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PlagmanThe Guy I Made Fun of is Suing Fox News Because of it!!!
Superintendent Leon Levesque, famous for suspending a student for putting a bag containing ham on a table where Muslim students were eating, is suing Fox News for their “irresponsible and reckless” reporting of the story, and “for what they dragged him through” by making people aware of what happened.
In April 2007, handsome writer Nicholas Plagman wrote about the “ham hate crime” in which a student in Maine was suspended for two weeks for putting a ham steak in a bag and placing it on a table where Muslim students were sitting. According to the original news story reported by the Sun Journal, police were investigating the matter alongside the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, who was also working alongside the school to create a response plan, which apparently in Maine is the appropriate response to a 12-year-old’s mean-spirited prank.
In Plagman’s version, which was published two weeks after the fact, the school was working with the aforementioned organizations to create an “anti-ham” response plan. He also misquoted Levesque as saying, “these children have got to learn that ham is not a toy.” Fox News, who reported the story on their show “Fox & Friends,” used Plagman’s version as the source. Thus, although the story was true, a couple of the quotes that were fabricated and made Levesque appear even dumber were read on the air, and for that Levesque is seeking $75,000.
According to his lawyer, Bernard Kubetz, Levesque deserves a fair compensation “for what they dragged him through,” and is hoping that it will serve as a deterrent “so no other innocent person is subjected to this.” This is considered quite a noble venture on Levesque’s part considering the number of superintendents who every day suffer because a true story highlighting their stupidity is reported with a couple of fake quotes.
“It appears to me that Fox News acted in a grossly irresponsible way and took some information that was really not very plausible, did not do any substantial fact checking, and put it out as hard news,” said Kubetz, “I mean, come on! A kid suspended two weeks just for that? That’s absurd! Forget the fake quotes, how could Fox not question the story itself?!”
The case is expected to appear before a jury in about 10-12 months. “I think I can win,” said Levesque, “just need to make sure the jury focuses on the fake quotes and doesn’t realize that the rest of the story is true.”
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In April 2007, handsome writer Nicholas Plagman wrote about the “ham hate crime” in which a student in Maine was suspended for two weeks for putting a ham steak in a bag and placing it on a table where Muslim students were sitting. According to the original news story reported by the Sun Journal, police were investigating the matter alongside the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, who was also working alongside the school to create a response plan, which apparently in Maine is the appropriate response to a 12-year-old’s mean-spirited prank.
In Plagman’s version, which was published two weeks after the fact, the school was working with the aforementioned organizations to create an “anti-ham” response plan. He also misquoted Levesque as saying, “these children have got to learn that ham is not a toy.” Fox News, who reported the story on their show “Fox & Friends,” used Plagman’s version as the source. Thus, although the story was true, a couple of the quotes that were fabricated and made Levesque appear even dumber were read on the air, and for that Levesque is seeking $75,000.
According to his lawyer, Bernard Kubetz, Levesque deserves a fair compensation “for what they dragged him through,” and is hoping that it will serve as a deterrent “so no other innocent person is subjected to this.” This is considered quite a noble venture on Levesque’s part considering the number of superintendents who every day suffer because a true story highlighting their stupidity is reported with a couple of fake quotes.
“It appears to me that Fox News acted in a grossly irresponsible way and took some information that was really not very plausible, did not do any substantial fact checking, and put it out as hard news,” said Kubetz, “I mean, come on! A kid suspended two weeks just for that? That’s absurd! Forget the fake quotes, how could Fox not question the story itself?!”
The case is expected to appear before a jury in about 10-12 months. “I think I can win,” said Levesque, “just need to make sure the jury focuses on the fake quotes and doesn’t realize that the rest of the story is true.”
Check out the story for yourself if you don't believe me:
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Maybe Levesque is trying to raise some money for a pork products command task force..
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This is my favorite part! So funny.
I hope one day a major news syndicate will be sued for something I write on my blog -- I'm shooting for CNN. I'd wear it like a badge of honor. You're so lucky!