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1 posted on 07/08/2007 4:12:00 PM PDT by HAL9000
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With no desire to legitimize or justify blackmail and extortion, it is disturbing how many people apparently have allowed themselves to be photographed and videotaped in compromising positions.


2 posted on 07/08/2007 4:14:18 PM PDT by Roberts
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Was this 2nd package mailed before or after she announced that she wasn’t going to cave in?


5 posted on 07/08/2007 4:17:44 PM PDT by KJC1
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“Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

that is hysterical. (clean end of a turd).


10 posted on 07/08/2007 4:21:32 PM PDT by television is just wrong (“Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabid)
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To: HAL9000

“Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

that is hysterical. (clean end of a turd).


11 posted on 07/08/2007 4:22:17 PM PDT by television is just wrong (If being against illegal immigration is racist, so be it.)
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Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
17 posted on 07/08/2007 4:31:04 PM PDT by stm (Fred Thompson in 08! Return our country to the era of Reagan Conservatism)
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To: HAL9000

Let us review the evidence.


19 posted on 07/08/2007 4:38:23 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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Image hosted by Photobucket.com rules, Rules, RULES, RULES RULES!!!

where the art??? 8^)

24 posted on 07/08/2007 4:52:37 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist)
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Why don’t the perps just sell the photos to Hustler magazine. Ala Vanessa Williams.
30 posted on 07/08/2007 5:33:00 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (Liberals, A terrorists best friend!)
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Received a Black Male Package.... I’ll bet she was surprised!


31 posted on 07/08/2007 5:41:38 PM PDT by nctexan
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and that it contained a threatening letter and possibly new photographs of the 22-year-old woman

What the hell is possibly?! Either it did or it didn't.

33 posted on 07/08/2007 6:13:31 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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A couple things jump out here. First, if there was no truth whatsoever I doubt the attorney would be out front of this thing so quickly. To me it looks like an attempt to get a lead on the inevitable outfall when the pics are made public. To me is seems there is some validity to the origin of the pics and the potential for scandal.

Second, the attorney seems to be going out of his way to mitigate the content of the pics. However, the article is quite clear it isn’t the pics themselves that seem to be the scandalous issue, but the captions written alongside them. The pics could be something rather pedestrian like bikini shots, however, if they are accompanied with ribald or graphic comments, and they are in her handwriting, well that could be a problem. There claim that the pics look to be tampered with signals there initial defense when they are made public is that although the pics are hers, the captions are not. Might be a sticky wicket if it was a private posting site only she had access to.

Third, I’m not sure this could be a legal blackmail situation. Let’s say the pics and captions are legitimate, the perp might be a pageant supporter who wishes to see it avoid a messy scandal. Sending a message to the effect “There are compromising pictures of you that you are aware of that may be made public. For the good of the pageant and your own reputation, I strongly urge you step down to avoid a he potential of a messy and damaging scandal for yourself and the pageant.”

Notice, they didn’t demand money.

34 posted on 07/08/2007 6:13:33 PM PDT by Bob J (Rightalk.com...a conservative alternative to NPR! Check out nat synd "Rightalk with Terri and Lynn")
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“Extortion” is the act of using biographical leverage to obtain favor or payment.

“Blackmail” is the act of payment.

You’d think a journalism student would know the difference.

Jack.


52 posted on 07/08/2007 10:25:09 PM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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I have a feeling it has to do with underage drinking....


54 posted on 07/09/2007 6:20:44 AM PDT by toldyou
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Oops.....no underage drinking involved....how about kissing another girl?

“In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show Monday, Amy Polumbo said the photos show no nudity, pornography or underage drinking.”

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070709/D8Q95T5O0.html


55 posted on 07/09/2007 10:05:12 AM PDT by toldyou
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Miss NJ keeps saying the photos aren’t bad and cdertainly not bad enough to force her to relinquish her crown. She says it’s the caption comments that are bad but she had nothing to do with that???

She is appearing on every TV show defending what she says isn’s bad.....is this a publicity stunt?


56 posted on 07/10/2007 6:59:08 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Publicity stunt.


64 posted on 07/10/2007 11:19:20 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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They want her to give up her crown?

Who was first runner up?


70 posted on 07/11/2007 7:17:25 AM PDT by Let's Roll (As usual, following a shooting spree, libs want to take guns away from those who DIDN'T do it.)
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