Have you guys seen the Castagana affadavit? "Cuntface: IMPEACH THIS!!"

[CatWoman]

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/11/the-castagana-correspondence-right-what-you-know.php

According to the affidavit, Castagana, an "average looking" 39-year-old white guy who lives with his parents in Woodland Hills, attempted to send 13 fake anthrax letters to the aforementioned victims starting in September. We say "attempted" because the first letter, which contained the message, "Do you know Alan Berg? You should. Death to demagogues," and a harmless white powder, was sent to a poor sap on the Upper West Side named Jon Stewart—but not that Jon Stewart. (Alan Berg is the Jewish talk-radio host murdered by white-supremacists in Denver in 1984.)


Not to worry—according to the affidavit, Castagana sent back-up letters to Stewart's office at Comedy Central and his actual home address. All bore return addresses from left-leaning luminaries like Norman Lear, Susan Estrich and ... William Shatner.

One of the Stewart letters featured a "picture of a recently deceased tsunami victim with a condition known as Priapism, an erect penis on a cadaver." Handwritten on the picture were the words, "Jon Stewart, Fuck Your Wife."

Stay Classy, Katherine Harris supporters!

Here are some of Castagana's other white-powder MASH notes:

To Olbermann: "There are too many demagogues in America. All of you are poisoning the well! Time to give your kind a taste of your own medicine."

To Redstone: "Fuck You Mr Monopolist "

To Letterman: "more then one way to frag a demagogue... your kind are the real poison "

To Pelosi: "CUNTFACE. IMPEACH THIS."

None of the letters contained biohazardous substances. According to the affidavit, the feds tracked Castagana down by tracing the purchases of the Ready Post envelopes he used to mail the letters, two of which were purchased at a Woodland Hills post office on the same day letters to Stewart and Olbermann were postmarked.

Calls to the campaign office of Harris, who lost her bid for Senate last week, went unreturned.

[blondeatlast]

1. Scary as hell and hilarious at the same time.

There's another thread where a certain DUer calls this shit a "harmless prank."

I only wish I were kidding...

[LittleClarkie]

2. William Shatner?!

?!

[LTR]

35. The minute Leonard Nimoy gets one, it's war as far as I'm concerned!

The Shat will definitely hit the fan!

[TheBaldyMan]

50. Bill Shatner once said the minimum wage should be raised to $10/hr

I think he said it years ago on Bill Maher's show 'Politically Incorrect', he seemed to be voicing very socially progressive views.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

55. yeah. he was kind of a fan of watching lots of sci-fi then bitching about

all the liberal stuff about it. i know it's confusing but he's completely insane. he would watch hours of sci-fi then write reviews about how all of sci-fi was multi-cultural psuedo-evolutionary liberal garbage. then watch more.

my presumption is that he saw Shatner as an embodiment of a tolerant liberal who united cultures or something. . . though to understand his rationale probably means one's completely bonkers as well. . . so i'll be happy if im off the mark.

[MoonRiver]

80. Maybe related to his sci-fi obsession? Very weird dude.

:crazy:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

3. traced through Ready Post envelopes...d'oh!

What an ultramaroon.

[WinkyDink]

4. Really unfortunate thread title.

[CatWoman]

7. take it up with the nutcase; I didn't say it, he did.

I posted that to show just how crazy and out of control this idiot is.

[Swamp Rat]

22. As terrible as it is, the thread title is appropriate.

He said it. Those are his words, and they certainly got my attention.

No need to hide the ugly truth.

Just think of all the 'macaca' threads. I am offended by the use of that word, but George Allen DID say it. :puke:

[omega minimo]

24. there were other quotes to choose but CW had some fun with c-------

:puke:

No need to foist the ugly truth on the Title page and see how far DU Rules will stretch :evilfrown:

[Swamp Rat]

29. This is bordering on censorship

I agree with you, but I am not willing to censor certain things when reporting news. The thread title caught my eye since I did not know the terrorist used those words in his threat. It adds a whole new dimension to my assessment of the situation.

On the other hand, if CatWoman agreed with the sentiment, then I'd be hitting the alert button.

[omega minimo]

33. This is bordering on justification

It was a cheap stunt, an unfortunate choice that lowered the bar yet again, after the election cleansed the DU palate..........


