Reply #11: Maybe some defamation suits coming up?

[daleo]

"This isn't over by a long shot, We're going to get our name right," he said. "The world is going to know who Mike was, they're going to know Mike wasn't a beast."

I can't say I blame them for it, if they do. The level of slander has been quite amazing. In a court of law, I don't believe saying "you can't prove a negative" will work (e.g. saying "you can't prove he didn't kill her"). Publicly stated defamatory allegations have to have some basis in fact, or at least be sincerely held (i.e. you really thought they were true).

Anyway, if this does happen it might be interesting. Tom Delay might regret some of this loose talk, for example. Maybe Jeb Bush too. And copious preachers.