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To: longnshort who wrote (680869)	10/24/2012 5:56:36 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1572372

Obama is making an ass out of himself.

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10/24/2012 6:17:15 PM

From: joseffy

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'Fast and Furious' Whistleblower Sues TIME INC...

Time Inc. Sued for Smearing of Fast and Furious Whistleblower

by Katie Pavlich Oct 24, 2012
townhall.com

POLITICO is reporting Fast and Furious whistleblower John Dodson is suing Time Inc. over an article titled "The Truth About Fast and Furious," published in Fortune Magazine and written by Katherine Eban, a former Clinton campaign staffer. Dodson alleges Eban libeled him in the story, where she painted him as unprofessional and as a bad employee.

The lawsuit comes in response to a Fortune magazine article published in June that asserted Dodson had complained about the gunwalking in part because it was his fault guns had been intercepted, and because of a longstanding personal grudge with the ATF supervisor who had been tasked with overseeing the Fast and Furious operation. The article's principle thesis is that the ATF "never intentionally allowed guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels."

The lawsuit, "for an amount in excess of $75,000.00," calls the article "fictitious in the sense that it contains facts that Defendant [Time Inc., which owns Fortune] knew to be false prior to publication." It also charges Time Inc. with being "negligent, grossly negligent, willful and wanton" and says it "purposely avoided the truth" by failing to interview Dodson. The summons was issued on Oct. 15.

"[T]he Plaintiff has been libeled nationally and internationally by Defendant, injuring his reputation," the lawsuit states. "The falsities in the article subject the Plaintiff to hatred, ridicule and contempt by readers of the Fortune, its online article, and other persons. The defamatory statements are serious criminal imputations, unfavorable in the eyes of the Plaintiff’s fellow United States citizens, including the citizens of South Carolina where he lives."

It should be noted the mainstream media ran with Eban's story as fact. CNN did an entire segment with Eban about her findings, where she had no problem portraying Dodson in a bad light. Eban also appeared on MSNBC to discuss her story, which they praised highly.

Three weeks ago, I wrote about the smearing of John Dodson and his efforts to get Eban's story retracted. The House Oversight Committee has also called for a retraction and the recently released DOJ Inspector General report about Fast and Furious proved her story false. Eban and Fortune Magazine, refused.

To: longnshort who wrote (680869)	10/24/2012 6:41:16 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1572372

Rep. Jim Moran’s Son Resigns Over James O’Keefe Video by Ryan J. Reilly Wednesday October 24, 2012 livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), resigned from his father's campaign on Wednesday after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a video that appears to show him offering advice to an undercover videographer who claimed to want to commit voter fraud. "Effective immediately, I have resigned from the Moran for Congress campaign," Patrick Moran said in a statement to TPM sent from his campaign email address.

To: longnshort who wrote (680869)	10/24/2012 7:23:24 PM
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Jim Moran’s Son Resigns From Campaign over Release of Undercover Video October 24, 2012 washington.cbslocal.com Credit: Kris Connor/Getty Images ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., has resigned from his father’s campaign after a conservative group released an undercover video in which he discussed a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. Patrick Moran, who had been a field director for the campaign, released a brief resignation statement Wednesday. The resignation came hours after Project Veritas, an organization led by activist James O’Keefe, released a video showing an undercover operative pitching a voter-fraud plan to Patrick Moran. The plan called for casting ballots in the name of 100 voters who were registered but rarely voted. In the video, Patrick Moran expresses doubts about the plan but eventually tells the undercover volunteer to “look into it.” Jim Moran could not immediately be reached for comment.