Katherine Harris contributor indicted for sending white powder, threats to liberals

[Jcrowley]

Katherine Harris contributor indicted for sending white powder, threats to liberals, while our famously free press yawns
Submitted by lambert on Sun, 2006-12-03 19:54.domestic terrorism | Katherine Harris | Republicans

So, a winger sends threats and white powder to liberals, the LA Times buries the story in local news, and nobody else picks up on it. That darn liberal media:

A federal grand jury indicted a Woodland Hills man Friday on charges of sending threatening letters with white powder to half a dozen politicians and celebrities, including incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and television personalities Jon Stewart and Keith Olbermann.

The 14-count indictment accuses Chad Conrad Castagana, 39, of sending the letters from Sept. 7 through Nov. 9 to those three as well as Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, comedian and late-night talk show host David Letterman and Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone.

The indictment alleges that six letters were sent to Stewart, four to Olbermann and one each to Letterman, Pelosi, Schumer and Redstone. During the investigation by the FBI, California Highway Patrol and postal inspectors, authorities determined that a money order in the case was made out to "Friends of Katherine Harris", according to the affidavit, ... was traced to Castagana's address in Woodland Hills.

http://www.correntewire.com/katherine_harris_contributor_indicted_for_sending_white_powder_threats_to_liberals_while_our_famously_free_press_yawns

[Ian David]

1. I believe Randi Rhodes' producer got one, too. n/t

[Sydnie]

2. Didn't the Unafreeper admit to only 11 letters?

Who sent the other two? :shrug:

It didn't mention in the snip you posted that at least one of the letters to Stewart went to the wrong Jon Stewart either.

Poor Keith got 4 of those! No wonder he was pissed at the Post for reporting on it. It just encouraged this guy to do it again it seems.

[louis-t]

4. First, Unafreeper's can't count...

He lost count when he ran out of fingers (11). Second, I LOVE IT!!!UNAFREEPER! Ha!

[LTR]

3. This was the talk of DU a few weeks ago

Seems Chad was a freeper:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2701099
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/top10/269

[jobycom]

5. To defend the media (something I rarely do)

This is the type of thing no one wants publicized, because the folk who do stuff like this do it for the publicity. Castanaga has delusions of grandeur, believing that he himself, and his opinions, are more important than they are. He does stuff like this to prove it. Broadcasting his name everywhere only rewards him for what he did, and encourages more Freeper types to do the same thing.

Herostratus burned the Temple of Artemis, he claimed, so that his name would live forever. The Ephesians ordered that his name never be recorded, to deny him what he wanted. Of course, Herostratus won, because his name was recorded anyway (unless the wrong name was recorded, in which case the Ephesians won). Not entirely relevant, it just reminded me of that. :)

[leftofthedial]

6. why didn't he get the Padilla treatment?

he's clearly a terrorist