O'Donnell threatened to sue radio station
Thanks, not sure how that happened.
Sounds like she had grounds. Not an issue.
CNN probably headlined it as a lawsuit. Certainly they were delighted to make one more stab at COD with this NON Story.
CNN and AC180 have it out for her.
Every night AC whines and whines about how O’Donnell refuses to go on his show. She needs to respond by saying “why would I go on a show no one watches”
Well.... did she threaten to sue, or not?
Why would a radio station videotape an interview?
That sounds very odd and suspicious.
Perhaps the radio station is working in cahoots with the Coons Campaign, MSNBC, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and the White House in order to edit that video tape in a manner that would make Christine look bad.
Sigh...
Lack of staffing.
Makes her look almost like Coons.
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Coons was sued in 2005 for using his position to harass, defame and intimidate attorney Thomas S. Neuberger.
“...falsely accusing [attorney Thomas S. Neuberger] of...violating federal court orders, unethical behavior and other wrongdoing...disclosing to the Delaware media that plaintiff was dying of a brain tumor and that it was causing him to act erratically. Plaintiff also asserts that the Individual Defendants discussed his private medical information with numerous other individuals and during county government meetings”
http://www.ded.uscourts.gov/TNO/Opinions/Jul2008/05-916.pdf
When ANYONE agrees to be put on the record (”taped” or otherwise) with ANY media outfit,
a demand
for a copy of the “tape” (or transcript or whatever),
as well as anything related to what will and will not be taped
MUST BE a contracted demand that is achieved BEFORE the individual meets with the media outfit.
Otherwise, the entire “record” is the property of the media outfit and subject only to what they chose to do with it (within the law).
http://www.radio-info.com/news/christine-odonnells-campaign-threatens-to-crush-wdel-am
Christine O’Donnell’s campaign threatens to “crush” WDEL-AM
Delaware Republican and Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell’s campaign manager has threatened to sue Wilmington radio station WDEL-AM (1150) for airing an interview it did with the US Senate candidate. WDEL reports that O’Donnell appeared live on Tuesday on the Rick Jensen Show, answering his questions and those from listeners. The entire interview was also recorded for later use on the station website, along with video of the interview. However, when the interview was complete, a campaign representative demanded the station turn over all tapes to the campaign. The station refused. That prompted a call from O’Donnell’s campaign manager Matt Moran, who demanded the video of the interview be turned over to the campaign immediately or be destroyed, threatening to “crush WDEL with a lawsuit” if it didn’t comply with that demand. Lawyers for the O’Donnell campaign contacted lawyers for Delmarva Broadcasting-owned WDEL, who were told the station was “in compliance with all applicable laws.” The campaign lawyers later apologized for the campaign manager’s threats. WDEL will be airing the interview on their website, both audio and video here ( http://www.wdel.com/index.php ).
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=427813076639
Everything noted in this CNN story is given by one source. Nothing at this point from anyone in the COD camp. I seriously doubt everything is being told. Have to hear from the other side to get a feel for what’s going on here.
She must be really close on the polls!
Stay focused Christine.
Cut the jugular, leave the capillaries.
So here’s this little gal, running to the House, supposedly crazy and can’t possibly win, and she is constantly in the news.
Meanwhile there’s that Alvin guy, right, running for the Senate as a Dem — and he’s crazy, possibly felon, inarticulate, all sorts of things.
How come he’s not constantly in the news?
Focus on Christine was very unflattering, shot from the side or 3/4 front.
Now Coons camera shot was face on, so he looked the best he could (not much IMHO)
Wow, this is damaging.
The amount of denial in this thread depresses me.
I’m with COD. Why the hell is a RADIO station secretly taping video of a RADIO interview. They were in their right to sue if the station was playing games, which it is clear they were.
Doug Sachtleben, O’Donnell’s campaign spokesman responded Wednesday.
“Prior to the WDEL interview, we asked the show’s host if the video camera would be in use,” Sachtleben said in an email. “The host never gave a straight answer and due to the constraints of live radio, the interview began without the campaign getting a straight answer or granting permission for the use of the camera. That’s what we talked about after the interview.”
Sounds like much ado about nothing. CNN needs to change their headline.
I just wish she -or her reps- wasn’t so quick to seemingly always threaten lawsuits or bring lawsuits. That said this story will be cycled out in a day.
O'Donnell being interviewed by WDEL contentious talk show host. She takes him to the mat for a pin. Three call ins are interesting in their tone. Could be a set up, but if it is it backfired. O'Donnell will win Tuesday.