Can Sarah Palin be sued by shooting victims?

[floridayankee]

Jan 13, 2011 14:05:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

The poor homeowner was flabbergasted that he could be sued for a "stupid kid" riding his "stupid bike" into the side of a "stupid trash dumpster" that wasn't even his, merely because it was parked in front of his house on a public street. Fortunately, his homeowners insurance paid for my fees/costs ... and they eventually just dropped the case because the insurance company had no desire to pay to settle such a case (which would just have encouraged the plaintiff's attorney to file more stupid lawsuits.)

I'd like to see us become more of a "loser pays" civil court system. Sure you can sue the homeowner for that dumpster in front of his house. If you win, great, you probably deserve to win.....but if you lose, you pay his legal costs.

Sidetrack over...back to our regularly scheduled Palin bashing....

[Deleted]

So, tell me, Lakhota-- now that the infamous "black bag" Jared's father chased him in to the desert that very morning screaming "WHY ARE YOU TAKING THAT?" after Jared took it from the trunk of the family car-- has been recovered, full of ammo and other things--- could his parents be sued for not calling the cops on their unstable son, who killed 6 people and maimed many others within hours of stealing the family ammo bag from the family car trunk?

You could say-- how do I know the bag had bad things in it when his father chased him in to the desert trying to catch Jared, who had the bag?? I would ask you-- why would his father chase him in to the desert screaming about the bag then??
Just wondering.

[lakhota]

Rush Limbaugh's Tucson Billboard (PHOTO)

It's just a coincidence, but it's an unfortunate one nonetheless. Reddit user carblos was in Tucson, near the site of the Arizona shooting, and noticed this billboard for Rush Limbaugh's radio show:



The billboard has apparently been there for quite some time, but Limbaugh's people might want to take it down now.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/rush-limbaughs-tucson-billboard_n_808563.html

[sesfw]

'Really? Who were they'

One person comes to mind who's son actually cried when the Mass vote went GOP. There were a couple of others but I have a very bad case of CRS and I don't remember names.

I'm getting old and this comes with the territory.

The best way to mess with a liberal's mind is with facts and common sense.

[Tennesseer]

Jan 13, 2011 14:24:25 GMT -5 floridayankee said:

Jan 13, 2011 14:05:10 GMT -5 ❤ mollymouser ❤ said:

The poor homeowner was flabbergasted that he could be sued for a "stupid kid" riding his "stupid bike" into the side of a "stupid trash dumpster" that wasn't even his, merely because it was parked in front of his house on a public street. Fortunately, his homeowners insurance paid for my fees/costs ... and they eventually just dropped the case because the insurance company had no desire to pay to settle such a case (which would just have encouraged the plaintiff's attorney to file more stupid lawsuits.)

I'd like to see us become more of a "loser pays" civil court system. Sure you can sue the homeowner for that dumpster in front of his house. If you win, great, you probably deserve to win.....but if you lose, you pay his legal costs.

Sidetrack over...back to our regularly scheduled Palin bashing....

I had to travel to North Carolina to testify at a employment discrimination trial filed by one of our employees. Up to that time, my employer's legal department usually ate all their own expenses associated with frivolous charges filed by employees. In the case I was to testify, it was a frivolous charge and the judge threw out the case.

But then that policy stopped. No longer would our company eat the expenses-time to push back and stop some of these frivolous charges. Upon return, I was advised to gather up my hotel receipts, air fare charges, car rental charges and any other expenses I accrued during this trip and submit them to our legal department. The plaintiff was made to pay for all our lawyers' time and the T&E of the lawyers, myself and any other company employee that was called to testify and all the other expenses associated with the trial accrued by the lawyers.

It was about time that happened.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 13, 2011 16:49:34 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Rush Limbaugh's Tucson Billboard (PHOTO)

It's just a coincidence, but it's an unfortunate one nonetheless. Reddit user carblos was in Tucson, near the site of the Arizona shooting, and noticed this billboard for Rush Limbaugh's radio show:



The billboard has apparently been there for quite some time, but Limbaugh's people might want to take it down now.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/rush-limbaughs-tucson-billboard_n_808563.html

Why? It has absolutely nothing to do with the current events.

[Deleted]

Why?? Because they hate Rush. I don't listen to Rush, but I do listen to Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Neil Boortz, Michael Savage, Jerry Doyle, lots of people they also hate. Nothing to do with this killing spree, they are just taking advantage of this tragedy to promote their ideology.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 13, 2011 19:35:02 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

Why?? Because they hate Rush. I don't listen to Rush, but I do listen to Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Neil Boortz, Michael Savage, Jerry Doyle, lots of people they also hate. Nothing to do with this killing spree, they are just taking advantage of this tragedy to promote their ideology.

