Uh, Mr. Lawyer-man I suspect the word you wanted there was lible ("anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.").
Another possibility, of course, is that the journalist heard lible and wrote liable :)
No matter though, Murtha is still a slim sucking scum bucket. I hope Ms. Irey cleans his clock next time.
Thanks for the ping.
still a slim sucking scum bucket
Now, I know what you meant, and I remember that you are stuck on 56K dial-up. But come on, Chuck, we all goof up. Oh The dooh da dah day.
Looks like both libel and slander.Libel and slander
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Libel and slander, in law, types of defamation. In common law, written defamation was libel and spoken defamation was slander. Today, however, there are no such clear definitions. Permanent forms of defamation, such as the written or pictorial, are usually called libel, while the spoken or gestured forms are called slander.The term libel is also often used if a wide audience for the defamation is possible. Courts have split over which category radio and television are in; today's statutes generally categorize defamation occurring in those media as slander. The offenses are alike in several respects. The defamation—essentially exposure to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or pecuniary loss—must directly affect the reputation of a living person. It must be published, i.e., revealed to someone besides the subject of the attack. It is no defense that the defendant merely repeated but did not originate the defamation.
The last area that I bolded is solid in this case.