change Soldiers to Students and Superiors to Teachers and see how funny they think it is...
Posted on 11/19/2005 7:36:11 AM PST by snowrip
For immediate release:
WCCC investigating controversial e-mail Adjunct instructor’s comments gain national attention
WASHINGTON TWP. (Nov. 18, 2005) – Officials at Warren County Community College are investigating political comments about the war in Iraq made by an adjunct instructor to a student via an e-mail message.
Responding earlier this week to a student’s invitation to attend a student club event, John Daly, an adjunct instructor of Basic Writing and Developmental English, e-mailed the student with a host of his own personal beliefs. The student club event, sponsored by the Young American’s for Freedom, featured Iraq war veteran Lt. Col. Scott Rutter as a guest speaker.
WCCC President Dr. William Austin personally welcomed guests to the event, held on Thursday, and introduced Rebecca Beach, president and secretary of the newly formed club. Lt. Col. Rutter’s talk was well received, and deemed a success by attendees.
WCCC is further investigating Mr. Daly’s conduct and his expression of views in the classroom and on campus.
Indeed, Mr. Daly’s comments have caused much controversy on and off campus. Dr. Austin said, “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.”
Dr. Austin added, “We must remember that Mr. Daly is just one instructor out of many here. These are apparently his personal political views. 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.”
The college will continue to keep its pulse on this issue while maintaining its high standards of professionalism and integrity of all concerned, noted Dr. Austin.
WCCC Chairman of the Board, Ed Smith, said, “We are fortunate to live in a world where so many brave men and women are willing to fight and die for our freedoms, including the right to express one’s opinions.”
Following is the text of the original article and John Daly's email:
College Professor to Student: Real Freedom will come when American Soldiers Murder Superiors Young America’s Foundation. ^ | Nov 17, 2005 | Young America’s Foundation.
HERNDON, VA –Warren Community College English professor, John Daly, said that “Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors.” Rebecca Beach, a freshman at Warren Community College in Washington, New Jersey, received this unexpected reply to a recent email she sent the faculty at her school announcing the appearance of decorated Iraq war hero, Lt. Col. Scott Rutter, on Thursday, November 17 to discuss America’s accomplishments in Iraq. In the email, Daly told Rebecca that he will ask students in his English and writing classes to boycott the event and also vowed “to expose [her] right-wing, anti-people politics until groups like [Rebecca’s] won’t dare show their face on a college campus.” Daly’s mean spirited and hateful comments were directed at Rebecca for organizing Lt. Col. Scott Rutter and for hanging up fliers contrasting the number of people killed under communism to those liberated under Ronald Reagan. Since Professor John Daly has created a hostile learning environment for Rebecca, she is demanding that Warren Community College President William Austin institute seminars on free speech and sensitivity to teach intolerant leftists, such as Daly, to be respectful of differing opinion Daly’s insane email to Rebecca also claimed that “CAPTIALISM has killed many more” people than communism [emphasis his] and that the “poor and working class people” are recruited to “fight and die for EXXON and other corporations.” “John Daly was hired to teach English, not to verbally attack students and lead leftist protests,” said Jason Mattera, spokesman for Young America’s Foundation. The full unedited text of Daly’s email follows.
November 13, 2005 Dear Rebecca: I am asking my students to boycott your event. I am also going to ask others to boycott it. Your literature and signs in the entrance lobby look like fascist propaganda and is extremely offensive. Your main poster "Communism killed 100,000,000" is not only untrue, but ignores the fact that CAPITALISM has killed many more and the evidence for that can be seen in the daily news papers. The U.S. government can fly to dominate the people of Iraq in 12 hours, yet it took them five days to assist the people devastated by huricane Katrina. Racism and profits were key to their priorities. Exxon, by the way, made $9 Billion in profits this last quarter--their highest proft margin ever. Thanks to the students of WCCC and other poor and working class people who are recruited to fight and die for EXXON and other corporations who earning megaprofits from their imperialist plunders. If you want to count the number of deaths based on political systems, you can begin with the more than a million children who have died in Iraq from U.S.-imposed sanctions and war. Or the million African American people who died from lack of access to healthcare in the US over the last 10 years. I will continue to expose your right-wing, anti-people politics until groups like your won't dare show their face on a college campus. Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors and fight for just causes and for people's needs--such freedom fighters can be counted throughout American history and they certainly will be counted again. Prof. John Daly
Congratulations to you and your son. God Bless you both.
I'm going to write the college president right now and ask him how he feels about one of his employees advocating the murder of one's bosses.
"...yet I must maintain that the college be a place for free expression, ideas, and open debate."
OK--Let's test that assumption. How about a symposium on the positive effects of slavery, or a discussion of why women should be stripped of the right to vote because they rely more on emotion than facts.
I'll bet he sips white wine and eats quische.(Sic)
They're hoping that this will all just slip quietly away.
change Soldiers to Students and Superiors to Teachers and see how funny they think it is...
bttt
"Dr. Austin said, “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."
~And advocating fragging is treason. We seem to have a dearth of educated people with common sense.
This guy is supposed to be teaching English, and he doesn't know about agreement between subject and verb? The subject is plural; the verb should be are
It is the very definition of sedition.
U.S. Code
TITLE 18
PART I
CHAPTER 115
§ 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government
Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or
Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or
Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
As used in this section, the terms “organizes” and “organize”, with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.
I picture a small, failed, angry man seething with narcissistic rage at a world that has denied him the grandiose life he feels is his birthright. One can only hope things get worse for him.
So, if the Dimwitts can find a prosecutor to get DeLay indicted for a law that didn't exist, why can't we find somone to prosecute this guy, whis ACTUALLY BREAKING A LAW...AN IMPORTANT ONE.
"an adjunct instructor of Basic Writing and Developmental English,"
I don't know but this seems like where they teach the 'knowledge challenged' how to read and write.
Not necessarily. Literature would call for is. Literature and signs taken as ONE entity, i.e. "your propaganda" would also require is.
This is an argument that even English teachers have. In this case, I would call either is or are correct.
vaudine (former English teacher)
Congratulations to your son and your family. The Marines are amazing!
Hello Dr Austin
Below is a comment by Professor John Daly, and your reply to it, and my question afterwards.
HERNDON, VA –Warren Community College English professor, John Daly, said that “Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors.”
Your response - “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.”
Would that free expression you talk about extend to a student, or students who want to express their opinion that other students should use their guns, or fists, on Professor Daly.? - Tom
Yes, he be.
My email of today.....
Academic FReedom will come when students burn the houses of left wing faculty intent on destroying the great American military.
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