Spitzer Hooker Ashley Dupre Sues "Girls Gone Wild" Soft Porn Video Sleaze King Joe Francis

And in this ring, we have: sleaze vs. sleaze. However, given the greater reach that Joe Francis has with his soft porn "Girls Gone Wild" and his unrepentent pimping of drunk teenagers and college girls, the Peanut crew hopes that Ashley Dupre takes Francis to the cleaners.

Hey, Ashley, get out of the whore business, OK? Your tryst with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, which led to his resignation, is only a brief burst of publicity. You're not a star--just a curiosity.

Trying to build a solid, upright life on your back is a lost cause. As for Francis, this man is so below toilet mold in life forms, we frankly don't care what happens to him. Although we must admit we did enjoy hearing him whine about his stint in prison. Apparently no one put a mint on his pillow at night or something.

Defamation on the Internet: Roy Holmgren Sues Murrieta Blog & Anonymous Posters

Bloggers beware: the normal legal protections from libel and defamation of character may be coming to the Wild, Wild, Wild West of the Internet. Roy Holmgren of Murrieta, CA is tired of anonymous attacks saying that he "is a stalker, that he is married to an illegal alien, that he has committed crimes that destroyed property, illegally gained credit report information, vandalized a blogger's sport utility vehicle, and that he begs for money on the side of the road.




One blogger called Holmgren "a danger to this community" and wrote that he has mental and emotional problems he can't control, according to the lawsuit."

The primary clash: a face-off between the right to freedom of expression and the right to be protected from slander, libel, and defamation of character. How much control should anonymous posters, who don't present facts, have over our lives?

Holmgren's attorney, Richard Ackerman, says that the lawsuit, filed against unknown persons, is "a novel legal issue."

This show-down is especially provocative to the Peanut crew because our small town is deep into a bitter, mud-slinging, mud-rasslin', name-callin' power struggle between the secretive "old guard" clique and the rebellious movers and shakers who want to shake things up.


This issue stretches from internet to print, and vice-versa. Our local newspaper (AKA, to some, the propaganda machine), provides a feature for people who want to say something anonymously. Anyone can call in and say whatever they like about current issues.

Those comments are then typed and published in the newspaper--although they are not only edited for profanity, but, many suspect, edited to block some comments. The newspaper, an internet novice, is now allowing posts from its website, although it's not yet clear if those posts will make it into the print version.

Question: if someone calls in a real down-and-dirty comment and that comment is published not only in the print version of the newspaper, but also on the website, has the newspaper colluded in defamation of character? Or, where is the line between opinion and anonymous slander/libel/defamation of character?

We may find out in California.

US Sues Landowners To Gain Land for Mexico Border Fence

Texas: Dennis Kucinich in Flap Over Loyalty Oath, Heads to Court

What would an election be without lawsuits and celebrities? Dennis Kucinich, in a snit over the Texas Democratic Party loyalty oath, winds up off the ballot.

Backed by Willie Nelson, Kucinich saddled up and moseyed off to court. He's seeking a restraining order against the party's decision.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, people are bombing, shooting, rioting, setting churches on fire with sanctuary seekers inside. Given that, going to court sounds like a darned good alternative.

Illegal Immigration: Affecting Your Wages?

This news report from a small town in Texas shows how illegal immigrants have pushed down wages and raised the cost of living for Americans. Workers in the meat packing industry in the U.S. now earn 35% less than they did in the 1970's.

Experts say that continuing waves of illegal workers, often with forged documents, have created a market where wages for American workers are severely at risk. In this investigation, Swift was hauled into court for allegedly deliberately hiring illegals over American workers in order to save money.

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