43 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 9 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
OpEdNews Op Eds   

BREAKING: SATIRE TO SUE NEW YORKER

By       (Page 1 of 1 pages)   2 comments
Message Steve mcqueen
(SYOP 7/16/08) In an unprecedented legal move that should shakeup the dictionary industry already under siege by critics and linguists, Satire - the word and its definition - has filed suit against The New Yorker for classifying its cartoon depiction of Barack and Michele Obama as satire.

"Words can no longer stand by and let the media abuse them without retribution," said Satire's lawyer, Noah Webster VI. "Words have rights too. But more importantly, they have real meaning and represent to people the truth. The courts have said so."

Webster, who successfully defended Truth in "Cheney vs Last Throes," "Fox vs News" and the landmark, "Funny vs Dane Cook," is suing The New Yorker under the "Is" law - named after former President Bill Clinton's "It depends what the meaning of 'is' is" triangulation of the linking verb in his attempt to weasel out of an admission of an affair - which set a legal standard for words and phrases, legislating proper usage and criminalizing most perversions of proper terminology.

Not since the class action law suit enjoined by the words "Independent," "Logic" and "Journalist" against Bill O'Reilly, has the meaning and intention of words been challenged in the courts as strongly.

Webster, who once represented... READ THE REST OF THE STORY HERE

Steve Young is an award-winning TV writer and author, blogging at Steveyoungonpolitics.com

Rate It | View Ratings

Steve Mcqueen Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

My "bio" is not relevant to this discussion
Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

Breaking! McCain Concedes!

Palin/Couric Interview Bombshell: Palin Unable To Name All Her Children's Names

It's Sunday - So Where's Sarah?

Image of Virgin Mary Found In Sarah Palin's Bouffant

Fake FEMA Press Conference Template Making The Rounds

Palin Suspends Vice Presidential Campaign: Rushes Back to Alaska to Keep an Eye on Russia

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend