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Libertarian racist suing NY Times for quoting him

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NY Times did a story on the paleoconservative movement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/us/po ... share&_r=1

They quoted Walter Block saying slavery was "“not so bad — you pick cotton and sing songs.”

Now Block wants to sue the NY Times. But he has no money so he wants someone to represent him for free.

Sue New York Times for libel?!?!
Walter E. Block
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/sue ... for-libel/

Several people have responded to this article of mine on LewRockwell.com, and have pledged several hundreds of dollars between them. But, I have just learned, much to my consternation, that to launch such a lawsuit would costs LOTS of money. So, I’m looking for a (libertarian) lawyer who would do this pro bono. Any volunteers out there? If so, please get in touch with me at [email protected]. I’m not in this for the money. I intend to donate any money I get from this to the Mises Institute. I’m willing to donate all the time it would take to do this, and maybe a little bit of my own money, but I don’t have too much for this purpose. I know that the ACLU helped out Hans Hoppe when he had his difficulties regarding “time preference.” So I might try them. Are there any other such organizations that might take on a case like mine? I have also been told that I don’t have a good case, since I did indeed use the exact words the NY Times quoted me as saying. But, I contend, this newspaper took those words completely out of context. I don’t much care if some people think I have a good legal case or not. I very much want to sue them. I would appreciate any help anyone could give me on this.
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Walter Blockhead wrote: I’m not in this for the money. I intend to donate any money I get from this to the Mises Institute.
Hey how about if you get any money out of this lawsuit you pay back the dumb fucks who loan you money to fight it and the lawyer that worked for you? What a fucking ass clown..

Just noticed this at the bottom of the article... The only thing missing is Mongolio's picture.. :lol:



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According to Wikipedia, "Walter Block is best known for his 1976 book Defending the Undefendable."

You can download it free.

Defending the Undefendable (pdf file)
http://mises.org/books/defending.pdf


On page 47, he says:

"It is easy to be an advocate of free speech when it applies to
the rights of those with whom one is in agreement. But the
crucial test concerns controversial speech—statements
which we may consider vicious and nasty and which may, in
fact, even be vicious and nasty.

Now, there is perhaps nothing more repugnant or vicious
than libel. We must, therefore, take particular care to defend the
free speech rights of libelers, for if they can be protected, the
rights of all others—who do not give as much offense—will certainly
be more secure
. But if the rights of free speech of libelers
and slanderers are not protected, the rights of others will be less
secure"



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