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Now wasn't that fun?
Preemptive Disclaimers/Warnings
(A) Our examination of the Abourezk vs. ProBush.com lawsuit does not mean we hate free speech. We love free speech. It's one of our favorite things on earth. The arguments and merits of the case are not what we are concerned with on any level here; we are looking at the funding arrangements behind the defense of the case. When the right-wing begins to cry and whine that we are trying to shut down free speech, ignore them. They will be trying to change the subject. Don't let them.
(B) We are not claiming Jon Lauck broke any laws, either by not disclosing his relationship with the Thune campaign or by not disclosing his fiscal relationship with "Gannon's" Free Speech Foundation when citing his "article." Lauck's a lawyer and we assume he knows his legal stuff. We just don't think he knows his ethical stuff, and ethically, his behavior stinks.
Tangential Observation/Musing Question
What's with this pattern of loudmouth, swaggering right-wing webmeisters who name-call, ridicule and threaten liberals from the safe harbor of the internet and then turn into crybaby victims at the first challenge to them in the real world?
First, we had "Gannon" saying he loved the attention ("I'm a rock star!" he proclaimed. "I'm hiding in plain sight!" he taunted) until the unsavory bits of his publicly advertised private life came to light, whereupon he made the talk radio circuit, hanky in hand, getting all choked up about the meany old liberals looking into his background.
With Marino, we have a similar case. He hurls accusations of treasonous behavior around about people much more accomplished than he; he jokes with buddy Kevin about forest fires burning up liberal "tree huggers"; he boasts that he's getting a lot of press coverage about the lawsuit ... and then what? We find him whimpering to Roll Call: "But to throw this lawsuit in my face - it's just kind of intimidating. I mean, when you were 21 did anyone have a lawsuit against you?" (Sniff, sniff.) And then later in the article, a little coda of a whine: "That kind of scared me a little bit - being 21 and all."
Poor baby. Poor, poor baby.
A short piece of parting advice to these two right-wing heroes: Heat, kitchen, get out of, etc. You know the drill.
Researchers/Contributors: sean mykael, silence, azindy, michelina, mlk, eafredel, myrkury, dallas doc, Frederick Clarkson, radically bitter, MarkC, Pounder, baltimoretim, mad ramblings of a sane woman, lilnubber, mote dai, sawcielackey, bekah, notamandate, 2lucky, INMINYMA, georgia10, furryjester, bronxdem, mkt, intranets, kagro x, tex, LynnS, wanderindiana, luaptifer, thorswitch, kfred, chewy, indyjoes48, Jill Lehnert, oui, susie dow, oldblueneck, hethereitseric, marie, standingup.
Special shout-outs: Meteor Blades, Delaware Dem, bronxdem, doorguy and NYBri for review, editing and feedback.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/31/9559/38512