Kinsella has responded to my request to retract and apologize.
Kinsella is mocking my legal advice, of course. This, despite the fact, that my demand makes clear that I have not actually retained counsel. So it should come as no surprise that all communication between myself and him were of a personal, not legal nature. Nonetheless, he's surprised.
Mr. Kinsella has rejected my personal appeal to correct the record, despite his callous defamation, by both threatening to countersue me, and by telling me to "piss off". Not exactly becoming behavior for a lawyer.
Of course, I consider this matter serious, and while Mr. Kinsella clearly thinks it is not, I find his demeanor remarkable. I mean, considering he has himself, threatened to sue me and many others on tenuous grounds in the past.
I would remind Mr. Kinsella, since he's decided to take our private conversation public, that you have stated the following falsehoods about me, with the intention to impugn my character:
1. That I defended the actions of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations in reinstating David Ahenakew;
2. and that I have an "anti-aborginal animus"
I find these two characterizations unacceptable. Mr. Kinsella has not sourced the basis for making these claims—which is telling in and of itself—and is acting in a way that is both immature and uncivil.
I make these notes publicly, absent legal counsel, because I believe it personally prudent to protect my reputation in this regard.
Mr. Kinsella has notified me, that he will be pursing a lawsuit for me calling him a "fascist" in response, which is fine. I invite him to do so. I don't think he has a case. But he can certainly try.
Give up on this guy.
It's like arguing with a toddler.
"No i'm not, you are!"
You will never resolve anything with this pitiful excuse of a man.
He's a lying, foulmouthed, boorish, immature shame of a "punk". He is, quite simply put, a fool.
Leave him alone to grow even older and angrier, yelling at the neighborhood kids "Get off my damned lawn!"
His site has become nothing more than what he claims to be fighting - a HATE site.
All he does is espouse hatred and contempt for others.
Kinda feel sorry for him, actually...
...No, not really
Lets move on to topics other than a has-been hack please. I otherwise quite enjoy your site :)
I think you're right to be angry about how Kinsella has characterized your blog and your position on Ahenakew - but the best way to deal with the likes of him is to laugh at him, not to make legal threats.
Pissants are foul, smelly insects and as such should be avoided lest some of it gets on you.
On his blog he stated he's going to attempt to gain support to run as a liberal in his riding. Send the Liberal Party a copy of all that transpired and ask them is this the kind of person who should represent the liberal party of Canada in his riding. Also ask the Bar Society if you have enough to file a complaint against Kinsella for "Conduct Unbecoming a Lawyer". Considering this blatant attacks on your person with apparent falsehoods I'd say you have enough evidence to file a complaint.
Does he really believe the public would accept his childish behavior as acceptable for a future politician? I don't think so.
Most people politiely excuse themselves, when they issue such flatulence. Kinsella chooses instead, to follow up with a middle finger and a puddle of drool.
Classy.
Bryan totaly agree with you especialy the "He's a lying, foulmouthed, boorish, immature "punk". "
Rose he is exactly the type of person the Liberals are looking for to represent them. He will go down well in Toronto who keep voting for lying thieving scumbags.
"On his blog he stated he's going to attempt to gain support to run as a liberal in his riding."
Uh, Rose, that post was made on APRIL 1ST.
Even though many would love take a cricket bat to Kinsella, he's not worth the sweat it might take to lay a good beating on him. And it would do no good anyway, because he is a perpetual shit-head, Peter Pan, Punk Rock pretender and Jejune dickhead. He is one of the 99% of lawyers who make the rest of them look bad.
He has his fan base and you have yours. I think Kinsella's greatest punishment is simply being who he is ... a frustrated, narcissistic failed politician and really dumb lawyer. Who is also losing his hair at an accelerated rate. Not a good thing for a punk rock pretender. Makes you look too old to be playing teen garage band noise.
I hope that cheered you up a bit. When it comes to hating Kinsella, you have plenty of company.
I enjoy a good pissing match, and will watch this one closely.
One thing I've observed about Kinsella. He loves personal spats, perhaps more than any other blogger in the blogosphere. It's unseemly in someone who is - or used to be - a nationally recognized political commentator, and I suspect it accelerated his departure from the National Post. I remember Kinsella publishing a column (or part of column) that had been rejected by the NP. I would have rejected it too. It was far too concerned with his personal vendettas, and not something that belongs in a national - or any - newspaper.
Kinsella. A word of advice that I know will be ignored...
Just ask yourself, Warren: "What would Andrew Coyne do?"
His hypocrisy seems to have no bounds:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2rfpxq
"July 11, 2006 Some of you have written to me to ask where Warren's claws have gone meow, meow, etc. You don't seem to hate anyone anymore, WK! whined one. Get mean again! Get out the brass knuckles, dude!
Well, here's the thing, and it's not something I plan to post a 10,000-word treatise about, either. I delete every year's postings at year-end. I whack stuff that I don't like, the morning after, and I don't care if anyone disapproves. I don't do permalinks or comments, because I frankly couldn't be bothered. And, heretofore here comes a new rule, folks I do plan to be a little less, well, nasty and gnarly and negative. (Sucker For Alliterations, Guilty As Charged.)
Why? Is it because I'm nicer? No. A new and improved Warren? No. Because I have found God? No. (Found Him quite some time ago.)
No, I plan to cool it, as it were, because our daughter and our oldest son (a) now know how to turn on computers and (b) regularly read what they find online. That makes me nervous.
Call it me doing my part for a healthier, more wholesome Internet learning experience. (That, and I don't really get too worked up about things anymore.)
Now carry on as you were. Over and out."
So, either his kids have regressed and can no longer turn on the computers, or he won't let them, or he lied, or he is just making stuff up. A mix, I would think.
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i dunno, mike... maybe ezra's got a little "pro bono" time left
on the clock this week.
i'd love to see him and "'special' k" duke it out in an actual court.
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Is Warren Kinsella the best thing that ever happened to this blog or what?
It would help your case if you did not keep re-printing the things that you consider libelous. That is libeling, you know, yourself.
Best of luck!
Mike
You're way too intelligent to waste your time on Mr Kinsella...
and I'm way too busy to waste my time on reading about it.
Warren is yesterday's news and like any centre stage has-been is busy bringing about his own demise with a thousand self-inflicted razor cuts of shallow proportion.
Its easy...just remember the mantra...
warren who...warren who...warren who!
My best regards; I like your site.
Best of luck, but it is like fighting with a chimneysweep. Even if you win, you'll still get dirty. Kinsella is a reasonably uncivil, self-important, small-minded twit who suffers greatly from small man syndrome. His hypocrisy is staggering. Best to ignore his latest threat, leave him to his delusions of grandeur, and give him some time to pursue his other lawsuits against children and small puppies that have also "wronged" him.