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https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservative-network-one-america-news-sues-rachel-maddow-for-calling-it-paid-russian-propaganda?ref=homeSEE YOU IN COURT
Right-Wing Network One America News Sues Rachel Maddow For Calling it Paid Russian Propaganda
Jamie Ross
Published 09.10.19 4:58AM ET
nuxvomica
(12,489 posts)Turns out, freelancers get paid. If that's all they got, they already lost.
Kaiserguy
(740 posts)a propaganda network and most of what it reports is outright disinformation.
OnDoutside
(19,990 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)Perseus
(4,341 posts)Russian interests for the money. As an American, and if I were a lawyer, I would never accept a commission to represent a Russian interest against any US citizen, but the green God is more powerful than patriotism to many, their loyalty really lies on the mighty dollar.
FakeNoose
(33,002 posts)Some lawyers have no scruples about who pays them, as long as they get paid.
bucolic_frolic
(43,614 posts)is the truth. Surely they hope $10 million worth that they can back it up.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,510 posts)If defamation was a valid legal issue in our society today, Trump and Limbaugh would currently both deserve to be held in basement cells of Rikers Island.
KY......... .....
bucolic_frolic
(43,614 posts)"propaganda" is in the eye of the beholder. Journalistic slant could be characterized as propaganda. So in my view it would boil down to the financial aspects. They had some basis for making this claim. It's a nuisance suit IMHO.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,510 posts)The Art of the Steal....... .......
mountain grammy
(26,693 posts)the absurdity of it all.
mikeysnot
(4,758 posts)Discovery will be a bitch... they will have to produce all their finances and where their money came from.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)Maybe this is what she wanted.
mucifer
(23,655 posts)mikeysnot
(4,758 posts)I doubt this will get far. They would be exposing themselves.
cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)not occur to them.
Botany
(70,697 posts)... the Sputnik Network. Good move.
Initech
(100,174 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)Good luck with that! It's so stupid to do that. These idiots never realize they just amplify the issue when they do this.
RainCaster
(10,976 posts)Yep- break out the popcorn.
dlk
(11,622 posts)Conservatives are far too trigger happy with suing anyone who counters their malicious propaganda. Perhaps having to consistently pay out enormous judgments, including fees, would dampen their zealotry some. Rachel is very conscientious with her sources. I also wonder if this is a ploy to out some of them. As we have seen, the Russians are deadly with those whom they see as crossing them. This will be an interesting case to follow.
dalton99a
(81,730 posts)Robert Herring has repeatedly shaped the news on OAN. During the campaign, for example, he banned stories about polls that showed anyone other than Trump in the lead, according to emails and interviews with OAN journalists.
In 2000, Robert Herring Sr., who is 76, sold the familys business, Herco Technology, for $122 million. He retired and met a woman in Russia who became his third wife. An insomniac, Herring spent much of his nights watching TV. After a while, he decided to dive into the business himself.
OAN newscasts often couch the days events in language that reflects the owners point of view. One night last month, anchorman Mike Dinow introduced a story about health care like this: In another sure sign Obamacare is on the way out .?.?. . A few minutes later, Dinow started a story with this line: The president keeps another promise, slashing regulations to a historic low.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/an-inside-look-at-one-america-news-the-insurgent-tv-network-taking-pro-trump-to-new-heights/2017/07/05/7475f0a4-4fa2-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html
jalan48
(13,932 posts)Do you really think MSNBC's attorneys didn't go over this with a fine toothed comb before approving it? OAN may have deep pockets but Comcast's are much deeper would be my uneducated guess.
jalan48
(13,932 posts)it down the line, perhaps a favorable FEC ruling by Trump appointed commissioners.
turbinetree
(24,757 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 10, 2019, 11:54 AM - Edit history (1)
here lets see what source's say about OAN.....................looks like there in the HYPRE -PARTISAN CONSERVATIVE...............
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-biased-is-your-news-source-you-probably-wont-agree-with-this-chart-2018-02-28
And Maddow didn't even make it in this poll...................................so lets see what is OAN again..................they made the list
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings?field_featured_bias_rating_value=All&field_news_source_type_tid[1]=1&field_news_source_type_tid[2]=2&field_news_source_type_tid[3]=3
And this article sums it............................
OANN sues Maddow because its "Paid Russian Propaganda" was written by ...a paid Russian propagandist
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