As expected, the anti-Palin blogs went into full swing against their greatest threat,Sarah Palin, after she announced her pending resignation as Governor of Alaska. Unfortunately, anti-Palin bloggers furnish unsubstantiated stories to the Huffington Post,MSNBC,The New York Times, and Washington Post. Since most of the wrongful accusations have been made by bloggers, Palin has ignored them. Yet, Palin is sending a loud message to the media that "serious consequences" will result if they re-print any defamatory statements made as factual.
Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, presented a four page letter to the media that said: “This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who republish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, The New York
Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law,” Van Flein warned, citing Alaska liberal blogger Shannyn Moore.
Palin understands and supports free speech but some bloggers cannot understand that unfounded information can not be stated as fact when it runs the chance of becoming viral and ruining someone else's career or reputation. Palin says this is all going to end with the likes of the above being dragged into court.
Today we read a more cunning but still defamatory statement made by the ever Palin-Pounding Diva, Maureen Dowd, in which she leaves her comment open-ended as she speculates on the reasons why Palin is resigning: "...Maybe there's another red Naughty Monkey high heel to drop..." Dowd seems to be tip-toeing around the idea that somehow Palin is involved in a scandal concerning embezzlement of funds back in Wasilla during the 2002 construction of a sports arena. That is the gossip anti-Palin bloggers want out there and have written on their blogs. Dowd just "insinuates", otherwise Dowd just re-hashes her un-original name calling tactics.
Sarah Palin knows how to fight when freed to do so...even if the playing field isn't quite level. It will be interesting to see if the media takes note.