It doesn't matter any more, dear Swampy. :hug:

[WinkyDink]

69. Oh, please. It's "bordering" on an OPINION. And I still can HAVE one, right?

Oh, well. Seems we can't have enough "Castagana" threads.

[Swamp Rat]

70. NO! YOU CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION!

:P :rofl:

[omega minimo]

23. you posted it to get the eyeballs

:puke:

[CatWoman]

77. apparently it worked, huh?

and I would like to add that the other "quotes" in this article are already well-known to people. the "cunt" quote wasn't. I try not to be in the habit of reporting "old news"

[bobbolink]

17. I agree. THere's certainly enough hate against women....

[NashVegas]

76. Thus Spaketh "WinkyDink"

:rofl:

[Ksec]

5. Why is this terrorist getting habeus corpus?

Why isnt he in gitmo?

[file83]

64. Probably because the FBI has actual evidence against him - only the innocent get

sent to gitmo with no habeus corpus.

[Sapphocrat]

6. Redstone?!

He targeted Sumner Redstone?! That proves the guy is out of his brainless skull -- Redstone is a "lefty" like I'm a heterosexual Baptist soccer mom!

On edit: Typo

[Bucky]

8. Yes. I'm surprised at how illogical and poorly thought thru his hatreds are.

Oh, wait. He's a fucking lunatic. Never mind.

[Ediacara]

14. Well Redstone dared to employ Dan Rather, right?

He must be a communist, just like Rupert Murdoch must be a communist since he emplys Lisa Simpson!

[hvn_nbr_2]

19. Probably the freeper spelling of Redford. nt

[KharmaTrain]

20. He's Their Rupert Murdoch

Viacom has major interests in CBS (Rather, Letterman) and Comedy Central (Stewart)

The biggest crime Redstone committs is his greed...typical corporate America...but he'll take anyone's money...and appears fake antrhax as well.

[everythingsxen]

9. Now the really important questions is...

will FR/nutty freeper guy be on the "Top 10 Conservative Idiots" this week? :P

[canetoad]

10. Coupla threads going on there now

Liberal blog claims "fake anthrax" mailer is a Freeper (Also DUer see post 14)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1737859/posts?page=1#1

Sorry, only one thread. What a fucken nightmare it is to navigate that place.

[pamela]

39. That thread is hysterical.

One poster in particular, PghBaldy, is shitting his pants over this. Wouldn't it be ironic if the freepers who have emailed (and/or "freepmailed) this Costanzo guy, finally learn the hard way why it's not such a good idea to give up your rights.

Hey freepers, you know all those new policies that you thought were just peachy because "they only apply to terrorists" and people who communicate with terrorists? Well, guess what? You've been communicating with a TERRORIST! Lol! Better call your lawyers now because you might not get that chance under the "new rules." Oh, and watch what you say on the phone...

[QC]

11. This is right out of a John Waters movie. n/t

[Keseys Ghost]

15. Wow...exactly what I was thinking...

"Serial Nerd"

[QC]

31. It says...

"I'm...going....to get you...pussyface!"

[EFerrari]

52. No kidding. Ready post envelopes?

I'm sure it isn't funny to the folks that got the mail but, it's funny.

[Sydnie]

12. Off to the greatest page with you!

Damn, what a sick fuck! :puke:

That poor, unsuspecting, WRONG Jon Stewart must have wondered what the hell that was all about!

[Ediacara]

13. That poor, poor other Jon Stewert

I don't know whether to laugh or cry!

[hsher]

18. I feel sorry for the real Jon Stewart

:(

I hope this doesn't change him. It changed Spielberg, and when I was stalked, it damn sure changed me.

[redacted]

32. When I was stalked it changed me until I started fighting back.

Now I have a Dirty Harry approach to it all.

[hsher]

36. PM me

What happened? How did you deal with it? I don't know about what happened to you, but boy do I have a story to tell you about what happened to me. Man it changed me FOREVER.

[hwmnbn]

16. I'm monitoring the smoking gun......

to see if they'll have his mugshot up soon. I want to see what this asshole looks like.

He is destined to become the human face of the freepers and the poster child of the conservative movement. I hope he gets more than his 15 minutes of fame. We will never forget!! LOL

[Matariki]

21. tracked him via envelope purchases? that seems odd.

[0rganism]

26. it's been a common method of investigation for decades

Yep, envelopes, stationary, ink, typewriter key indentation patterns, it's all part of the FBI's standard forensic package for solving mail crimes.

