One arrested in threats against Seattle congressman

[cleanhippie]

One arrested in threats against Seattle congressman

FBI: California man admitted calls, said he wouldn't risk his $3 mil. trust fund by hurting McDermott

By LEVI PULKKINEN
SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

A California man accused of making threats against Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott was arrested Wednesday, the Justice Department reported.

According to the statement, Charles Turner Habermann, a 32-year-old Palm Springs, Calif., resident, was arrested Wednesday morning after making threatening phone calls to the office of the Seattle Democrat.

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In one, the caller was heard calling McDermott "a piece of human filth," "a communist," and a "piece of (expletive) garbage."

"Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, or George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, if any of them had ever met uh, uh Jim McDermott, they would all blow his brains out," Habermann said in the first rambling message, according to charging documents. "They'd shoot him, in the head. They'd kill him, because he's a piece of, of, of disgusting garbage. …

"Any you let that (expletive) scum bag know, that if he ever (expletive) with my money, ever the (expletive) again, I'll (expletive) kill him, okay," Habermann continued, according to charges. "I'll round them up, I'll kill them, I'll kill his friends, I'll kill his family, I will kill everybody he (expletive) knows."

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Federal prosecutors contend Habermann was investigated in March after similar threats were received by a member of the California State Assembly.

In that instance, Habermann was escorted from the assembly member's office.

"During the meeting Habermann began ranting about the current federal health care bill and how Habermann was 'very well off' and did not want to support immigrants and Latinos," Giboney told the court. "Habermann was described as agitated, paranoid, uneasy and couldn't keep still."

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/433303_congress12.html

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Really! It's not the rhetoric, I promise!

[eleny]

1. The "I was only kidding" excuse

Well, which is it - words have meaning or they don't?

This is getting like deficits. Sometimes they matter and sometimes they don't. :crazy:

[AspenRose]

2. Hey, both sides do it. That's not fair.

[tridim]

3. Wonder where he got the idea that Democrats are stealing his money?

[gateley]

5. Well done. nt

[cleanhippie]

7. I wonder.

[gateley]

4. He needs to be more than "investigated" this time, he needs to be charged and

sentenced, and if he's got so much money and insurance, he DOES sound as though he needs help.

THIS is what the DOJ should be doing - not rounding up WikiLeaks supporters. :grr:

[cleanhippie]

8. I think he was arrested.

[gateley]

11. You're right -- then I hope they bring charges, not just talk to him and let him go. nt

[Kingofalldems]

6. It was not political--therefore we should not even mention it

[gratuitous]

9. And after all Mr. Habermann's hard work, too!

You think winning the genetic lottery is so damned easy? Then why didn't you do it? That trust fund is HIS, dammit!

[jpak]

10. Teabagger rhetoric threatens nobody

so we all told

[cleanhippie]

14. no, no one at all.

Its just words, Right?

[ismnotwasm]

12. McDermott is a canny old school liberal

One of the few politicians I actually send money to. I'm not surprised at this one bit, and I'm sure he's had other death threats simply for speaking up.

[kestrel91316]

13. Let me guess - Habermann is a Republican?

[kwolf68]

15. But this guy probably

saw the communist manifesto at the bookstore one time. It's pretty clear he's a Liberal

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Where I come from we call this... a PATTERN.