Mr. DiMaio emailed me this personal press release he has issued:
Press Release:
November 18, 2005
Contact- Freeholder John DiMaio
Freeholderdimaio@aol.com
1-973-219-9770
As a county freeholder for five years I have become a supporter of Warren County Community College during my time in office. Recently, a part-time adjunct instructor, Mr. John Daly responded to a student’s invitation to attend a student club event sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom. After reading Mr. John Daly’s e-mail response I feel personally offended and believe that no student of our college should have to endure such an outrageous assault. Further, I feel our troops and our leaders have been wrongfully maligned. As a leader in Warren County concerned with the use of our tax dollars, I am even more offended that our taxes have gone to support his malicious rhetoric.
However, I can assure all Warren County residents that this part-time adjunct instructor for the college does not represent the views of the college, President Austin, or the board of trustees, many of whom I voted to appoint.
I have complete confidence in the College administration and their ability to investigate this situation and handle it judiciously and expeditiously. The college President has assured me that the investigation has been elevated to ensure the safety of all concerned. Warren County Community College has become a college that serves our community and one that we should continue to proudly support. As college liaison, I am continuously in communication with President Austin and he is keeping me well informed. Although I cannot personally be satisfied with the outcome at this point, I know that he, his administration, and the Board will resolve this issue as quickly as is legally possible.
And, this story also provides a bit more detail:
Administrators at Warren County Community College said Friday they were investigating the classroom conduct of an adjunct professor who e-mailed comments about the Iraq war to the founder of a conservative student group.
"I personally find Mr. Daly's e-mail disgraceful and offensive, yet I must maintain that the college be a place for free expression, ideas, and open debate," college president Will Austin said in a statement.
English Professor John Daly, a member of the anti-war group International A.N.S.W.E.R., e-mailed WCCC freshman Rebecca Beach on Sunday, responding to her request to tell his students about a campus visit by retired Lt. Col. Scott Rutter, a veteran of the Iraq war and now a Fox News commentator.
Beach founded the campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a national conservative activist group. Her group, and the conservative Young America's Foundation, brought Rutter to campus to speak about his experiences in Iraq.
In his e-mail to Beach, who was not his student, Daly wrote that he believes the war will end only when American soldiers turn their guns on their commanding officers.
College officials said they were investigating Daly's e-mail message, as well as his conduct and his expression of views in the classroom on campus.
"We must remember that Mr. Daly is just one instructor out of many here," Austin said. "He does not represent the college's views, mission and core values. We are a small community college and are here to serve the community and will continue to do so."
Reached by telephone Friday, Daly said he didn't believe the college could investigate an e-mail he sent as a private communication.
Once again, he stood by his statements on the future of the war in Iraq. He reiterated his belief that soldiers are being sent there to benefit oil companies.
"A lot of people are really upset about this main comment, my belief, and the belief of others, and the historical evidence that the war will end when soldiers turn around and fight for social justice here at home," Daly said.
He said he had been horrified to learn that soldiers used white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, during the battle for Fallujah in 2004.
"That violence has been going on, by the U.S. military, using working and poor people like the students at WCCC who die for oil profits," Daly said. "There's plenty of evidence now."
Beach appeared on Fox New Channel's "Hannity and Colmes" on Friday night. She told the show's hosts she believed Daly should be fired.
College officials have said they are treating Daly's e-mail as a personnel issue. Daly said he was talking with college officials about his employment at the school.
"We're in discussions right now about our future relationship," he said. "That will probably be finalized sometime next week."
Reporter Sara Leitch can be reached at 908-475-8044 or by e-mail at sleitch@express-times.com .
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Cheers,
Lloyd
Screw Republicans. We only APPROVE of the left's sides of expression, ideas, and open debate.
Let Mr. Daly know that I think the wars will end when students shoot their teachers, bet he won't like that and would think that to be threatening.
Well, he admitted in his email he was going to use his position as an employee of the school to discourage others (his students) from attending. And since he said he was going to intimidate Rebecca and others into silence, then I have no doubt he would intimidate thme into embracing his views.
A part time adjunt instuctor? He has no tenure rights and he threated a student, advocated murrder, if he isn't history quickly then something is seriously wrong.