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| '''Harold "Hal" Turner''' is an hero. | |||
| '''Harold "Hal" Turner''' is an ] ], ], and former ] ] host from ]. His weekly program, ''The Hal Turner Show'', was webcast from his home until February 2008. | |||
| Turner, who called himself "Hal from North Bergen", spent much of 1990s working in political campaigns, and also became notable as a frequent caller to ] and ]'s ] talk shows. Turner would go on to become a talk show host himself, but ended this career after claiming he couldn't work with his ] boss. | |||
| Turner has often made news for his views and stances on political issues. He promotes ] (including rounding up and killing Jews); and opposes the existence of the state of ].<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/turner_own_words.htm</ref> He also writes and promotes ] materials.<ref>http://www.halturnershow.com/RedCrossRecordsProveHolocaustWasFraud.html</ref> In 2005, Turner organized what he billed as a "rally against violence" after a white student was beaten by a black student at a high school. In 2006, he got in a fight with Jaime Vazquez, a former ] deputy mayor, after Vazquez called him a racist coward. Turner has made numerous threats against political figures on his website and in other forums. | |||
| ==Early career== | |||
| Identifying himself as "Hal from North Bergen", he became notable in local conservative circles as a frequent caller to the ] radio talk shows hosted by ] and ].<ref name=Hannity>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050620/blumenthal|author=]|date=2005-06-03|publisher=]|title=Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate}}</ref> Turner parlayed this fame into a role as the northern New Jersey coordinator for ]'s 1992 presidential campaign. He went on to serve as campaign manager for ] ] in a number of campaigns in New Jersey in the 1990s, including a 1997 gubernatorial campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?20020212929|title=F.E.C. IMAGE 20020212929 (Page 13 of 25)|accessdate=2007-01-01}}</ref> | |||
| Turner reportedly established a friendship with Grant's replacement, ], on whose program he was a frequent presence.<ref name=Hannity /> However, Hannity later stated that he had banned Turner from the show and never supported him.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/23/sean-hannity-confronted-o_n_92961.html|author=Jason Linkins|date=2008-03-23|title=Sean Hannity Confronted Over His Relationship With Neo-Nazi Hal Turner|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| Turner then became a talk radio host himself, joining fellow regular callers Frank from Queens and John from Staten Island to start the program ''''. Turner left the program in 2002, citing artistic differences. In 2002, Turner became a solo host, purchasing a time slot on ] ] ], over which he broadcast for approximately four years. He gave up this show after seeing ]'s film '']'', stating that he was opposed to the owner of the station's Jewish religion.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050620/blumenthal/2|author=]|date=2005-06-03|publisher=]|title=Hannity's Soul-Mate of Hate (page 2)}}</ref> | |||
| ==2000 Congressional election== | |||
| In ], Turner sought, and failed to receive, the ] nomination for election to the ] from New Jersey's 13th congressional district, losing to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?id=NJ13&cycle=2000|title=Congressional Races|accessdate=2007-01-01|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics}}</ref><ref>http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/elec2000/results/2000g_c_candidate_tally.html</ref> Turner has identified himself as the "Chairman of the Republican Party of Hudson County, NJ Corp," a group which has no connection to the official ] Republican Party recognized by the state and national GOP. According to news reports, Hudson County Republican officials have stated that Turner's party is a "paper corporation with little or no membership".<ref></ref> | |||
| ==Rally against violence== | |||
| In response to an ], ] assault against a white student by a black student at ] High School, Turner, working with the ] group ], organized a rally which he called a "rally against violence".<ref>[http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=356782 Woodstock Times: "Turning our backs in unity | |||
| Kingston falls into line behind mayor's call to SPURN white supremacist rally"]</ref> The case resulted in the perpetrator being indicted as an adult with two felony counts: assault and attempted assault.<ref name=DailyFreeman-assault>{{cite web|url=http://dailyfreeman.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=15749825&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74969&rfi=8|title=KHS teen indicted for assault, not hate crime|accessdate=2007-01-01|date=2005-12-14|author= Fairchild, Mary|publisher=DailyFreeman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1769&dept_id=74969&newsid=15534522&PAG=461&rfi=9|accessdate=2007-01-01|title=Supremacist vows KHS rally|author=Paul Kirby|date=2005-11-08|publisher=DailyFreeman.com}}</ref> He characterized the rally both as "pro-white" and "against violence".<ref name=DailyFreeman-rally></ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-socialism.us/archives/266|title=Media do not agree about Hal Turner’s Kingston Rally|accessdate=2007-01-01|date=2005-11-20|publisher=national-socialism.us}} </ref> The victim's mother chose not to attend the rally due to its nature.<ref name=DailyFreeman-rally></ref> In response, local residents, including political and religious leaders, organized a number of "Unity Rallies" with a tolerance theme.<ref>http://www.ulsterpublishing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=356782 ''Woodstock Times'': "Turning our backs in unity | |||
