Well, Damn! Ain’t the Truth

…a bitch?

A judge dismissed former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit’s defamation lawsuit against an Arizona newspaper that said the Democrat had lied to investigators about his relationship with a Washington intern who was later found dead.
The Sonoran News, a weekly that describes itself as “The Conservative Voice of Arizona,” had included the statement in a 2005 article about Condit’s brother.
…Judge Kristin Hoffman ruled that Condit was a public figure, had failed to prove that the statement was false, and had failed to show that the newspaper published it with either knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard as to its truth.
An affidavit provided by Condit did not deny that he lied to investigators, and he balked at answering questions on whether he told investigators that he had a “romantic and-or sexual relationship with Chandra Levy,” Hoffman wrote in her ruling, filed Thursday.

I’m a little foggy on the whole concept of suing someone for saying you’d lied, when you’re not willing to say you didn’t. One should really read that stuff aloud in the mirror before filing papers. Finding out how ridiculous you sound ahead of time saves both time and money.

categories Politics | | datetime July 23, 2007 11:37 am

2 Responses to “Well, Damn! Ain’t the Truth”

  1. memomachine says:
    July 23, 2007 at 4:05 pm

    Hmmmm.
    Lying to investigators? Isn’t that what got Libby in trouble?

  2. The_Real_JeffS says:
    July 23, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    Finding out how ridiculous you sound ahead of time saves both time and money.
    Funny how that keeps on biting the Dhimmicrats in the a$$, over and over again.

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