Melbourne (FL) man's Obama comment results in prison

[Atman]

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Castillo sentenced to 15 months in federal prison over posting

ORLANDO — It was anger, and a flash decision, that led Christopher Castillo to write these words on Facebook: “That’s the last straw, if he gets re-elected I’m going to hunt him down and kill him (and) watch the life disappear from his eyes.”

The statement, directed at President Barack Obama, resulted in a one-year and three-month federal prison sentence for Castillo. U.S. District Judge John Antoon II ordered the term, followed by three years of supervised probation for Castillo, 29, on Thursday. The judge said the probation term would allow Castillo to continue anger management classes.

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“He’s not the next Lee Harvey Oswald. He’s not the next John Wilkes Booth,” federal public defender James Smith said in court. “He’s just a poor, young, uneducated, ignorant man.”

But federal prosecutor Shawn Napier painted a different picture of Castillo’s anger problem. Napier said Castillo’s anger resulted in his dismissal from the Air Force and fired from at least one job. He asked that Antoon send a message not only to Castillo, but to the public, that “words have consequences, and words have meaning.”

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http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130802/NEWS01/308020021/Melbourne-man-s-Obama-comment-results-in-prison

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1. Should have called himself an "entertainer"

Then he, like Rush, Beck et al., could have gotten off scott free and even probably made a career of it!

[think]

2. Obama should commute this man's sentence. JMO....

[Logical]

3. Fair sentence. Unlike many. Shocked they did not want 10 years. n-t

[Cha]

4. these assholes who hate the President so much are

a dime a dozen.

And, yeah, he is ignorant and brainwashed.. I would add "stupid". too bad for him it's no excuse to threaten anyone like that.. especially POTUS.

[Tanuki]

5. Too bad he wasn't a half-term governor of Alaska. If he was,

he could have gotten away with thinly veiled appeals to the next John Hinckley lurking out there. Remember this? ".... Gear up! In the battle, set your sights on next season's targets! From the shot across the bow —the first second's tip-off —your leaders will be in the enemy's crosshairs, so you must execute strong defensive tactics. You won't win only playing defense, so get on offense! The crossfire is intense, so penetrate through enemy territory by bombing through the press, and use your strong weapons—your Big Guns—to drive to the hole. Shoot with accuracy; aim high and remember it takes blood, sweat and tears to win. Focus on the goal and fight for it. If the gate is closed, go over the fence. If the fence is too high, pole vault in. If that doesn't work, parachute in. If the other side tries to push back, your attitude should be "go for it." Get in their faces and argue with them. (Sound familiar?!) Every possession is a battle; you'll only win the war if you've picked your battles wisely. No matter how tough it gets, never retreat, instead RELOAD!" Sarah Palin , March 2010

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6. Or the magazine editor who called for Israel's Mossad to take Obama out

Editor of American Jewish Magazine Calls For Israel’s Mossad To Kill Obama

Published 1, January 23, 2012

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Adler listed three options for Israel to counter Iran’s nuclear weapons in his weekly newspaper last Friday. The first is to launch a pre-emptive strike against Hamas and Hezbollah. The second is to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Then there is the third option:

Three, give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States’ policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies.

Yes, you read “three” correctly. Order a hit on a president in order to preserve Israel’s existence. Think about it. If I have thought of this Tom Clancy-type scenario, don’t you think that this almost unfathomable idea has been discussed in Israel’s most inner circles?

Another way of putting “three” in perspective goes something like this: How far would you go to save a nation comprised of seven million lives…Jews, Christians and Arabs alike?

You have got to believe, like I do, that all options are on the table....

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Full post:
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/01/23/editor-of-american-jewish-magazine-calls-for-israels-mossad-to-kill-obama/