| Kingston falls into line behind mayor's call to SPURN white supremacist rally"</ref> When the rally occurred on ], ], Turner and the National Vanguard attracted approximately fifty demonstrators, compared to the hundred counter-demonstrators.<ref>http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/turner_051117.htm</ref> | |||
| ==Jaime Vazquez encounter== | |||
| On April 12, 2006, Turner had a physical altercation with Jaime Vazquez, a former ] Deputy Mayor and member of the ] Council who was the Jersey City Commissioner of Veterans Affairs at the time. ''The North Bergen Reporter'' quoted Turner as saying "(t)he illegal immigrants are breaking the law, and people like me should break the law as well by shooting them down." In response, Vasquez picketed with a sign reading "Hal Turner -- shoot me! Racists and bigots like you are cowards."<ref></ref><ref name=ShootMe /> Vazquez suffered a back injury and a fractured wrist.<ref name=ShootMe>UPI Wire ''The Post Chronicle'' ], ]</ref> Turner and Vazquez later filed criminal charges against each other. On ], ] ] Municipal Court Judge Joseph Romano found both men to be equally credible and thus neither criminally liable.<ref>Jim Hague Hudson Reporter/NorthBergenReporter.com ], ]</ref> | |||
| ==Threats against judges and political figures== | |||
| In 2005, Turner publicized the names of three federal court judges who handled lawsuits involving ].<ref name="adl">{{cite news |title= White Supremacist Radio Host Urges Bombings, Assassinations|url= http://www.adl.org/learn/news/Suprem_Urge_Bomb.asp|publisher= ]|date= ]-]|accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref> Turner posted the judges' names and addresses on his Web site.<ref name="adl"/><ref></ref> | |||
| On ], ], Turner announced on his website: | |||
| <blockquote>''We may have to ASSASSINATE some of the people you elect on Nov. 7! This could be your LAST ELECTION CHANCE, to save this Republic... Sorry to have to be so blunt, but the country is in mortal danger from our present government and our liberty is already near dead because of this government. If you are too stupid to turn things around with your vote, there are people out here like me who are willing to turn things around with guns, force and violence. We hope our method does not become necessary''.<ref name=WorldNewsDaily5> ], ], ]</ref></blockquote> | |||
| Since the announcement was made, Turner has had difficulties finding a host for his website. He alleged that his website has been the target of ] attacks, and subsequently filed a ] lawsuit.<ref></ref><ref>]. . ], ]</ref><ref> (defunct as of 11-07-07)</ref> | |||
| ==Anonymous website raid== | |||
| In December 2006 and January 2007, individuals who identified themselves as ] "raided" Turner, taking his site offline, and costing thousands of dollars of bandwidth bills according to Turner. He retaliated by sending a "formal legal notice of criminal activity in violation of several federal laws" by email to 7chan, multacom, and multicom, as well as redirecting his domain to 420chan.org causing that site to take a bandwidth hit as well.<ref name="jerseyjournal">{{cite news|last = Winston|first = Ali|title = 'Hate Host' is hacked| work = ]| date = ]| url = http://www.nj.com/jjournal/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/116823968784040.xml&coll=3|accessdate = 2007-01-08 }}</ref><ref name="freep">{{cite web | url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/NEWS07/70205031/0/NEWS06 | publisher=freep.com | title=Cyber foes find ways to silence hate-talk radio host | accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref><ref name="halemailnotice">{{cite web|url=http://www.halturnershow.com/HalTurnerRetaliatesForAttackOnRadioShow.html|title=Hal Turner Retaliates For Attack On Radio Show|publisher=Hal Turner|accessdate=2007-07-21}}</ref> He also sued 4chan, 7chan, and other websites in court over copyright infringement; however, he lost his plea for an injunction and failed to receive letters from the court.<ref name="halsuecopyright">{{cite web | url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-njdce/case_no-2:2007cv00306/case_id-198438/ | publisher=Justia | title=Harold C. "Hal" Turner v. 4chan.org | accessdate=2007-07-27}}</ref> | |||
| ==Informant allegations== | |||
| Allegations that Turner acts as an informant to the ] surfaced after unidentified ] claimed on Turner's website's forums that they had read email correspondence between him and an FBI agent, apparently his ].<ref name="SPL">{{cite news |first= Mark|last= Potok|title= FBI's Use of Neo-Nazi Informant Knocked|url= http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=880|work= ]|publisher= ]|accessdate=2008-03-26 }}</ref> This led to a discussion on a ] website on ], ], in which Turner revealed he was quitting political work, was ending his radio show and that he was separating "from the 'pro-White' movement".<ref name="SPL"/> Both the FBI and Turner declined to comment on the matter.<ref name="SPL"/> The ] later reported that they had "revealed... that Turner was an FBI informant"<ref>{{cite news |first= Brentin|last= Mock|coauthors= Potoc, Mark|title= Virginia Developer is USA’s Loudest Neo-Nazi |url= http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=877|work= ]|publisher= ]|accessdate=2008-03-26 }}</ref> and the ] reported that "a neo-Nazi Website had posted material reportedly found by the hackers, including alleged exchanges between himself and law enforcement agents that indicated that Turner had been providing information to them."<ref>{{cite news |title=Hal Turner Claims to Leave Movement After Accusations of Being an Informant|url= http://www.adl.org/main_Extremism/hturner_claim.htm|publisher= ]|date= ]-]|accessdate=2008-03-26 }}</ref> | |||
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