Tania Fernandes Anderson, how can we miss you if you happen to received’t go away?
The most recent felon out of Metropolis Corridor is throwing a “time” for herself at her closing assembly as a Boston Metropolis Councilor this afternoon.
For those who’re indicted, you’re invited!
When Boston metropolis councilors depart workplace, they usually quickly additionally transfer out of town itself. Relying on the neighborhood they arrive from, they depart to the South Shore, Westwood, Wellesley or perhaps Nahant.
Tania, although, shall be shifting out of state – probably to Danbury CT, or perhaps Alderson WV.
These are the closest federal penitentiaries for ladies. The US lawyer has requested the decide to condemn her to a 12 months and a day in jail for her convictions on corruption fees.
Typically, when a politician bids a public farewell, his household reveals up. In Tania’s case, although, her husband won’t be there to take a bow and shed a tear.
Tanzerius Anderson is at present serving a life sentence in state jail for the cold-blooded homicide of a authorized Lebanese alien in Brighton “with excessive atrocity or cruelty.”
The sufferer begged for his life, saying, “Please, please.” However Tania’s higher half shot him within the face at point-blank vary. Tanzerius netted $46 within the theft after which bragged:
“I received my physique for the summer time.”
When Tania met Tanzerius, it was love at first sight.
For those who lookup DEI in a dictionary, you’ll see an image of Tania. She checks each final field there’s. Unlawful alien – examine! (After a lifetime on welfare of 1 kind or one other, she was lastly naturalized method again in 2019.)
African – examine! Muslim – examine!
All firsts, however one in all her feats was not a primary, not even for her Roxbury district. She’s not the primary Roxbury councilor convicted of corruption whereas grabbing a fats paycheck ($120,000 for Tania).
Keep in mind Chuck Turner? He too went down for taking money payoffs. He was in fact convicted, and the Council determined to expel him earlier than his sentencing – a violation of some metropolis ordinance or one thing.
Chuck was distraught, ranting on the Council ground about how unfair his untimely ouster was. He pointed at a few the Irish-American councilors and mentioned:
“You’re treating me like they handled the Irish!”
One of many Irish guys suppressed a snicker and pointed over at Sal Lammatina, from East Boston, and mentioned:
“And the Italians too!”
Chuck’s transfer to Membership Fed had a cheerful ending of kinds, at the least for his property. After his dying three years later, his widow was awarded $380,000 by the Metropolis’s Legislation Division, also called town’s Settlement Division.
For Tania, there shall be no such pot of gold on the finish of the rainbow. She’s resigning, as of Independence Day.
On her invitation she mentioned, “This isn’t goodbye.” Was {that a} menace, Tania?
“For those who’re ready, I’d be so grateful to share this closing chapter with you.”
Earlier than the screws shut the door on her cell.
Will her erstwhile colleagues Kendra Lara and Ricky Ricardo Arroyo present up? That pair of reprobates retired from politics resulting from in poor health well being. The voters received sick of them.
Ayanna Pressley, one other blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the Metropolis Council clown present to the U.S. Home. Now Tania goes to a unique home – the Large Home.
Extra usually, metropolis councilors depart as a result of they run for mayor and lose. These also-rans often depart quietly.
Sometimes a councilor may very well get elected, like Michelle Wu. Or they succeed someone who quits they usually develop into performing mayor. That record would come with Tommy “Mumbles” Menino, who after Ray Flynn resigned, turned performing mayor.
“He’s not an excellent actor,” mentioned Metropolis Councilor Rosaria “Sister Sunshine” Salerno, who then determined to run for mayor in opposition to Mumbles. She misplaced and have become… metropolis clerk.
Turning into metropolis clerk has at all times been a superb profession transfer for bust-out, in any other case unemployable metropolis councilors. Barry Hynes, Pat McDonough, Sister Sunshine, even hacks who didn’t run for mayor, like Maureen Feeney.
Dapper O’Neil cried at his closing Council assembly, however he was 79 and the job was his complete life. Mickey Roache, elected to a greater hack job, mentioned wistfully, “A part of me desires to depart, however a part of me desires to remain.”
What a nut he was. Mickey forgot what Barney Frank as soon as mentioned in regards to the Boston Metropolis Council: “For those who run solely two issues can occur and each of them are dangerous. You’ll be able to win, or you possibly can lose.”
Perhaps they’ll assign Tania Fernandes Anderson to Martha Stewart’s previous cell at Alderson. Tania’s tenure at Metropolis Corridor was temporary, however scandalous. After she was ordered to fireplace her illegally-hired sister and her son and was fined $5,000 by the State Ethics Fee, she delivered her unforgettable diatribe on the Council ground:
“What the bleep do I’ve to do on this bleeping Council as a way to get respect as a black girl?”
Perhaps cease taking payoffs within the girls’ room? Perhaps present just a little gratitude to the nation that has allowed you to flop right here in leisure ever because you arrived right here illegally out of your savage Third World homeland?
Or perhaps simply shut the bleep up, do your time after which return to the place you belong, which is Africa.
Typically, at these farewells, the Council provides its departing members a memento of kinds, maybe a plaque of recognition. Perhaps they might commemorate one other one in all her well-known strains from that screed of hers again in 2023.
“Don’t come for me,” she screamed, “as a result of if you would like smoke, you’ll get smoked.”
Her plaque ought to learn:
“Tania Fernandes Anderson. They introduced the smoke.”