Totally agree!

[Deleted]

Jan 13, 2011 19:47:02 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

Jan 13, 2011 19:35:02 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

Why?? Because they hate Rush. I don't listen to Rush, but I do listen to Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Neil Boortz, Michael Savage, Jerry Doyle, lots of people they also hate. Nothing to do with this killing spree, they are just taking advantage of this tragedy to promote their ideology.

Totally agree!

[deziloooooo]

Not sure if "Hate" is the correct word. Don't care for his show, don't think much of the way he conducts his show and such ok..Hate? ....naaaaa

[lakhota]

Limbaugh 'Straight Shooter' Ad Yanked In Tucson



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[floridayankee]

Jan 13, 2011 16:49:34 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Rush Limbaugh's Tucson Billboard (PHOTO)

It's just a coincidence, but it's an unfortunate one nonetheless. Reddit user carblos was in Tucson, near the site of the Arizona shooting, and noticed this billboard for Rush Limbaugh's radio show:



The billboard has apparently been there for quite some time, but Limbaugh's people might want to take it down now.

www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/13/rush-limbaughs-tucson-billboard_n_808563.html

Why...out of fear some whacked out liberal may point a finger at him? I doubt he's the type to give up his right to free speech because some leftie is going to try and blame him for something he had no part in.

[floridayankee]

Jan 13, 2011 23:48:07 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Limbaugh 'Straight Shooter' Ad Yanked In Tucson

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Ok...so maybe he is. Political correctness gone wild......

[floridayankee]

Jan 14, 2011 15:11:04 GMT -5 @toughtimes said:

No, it's a good idea. This is called, "good taste" not political correctness.

Perhaps...but since when is Rush concerned with good taste?

[lakhota]

Loughner's Former Girlfriend Says He's 'Faking' Insanity

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[lakhota]

Palin To Deliver Keynote Address At Hunting Club Convention In NV



Sarah Palin is not shying away from pro-gun imagery, even in the midst of criticism of past violent political rhetoric after the shooting in Tucson. In fact, she'll be headed to Nevada -- a key early caucus state -- later this month, to keynote the convention of a major hunting organization, Safari Club International.

The convention's website says that Palin "will give a keynote address Saturday evening [January 29] touching upon her past hunting experiences and how politics affect the current state of hunting and fishing."

Politico reports: "Organizers made the announcement that Palin would be appearing at the gun-related gathering less than a week after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords that badly injured her and left six dead."

tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/palin-to-keynote-hunting-club-convention-in-nevada.php?ref=fpb

[deziloooooo]

Jan 14, 2011 18:07:48 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Loughner's Former Girlfriend Says He's 'Faking' Insanity

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Read it..I believe from the notes he left ...he was expecting to be killed after the act...by police or some one.

As far as his being insane or not..personally feeling aside..as she said he had changed from when she dated him, in the teens..he's 22, who knows how long ago.

I know he will be examined , reexamined and rereexamined by the shrinks and they will be the ones to make the diagnosis on the sanity issue so what ever remarks that come out from the general public, IMO, will be just that..opinions from the public, whether they knew him or not.

No more credence should be placed on hem as far as sanity, yes or no.

[vonnie6200]

Sarah Palin is not shying away from pro-gun imagery,

Read more: notmsnmoney.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=politics&action=display&thread=1503&page=2#ixzz1B3T57AE1


And why should she - Sarah actually hunts for food - for herself and her family - and she had zero to do with last week ends events.

Why are you Lakhota and others in the liberal media bashing her repeatedly.

She wasn't there, Jared was not a fan - and why should she sit down and shut up because of an event that had absolutely nothing to do with her

[lakhota]

Why are you Lakhota and others in the liberal media bashing her repeatedly.

For the same reason her presidential odds have plummeted.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 14, 2011 18:53:17 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Why are you Lakhota and others in the liberal media bashing her repeatedly.

For the same reason her presidential odds have plummeted.

I don't think that actually made sense.

[billisonboard]

Jan 14, 2011 18:07:48 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Loughner's Former Girlfriend Says He's 'Faking' Insanity

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I missed where in the article they presented her qualifications to make mental health assessments.

[lakhota]

I missed where in the article they presented her qualifications to make mental health assessments.

Oh, so as a former girlfriend she isn't entitled to her assessment? And why would that be, bill?.

[billisonboard]

Jan 14, 2011 19:55:51 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

I missed where in the article they presented her qualifications to make mental health assessments.

Oh, so as a former girlfriend she isn't entitled to her assessment? And why would that be, bill?.

