... to push their "violent opposition to Healthcare" meme?
I'll link, you decide:
A man accused of threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in phone calls cried Thursday during a court appearance where a magistrate initially refused his request to be released to a halfway house.
Gregory Lee Giusti, 48, of San Francisco looked disheveled in a gray T-shirt and khakis as he appeared for the first time before Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman.
"Some of these threats are very serious," Zimmerman said before denying Giusti's request to be released to the halfway house. He said Giusti may suffer from bipolar disorder and should be receiving treatment.
The magistrate, however, told the U.S. attorney's office to interview Giusti further to determine if he was mentally competent enough to be released to a halfway house or if he should continue to be detained.
A detention hearing was scheduled for Monday.
Giusti is charged with making obscene, threatening or harassing phone calls to a member of Congress.
No plea was entered Thursday, and Giusti did not speak, except to say and spell his name when asked. He is being held without bail.
Giusti is accused of making the calls to Pelosi because of anger over health care reform. He was arrested Wednesday at a single-room occupancy public housing complex in San Francisco where he lived for the past nine years.
Giusti sat in a jury box Thursday speaking with a federal public defender before the hearing. The magistrate appointed counsel for Giusti after determining he could not afford to hire a lawyer.
If convicted, Giusti could receive a two-year prison sentence, $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release.
Clearly, the Tea Party had something to do with this. I mean, they're not just racists and bigots, they're agitators of the mentally handicapped.
Clearly.
Sigh.
Crossposted at Brutally Honest.
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being that lefties believe ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by jim m | April 8, 2010 5:46 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
being that lefties believe that conservatism is a mental illness...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/13/usa.redbox
I doubt that they would seriously consider there to be any difference between someone who disagrees with them and gives them a principled argument and someone who is completely insane. Hence their dismissal of any argumentation and their refusal to deal honestly with any opposition.
1. Posted by jim m | April 8, 2010 5:46 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 17:46
2. Posted by WildWillie | April 8, 2010 6:24 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
No doubt this is only one of the thousands of Pelosi fans in her district.
Funny how if this guy threatened to kill GW Bush, spit on the military, etc., the MSM and the left would push hard for this guys release to a half way house. ww
2. Posted by WildWillie | April 8, 2010 6:24 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 18:24
3. Posted by Roy | April 8, 2010 7:08 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Would the Dems use the mentally challenged? That is well over half of their voting base, you know.
3. Posted by Roy | April 8, 2010 7:08 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 19:08
4. Posted by Marc | April 8, 2010 7:36 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Would the Dems use the mentally challenged...
Two words:
Carter, and
Gore.
4. Posted by Marc | April 8, 2010 7:36 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 19:36
5. Posted by GarandFan | April 8, 2010 7:51 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Perhaps this poor guy thought he'd "GET HEALTH CARE NOW"....only to find that he'd have to wait until 2014. Just shows how much OBAMA CARES!
5. Posted by GarandFan | April 8, 2010 7:51 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 19:51
6. Posted by klrtz1 | April 8, 2010 7:59 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
What was that woman's name? Oh yeah, Cindy Sheehan. The Dem's used her until she was all used up.
That answer your question?
6. Posted by klrtz1 | April 8, 2010 7:59 PM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on April 8, 2010 19:59
7. Posted by 914 | April 9, 2010 12:42 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Would the Dems use the mentally challenged...
Two words:
Yes they..
7. Posted by 914 | April 9, 2010 12:42 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 9, 2010 00:42
8. Posted by Don L | April 9, 2010 7:45 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Too easy guys, I'll just pass.
8. Posted by Don L | April 9, 2010 7:45 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 9, 2010 07:45
9. Posted by Brian Richard Allen | April 9, 2010 8:03 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
How would a Dem tell the mentally challenged apart from every other Dem?
9. Posted by Brian Richard Allen | April 9, 2010 8:03 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 9, 2010 08:03
10. Posted by Hank | April 9, 2010 8:35 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Would the Dems use the mentally challenged...?
Hell, they elect the mentally challenged.
Guam may tip over, Patches Kennedy, Carol Shea Porter....let alone
Henry no-I-dont-know-what's-in-my-bill Waxman.
10. Posted by Hank | April 9, 2010 8:35 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on April 9, 2010 08:35
11. Posted by 914 | April 9, 2010 12:25 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
"Would the Dems use the mentally challenged..."
They do every election cycle!!!
11. Posted by 914 | April 9, 2010 12:25 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on April 9, 2010 12:25