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This fall, the Curleys brought a $200 million lawsuit against NAMBLA, which is being defended by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The parents hope to bankrupt the group, thus forcing them to shut down. The ACLU has claimed that constitutionally, this is an "open and shut case," and has asked the judge to throw it out. This case, and the notion that a NAMBLA victory would allow the organization to continue to distribute their filth, is enough to make any conscionable person sick. It may be an "open and shut case," but not in the way the ACLU interprets...
...weird, to say the least. (CBS bought "Survivor" largely to win a younger audience.) Being a rank legal amateur, I'll leave it to trained professionals - or another set of legal rank amateurs drawn from the San Francisco jury pool - to decide whether Stacey has a case. But her lawsuit raises a couple of interesting questions. What constitutes "rigging" a reality game show anyway? And does anybody care...
...Lance suggested in "The Stingray" that journalists weren't interested in any claims of dirty work by CBS because the "Survivor" gravy train benefited them all. Even if this week's feeding frenzy around the lawsuit hadn't disproved that, the claim is a bit of a reach. Our bosses may well be happy with the Pavlovian circulation, ratings and web-traffic numbers that "Survivor" stories (like this one) bring us. But trust me: Even for a TV writer who loves the show, churning out yet another "Survivor" preview or wrap-up - all to the delight of CBS's accountants...
...Rosemary Covalt was a plaintiff in the lawsuit and recalls, "I didn't think much of Paige." Early on, though, she adds, Paige pulled her aside and said, "Ms. Covalt, you've been a thorn in my backside. We need to work together, because I can't sit down anymore." He put Covalt to work on a committee to inspect the district's crumbling school buildings--a job she tackled with gusto...
Heilemann also pounded his share of pavement. The payoff is a compelling account of what he calls the "secret history" of the trial, including the clandestine maneuvering of Sun Microsystems, Netscape and other Microsoft enemies, to persuade the Justice Department to bring a lawsuit it didn't want to pursue. In the end, Heilemann draws on the Bible--as his title suggests--rather than Jesuitism to reach much the same conclusion as Auletta's: Gates' arrogance led him to run Microsoft, and the trial, like an "aspiring...