“This unhealthy and un-American situation can and will be corrected only when enough of us decide that we will fight back against the enforcers of political correctness.” — Jim Russell
A congressional candidate whose writings on race and religion gained national attention is suing nine people, claiming they smeared his name and undermined his candidacy in the press and on television.
Republican Jim Russell, 56, is seeking $9 million in damages, or $1 million from each person named in the lawsuit.He claimed various members of The Journal News, News 12, Regional News Network and the state and local GOP defamed his character, ruined his reputation and caused him emotional distress.
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The lawsuit stems from reports and articles on Russell’s 16-page essay, “The Western Contribution to World History.”It was first published in 2001 in The Occidental Quarterly, a journal classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, but the article surfaced again in September on the Politico website.