Liberal punk threatens lawsuit

Back on January 6, 2007, I wrote a post wherein I quoted a Liberal blogger known as the Wild Rose Grit, and accurately reproduced statements from his blog in which he impugned the leadership abilities of one Kevin Taft. In his post, the Wild Rose Grit stated Taft was about to "reach his expiration date", and he further stated that Taft did not have what it takes to be "Priemer".

His post seemed pretty definitive at the time, so, I was a bit surprised to receive an email on March 9, 2007, from "Aman Hayer (aka Wild Rose Grit)", asking me to take the post down, and threatening legal action if I failed to do so:

The Watcher (albertaliberalarchive)

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Please, Remove Post from January 6, 2007
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Aman Hayer Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 9:54 PM
To: albertaliberalarchive@gmail.com

Hi,

This Aman Hayer (aka Wild Rose Grit),

Could you take down your post, from Saturday January 6, 2007? You have taken one of my quotes (at complete fault of my own) out of context.

What I meant by the quote was that I am undecided on what Taft’s role is for our Party. I believe Taft is either the next Lougheed, who is now prepared to oust a dynasty. Or he is the person who is laying out the foundation for his successor and the person who will oust the Tory Dynasty.

I maybe forced to take Legal Action if that post is not removed.

Thank You Very Much.

~Aman

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Hayer, your email is bullshit, and your threats are frivolous. I did not quote out of context. Here is a screencap of the post.

In the paragraph following the one from which I pulled the first quote, you state: "If the Alberta Liberal Party wants the premiership we should ponder a new leader." You then go on to list 4 potential replacements for Taft, and give the pros and cons of each.

In addition, several of the comments to your post reflect the fact that other people recognized this post for what it was - a call for Taft to resign.

I should have responded to your nonsense earlier, but, your legal threats didn't exactly leave me quaking in my boots, and I forgot about your email back in March. I am responding now because I happened to come across the email while cleaning out my inbox.

So, the post will be staying up. In fact, I'm thinking of forwarding it by email (along with the screencap) to Taft's office, in order to remind him that you were trying to stick the knife in him and destroy his leadership. As for the lawsuit, this is my formal response:

Bring. It. On.

Hayer, I will open comments on this post, in case you wish to respond here. I do moderate comments, but will publish anything you submit as is.