Trial over, we won - no defamation on the part of either Lancaster Newspapers or the Sun-Ledger newspapers. Jury was back in 45 minutes with the verdict.
Back to normal around here tomorrow maybe, though I need a day to clear all of this from my head. Have thought of virtually nothing else for more than a week.
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| Goldilocks 7/31/07 5:20 PM | I normally disagree with most everything you say, but in this case the jury did the right thing in reaching a verdict in your favor, as well as the Lanc. Newspapers and the Sun Ledger. You certainly didn't deserve this lawsuit. Nor did you deserve the wasted time in court and the prep time I am sure it took. LOL, however it did give many of us a refreshing break from all your blog rants against Christians, right wingers, conservatives, etc. etc. |
| gsmart 7/31/07 9:29 PM | QUOTE(Goldilocks @ Jul 31 2007, 05:20 PM) [snapback]309077[/snapback] LOL, however it did give many of us a refreshing break from all your blog rants against Christians, right wingers, conservatives, etc. etc. C'mon, admit it - you missed the abuse. |
| bigstew 7/31/07 9:31 PM | Or your rampant stupidity. |
| Goldilocks 7/31/07 9:36 PM | QUOTE(gsmart @ Jul 31 2007, 08:29 PM) [snapback]309127[/snapback] C'mon, admit it - you missed the abuse. Sh-sh-sh.......maybe just an eensie teensie litsy bitsy little bit. |
| citydweller 7/31/07 10:01 PM | Sooo.... can we expect this Sunday NOT to read re-hashed and revised blog cheese from a month ago ???? Er, I mean, GOOD JOB ON THE WIN OLD BOY! Likely hinged on your testimony, I suspect, what with driveling lawyers with their bloody heads up you-know-where and bloody jurors undoubtedly hanging on every last breath of the first confirmed lesbian they've ever seen, well, outside of a magazine, mind you, but still, you must have been the lynch pin, old man, and er...well,,,cough...um, is it time for jello yet ? |
| LancCitizen 7/31/07 10:10 PM | QUOTE(bigstew @ Jul 31 2007, 09:31 PM) [snapback]309129[/snapback] Or your rampant stupidity. LOL LMAO ROFLMAO OMG LMAO that's rich, mini-man calling someone else "stupid" ROFLMAO!!!!! Seriously, you're only faking being as stupid as you seem aren't you? I mean, it's not really possible for anyone to be as stupid as portray yourself in your posts. It's a parody isn't it? Are you trying to show a stereotypical right wing nut job? It has to be something like that because even bush is smart enough to know some of the things that go over your head. Come on, tell us you're faking it, you can't honestly be that stupid, there's no way....is there? Are you 100% honest in your posts or are they parodies? |
| gsmart 8/1/07 8:29 AM | QUOTE(citydweller @ Jul 31 2007, 10:01 PM) [snapback]309134[/snapback] Sooo.... can we expect this Sunday NOT to read re-hashed and revised blog cheese from a month ago ???? Hey man, YOU try sitting in a courtroom for a week and a half and then resetting back to normal at 5 p.m. and coming up with something. Back in the day I often used the blog to as a sort of sketch pad for things that might ultimately make it into the print edition, and that's likely to continue here. Helps when time runs short, as it has recently. I also need to call you about a certain letter... |
| Goldilocks 8/1/07 8:55 AM | QUOTE(gsmart @ Aug 1 2007, 07:29 AM) [snapback]309224[/snapback] Hey man, YOU try sitting in a courtroom for a week and a half and then resetting back to normal at 5 p.m. and coming up with something. Sitting in a courtroom for a week and a half sounds stressful. Just going before a District Judge doing tenant evictions stresses me out and gives me headaches to boot, I can't imagine what this week and a half must have been like for you. (I can't believe I actually felt sorry for you.) It is frivolous lawsuits like this that really tick me off. It was obvious that Weber's career damages weren't from a headline, but from other factors. And probably the biggest factor was that she had a poor work ethic and wasn't doing the greatest job in her profession. Than, instead of taking personal responsibility for her inadequacies she decided to sue a newspaper for using information off of a court document. This suit should have been thrown out before it ever reached the courts. All that aside, may I offer a suggestion, Gil? Why don't you take a extra l-o-n-g break from blogging for a while? You need a break, after all that, LOL !!! |
