John DiMascio is a resident of Watertown, Massachussetts, and a columnist for the Watertown TAB & Press.
| Paul Revere is rolling in his grave | |
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by John DiMascio, October 3, 2007
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Lexington, MA – The Lexington, Massachusetts No Place for Hate Committee (LNPFH) blocked Lexington residents from a “closed” door unannounced meeting
with the Anti Defamation League’s New England Regional Director Andrew Tarsy this morning, just one week after the Lexington Board of Selectmen held a
| “No Place for Undeserved Credit”. | |
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by John DiMascio, September 5, 2007
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On August 14th, Watertown severed ties with No Place for Hate and its sponsor, the Anti-Defamation League. In the aftermath, the ADL has waged a relentless and disingenuous damage control campaign . Indeed, the edict to stop the bleeding has been heard round the world. Ambassadors have cut short vacations. Ministers and diplomats have convened special sessions.
| You Go, Andrew Tarsy! | |
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by John DiMascio, August 18, 2007
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On Tuesday August 14th I loudly booed Andrew Tarsy because he was simply reiterating Abraham Foxman’s phony lines about the ADL's position on the Armenian Genocide. At the time, you could almost tell he was struggling with himself because he knew he was lying.
Today I praise Andrew Tarsy for having the courage to risk and lose his livelihood for the truth.
This stands in stark comparison to politicians who jumped in front of this citizen-led parade and are now seeking glory on television and radio.
Watertown owes a great debt of gratitude to Mr. David Boyajian of Newton. We ought to give him keys to the city. A citizen from a neighboring community wrote a letter to the editor and the rest of us jumped on the bandwagon.
But back to Tarsy and the ADL: Tarsy’s firing speaks volumes about the so-called independence of ADL ancillaries, as it speaks volumes about the very nature of the ADL.
As I said Tuesday night, 90 years or 90 days will not move ADL to change its position.
| Urgent Update: We Bloody Freakin WON!!!! ADL Goes Down! | |
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by John DiMascio, August 15, 2007
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The Town of Watertown is the first community in the nation to officially sever ties with the Anti-
ADL And Its Program Run Out of Town for Genocide-Denial: Photo from the Watertown TAB & PressDefamation League and the No Place For Hate program. Watertown rescinded the certification of No Place For Hate tonight with a vote of 8-0.
Here are some jewcy details:
Andrew Tarsy, New England Director and Minister of Disinformation for the Anti-Defamation League, got up and repeatedly lied about the ADL’s lobbying effort to defeat the congressional resolution. He then tried to interrupt an Arab American woman who was describing all the civil rights violations the ADL commits against Arab Americans. He was finally booed out of the Council Chambers.
Rumor has it, one Armenian fellow who is shorter than me (I'm 5 ft tall in my shoes) actually chased him down the hall. I didn't see it, but an unnamed member of the executive branch of our municipal government told me the story at an after hours meeting of the tri-lateral commission in a secret undisclosed location.
All told over 100 people were there. Mostly Armenians but a lot of others stood shoulder to shoulder with them. I suggested we take the sign down and ship it back to the ADL postage due. Other's took a less caustic approach and simply read from Foxman's anthology of asinine quotes. Suffice it to say that when the vote was finally taken the room exploded in applause. One Councilor asked the Town Manager to have the sign taken down first thing in the morning. But, within one hour of the vote, the sign was down thanks to an exceptional department of public works.