yeah but look at Chelsea Clinton, look at Elizabeth Edwards, look at Jenna Bush and Billy Carter. I don't think the family members can NOT be public figures at that level of politics. Note that I say this, but I still think we should let the poor kid alone. I just don't think it because of libel law yanno?
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So reading that definition, I don't agree that the daughter is a > public figure. The only way she could be a public figure is as an > involuntary public figure, which is defined as a very rare > circumstance, and where she must have "become a central figure in a > significant public controversy". > > So what is the public controversy? Whether a 17 year old should have a > baby? Not exactly front-page news. Whether a daughter should follow > her parents' advice? Nope. What is the controversy? > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Dana wrote: >> that is the mother. There is no question that Sarah Palin is a public >> figure. I believe here daughter is also, but that is less clear-cut. >> >> http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html#3 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267741 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
