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[–] AreWeSure 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

She still didn't win. She settled......on very favorable terms, but what she didn't do is prove libel/slander. In fact, there's another case with the Daily Mail that is still ongoing. We shall see where that goes. You also don't know if she was the first to offer to settle.

This individual case does not change what I said: "The libel bar for public officials, especially a president is very, very high. To point where it's not worth it to sue."

Hustler Magazine said Jerry Falwell lost his virginity to his mother in an outhouse. He sued and lost.

In answer to the original question, "Isn't it strange......" The answer is a clear no. It's not strange because it's often not worth it, you can sue like Jerry Falwell, spend a lot of time and money and still lose.

Does anyone ask, "Isn't it strange that Alex Jones was never sued by George W. Bush for saying 9/11 was an inside job and selling Tshirts? No. They don't. And for the same reason.

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[–] matheasysolutions [S] ago 

The hustler magazine suit was over a parody so that is not comparable to Jones calling Bill a rapist...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine_v._Falwell

Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the First and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit public figures from recovering damages for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), if the emotional distress was caused by a caricature, parody, or satire of the public figure that a reasonable person would not have interpreted as factual.

Also, the blogger in the Melanie case apologized and admitted the statements were false...

So I'm not sure where you are going with this. The 9/11 case would involve the emails and communications of George W. and other top politicians to be revealed, so it would be best they kept silent.

The question of why Bill Clinton has not sued Alex Jones still remains.

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[–] AreWeSure 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

It's simply not worth it