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74. Seeing women as objects to control and scorn is close enough for the analogy to work, IMO.

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 12:20 PM

Jan 2016

It's verbal abuse.
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Militant broadcaster brands 15-year-old girl a ‘prostitute’ for crying in fear at Oregon town meetin [View all] Grassy Knoll Jan 2016 OP

WTF? SoapBox Jan 2016 #1

That broadcaster is yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #22

A fucking asshole. blackspade Jan 2016 #39

When did ranting in video selfies, ranting crap like shoot Hillary in the V, become broadcasting? L. Coyote Jan 2016 #75

He boasts about being the Howard Stern of alternative journalism Warpy Jan 2016 #28

And yet YouTube kept shutting down Bernie2016TV. SoapBox Jan 2016 #59

Really? leftynyc Jan 2016 #70

Seeing women as objects to control and scorn is close enough for the analogy to work, IMO. randome Jan 2016 #74

That jackass needs a mouth full of fist. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #77

Well that is not going to go over without some come back. Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #2

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, Santilli and his ilk are despicable. branford Jan 2016 #3

Is Libel illegal? padfun Jan 2016 #5

A politically-related opinion concerning someone's virtue, even a child, branford Jan 2016 #11

Bullshit elehhhhna Jan 2016 #15

I'm a commercial and civil litigation licensed in NY and NJ, branford Jan 2016 #21

Well at least he didn't call her a whore. passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #43

He is a vile and despicable excuse for a human being. branford Jan 2016 #44

And most of the posters here are just revealing their opinions too passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #49

Very true and understandable. branford Jan 2016 #51

I understand passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #56

The first amendment protects speech with which we disagree , not that with which KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #73

Whoa Trigger! I should trust the internetrollish ramblings of a elehhhhna Jan 2016 #89

Sigh... branford Jan 2016 #91

Perhaps you're right. Santilli I'd a pig regardless who should be elehhhhna Jan 2016 #92

I, like everyone else, readily acknowledged that Santilli is human excrement. branford Jan 2016 #95

just as a matter of curiosity, how do YOU define "libel", or "slander"? niyad Jan 2016 #48

For reference, here's a good link concerning defamation claims in New York. branford Jan 2016 #50

Libel (actually slander in this case) is a civil case. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2016 #13

Whether oral or written, Santilli's statements as reported branford Jan 2016 #24

Making a "political" statement doesn't shield you from defamation. jeff47 Jan 2016 #32

No, but an opinion is not legally actionable. branford Jan 2016 #34

No, if he had evidence then she wouldn't have a case jeff47 Jan 2016 #35

The higher standards for public figures have nothing to do with the difficulty branford Jan 2016 #37

Thanks for your posts flying rabbit Jan 2016 #38

what if it could be proven the statement caused harm? mdbl Jan 2016 #66

No, not if the statement was clearly offered as an opinion. branford Jan 2016 #82

no wonder our media is so screwed up mdbl Jan 2016 #99

Thank you. elehhhhna Jan 2016 #93

At what point does refusing to enforce the law become stupid? nt geek tragedy Jan 2016 #9

How long did all the various Occupy protests last across the country? branford Jan 2016 #19

Really? A Little Weird Jan 2016 #29

None of those cases involved (a) armed force; (b) claim of geek tragedy Jan 2016 #30

Respectfully, you're viewing the Occupy protests through a lens branford Jan 2016 #31

You seem to be arguing that we should cede that refuge geek tragedy Jan 2016 #41

I am no more arguing that we should "cede" the refuge to the militia branford Jan 2016 #45

comparing the bundy cowliphate and ows? really? wow. . . .just. . wow. niyad Jan 2016 #47

Whether you like it or not, branford Jan 2016 #53

It's called dispassionate observation. I always appreciate someone willing to see things that way. randome Jan 2016 #78

Perhaps I misunderstand you. geek tragedy Jan 2016 #52

I have no personal objections to cutting-off water or power branford Jan 2016 #54

You make very good points. However, this is terrorism, people are being terrorized. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #76

Was with you Uponthegears Jan 2016 #81

I believe the visuals of dead rural white guys at the hands branford Jan 2016 #83

Yep Uponthegears Jan 2016 #97

Did you see the article about the occupation of the refuge costing $1.2 million a week? davidpdx Jan 2016 #61

I've seen many of the articles, branford Jan 2016 #62

I'm not advocating violence, just stating that this siege (incident, whatever you call it) davidpdx Jan 2016 #64

I have no objection to the word "siege," although it's a little hyperbolic. branford Jan 2016 #65

Peacefully resolved like in Nevada? blackspade Jan 2016 #40

to what, exactly, are you referring? nothing in the article talks about action being taken niyad Jan 2016 #46

I condemned the comments, branford Jan 2016 #55

If inly his despicable comments would cause Ilsa Jan 2016 #96

"broadcaster" Roy Rolling Jan 2016 #4

They let him in again? He got tossed out Monday. Eugene Jan 2016 #6

He and others want a shooting civil war. Or they think they do. I dont because I know randys1 Jan 2016 #10

You'd think that they would realize that constantly antagonizing the locals is not a good plan. drm604 Jan 2016 #7

These yahoos want to goad an overreaction by law enforcement, branford Jan 2016 #25

Sue for slander. tabasco Jan 2016 #8

I suspect gramps knows a lawyer that will prosecute this slander/libel pretty well... elehhhhna Jan 2016 #12

this piece of shit... dhill926 Jan 2016 #14

They hanged Lord Haw-Haw SwankyXomb Jan 2016 #80

Stone her in the public square! central scrutinizer Jan 2016 #16

Well coddling them doesn't seem to be working n2doc Jan 2016 #17

Everyone said that when Cliven Bundy Aerows Jan 2016 #88

Whay would anybody expect anything better from these scumbags? (nt) Paladin Jan 2016 #18

Conservatives always make the best - vkkv Jan 2016 #20

Dreadful. Reminds me of Letterman's sexual insult virgogal Jan 2016 #23

That insult was directed t Bristol, not Willow. nt tblue37 Jan 2016 #36

THe Right wing is dangerously insane Ferd Berfel Jan 2016 #26

Can you still sue someone for defamation of character? Lars39 Jan 2016 #27

Not for statements of opinion, branford Jan 2016 #33

Just out of legal curiosity Nac Mac Feegle Jan 2016 #71

Any physical attack on Santilli can and would be criminally prosecuted. branford Jan 2016 #84

He said the judge was "prostituting" his granddaughter. Despicable opinion but not yellowcanine Jan 2016 #69

"I would not treat her like a prostitute like he did.” LanternWaste Jan 2016 #87

Keep it up and the law may need to.... Geronimoe Jan 2016 #42

You leave the kids alone leanforward Jan 2016 #57

Sue for slander and defamation. onecaliberal Jan 2016 #58

*face palm* PersonNumber503602 Jan 2016 #60

Not familiar with Mr. Santilli, but saltpoint Jan 2016 #63

Santilli was thrown out of the meeting and his actions there preceed her saying this. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #79

Didn't have that information, saltpoint Jan 2016 #90

It's time to stop treating this bunch like a 5th grade outing at a nature preserve. Vinca Jan 2016 #67

I say let him keep talking!!! WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2016 #68

He said the Judge prostituted his granddaughter and NOT laureloak Jan 2016 #72

Correct, and although still a loathsome remark, branford Jan 2016 #85

Again. Mistaken. elehhhhna Jan 2016 #94

There is being an asshole Aerows Jan 2016 #86

huh? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #98