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sisyphusshruggedThe fair and balanced report on FoxNews of the lawsuit filed against Janet Jackson's nipple
At no point does the story in any way characterize the lawsuit or the aggrieved party.
Let me.
As Skimble points out, the lady is requesting total revenues from, among other parties, CBS, MTV and Viacom for three years in return for her pain and suffering (as opposed to the somewhat lower [suggested]* cap on recovery by people who are actually, you know, injured).
Class action lawsuit, too. Pretty much the whole country can sign on.
Why, this here woman is trying to use the courts to carry out a broadscale transfer of assets from corporate America to individual americans!
This sort of thing could lead to paying taxes!
Here are the top fifteen google hits for the word lawsuit at foxnews.com
I think it's rather sweet, don't you, that in the wake of its own first trembling virgin experience before the bench, Fox finds itself able to throw off the shackles of its preconceptions and embrace the frivolous lawsuit.
*edit: blog half asleep, see what it gets you
Bank worker Terri Carlin wants compensation for herself and millions of viewers "injured" by the lewd behavior of Jackson and fellow performer Justin Timberlake during Sunday's Super Bowl coverage.
On Wednesday Carlin filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court in Knoxville, Tenn., against Jackson, Timberlake, broadcasters MTV and CBS and their parent company, Viacom.
The suit fails to specify what injuries Carlin suffered when she saw Timberlake rip off part of Jackson's costume, exposing her breast, saying only that: "As a direct and proximate result of the broadcast of the acts, [Carlin] and millions of others saw the acts and were caused to suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury."
The lawsuit argues the broadcast companies and the singers breached an "implied" contract with viewers not to subject them to sexually explicit acts during what should have been family entertainment.
"All of the defendants knew that the Super Bowl, the preeminent sports event in the United States, would be watched by millions of families and children," says the claim, filed by attorney Wayne Ritchie II.
At no point does the story in any way characterize the lawsuit or the aggrieved party.
Let me.
As Skimble points out, the lady is requesting total revenues from, among other parties, CBS, MTV and Viacom for three years in return for her pain and suffering (as opposed to the somewhat lower [suggested]* cap on recovery by people who are actually, you know, injured).
Class action lawsuit, too. Pretty much the whole country can sign on.
Why, this here woman is trying to use the courts to carry out a broadscale transfer of assets from corporate America to individual americans!
This sort of thing could lead to paying taxes!
Here are the top fifteen google hits for the word lawsuit at foxnews.com
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Rosie's Lawsuit: Publisher 'Cooked' Books. ... , Exclusive Interview With Rosie O'Donnell. •, Rosie's Lawsuit: Publisher 'Cooked' Books. ...
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FOXNews.com - Views - Junk Science - Kooky Cookie Lawsuit
Kooky Cookie Lawsuit. ... Many are laughing at the just-withdrawn lawsuit to ban Oreo cookies (search) as yet another example of frivolous litigation. ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,86989,00.html - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
FOXNews.com - Politics - Lawsuit Chases Companies Tied to Slavery
Lawsuit Chases Companies Tied to Slavery. ... On Monday, Aetna responded to the news of the pending lawsuit. "We do not believe a court ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48781,00.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
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... The lawsuit described Franken as a "C-level political commentator" and said "he appears to be shrill and unstable" and his "views lack any serious depth or ...
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Law School Lawsuit Threatens Academic Freedom. ... Nevertheless, her lawsuit argues that "he knowingly intended to cause her harm.". Here are the facts. ...
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FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Music-Sharing Subpoenas Target Parents
... But he said his daughter would stop immediately and the family didn't know using such software could result in a stern warning, expensive lawsuit or even ...
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... Food reporter Marian Burros wanted Whole Foods’ reaction to the potential lawsuit for her article in next Wednesday’s Times. ...
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FOXNews.com - Business - Smucker's Spreads Not All Fruit, Lawsuit ...
... Smucker's Spreads Not All Fruit, Lawsuit Says. ... MADISON, Wis. Ñ Smucker's "Simply 100 Percent Fruit" spreads are not that at all, a lawsuit contends. ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96562,00.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox Sues Humorist Al Franken Over 'Fair ...
... Filed Monday in Manhattan, the trademark infringement lawsuit seeks to force a Penguin publisher, Dutton books, to rename the book, "Lies and the Lying Liars ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,94425,00.html - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
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Fox Drops Franken Lawsuit. ... the First Amendment.". Franken joked that he was "disappointed" the lawsuit had been withdrawn. "I was ...
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FOXNews.com - Views - Junk Science - Global Warming Litigation ...
... warming. Nine other states and several eco-activist groups, including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, are expected to join the lawsuit. ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,99627,00.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
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The Princess and the Pea-Brained Lawsuit. ... - her father's money. According to a civil lawsuit filed by the young heiress, life indeed imitates art. ...
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I think it's rather sweet, don't you, that in the wake of its own first trembling virgin experience before the bench, Fox finds itself able to throw off the shackles of its preconceptions and embrace the frivolous lawsuit.
*edit: blog half asleep, see what it gets you
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Date: 2004-02-07 07:58 am (UTC)You mean like reparations for slavery? Then again, that's just silly. Nipples are even worse.
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Date: 2004-02-07 09:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-08 10:44 am (UTC)