TYT: Actress Convicted For Sending Obama Ricin-Laced Letters

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"A Texas actress who tried to blame her husband after sending ricin-laced letters to officials including President Barack Obama was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison.

A federal judge gave Shannon Guess Richardson, 36, the maximum sentence under her plea deal on a federal charge of possessing and producing a biological toxin. Richardson was also ordered to pay restitution of about $367,000. She had pleaded guilty to the charge in December.

"I never intended for anybody to be hurt," she told the court, adding later, "I'm not a bad person; I don't have it in me to hurt anyone." * The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

[Cyrano]

1. This needs to be on a General Discussion thread

Suggest you drop TYT from the headline and give a link to the video.

Cenk is right on, as usual. Wingnuts in this country get a pass even if they send a RICIN LACED LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT.

This will probably generate a lot of chatter in General Discussion. Thanks for posting.

[Voice for Peace]

3. I'll give it a kick here.

[MinM]

2. The Face of Terrorism

It makes you wonder how much of this goes completely under the radar as Cenk suggests.

Thanks WINN

[grahamhgreen]

5. Right - an actual terrorist.

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4. "Ricin is natural--like carbon dioxide!" nt