[opihimoimoi]

25. He faces 8 years ??? I hope he rots in there....

[0rganism]

27. why is he not at Camp X-Ray? Send the putz to Gitmo

who needs trial-by-jury when we have the Military Commissions Act?

[Keseys Ghost]

48. My research suggests up to 15 years

Depending on guideline points and whether the guidelines are adhered to.

[Beetwasher]

28. What A Lovely Person

n/t

[proud patriot]

30. what an asshole

x(

[Tatiana]

34. Who is the "A. Finkelstein" mentioned in the affidavit, I wonder? n/t

[hsher]

37. Be careful Tat

Last time someone intelligent asked a question like that, Nixon was forced to leave office. Pull a thread, stuff starts to unravel and get interesting...!

[Tatiana]

38. Could it be this "Arthur Finkelstein?"

Arthur J. Finkelstein (born 1946) is a United States Republican Party political operative. He has directed a series of campaigns, considered to be quite successful, to elect conservatives in the United States and Israel in the past 25 years. He runs Arthur J. Finkelstein and Associates, a political consulting firm based in Irvington, New York, which handles his clients. He is widely known for being a gay Republican who has worked for politicians who have taken anti-homosexual political positions.

<snip>

In 1996, Boston Magazine outed Finkelstein as a homosexual in a feature story. In April 2005, Finkelstein acknowledged that in December, 2004, he had married his long time partner in a civil ceremony at his home in Massachusetts.<4> This prompted former President Bill Clinton to state that "I thought, one of two things. Either this guy believes his party is not serious, and is totally Machiavellian in his position, or there's some sort of self-loathing there. I was more sad for him."<5>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_J._Finkelstein

[hsher]

40. Jaw drop

Thud. Dead.

Oh... my... f-ing... G-d...

[Tatiana]

41. MORE on this *mysterious* character from CNN (circa 1996):

NEW YORK (AllPolitics, Oct. 10) -- He is the stuff of Hollywood: A man who can topple even the most powerful foes, yet so secretive that few have ever seen him. As actor Kevin Spacey said in "The Usual Suspects," "I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Kaiser Sose."

Republican strategist Arthur Finkelstein's style has been compared to Hollywood's villainous character, Sose, who was so secretive that some doubted whether he really existed. There has only been one photo of Finkelstein to surface during 20 years of consulting Republican candidates. Even his Westchester County, N.Y., office doesn't bear his name.

<snip>

Finkelstein's signature style emerges through the ads he creates. Two recent adds brand Democrats as liberals: "Call liberal Paul Wellstone. Tell him it's wrong to spend billions more on welfare," one ad states.

"That's liberal," says another. "That's Jack Reed. That's wrong. Call liberal Jack Reed and tell him his record on welfare is just too liberal for you."

"That's the Finkelstein formula: just brand somebody a liberal, use the word over and over again, engage in that kind of name-calling," said Democratic consultant Mark Mellman.

The August issue of Boston Magazine revealed something that might have surprised some of Finkelstein's more conservative clients: he's homosexual. In his Massachusetts mansion, he lives with his long-time partner and their two adopted children. Stephen Rodrick, now with Philadelphia Magazine, wrote the article.

more....

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9610/10/karl.finkelstein/index.shtml

OK, is it just me, or is anyone a LITTLE CREEPED OUT HERE? What the HELL are these people up to?

[hsher]

42. OK, I've officially got chills now

Here's some chills for YOU:

www.yourmorningleibowitz.blogspot.com

Check out *that* coincidence

[Tatiana]

62. Oh wow.

:hug: I don't know what to say.

[Burried News]

72. The list of his clients in the Wiki article is interesting

Netanyahu, Lieberman (not Joe) rising right wing politician.

[Ms. Clio]

43. great guess, but the affidavit says this Finkelstein lives in Hollywood, CA?

Oh, on edit, it looks as if Castagana used that name as an alias for his return address -- now this does get curiouser and curiouser!

What a great catch!

[hsher]

44. Tat gets the "Holy Sh-t!" award of the year

My jaw DID drop when I read that. All I can think now is, oh Lord, where is this going to lead now... don't let this be more dirty tricks, please G-d don't let this be yet more dirty tricks... and personally: I started fearing for Jon Stewart's life starting in about May or so. That's what inspired the screenplay. I just got a really bad feeling.

I still have it.

