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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 03:40 PM
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Birther Jerome Corsi to sue magazine for poor book sales about his birther book
File this under 'too stupid for words'



‘Birther’ authors sue Esquire magazine over parody

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/29/birther-authors-sue-esquire-magazine-over-parody/

Joseph Farah, the editor of WorldNetDaily.com, and Jerome Corsi, author of Where’s the Birth Certificate? The Case That Barack Obama Is Not Eligible to Be President, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Hearst, Esquire magazine and writer Mark Warren over a satirical article.

The lawsuit, announced Wednesday, claims that an article written by Warren and published by Esquire on May 18 defamed Farah and Corsi, and damaged their business interests.

The article was entitled, "BREAKING! Jerome Corsi’s Birther Book Pulled From Shelves!" and satirically claimed that Farah told Corsi he pulled the book because "we don't want to look like fucking idiots" after President Barack Obama released his long-form birth certificate.

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Forbes reported that Farah and Corsi are seeking compensatory damages of $100 million and punitive damages of $20 million. They claim the article harmed their book sales.



Esquire hurt their book sales? How about the fact that you were writing a book that the rest of the world with a half decent IQ knew was a bullshit story. If anyone should be sued, sue Obama for basically putting a nail in the Birth Cash Cow when Obama finally showed everyone the long-form certificate. (just kidding but hell, they're birthers/tea party assholes - it's everyone elses fault but their own)
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 03:43 PM
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1. why doesnt he also sue the American Cattle Industry for giving Bullshit a bad name
that is what his book is, nothing but conspiratorial bullshit that no one outside of the Alex Jones chatroom will ever buy
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 03:46 PM
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4. If i was the attorney for the defendant in the case
that would be the first question that I'd ask him.
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RZM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 03:44 PM
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2. LOL . . . 'damaged their business interests'
100 million in damages. Seems like a bit much to me.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 03:45 PM
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3. Obama fugged up their booksales
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha - funniest fugg up ever :rofl:
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:16 PM
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5. Okay, wait just a second here....
Edited on Thu Jun-30-11 04:17 PM by silverweb
Isn't the truism that any publicity is good publicity when it comes to movies and books and things?

Didn't Al Franken thank Bill O'Reilly and FOX for the free publicity when they sued him in 2003 and sent sales through the roof?

What's wrong with these guys?

Instead of griping, they should be writing thank you notes to Esquire, Warren, et al, because without their free publicity, Farah and Corsi would have sold even fewer books! Idiots.

:rofl:
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:18 PM
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6. Nothing could help them after Obama produced the long form
birth certificate days before the book launch and the swift boating began.
And then Bin Laden was killed and their stupid crap book crashed and burned. It was freaking perfect.

I hope the assholes sue :rofl:
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:35 PM
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8. I hope they sue, too!
It would be highly entertaining for quite some time. I'm already picturing Stewart and Colbert riffing on the lawsuit. :D
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:24 PM
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7. Negative book reviews as restraint of trade.
Hmm, a new era dawns in literary criticism. ;-)
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ReadTomPaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:48 PM
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9. And yet I bet they go on and on about "evil trial lawyers"...
and tort reform.
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hifiguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 04:54 PM
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10. Let's see here
First of all Esquire's attorneys will file a Rule 12(b)(6) motion - failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. After the judge grants that, they will file a motion for sanctions, costs and attorney's fees. Which will in all likelihood be granted. These apes are setting themselves up for a serious dressing down by a federal judge.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 05:24 PM
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11. Bwhahahahahaha, hehehehhehehe, snort, cackle, LOL!
Laugh of the day.
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 07:54 PM
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12. whatever happened to the right wing bastion...
known as "Tort Reform"?
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 09:20 AM
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13. that's just for us lil people to keep us in pain and suffering
:sarcasm:
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