The hilarity never ends. Rather than address Jordan Palmer/Brian Day’s attorney, we figured it’d be best to publish her letter and respond publicly. To the point: Palmer had his lawyer, Jill Hall Rose, threaten us with a lawsuit.

In a letter we received at 3:59 P.M. yesterday, Rose claims that we have published “slanderous” information and the faux equality group, Kentucky Equality Federation.

Take a look at that letter:

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Rose claims:

I have reviewed your page one blog, along with the factual history of Kentucky Equality Federation. It appears that many of the statements that you have made in your blog are false and misleading. Accordingly, you should consider this as a DEMAND to immediately CEASE AND DESIST such slanderous comments and publication

Total bullshit. EVERYTHING we have printed is based in fact (in addition to offering our opinion on occasion, which is clearly discernible by any regular reader of the site) and have dozens of emails, open records requests and notes to back everything up. Funny how Miss Jill Hall Rose couldn’t bring herself to elaborate by telling us which statements are “false and misleading.”

Demanding that we “CEASE AND DESIST” writing about Jordan Palmer/Brian Day and the Kentucky Equality Federation? Not going to happen. We have something called the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press here in the United States of America. We should sue these nuts for having the audacity to threaten us with a lawsuit over our free speech rights– which are protected by law.

And, really, claiming that we’ve slandered Palmer/Day and the KEF after all the horse shit the guy has said about US in the comments on THIS VERY WEBSITE? HAHAHA! They’d be laughed out of court. What a crock.

Don’t forget that I log IP addresses and can verify that Palmer and his mother and pals have slandered and libeled me. Just a few instances:

• Accusing me of being corrupt [Instance 1]
• Accusing me of publishing “trash” and not using facts [Instance 2]
• Accusing me of ruining everything because we reported the facts and open records [Instance 3]
• Calling me a “joke” and a “homophobic” [Instance 4]
• Calling me pathetic for reporting the facts, accusing us of attempting to shut KEF down [Instance 5]
• Accusing me of being a “closet gay guy” [Instance 6]
• My mouth is bigger than my brain, our website is a joke, “overbearing and stupidly distasteful,” “A VERY TROUBLED PERSON.” [Instance 7]
• Attempting to spin the story, accusing me of ego stroking for reporting corruption [Instance 8]
• Accusing me of not knowing the facts after publishing the facts, admitted that he’d spoken to “so many people” about me, which is an admission of slander/libel [Instance 9]
• And there’s all kinds of slanderous language about several people in these nasty, bigoted emails we received from several people and summarily published.

I can go back about a year digging up nasty, hateful comments. I can cull dozens of first-hand reports from people who have been involved with KEF, people who have been screwed over by KEF, et al. And I can get all kinds of public records from the Office of the Attorney General to back up everything ever reported here on this website. The more I’m threatened, the more I’m motivated to investigate.

Further, Rose claims that our sources were “volunteers or former board members.” Since we have not disclosed the identity of our sources and will not be doing so, ever– they’re protected by law– we can only imagine where Rose is getting her information from. Beyond just pulling it out of her ass and making things up, that is. She goes on to say:

…[T]hese individuals were required to execute a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement. Should these individuals have breached these Agreements by disclosing certain information to you regarding the Kentucky Equality Federation, they would be liable to the non-profit group for any damages incurred. Your published statements do not appear to be statements of opinion, but rather are stated as verifiable fact. We must assume that resulted either from a breach of the Non-Disclosure Confidentiality Agreement made or you did not verify the facts.

Here’s a clue: Non-disclosure agreements mean jack in instances where violations of the law are concerned. A non-disclosure agreement doesn’t mean you’re protected from having law enforcement called when there is perceived wrongdoing, as has occurred in the case of Jordan Palmer and the Kentucky Equality Federation. What would make us think such a thing? Probably the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance Palmer signed and executed with the Kentucky Attorney General. You know, that settlement Palmer agreed to in order to avoid further action from the Office of the Attorney General over allegedly misappropriated funds received by the KEF that were never disbursed to organizations to which funds were promised. That same agreement which we obtained via an open records request, as the document is public record.

Finally, Rose says:

Please be advised that my client intends to pursue all of his legal remedies regarding this matter, including but not limited to pursuing individuals that may have breached Agreements or the government trust as you have referenced in your blog.

Isn’t that hilarious? Threatening to sue our sources– whom they have NO WAY to identify? And dropping hints that we’ll be sued? And then going on to suggest that the Office of the Attorney General has breached government trust? Wow.

We have dozens and dozens of people who can back us up. A huge paper and email trail to confirm everything we printed was legit. Heck, we’ve published 99% of it already. And plenty of money to pay our cadre of attorneys.

Final thoughts, upon consultation with several expert lawyers: Palmer is a public figure as head of the Kentucky Equality Federation. Defamation suits are almost impossible to win when you’re a public figure. See: Bill Clinton and all the tabloids.

Did I act with reckless disregard for the truth? Nope, I made tons of attempts to verify everything I wrote. Spoke with former board members, former supporters, leaders of several statewide organizations, major donors, et al..

The standard for defamation? It doesn’t exist here. Palmer has slandered me on a number of occasions. Do I whine about defamation?

Confidentiality? I wasn’t party to any non-disclosure agreement. Not applicable.

So, dear readers, what are your thoughts on this matter? The letter? The law?