re: #72 Rancher

Being a “very public figure” doesn’t matter, ask celebrities who have successfully sued the National Enquirer.

There’s a difference between passing along a rumor and making a positive claim of fact that the utterer knows to be false. The latter was the basis for several successful claims filed against tabloids. You’ll notice that such prosecutions - successful ones, that is - have all but disappeared, as the tabloids have become more careful about their phrasing.

The blog article, on the other hand, simply repeats what has been circulating on the Web for weeks and months now in various cesspools. Palin can bring suit if she wants, but prevailing will be extraordinarily difficult.