US racist Hal Turner arrested

This is a video from the USA about the promotion by Sean Hannity of Rupert Murdoch‘s Fox News of anti-Semite Hal Turner.

From Think Progress in the USA:

FBI Arrests White Supremacist Blogger Hal Turner For Threatening To Kill Federal Judges

FBI agents went to the New Jersey home of white supremacist blogger/radio host Hal Turner and arrested him “on a federal complaint filed in Chicago alleging that he made internet postings threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in Chicago in retaliation for their recent ruling upholding handgun bans in Chicago and a suburb,” according to a statement released by the Justice Department. …

Turner’s posts also “referred to the murder of the mother and husband of Chicago-based federal Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow in February 2005,” saying, “Apparently, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court didn’t get the hint after those killings. It appears another lesson is needed.” …

As the Nation has pointed out, Turner has ties to Fox News’ Sean Hannity. In fact, Hannity has “offered his top-rated radio show as a regular forum for Turner’s occasionally racist, always over-the-top rants.” Hannity would also reportedly offer Turner “encouragement” to overcome his cocaine habit and “homosexual leanings.”

Turner’s arrest comes after two major tragedies put the spotlight on the dangers of right-wing extremism: the Holocaust Museum shooting by white supremacist James von Brunn and the assassination of Dr. George Tiller.

Turner update August 2009: here.

Hal Turner GUILTY: Blogger Convicted After Threatening Judges Over Chicago Gun Ban: here.

Rupert Murdoch hacking scandal in Britain: here.

O’Reilly: here.

Hannity concerts scandal: here.