Comments on: Techie/campaign treasurer wife blogs anonymously, maligns hub’s opponent, hub wins, lawsuit likely

By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:24:02 +0000

Thanks for reading and commenting, Grant – who did you have in mind when you wrote this comment?

By: grant lynden

grant lynden — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:05:07 +0000

Another Republican that needs to lie and cheat to win…

By: MY COMMENTS…

MY COMMENTS… — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:17:29 +0000

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By: Jeff Hess

Jeff Hess — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:14:02 +0000

Shalom Jill,

I’ll demur to your understanding of the law, but I don’t think he has a case.

The slander/libel bar for political candidates is very high. If now Sen. George Voinovich could accuse then Sen. Howard Mettezbaum of pedophilia, and only lose the election, then I just don’t see what Bonlender thinks he can accomplish.

How would this be different from any one of the hundreds of front groups that flood the airwaves with negative ads the weekend before election day knowing that candidates do not have time to react?

I think this is just politics. Nasty, short and brutish it may be, but it’s the way we elect our representatives.

B’shalom,

Jeff