Democrat sues for loss of 'livelihood' after losing election

I'm not sure if any of you actually read or researched the story.

He's filing suit against a political group that launched a smear campaign -- spreading an outright lie about him.

He not filing suit just because he lost an election.

Conservation Voice wrote: I'm not sure if any of you actually read or researched the story.

He's filing suit against a political group that launched a smear campaign -- spreading an outright lie about him.

He not filing suit just because he lost an election.

... if he wins.... Sarah Palin should own NBC, ABC, and CBS

Sarah sunk herself. She didn't need any help.

I'll let my last post stand as it is, I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV but "loss of livelihood" sounds a lot like wrongful dismissal, if you never had the job how can you claim that you are being wrongfully deprived of income?

He had the job. He was running for re-election. RTFA.

So election time means your job is up for voters to decide if you keep it or not. That's a known condition of employment, you get elected or you don't. Lies and slander? See my previous posts, it's a liable and slander suit not a wrongful dismissal suit if there is any suit to be prosecuted at all.

Conservation Voice wrote: So saying someone is a murderer when they're not, is OK in a political campaign? Or do we just go with the "everybody does it" defense?

Seems to me that was the slant taken with the crosshairs map issue a while back. People interpret things as they wish and in politics it always means taking the most negative connotation and making hyperbole out of it. There is no way you can ever justify a politicians actions. They make choices. They elect to run for office, participate in mud slinging at every possible occasion if it serves their purpose, and constantly are nothing more than a flag in the political wind. Now someone has a problem with it? Give me a break. You will not find sympathy with me.