[Ms. Clio]

51. a serious contender, right up there with morgan2 who cracked Castanaga's FReek identity

incredible. And hair-raising, yes. :(

[Sydnie]

46. It also says that the addresses used were totally bogus.

He just made them up anyway, so it could be this guy all the same.

[Autonomy]

47. exactly. what's the big deal?

he made up all kinds of return addresses, liberal and right wingers...

[Sydnie]

49. Just looking for a reason why he chose the names he did

Could be fun, no?

[Ms. Clio]

53. Oh, I think it is him, but what a peculiar choice, yes?

not exactly a household name, like Leno or Shatner or even Susan Estrich.

[Autonomy]

56. Peculiar that an anthrax hoaxer would do something weird?

It's seemingly not his MO, I will give you that, but it's not nearly enough to speculate on any conspiracy.

[Ms. Clio]

59. just an odd choice of names, for someone who does not strike me as particularly well-informed

on any topic. I don't see any conspiracy, yet, but I'm intrigued and wondering if he had a specific reason for choosing that name.

[Tatiana]

60. Why is Mr. Finkelstein separate from the other (I'll call them) possible victims?

Under IV: Items to be Seized, i. reads:

Newspaper clippings, pictures, correspondence and collages of pictures and clippings related to Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, David Letterman, Bob Woodward, Sumner Redstone, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Charles Schumer

o. reads:

Paperwork and documents relating to A. Finkelstein (.....)

What possible paperwork or documents are they looking for? The items listed in (i.) seem to be of a stalker/celebrity nature. But the (o.) seems to be more specific.

This could be nothing, but for some reason, my curiosity was piqued.

[Ms. Clio]

61. another good point

yes, the other fake return addresses are definitely not singled out like that one.

[troubleinwinter]

82. "Carville Teamed With Finklestein..."

(post #13) http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2710072#2711835

Talk about creepy!!!

[AlienGirl]

71. Adrian Finkelstein?? He is in California...

http://www.pastlives.com/">Adrian Finkelstein?

[Autonomy]

45. Check this out

on the affidavit:

IV Items to Be Seized
...
u. anti-Semitic literature and or left wing hate rhetoric;

but no mention of conservative/right wing nutjob propaganda.

[Ms. Clio]

54. I noticed that, too

Chad the terrorist never posted any "left wing" rhetoric of any kind, anywhere. :eyes:

[magellan]

63. Guess he's probably not a "DU operative" then

...and joined FR simply because he and his terroristic tendencies felt quite at home there. Quelle surprise.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

67. perhaps its a messed up way of saying anti-left-wing

it makes more sense when thought of that way. as in rhetoric professing hatred of the left-wing.

[lakemonster11]

68. Though it's oddly worded, I think it

means anti-left wing rhetoric---hate rhetoric against the left-wing. Just as in the same context they might have said Jewish hate literature and meant anti-Semitic.

[Autonomy]

73. But they didn't say Jewish literature...

I dunno, maybe you're right, but if so, it's not only an odd way of saying it, but it's inconsistent within the same sentence.

[Catherine Vincent]

57. This freeper probably hasn't seen a "cunt" in years. n/t

[file83]

65. What makes you think he didn't stare into the mirror every day? n/t

:rofl:

[Lex]

58. Isn't this the average freeper-type talk anyway?

Everytime I've peeped in over there, it's pretty much like that.

:shrug:

[file83]

66. Who's to say there aren't more "terrorists" over at FR? There's probably

dozens of them.

[trumad]

74. CUNTFACE?--- I like this guys style...

[lateo]

75. I hope he enjoys his stay in Federal PMITA prison.

I think it will be a just sentence for him.

[YOY]

78. I don't know whether to laugh at, despise, or pity this guy

He's sickly delusional and a product of his environment. Hateful and deluded.

Reminds me of Nietzsche: this clown looked long into (what he perceived as) the abyss and became something far worse.

[dogday]

79. This guy is a terrorist and should be afforded all the

rights of one, which is none actually.... Throw this guy away somewhere...

[Coexist]

81. jobless, mom's basement living freeper doesn't even have a LICENSE to drive??

http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4654304

WOODLAND HILLS - Chad Castagana had no driver's license, so when he decided to send threatening letters to celebrities and politicians he walked to mailboxes on Ventura Boulevard near Canoga Avenue, according to an FBI affidavit.