Fully free to make her assessment. I am sure, however, that if she were called to the witness stand, the first question she would be asked by the prosecutor is, "Do you have any education or training in the field of mental health assessment?" If she does, great. If not I wouldn't, as a member of a jury, give her assessment any validation. But that is just me.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 14, 2011 19:55:51 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

I missed where in the article they presented her qualifications to make mental health assessments.

Oh, so as a former girlfriend she isn't entitled to her assessment? And why would that be, bill?.

Wasn't she 15 when they date?

[marjar]

First, the article states they dated as teens. It doesn't state how long ago that was, but it is possible it was more than 3 years ago. If he is schizophrenic, his symptoms may have presented since they stopped dating. She also admits he's changed since they dated.

I'm a cynic. Is it possible she is coming forward to have her 15 minutes? Tragedies such as this one have a way of bringing people out of the woodwork. I'm not stating she is fabricating, but I'm tempering my reaction to her remarks.

[vonnie6200]

Jan 14, 2011 20:17:43 GMT -5 @marjar said:

First, the article states they dated as teens. It doesn't state how long ago that was, but it is possible it was more than 3 years ago. If he is schizophrenic, his symptoms may have presented since they stopped dating. She also admits he's changed since they dated.

I'm a cynic. Is it possible she is coming forward to have her 15 minutes? Tragedies such as this one have a way of bringing people out of the woodwork. I'm not stating she is fabricating, but I'm tempering my reaction to her remarks.

I agree plus she was very young and with no valid frame of reference.

[marjar]

Jan 14, 2011 20:26:30 GMT -5 vonnie6200 said:

Jan 14, 2011 20:17:43 GMT -5 @marjar said:

First, the article states they dated as teens. It doesn't state how long ago that was, but it is possible it was more than 3 years ago. If he is schizophrenic, his symptoms may have presented since they stopped dating. She also admits he's changed since they dated.

I'm a cynic. Is it possible she is coming forward to have her 15 minutes? Tragedies such as this one have a way of bringing people out of the woodwork. I'm not stating she is fabricating, but I'm tempering my reaction to her remarks.

I agree plus she was very young and with no valid frame of reference.

Yes! Not only the time frame, but it is possible he was displaying symptoms, to a lesser degree, but she was too young to see them as being indicative of something seriously amiss.

[lakhota]

Maybe Mr. Burns should offer his legal services? That should be enough to bankrupt Palin and lock her up for life.

[lakhota]

Tucson Survivor Blames Shooting On Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle (VIDEO)



Eric Fuller, 63, who was struck by a bullet in the hail of gunfire in Tucson that killed six and wounded 13 on Saturday, claimed Thursday that conservative figureheads such as Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Sharron Angle were to blame for the violence in Arizona.

"How many more demented people are out there? It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target," Fuller, a former campaigner for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), told Democracy Now.

"Their wish for Second Amendment activism has been fulfilled -- senseless hatred leading to murder, lunatic-fringe anarchism, subscribed to by John Boehner, mainstream rebels with vengeance for all, even nine-year-old girls," he added, reading from comments he said he had written down while being treated for his wounds.

Fuller was taking part in Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" meet-and-greet when he was shot in the back of the knee and grazed in the back.

In the wake of Saturday's shooting, the debate over the need for possible self- or legally-imposed limits on political rhetoric has largely revolved around criticism of language used by Palin, Beck, Angle and other conservatives, a contention that some on both sides of the aisle have vehemently rejected.

WATCH (comments begin at 13:30): www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/eric-fuller-tucson-palin-beck-angle_n_809309.html

[Politically_Incorrect12]

Jan 15, 2011 15:16:21 GMT -5 @lakhota said:

Tucson Survivor Blames Shooting On Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle (VIDEO)



Eric Fuller, 63, who was struck by a bullet in the hail of gunfire in Tucson that killed six and wounded 13 on Saturday, claimed Thursday that conservative figureheads such as Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Sharron Angle were to blame for the violence in Arizona.

"How many more demented people are out there? It looks like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the rest got their first target," Fuller, a former campaigner for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), told Democracy Now.

"Their wish for Second Amendment activism has been fulfilled -- senseless hatred leading to murder, lunatic-fringe anarchism, subscribed to by John Boehner, mainstream rebels with vengeance for all, even nine-year-old girls," he added, reading from comments he said he had written down while being treated for his wounds.

Fuller was taking part in Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" meet-and-greet when he was shot in the back of the knee and grazed in the back.

In the wake of Saturday's shooting, the debate over the need for possible self- or legally-imposed limits on political rhetoric has largely revolved around criticism of language used by Palin, Beck, Angle and other conservatives, a contention that some on both sides of the aisle have vehemently rejected.

WATCH (comments begin at 13:30): www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/14/eric-fuller-tucson-palin-beck-angle_n_809309.html

And it sounds like this guy's partisanship has made him angy toward the wrong person....