I keep wondering, when I read about blunders like this one, how long before sh*t hits the fan (asterisk in case there’s a filter here)? By that I mean, how long until ordinary people, not just “media entities”, start getting sued, probably by vindictive rich people? (Plaintiffs who are just after money won’t bother with defendants who don’t have deep pockets, but there are Lords-in-their-own-minds who throw tantrums when peasants say mean things about them.)

And will politicos then rally to their defense? At best, it will take awhile. The ugliness could go on for years.