Seeberger GOP Campaign Threatens TV Station with Lawsuit

A source indicates that the campaign of Republican candidate for the 16th Congressional District of Texas has sent written communication to KCOS threatening a possible lawsuit if the station didn’t either reshoot or delete the entire debate that was taped recently.

The debate in question is supposed to air this Sunday afternoon on the local public television station. 

The taped debates are sponsored by the League of Women Voters and are moderated by veteran reporter David Crowder. 

The campaign raised several issues regarding the debate moderator, but their complaint appears to mostly hinge on the fact that the candidates were not afforded time for a closing statement. The station indicated to the campaigns that Crowder’s last question about what would their priorities be if elected was a good place to wrap up. 

This apparently really bothered the Seeberger campaign and a sources says they corresponded with the station stating, “…we hereby respectfully request the debate either be re-filmed or deleted all together.”

The sources further indicates that the campaign went on to write, “Should you or your management decide not to agree with this request, we may seek legal action for damages.”

From what I gather Mr. Seeberger loves to sue people. I’ve written several times about his litigious nature. I’ve also published audio of Mr. Seeberger bragging about getting people to settle. 

I’ve never heard of a candidate threatening to sue because a debate broadcast didn’t come out the way he wanted it to. I’ve heard of two different mayors calling up a weak-ass general manager at a local news station and threatening that person to kill stories (which they dutifully did), but I’ve never heard of a candidate threaten to sue before now.

The reality based on my conversations with local attorneys, is that Seeberger is just doing a lot of barking when it comes to suing people now that he’s a political candidate. The standards are different when you are a public figure and even if they weren’t any different, Seeberger has to show actual damages.

Getting waxed the way he’s about to in 27 days isn’t damages. Its election math and a stone cold rejection of conservatism in El Paso.