| ihavehorns 8/1/07 9:55 AM | Is Goldi flirting with Gil? OMG do we now have a Gil groupie or better yet a Gloupie? I feel a....how did you put it Godie?....."maybe just an eensie teensie litsy bitsy little bit" nauseous.  |
| dodgecrew 8/1/07 11:37 AM | QUOTE(ihavehorns @ Aug 1 2007, 09:55 AM) [snapback]309264[/snapback] Is Goldi flirting with Gil? OMG do we now have a Gil groupie or better yet a Gloupie? I feel a....how did you put it Godie?....."maybe just an eensie teensie litsy bitsy little bit" nauseous. Shouldn't it be "itsy", and not "litsy"??? |
| cyberscribbler 8/1/07 11:59 AM | QUOTE(Goldilocks @ Jul 31 2007, 05:20 PM) [snapback]309077[/snapback] however it did give many of us a refreshing break from all your blog rants against Christians, right wingers, conservatives, etc. etc. Aren't you mad at the jury for only taking 45 minutes to come to a decision.Stupid stereotypical conservative, Christian, right winger Lancaster county jury pools, can't manage to keep Gil out of your hair for more than a week.  |
| Goldilocks 8/1/07 1:17 PM | QUOTE(ihavehorns @ Aug 1 2007, 08:55 AM) [snapback]309264[/snapback] Is Goldi flirting with Gil? OMG do we now have a Gil groupie or better yet a Gloupie? I feel a....how did you put it Godie?....."maybe just an eensie teensie litsy bitsy little bit" nauseous. Huh...flirting with Gil...hardly, we disagree on just about everything. However as I said in a previous post, these kinds of stupid lawsuits really tick me off and it has nothing to do with Gil. From what I understand this woman was an incompetent attorney and instead of taking personal responsibility for it, she tried to suck money from a large business by filing a lawsuit. QUOTE(dodgecrew @ Aug 1 2007, 10:37 AM) [snapback]309324[/snapback] Shouldn't it be "itsy", and not "litsy"??? You are right, I misspelled "itsy". |
| Goldilocks 8/1/07 1:31 PM | QUOTE(cyberscribbler @ Aug 1 2007, 10:59 AM) [snapback]309339[/snapback] Aren't you mad at the jury for only taking 45 minutes to come to a decision. Stupid stereotypical conservative, Christian, right winger Lancaster county jury pools, can't manage to keep Gil out of your hair for more than a week. No, I wouldn't wish a stupid lawsuit, such as this, to be dragged on, even if it involved the king of liberal, Gil Smart. Yes it was stupid that it took 45 minutes to decide, it should have taken 5 minutes ! Could you cite your sources that the jury consisted of conservative, Christian, right wingers? Or are you just stereotyping the people on that jury, because they are from Lancaster County? |
| cyberscribbler 8/1/07 2:07 PM | QUOTE(Goldilocks @ Aug 1 2007, 01:31 PM) [snapback]309399[/snapback] Could you cite your sources that the jury consisted of conservative, Christian, right wingers? Or are you just stereotyping the people on that jury, because they are from Lancaster County? They could be any combination of the demographic, jury pools tend to reflect the makeup of the voters & drivers in the area. That's why lawyers seek a change of venue when it's to their advantage. |
| gsmart 8/1/07 3:04 PM | Actually, we spoke to members of the jury afterwards - thanking them for their time and service - and it turns out the jury foreman was the pastor of an evangelical church somewhere in the northern part of the county, who said he disagrees with virtually everything I write - but likes that I make people think. I consider that maybe the highest praise. Those who tell me they agree with everything I say, I advise them to seek mental help. And as for this: All that aside, may I offer a suggestion, Gil? Why don't you take a extra l-o-n-g break from blogging for a while? You need a break, after all that, LOL !! Actually, I'm off on vacation - week at the beach - the week after next, when blogging will again be light to non-existent. The break from everything will be very, very welcome. |
| dodgecrew 8/1/07 3:18 PM | Who is going to fill in for you when you are away? Will there be no "Smart Remarks" that Sunday?? |
