket for slander, defamation of character

[cliffordu]

[emilyg]

1. That wouldn't be too bright.

[cliffordu]

3. Oh, really? Why?

[emilyg]

6. It's a no-win for him.

[EC]

15. Why?

He was never convicted and she is calling him a terrorist. He is now a respected community organizer and educator in Chicago. He should quietly sue her...

[emilyg]

17. Do you really think he wants to be in the news?

[leftofcool]

2. He would lose

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. He would lose

[rocktivity]

5. In order to win, Ayers would have to to prove three things

That Palin lied
That Palin KNEW she was lying
That Palin lied because she wanted to make him look really really bad.

:headbang:
rocknation

[elocs]

7. Right, because he is a public figure and that changes everything. n/t

[Hansel]

8. Ayers is a public figure? In what way? n/t

[elocs]

9. Oh, because we are talking about him here and it is likely that thousands or millions

have heard of him. How many thousands of people know any of us here?

[Hansel]

11. Oh, I see. Thanks. n/t

[benddem]

12. He's a university professor

and distinguished educator.

[TexasObserver]

16. In order to win, Ayers would have to prove the following:

1. That she made a false statement of a material fact against him.

2. That he is not a public person.

3. That her false statement of a material fact was made either with malicious intent to do him harm, or with reckless disregard for the truth, if he is a public person.

4. That the false statement was a proximate cause of actual economic damage to him.

5. And, he would have to prove those damages.

For Ayers to sue anyone would be a huge mistake.

[gravity]

10. I rather he stay out of the spot light

[emilyg]

13. I bet he would, too.

[Thrill]

18. He's likely going to end of having to speak about this.

Which might not be a bad thing

[cliffordu]

14. It's about pointing out what scum the gramps campaign are for trying to ruin

Ayer's life...

They are lying and they know it. That, I believe is slander.