It's Simple
It's simple, really. Sanjaya is the second coming (or the first coming to those who don't believe in the first coming). Sanjaya loves you, you should love Sanjaya.

The One
And He continues on…

One more
Great summary S&P. And thanks for making the Bush example work. Now and then me no do words good.

Last post, I swear
I basically stated the prima facie case for slander above. All it is is a statement that causes damage. Truth of the statement is a defense (as long as Remini is not a public figure, which she probably is not), not part of the claim.

TJ
I'm not defending, I'm simply stating what the law is.

Yeah…
And I would like to be the first to say that my Bush example was awful and tortured. I'm embarrassed to have written it. Use S&P's kiddy-fondling example instead.

Why do I keep coming back to this thread?
I wasn't the only one who, based on the Onion article, thought the Remini did have an abortion. It was used in a way that many could assume as fact. If the Onion says "President George Bush did such and such," it would be reasonable to interpret from this that Bush is…

Yikes
Too many comments to read and no time. Really quick then: falsity and slander is not protected speech and never has been. Satire is not inherently protected. It's protected as far as it's not meant to speak the truth. That is, people don't take satire, real satire, to be speaking the truth. However, as…

Re: TuxedoMonkey
Nah, it's not the lack of laugh track which usually have the opposite effect than they're intended on me. You did get me right on one thing, though. I am the rare individual who also didn't like AD. However, big fan of The Office.

Um…
I'm not criticizing the show, I don't mean any of you any harm. However, is there anyone besides me who just doesn't think 30 Rock (or Tina Fey for that matter) is good or funny? I'm really curious, because it seems that everyone loves this show and I just ain't gettin' it.

Libel/Slander
You have your law wrong KFedEx. There certainly doesn't have to be any truth to a statement in order to make it slander (especially since truth is a defense in libel actions). Even if she were a public figure, and I doubt she would be here, that doesn't mean anyone can say anything about them. I don't…

Darn it…
Ug, I've lowered myself to the lowest common denominator of Internet comments: character attacks. Please forgive me Sanjaya.

Bad Tinketry
Only through Tinky imposters are we learning the genius that is the real Tinky.

Re: Re: Re:
To those who use the sarcastic phrase "intellectually superior atheists," is there any sort of athiest that you wouldn't describe this way? Are there also "intellectually superior agnostics"? I'd like to be one of those, rather than just a boring old "agnostic."

Relgion on the Internets
Meh, I really don't mind people arguing about religion on the Internets. If nothing else, it reminds people that not everyone thinks religion is a good thing.

Sugar High
I think my blood sugar level skyrocketed by just reading this post.

Tonky
Though shalt not worship false idols! Tinky is the one true prophet spreading the word of Sanjaya.

Tinketry
Lay off Tinky! As I said before, he is the prophet of Sanjaya, and you don't want to make Sanjaya mad! You do not want to feel His wrath!

Extreme in your own way
"I just think it's funny to see these people shitting their pants…"

Nielson
Darn you S. Jerusalem, you beat me to the Leslie Nielson comment. MYSS?