[adcom] From Tennis Lilly

[Owen Broadhurst]

Tennis is a "he", Colby - one of our party founders.

NECDP was founded by one Amer Jubran, whom I would not in any way describe
as an anti-Semite in any form.

Some of us here may remember that name:

http://www.amerjubrandefense.org/

Others may recall also that this so-called "anti-semitic fringe group" has
included among its members a great many people who have earned and deserve
my continued admiration and respect -with Julie Saad and Aimee Smith being
among them.

I must agree: We must not dismiss concerns expressed - anymore than we
should dismiss the concerns of equally hard working and accomplished members
as those of "fringe" activists and anti-semites.

I'd call that a cruel distortion akin to Tom Duggan's reprehensible
accusations against our distinguished Lawrence correspondent.

Yet, this is an interaction that we have certainly seen here before - when
Aimee pointed out to Tennis nearly three years ago how the NECDP remains a
truly diverse organization boasting among its members Christians and Jews as
well as Moslems, atheists, and people of other faiths.

http://www.green-rainbow.org/pipermail/adcom/2003-December/002921.html

Owen R. Broadhurst


On 6/20/06, Colby E. Peterson <saphron at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> More feedback. She/He (apologies, not sure on the gender) is responding to
> specific conversations on the AdCom list.
>
> - Colby
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Tennis Lilly <trhggr at yahoo.com>
> > Date: June 20, 2006 2:02:35 AM EDT
> > To: saphron at verizon.net
> >
> > colby
> >
> > I've been a member of this party since 1997. I've been
> > a candidate for office, as a Green, twice. I've been a
> > delegate to the GPUSA. I've volunteered for Nader's
> > 2000 campaign, worked as a paid staffer for Jill Stein
> > and Jonathan Leavitt when they ran as Greens. I've
> > done all the requisite grunt work from phone banking
> > to petition drives, fund-raising, sign holding, letter
> > writing, etc etc etc. I have earned the right to
> > express myself without being dismissed is being
> > uneducated about "the truth about Israel". I'm well
> > aware of Israel's oppression of the Palestinians, the
> > theft of their land, the colonizing of the occupied
> > territories. I'm also aware of the brutal slaughter of
> > innocent Israeli's by Palestinians who don't want
> > peace.
> >
> > I don't know how things are being run these days but
> > if this party is ever to regain any of its hard won
> > (and lost) influence we need to start thinking and
> > acting like a political party. You don't do that by
> > dismissing concerned members. For every one person who
> > takes the time to write 5 or 10 just wont bother
> > anymore. So 1 person showed up at a meeting. Big
> > friggin deal.
> >
> > DO you understand how our little endorsement is
> > perceived? How we hand the mainstream media a club to
> > beat us over the head with? And we use the WORST
> > language possible! And why...dear god WHY do we align
> > ourselves with anti-Semitic fringe groups????
> >
> > ~~~\|/~~~~~\|/~~~~~~~~~\|/~~~~~\|/~~~
> > Tennis W. Lilly
> > Lawrence Conservation Commission
> > Lawrence, MA
> > (508) 451-2967




-- 
Owen R. Broadhurst
Candidate for State Representative
Third Hampden District
http://www.owenbroadhurst.org