Judge tosses suit over Trump affair story after Fox News argues no "reasonable viewer" takes Tucker Carlson seriously

[laylalex 7,300]

 

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U.S. District Court Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ruled on Thursday that McDougal failed to prove that Carlson was accusing her of an actual crime in a way that would back up a defamation claim. The judge said that lawyers for Fox "persuasively" argued that "any reasonable viewer 'arrive with an appropriate amount of skepticism' about the statements" Carlson makes, according to a court filing.

The judge called the on-air remarks "rhetorical hyperbole and opinion commentary intended to frame a political debate, and as such, are not actionable as defamation," the judge said in a written ruling.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-tosses-suit-trump-affair-story-fox-news-tucker-carlson/

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

The comedy is people juxtaposing the legal argument as political commentary itself. 

 

It was masterful and easy, which puts it in legal perspective, those snowflakes trying to "de-platform" Tucker as if his opinions are harmful, going after his advertisers and trying to ruin him. He's a pundit who does an opinion/commentary show on the news (which is what FOX is saying), not a reporter doing investigative journalism. That distinction has great weight on the expectations of what they say re:defamation. If I was a company facing a judge in court I'd say the same thing too, not only for its legal strength (which is what won), but because it might appeal to their irrational idea that its slamming Tucker. Allow for the hollow moral victories while winning the real ones of substance. 👍

Edited September 26, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[laylalex 7,300]

Wow, what is up with the strikethrough text in my post? Weird.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

5 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Wow, what is up with the strikethrough text in my post? Weird.

Paste from third party source?

 

I generally know better when I post anything from Breitbart.. always "paste as plain text" option (in the text box just after pasting), the third party code is like forum cancer.

[laylalex 7,300]

Just now, Burnt Reynolds said:

Paste from third party source?

 

I generally know better when I post anything from Breitbart.. always "paste as plain text" option (in the text box just after pasting), the third party code is like forum cancer.

I did the paste from plain text thing since it always brings in junk formatting whatever the source, and I prefer it clean (easier to read). 

 

Or it's Friday evening and I was thinking about what to do about dinner. Always possible! 

[Ban Hammer 13,490]

46 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Wow, what is up with the strikethrough text in my post? Weird.

you got NBitis.

[TBoneTX 45,956]

4 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

you got NBitis.

LL must now quintantine for 41 days.

Edited September 26, 2020 by TBoneTX