A libel defense to a SLAPP suit would be annoying to me personally. It would probably be filed across the country in some random rural court. Regardless of the merits, it require me to go in person to West Virginia or pay a lawyer to do so for me.

As for what to take objection with, I'm not sure. Probably something spinable like being compared to Steve Jobs (positive) and ending with "somehow not having checked off any of the milestones, metrics or other objective criteria they typically look for." But I don't think it's really going to turn up in any news stories anyway.

As for "poured over by libel experts". I have not idea who would do that or why.