Former U.S. Attorney-Turned-Congressional Candidate, To Talk Radio Host: I Could Sue You For Defamation

the real issue is, how does she make it this far with a bid to hold public office?

Oh that's rich. "And you know, we still have defamation laws in this country. And to the extent that you keep repeating things are flat-out wrong, you're running afoul" Well then lets start suing a whole lot of right wing talk show hosts.

Ms Buchanan is the US attorney who hounded Tommy Chong. Maybe someone should ask her about threatening to throw Tommy's son and wife in prison if he didn't plead guilty.

Since we still have defamation laws in this county why does she not sue Limbauch, Hannity and Michael Savage? I hope that Jason Altmire head that and used it against her challenging her on that point to condemn right wing talk radio.

She sound like a woman with anger management issues.

Any chance that Dr. Wecht is going to sue for malicious prosecution?

I'd contribute to any fund with that in mind.

This venal, arrogant, inflated self-worth piece of GOP dung deserves jail time...not election to the House.

If that sounds judgemental...SUE ME.

So how much did the case cost?

Could you report that TPM?

This is just so comical, but of course the right wing media does not point out the absurdity of the thin skinned repukes. They whine and blatantly lie and when called on it they threaten to sue for defamation, which is unavailable to a public figure like this fool, or they lie some more. Where is the media calling out this fool and pointing out that she and other repukes are unfit for the offices that they seek.

By the way, she f*cked her mother in the outhouse behind their house. She can sue me. I'll see her in court and I hope there is a winner gets attorneys fees statute in Pennsylvania. Please sue me.

Far be it for me to defend a Republican, but, 500K to 20 million is quite a spread, you think?

I think some kind corroboration is in order.

I live in Altmire's district and while I've been unhappy with some of the things that he's done (he seriously pissed me off with Health Care but so has the rest of the gov't so what's the difference, really) there is not a snowball's chance in a sauna that I will vote for Mary Beth Buchanan. The idea is absolutely ludicrous.

I'm not sure where Dr. Wecht is getting his figure from, but if you go to the Wikipedia page for Buchanan you can see that "...the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law issued a subpoena for all documents related to the case of Dr. Cyril Wecht..."

I'm sure there was a LOT of time paid going over all that paperwork that led to the original 84 count inditment. Heck, the Dr. illegally charged the county $3.95 for faxes! Better lock him up soon.

Trial 1 ended in a mistrial. She wanted his head, so she was going for it all. However, "..in the end, Buchanan was forced to forgo a new trial and dismiss the remaining charges against Wecht due to the new judge overseeing the case tossing the majority of the government's evidence against Wecht.

In deciding to exclude the evidence, the judge referenced 4th amendement violations committed by Buchanan's office in the improper execution of the government's initial warrant to search Wecht's office.."

Oh yeah, the good ol' Buch DOJ.

She's another one with that blank "nobody home" look in her eyes. I'd pick her for a Republican in a moment.

She and John Ashcroft went after Tommy Chong for selling glass 'bongs', which are legal to sell everywhere except 3 states; PA is one of those states. Watch the documentary on how they went after him. She's a joke-another Bachman.

Mary Beth's responses reflect the Republican plan for the next election:
Obscure facts,
Conflate,
Attack anyone who attempts to use facts,
Attack anyone who questions your assertions.
The strategy is simply warmed over Bush/Rove.

One of the reasons it works so well is that the Democrats are fraid-y cats.

But, yeah, if it works, why not stay with it. The Repubs are winners (even at the expense of the public, but, yeah, the voters get ignored when they vote Democratic, too). I guess it gets down to theatre. The Republicans simply offer better theatre.

If I'm understanding this post - Mary Beth, a former USAtty, is saying that someone being "flat out wrong" when reciting how much it cost gov to pursue a case, would allow HER to bring a defamation case?

Geez - that's what passes for talent in the Republican legal ranks? Seriously?

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