DNC letter to FreeRepublic: Stop Lying about Howard Dean, and Gov Sebelius...OR ELSE!

Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C. ^ | May 11, 2007 | Sandler, Reif & Young, P.C. for the DNC

[rface]

SANDLE, REIFF and YOUNG, P.C.
50 E Street, S.E., Suite 300
Washington DC 20003

Telephone: 202.479.XXXX FAX: 202.479.XXXX

May 10, 2007

VIA E-Mail

Mr. James C Robinson FreeRepublic.com PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794

Re: Statement re Democratic National Committee

Dear Mr Robinson:

We are writing on behalf of our client, the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

A post by “coffee260” on FreeRepublic.com today states that this morning, on the Quinn & Rose show on XM, co-host Quin stated that the DNC chairman, Gov. Howard Dean had called Gov Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kans) “around 5:00am on morning after a tornado destroyed the town of Greensburg, Kansas and discussed with here what to say about the tornado and how to blame the war in Iraq and the Bush administration on a slow response to the aftermath.”

The statement was made by Mr Quinn, repeated on FreeRepublic, is demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false. Gov Dean had no such conversation with Gov Sebelius, ever.

No effort was made by FreeRepublic to contact anyone at the DNC for comment or to check the accuracy of these statements before they were published. FreeRepublic not only repeated this statement, but further stressed that Quinn’s “source” was extremely reliable and in a position that would give him direct knowledge of these revelations.

The statements quoted above are false and defamatory, are libelous and slanderous and clearly threaten to interfere with the DNC’s operations and ability to solicit support and raise funds by predjuding the organization in the eyes of the Democratic Party supporters and the public. For these reasons, we demand that FreeRepublic immediately cease and desist from Further dissemination of the above quoted statements or any statements similar in substance and immediately post a retraction of these statements in a location on its web pages at least as prominent as that on which the original story appeared.

Please let us know by noon, May 11, 2007, whether you intend to comply with these requests.

Thanks for your time and immediate attention to this important matter.

Sincerely yours,
(Signature)
Joseph E Sandler

[gondramB]

This is a parody, right?
Nobody is stupid enough to think they have the right to demand we don’t discuss news stories, are they?

[Izzy Dunne]

No effort was made by FreeRepublic to contact anyone at the DNC for comment or to check the accuracy of these statements before they were published.

Not our job, putz.

[dirtboy]

Seems to me their case would be with Quinn. Except they don't have one. The libel threshhold for public figures such as Dean and Sebelius is extremely high.

FR is accurately reporting what was said on the Quinn show.

[rface]

I hand typed this letter from a PDF.....mistakes in spellling and gramor are mine.

[SmithL]

They couldn’t possibly be.

[beandog]

What a joke. Just let them try anything.

[NeoCaveman]

Hey Howierd Dean,

I fart in your general direction you stalinistic thug.

[NativeNewYorker]

A post by “coffee260” on FreeRepublic.com today states that this morning, on the Quinn & Rose show on XM, co-host Quin stated ...

So, if Quinn said it, reporting what he said is fine.

Do the Dems REALLY want to start a pi$$ing contest over repeating partial truths?

[Quilla]

I don’t get it. If someone tells a lie (i.e. I did not have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky.”) and we discuss it, we get correspondence from an attorney. I’m not implying Quinn lied, but even if he did, we can’t talk about it. Yep, I’m thoroughly confused.

[Incorrigible]

Bump

[mkjessup]

To: Howie Dean's Mouthpiece
Fr: MkJessup
Re: Your Premature Exasperation

You're barking up the wrong tree. You need to be talking to Quinn & Rose, not Jim Robinson and not Free Republic.

And in case you need a reminder:

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Speaking for myself, I say to you Joseph E. Sandler:

UP YOURS!

Have a nice day.

Mark Jessup (mkjessup)

[HEY4QDEMS]

>>>>I am sure he will comply<<<<

I’m not from Kansas but I’m pretty sure that Gov Sebelius is a woman.

[dirtboy]

The statement was made by Mr Quinn, repeated on FreeRepublic, is demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false

The DNC would believe that the negative can be proven here.

[cweese]

Yeah, that too :-)

[OXENinFLA]

I believe this is the post they’re talking about.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1831454/posts

[VeniVidiVici]

No effort was made by FreeRepublic to contact anyone at the DNC for comment

LOL! Truth? From the DNC?

[D-Chivas]

Who knows if the Howard Dean-Kathleen Sebelius thing is true, but the truth is that Kathleen Sebelius lied about the state of Kansas National Guard and whether or not they had enough people and equipment to help the town of Greensburg.

[Mike Bates]

No effort was made by FreeRepublic to contact anyone at the DNC for comment or to check the accuracy of these statements. . .

Oh, yeah. That's where one always goes to check for accuracy: the DNC.

[P-40]

The statement was made by Mr Quinn, repeated on FreeRepublic, is demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false.

No law against discussing what Mr. Quinn said. Provide the proof that such a statement was not made is 'demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false' and we will discuss that also.

[Crazieman]

Sebelius says lack of guard and equipment could hurt response to disasters at home - April 14 2007

I don't care for the Wicked Witch of Topeka, but I don't buy the conspiracy.