Van Jones To Fox News: Cease And Desist!

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http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=4702

Van Jones To Fox News: Cease And Desist!
Posted by Mark on June 20, 2011 at 11:18 pm.


Lawyers for Van Jones have taken a step that ought to have been taken long ago – by numerous people, for hundreds of offenses. Jones’ representatives have notified Fox News that that he will no longer tolerate the lies and defamation that they have engaged in for the past couple of years. They have sent Fox a cease and desist letter and they appear to mean business:

“For nearly two years, on programs broadcast on and by the Fox News Network, a series of sensational and inflammatory charges have been made against Mr. Jones. Each of these statements is demonstrably, unequivocally, and absolutely false, and each is clearly defamatory as set forth below.”

The letter then proceeds to enumerate some of the instances wherein Fox maligned Jones by falsely asserting that he is a communist, a Marxist, etc. Additionally, Jones was accused of being a revolutionary, a convicted felon, a 9/11 Truther, a cop killer, and a racist. Just this morning, in a response to Jones’ challenge to debate, Glenn Beck portrayed Jones as anti-American and an advocate of “The violent overthrow for a Marxist government.”

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It took you long enough, Van. In the meantime, Jones can use this legal maneuver, and his debate challenge, to draw attention to his new American Dream Movement, details of which will be released at an event in New York on Thursday, June 23. So stay tuned. And hopefully this will inspire others who have been disparaged by Fox to step up and seek legal remedies.

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. I too have wondered why no one else has done this.

[rurallib]

2. Who wouldn't love to see Fox dragged into court and made to defend

their lies, smears, and innuendos?
My fondest dream would be to see Jones and Shirley Sherrod (against Brietbart) get huge $$$$$$$$ in lawsuits.

[robcon]

3. Stupid suit, IMO. The record shows that Jones used to be a communist.

The lawsuit may be good as theater, but not as law.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Stupid post IMO. The record shows he's neither a convicted felon or cop killer. nt

[SnakeEyes]

5. Yep, many people able to sue Fox News

And should win but Van Jones isn't one of them. Like everything else on Fox, Glenn Beck is not a news program, all opinion, and when you have the history that Van Jones does where people can point to your own words then it will be very tough to sue and win. The only thing he could sue for might be convicted felon but Glenn, shockingly, made a correction the next day.

You can't simply say something is contrary and then sue an opinionist for saying otherwise. Sure would make it easy to prevent any criticism.

Funny how this came out right after his debate challenge for Glenn.

[Mimosa]

6. I watched Fox shows and saw how they lied about Van Jones

The way O'Reilly and Beck targeted Van Jones made me fear for his life. No kidding. :(