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Sarah Palin vs. The New York Times

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Isaac Saul

International News, Politics, Election, Nonpartisan, Us Politics, Local News, News Commentary, Biden, Us Senate, Independent, Us News, Congress, Trump, News, Us House Of Representatives

4.8672 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate (running alongside John McCain) had sued The New York Times for libel over a 2017 editorial that erroneously linked her political rhetoric to the 2011 mass shooting where Gabby Giffords, then-Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head, and six others were killed.

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0:54.1

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to theanical Podcast, a place where you get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking without all that hysterical nonsense you find everywhere else.

1:04.3

I am your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we are going to be talking about Sarah Palin and her libel lawsuit against the New York

1:11.5

Times, what it means for the First Amendment, what it means for the future of the freedom of the

1:17.2

press and how it all went down. As always though, before we start off, we're going to jump in

1:22.5

with some quick hits. Number one, the families of the Sandy Hook School Shooting victims reached a $73 million

1:37.1

settlement with Remington, the maker of the gun used in the 2012 mass shooting.

1:43.0

Number two, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected that the U.S. would

1:48.0

experience 10 to 12 inches of sea level rise over the next 30 years.

1:53.2

That's the same level of rise we saw in the last 100 years.

1:57.6

Number three, President Biden rejected former President Trump's executive privilege claim, which Trump used in an attempt to prevent the release of visitor logs from the days leading up to the January 6th riots.

2:09.4

Number four, both Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican David Perdue, each attempting to oust Governor Brian Kemp are criticizing Georgia lawmakers' proposal to ban

2:19.1

fundraising while the legislator is in session. Number five, retail sales grew up to 3.8%

2:25.9

last month, even as inflation surge to a 40-year high.

2:47.7

Thank you. Breaking news, a jury has rejected Sarah Palin's libel claim against the New York Times, saying there was insufficient evidence to prove that the Times defamed her in a 2017 editorial.

2:53.8

Sarah Palin lost her libel suit against the New York Times twice in as many days.

2:59.7

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the paper yesterday, finding the Times did not intentionally damage the former Alaska governor's reputation.

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