Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton of producing a ādefamatoryā ad centered on a former patient who was arrested for missing court dates related to unpaid medical debt owed to the Kansas Republican.
In a letter sent to Hamilton, Marshallās attorneys claimed that the ad released last week by the Kansas Democratās campaign contained āfalseā information and must be taken down.
āWe demand that you immediately cease and desist from any further publication, broadcast, distribution, or promotion of the advertisement,ā the letter said.
The ad in question features Meischa Zimmermanāa one-time patient of Marshall, a former obstetrician-gynecologistāwho was arrested in 2011 after missing a $50 payment.
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According to the Timesā reporting, at least 81 one-time Marshall patients have been arrested for missing court dates stemming from their unpaid medical bills, with one patient taken into custody owing just $114.
The Times investigation also found that Marshall or his office sued more than 700 patients for unpaid bills throughout his two-decade career.
Oh well, I guess theyāll have to make an advert about one of the other hundreds of people he did this to then. Not that it will sway Republican voters, for whom callousness is a feature.
I didnāt know Kansas was doing the end run around debtorās prisons as well. Utah has been doing this shit for a decade or more.
Big city firms buy distressed debt, sue in the big city where they have friendly and I presume paid off judges, and when defendants donāt show up, they get contempt charges on them. If they pay they get out of jail. If not, after 30 or 60 days they get out, only for it to happen again.
Usury. A rejection of Christianity, of Christ, and a stain on your ShitHoly States! Fuck you.
Is it defamation if itās true?
Literally itās not, but practically it sometimes is, if you donāt have the money for representation or time to take off work to fight it. This guy is obviously used to using his money to bully people. Iām assuming itās not going to work in his favor this time.
Looks like Kansas has a strong anti-SLAPP law, so hopefully sheāll be able to get that dismissed pretty quickly.
Itās the Democratic challenger being sued for defamation in this case, not the fucked-over mom. Hopefully the truth still holds up in favor of the defendant here.
This is Americaā¦itās defamation if the person calling it defamation has more money. Otherwise itās just sparkling parody.
The truth is a 100% defense. Itās only defamation if you KNOWINGLY speak a false statement that is harmful to the reputation. Add to it that public figures have a higher threshold than members of the public to prove defamation.
Let it go trail and we get discovery they will drop the lawsuit. He is scum and should be buried under a prison.
Time for someone to learn about the Streisand effectā¦
Fuck this guy, but Iām down to get rid of official attack ads in general.
Of course I despise advertisements of all varieties, but political attack ads are a special type of unwelcome assault on our collective mental health.
this isnāt the usual āattackā ad thoughā¦ which is why the magat is so riled-up. itās based on facts, including verifiable and indisputable public records kinds of facts, that he canāt make up some bullshit to counter.
And, hot take, you should be able to attack trash people running for office. That everyone has a different opinion on what a trash person is is the inherent flaw of democracy.
I would not call that a hot take so much as a Precept of the American Constitution.