| Daisy Lee Myers 8/1/07 3:20 PM | what was the case about? i missed it? can someone open the blog article for me? thanks |
| bigstew 8/1/07 3:33 PM | QUOTE(LancCitizen @ Jul 31 2007, 10:10 PM) [snapback]309135[/snapback] LOL LMAO ROFLMAO OMG LMAO that's rich, mini-man calling someone else "stupid" ROFLMAO!!!!! Seriously, you're only faking being as stupid as you seem aren't you? I mean, it's not really possible for anyone to be as stupid as portray yourself in your posts. It's a parody isn't it? Are you trying to show a stereotypical right wing nut job? It has to be something like that because even bush is smart enough to know some of the things that go over your head. Come on, tell us you're faking it, you can't honestly be that stupid, there's no way....is there? Are you 100% honest in your posts or are they parodies? Some of your posts are funny. If you want them to be really good, try to tone down that foaming mouth hysteria, Mrs. Hydra chiten lanc he-she. |
| Goldilocks 8/1/07 3:56 PM | QUOTE(bigstew @ Aug 1 2007, 02:33 PM) [snapback]309433[/snapback] Some of your posts are funny. If you want them to be really good, try to tone down that foaming mouth hysteria, Mrs. Hydra chiten lanc he-she. This morning I noticed that some of her posts landed in the "abyss". QUOTE(gsmart @ Aug 1 2007, 02:04 PM) [snapback]309428[/snapback] Actually, I'm off on vacation - week at the beach - the week after next, when blogging will again be light to non-existent. The break from everything will be very, very welcome. Cool....so we get an extended break from all the anti "conservative righties" blogs! Have a safe and happy time. |
| RonHarper 8/1/07 4:26 PM | QUOTE(gsmart @ Aug 1 2007, 03:04 PM) [snapback]309428[/snapback] Actually, we spoke to members of the jury afterwards I was there when a chance meeting of Marv, Gil, Lynn the jury and yes me happened. They jurors joked that they should now receive an subscription to the newspapers now that they ruled in their behavior! rh |
| Kate 8/1/07 4:59 PM | QUOTE(dodgecrew @ Aug 1 2007, 03:18 PM) [snapback]309430[/snapback] Who is going to fill in for you when you are away? Will there be no "Smart Remarks" that Sunday?? citydweller???? Ron Harper??? Artie See???? Becky??  |
| Daisy Lee Myers 8/1/07 5:16 PM | www.lipnews1.com QUOTE(Kate @ Aug 1 2007, 04:59 PM) [snapback]309449[/snapback] citydweller???? Ron Harper??? Artie See???? Becky?? |
| Artie See 8/1/07 6:00 PM | QUOTE(Kate @ Aug 1 2007, 04:59 PM) [snapback]309449[/snapback] citydweller???? Ron Harper??? Artie See???? Gil and I have never actually formally met in person. We do agree on many issues, although if I remember correctly we disagree on the single largest expenditure of taxpayer dollars in Lancaster County history... |
| harv1 8/1/07 8:59 PM | I've got a few "Smart Remarks" I would be happy to pass along in your absence. Actually have thought of applying for one of the vacancies on the LNP they're advertising. Though, I'm afraid if I moved back to Lanc. I might implode or explode with whoopie pie overdoses. I had to move to get away from the Martins, Gibbles, and Stehman aisle. And the Tasty-Kakes endcaps. It was that or rehab... |
| BeingReal 8/1/07 9:56 PM | Harv1, you've got a lot more than "a few" Smart Remarks to share -- I've enjoyed quite a few of them on here! It would be interesting to read your blog entries...I think Gil should consider it.  |
| citydweller 8/1/07 10:42 PM | I'd happily take the heat as Gil's doppleganger for a week or two. It'd give me a chance to expand on the "class divide" thing I started in my opinion column last month. Waddaya say Gil? Worst that could happen is people might like you better after they read how I feel about things |
| harv1 8/1/07 11:34 PM | City: we could tag team  I think Gil needs a compatriot over there. LNP are you listening? I've actually got street cred and tear sheets to prove it. City of course can provide us with police protection.  . Bad joke, city, sorry... I do hope your situation with the "boy" police officer was resolved. Every time I think of the incident, that movie with Sidney Poiter saying "Call me MISTER Tibbs" runs through my head. |
| BAG-17 8/1/07 11:42 PM | Elam Zook's, The Amish and Us, might be as controversial as Smart's Remarks. |
