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"I won the case by results only" McMaster stated after the hearing. "I can’t say that my presentation had much to do with it." McMaster continued: "At the end of the day, the record simply showed that the facts and the law were on my side and that became more and more apparent the more the opposing counsel spoke. It was really a ridiculous case to have to defend against, and I felt Judge Thompson took it seriously but also with some tongue-in-cheek humor." McMaster didn’t elaborate on that but some exerts of Judge Thompson’s interrogation of Curry’s counsel from the hearing shed some light on McMaster’s comment: | "I won the case by results only" McMaster stated after the hearing. "I can’t say that my presentation had much to do with it." McMaster continued: "At the end of the day, the record simply showed that the facts and the law were on my side and that became more and more apparent the more the opposing counsel spoke. It was really a ridiculous case to have to defend against, and I felt Judge Thompson took it seriously but also with some tongue-in-cheek humor." McMaster didn’t elaborate on that but some exerts of Judge Thompson’s interrogation of Curry’s counsel from the hearing shed some light on McMaster’s comment: | ||
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JUDGE THOMPSON: Do you think the word "dangerous is libelous in and of itself? | JUDGE THOMPSON: Do you think the word "dangerous" is libelous in and of itself?<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: In and of itself? | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: In and of itself?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Mmm hmm. | JUDGE THOMPSON: Mmm hmm.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No context at all? | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No context at all? . . . Dangerous, no context at all--is that what you're asking me?<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: | JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah.<br> | ||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No | PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: No.<br> | ||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Okay. Let's go back to that era of human development that historians like to call "The Day." Ted Nugent wrote and recorded a song about his girlfriend. The title was "Little Miss Dangerous." Did he libel his girlfriend?<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: When in doubt, Teddy whips it out. That Ted Nugent?<br> | |||
JUDGE THOMPSON: That guy. Yah.<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: I'd have to hear the whole song . . . [Inaudible]. Can you play it for me? [laughing]<br> | |||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Let's go to the other side of the record store. In the early 80s.<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: There aren't record stores anymore.<br> | |||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Well, let's pretend we are back in 1984. There was an album called "Ice Cream Castle" released by the band "The Time," lead singer Morris Day.<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Morris Day and The Time?<br> | |||
JUDGE THOMPSON: Yah. Morris Day and The Time. The song "Jungle Love."<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Yah.<br> | |||
JUDGE THOMPSON: First verse-- "I, I've been watching you. I think I wanna know ya, know ya. I said I, I'm a little dangerous. Girl I'd love to show ya, show ya . . . Jungle Love . . . [Inaudible][laughing]. Are we at a point in human development in America where the word "dangerous" is libelous or is it a compliment in some aspects . . . ?<br> | |||
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: Okay. Okay. You asked me the question. If-- if you take the word dangerous out of context . . . dangerous, is it libelous? No . . . .<br> | |||
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