Comments on: Federal judge dismisses Palin libel suit against NYT

By: MattS

MattS — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 20:43:55 +0000

In reply to SVT. So what. What's that got to do with anything?

By: SVT

SVT — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 15:37:57 +0000

It was not “commentary.”

By: SPO

SPO — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:22:10 +0000

The opinion dismissing Palin’s lawsuit didn’t well address (a) Bennet’s statements, under oath, that he didn’t really mean to say that there was a link (which is relevant to the plausibility analysis–i.e., if Bennet denies the plain meaning of what he wrote in testimony, then his credibility is less than stellar) and (b) the idea that information asymmetry should push towards discovery.

I think ultimately, Judge Rakoff probably got the facts right–Bennet swallowed a meme and penned it without conscious awareness that it was false–but Bennet’s testimony that he didn’t mean what he plainly said is at odds with Rakoff’s conclusions, and that’s not how things are supposed to work in the pleading stages.

By: Fox2!

Fox2! — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:47:04 +0000

Not resign in shame, rather "Apologize to the ~~Emperor~~ Governor"

By: marco73

marco73 — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:32:30 +0000

Resigned in shame? HAHAHA.
The editor will be toasted at every cocktail party in Manhattan for the rest of his natural life, for really sticking it to that Palin woman.
Of course, when the readership of the NYT is down to a couple elderly grandees, maybe there will be no need for this editor.

By: Red Black

Red Black — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 05:01:24 +0000

If a Times editor doesn’t bother to read his paper, why should I?