EDITORIAL
The Dominion vs Fox Lawsuit Does Not Pass The Smell Test
Why would a glass-house-dwelling, ostensibly for-profit corporation sue another party–let alone a lawyered-up gaggle of big-megaphone parties–who would as a matter of due diligence, expose said company’s massive flaws, inefficiencies, and vulnerabilities in the process of discovery?
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By the same token, why would a glass-house-dwelling, ostensibly for-profit corporation sue another party–let alone a lawyered-up gaggle of big-megaphone parties–when the dubious motives for the litigation might result in countersuits that could bankrupt said corporation?
According to Reuters “Fox alleged Dominion’s lawsuit serves only to “generate headlines, chill First Amendment-protected speech, and unjustly enrich” the company’s investors, who according to Fox’s filing have valued Dominion at roughly $80 million.”
The lawsuit has generated headlines. Headlines that are embarrassing to Fox News but not because Fox News was led down a dry well of election fraud. Fox News adamantly refused to touch the subject from the onset. Lou Dobbs, a Fox Business News host with high viewer ratings and a platinum reputation for candor, was fired as soon as he stuck his toe in the water.
Fox News also smeared Sidney Powell and Rudy Guiliani publicly as well as in private text messages. The process of discovery revealed that Fox News held their viewers in low regard and that they were committed to squelching anything related to election fraud. Election malfeasance was the third rail and Hannity, Ingraham, and Carlson were not going to sacrifice their movie star salaries for their viewer’s sake. Truth be damned!
The mainstream media have performed a masterful job of distorting the story to their advantage. The standing headline “Fox News Lies About Stolen Election” insinuates that they actually reported on election fraud. The headlines are often juxtaposed with a picture of Donald Trump, of “Trump’s Big Lie” fame.
The MSM gets to have it both ways. Donald Trump claims that an election was stolen. Fox News 2020 election coverage was less than forthright (and they admit as much) for their craven refusal to cover the 2020 election irregularities. In Googleland, Trump’s assertion of election theft is promoted as” The Big Lie” and Fox News whitewashing of election fraud is rolled into the same “Big Lie” headline.
“Order Tucker Carlson… to Stop Spreading the Big Lie” Senator Chuck Schumer recently commanded. Schumer might be habitually dishonest, but he is not stupid. He knows that Carlson has been a reliable backstabber who can be counted on to avoid the topic of election fraud in much the same way that Clark Kent would dodge a chunk of kryptonite. Schumer also knows that most news consumers–especially those who always seek bias confirmation–only read headlines, taglines, and blurbs. Schumer’s quote was retweeted profusely, and I suppose one could say that it went viral.
If “The Big Lie” is already copyrighted, the whopper that Tucker Carlson has investigated the subject invites a Brobdingnagian gargantuan leviathan adjective of its own. “Big” does not suffice.
So yes, Fox’s lawyers are correct to state that Dominion wanted to generate headlines. And they are correct in asserting that Dominion wants to suppress free speech, as evidenced by their scorched Earth lawsuits against Sidney Powell, Lou Dobbs, and Rudy Guiliani. What about the accusation of unjust enrichment?
Maybe Dominion does want to hit the Litigation Lottery. Do the right judge-shopping, screen the right jurors featuring twelve angry Trump and/or Fox haters, and lightning might strike your flagpole. These days, it might be worth the gamble.
The big problem with that strategy is that Fox News bent over backward to not discuss Dominion Voting Systems. Fox News was dutifully MIA. This notattorney is stating the obvious: they don’t have a case. As well, Dominion might have opened itself up to countersuits. They have already spent nine or ten figures in legal fees to defend a company worth “roughly 80 million” according to Fox News attorneys. Dominion’s reputation took a nosedive without Fox’s help and the parent company might have devised a brilliant go-for-broke liquidation strategy.
This brings us to the parent company, Staple Street Capital. Just because SSC is frequently described as murky, does not mean that they are murky in the least. SSC, to be polite, is discreet.
The Murky Foreign Actors Behind US Election Fraud
From Internet Archive
Media Reverses Position After Smartmatic Legal Threats
On Dec. 4, The Epoch Times reported: “Three of four board members of UBS Securities LLC are Chinese according to Bloomberg, at least one of whom appears to reside in Hong Kong.” However, the same Bloomberg profile today shows only one Board Member, Samuel Molinaro.
One of the Chinese names previously found in the profile was Ye Xiang, founder of VisionGain Capital who was Secretary for Foreign Financial Institutions for the People’s Bank of China.
The Epoch Times stated: “Staple Street Capital made significant changes to its website recently. Information about Team, Executive Board, and Portfolio have all been deleted.”
Staple Street probably has multiple motives for suing Fox News but some weigh heavier than others. If collecting damages was their primary goal, they probably would not have released a trove of Fox internal memos that do not bolster their case. Clearly, the plaintiffs want to besmirch Fox’s reputation, such as it is.
And now, this writer is going to go a little bit “Pulp Fiction” on you. Instead of wrapping it up and rolling the credits, the writer is going to ask to sit back down and read a shorter editorial that involves the characters we have come to know, if not love.
Why would an institution that wants to defeat Donald Trump do anything to harm Fox News? The Democrat/RINO axis has one essential, if not indispensable weapon they cannot afford to damage. That weapon is Fox News.
The Soviet Union was smart enough to sanction dissidents to serve up tepid criticism for the state-supported media. I don’t know what the controlled opposition said; but it was probably something like, “There are some wacky characters in the Kremlin.” Dissidents who could be counted on to pound their chests and pull their punches and divert the audience as the rabbit was lifted from the hat. Something like what Fox News does routinely.
Yes, your braindead lefty relative might say” “duh duh duh Fox News duh duh duh Right Wing duh duh duh Fox News duh duh duh Trump duh duh duh” but that is because your braindead lefty relative consciously embraces stupidity as a badge of honor. Many Fox News viewers knew they were being played by the Never-Trump backstabbers and started looking elsewhere for information.
In 2021, Fox News produced its lowest ratings in twenty years and they continue to bleed viewers. The once loyal audience has gone elsewhere for information. Still, they maintain an audience sizable enough to swing a presidential election.
I am not sure who said it first but here is a maxim worth repeating: The Left always overplays its hand. They are Borg. They cannot brook any resistance, even the snarky comments that Fox News serves up in lieu of journalism. Does it really aid the Dems’ agenda to showcase Fox News’ duplicity? Probably not. But they just can’t help themselves.
The Editor-In-Chief
