Wealth Redistribution on Steroids Oct 13, 2009
Then again, Obama's Marxist mentors -- Franklin Marshall Davis, Saul Alinsky and Bill Ayers -- also understood that you don't build an army of street organizers or a recurring voting constituency by teaching people of the streets to fish. When you "share the wealth around," you make the distributees dependent on your next handout -- beholden to your largesse with other people's money and personally worse off in every respect. (Townhall.com)
With the help of Glenn Beck, this mom gets her message out Oct 11, 2009
Add to this group, Hillary Clinton who used to worship at the altar of Saul Alinsky another communist. All these decisions were made because we elected "The King". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Protesters' secret: they're out there because it makes them happier Oct 11, 2009
From Samuel Adams to Saul Alinsky to Phyllis Schlafly, the narrative of political activism has tended to be one that grows out of the perception of a wrong so grievous it compels action ... According to the legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky, the draw of activism wasn t just the chance to fix identifiable wrongs, but something more romantic. (Boston Globe)
OBAMA DATE NIGHT: CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNI... Oct 5, 2009
Obamas' night out: First WH anniversary: The Swamp. Posted October 3, 2009 10:15 PM. (The Drudge Report)
The Attempted Murder Of Conservatism Oct 4, 2009
And he did indeed agree with Meacham that the man who taught the leftist agitation methods of Saul Alinsky "seems like a Burkean figure today.". On the other hand, to Tanenhaus most influential modern conservative writers and thinkers, like Charles Krauthammer, Michael Barone and even the late William F. Buckley Jr., of whom Tanenhaus is writing a biography, are not true Burkean conservatives but extremist "revanchists.". (Investors Business Daily)
Peanut Farmer Allergies Oct 1, 2009
Right on schedule for the Saul Alinsky destructo derby. Institutional racism is dead in America. (Human Events Online)
NEA communications director resigns after propaganda pitch... Sep 25, 2009
no lefty will admit to the tentacles but this is a conspiracy read saul alinsky not that hard to see what is going on. Posted By: buckwheat | September 24, 2009 at 08:00 PM. (The Drudge Report)
MY VIEW: The silent majority isnt so silent anymore (7) Sep 23, 2009
This incremental approach is a Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals tactic. Say what you need to say to get your program in place, then expand it through the power of the state at whatever pace you can, sometimes faster, sometimes slower but do not retreat. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Steele curious that W.H. asks black governor to not seek reelection Sep 21, 2009
Steele's play is straight from Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals";RULE 4: "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."BY Exurban Jon on 09/20/2009 at 15:01I think Steele is saying this a bit tongue-in-cheek, as well he should - hehehe ... Leave Saul Alinsky for the far left anti war kooks ... Steele's play is straight from Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"BY T-Time on 09/20/2009 at 15:31Race-bait harder, RepubliKKKlans. (TheHill.com)
Pawlenty Raises Specter of Appeasement... Sep 19, 2009
The Fix - Pawlenty Hammers Obama on Missile Defense Decision. The Fix THE FRIDAY LINES. (The Drudge Report)
Administration is making people rely on government Sep 15, 2009
Obama s agenda seems to follow the ideas of Saul Alinsky, an avowed radical and organizer. Alinsky wrote the book, Rules for Radicals, a road map for revolution. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
ACORN Exposed Sep 15, 2009
O'KEEFE: It really comes out of the playbook from Saul Alinsky, who's a community organizer in he wrote one of his chapters something about using their rules against them. This is really just the application of community organizer Saul Alinsky against community organizers. (Fox News)
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option Sep 14, 2009
"klan" ooooh that's just so Saul Alinsky, I'm just sooo insulted. You antagonists guys are just boring. (CBS News)
Media Bite into 'Vetting' Apple Sep 10, 2009
As a disciple of radical community organizer Saul Alinsky, why would Barack recoil from a guy who was using Alinskys methods to a T. Besides, its clear the White House was thrilled with Jones past. (Townhall.com)
Has President trumped parental rights? Sep 9, 2009
gray cloud wrote on Sep 8, 2009 8:27 AM:" One only has to look at obama's friends, mentors and those he studied; Saul Alinsky, Jerry Wright, Bernadette Dohrn, Wm Ayers and dozens more to realize that there is nothing obama does that isn't based on hard left indoctrination. I didn't like bush doing it either, but he wasn't a "death to america" practitioner. ". sparky595 wrote on Sep 8, 2009 8:24 AM:" Lodian, I am not opposed to personal responsibility. I am also not opposed to the president... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
China alarmed by US money printing... Sep 8, 2009
" It's bizarre, it's mystifying, and publications like The Telegraph would do their readers a great favor if they would present the other side of the coin. B.Karn PhD, Economics M.Karn on September 07, 2009 at 10:07 PM What the article fails to point out is that a certain faction of American's are alarmed by the fed's monetary easing policies. The faction with brains. LOL dan the yank on September 07, 2009 at 10:07 PM The Fed has no choices left.If they dont print,then its a classic deflationary... (The Drudge Report)
Why Dick Cheney is More American than Barack Obama Sep 6, 2009
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Organizers not all Democrats Sep 2, 2009
I enjoyed reading the recent letter to the Yuma Sun describing community organizers in general, and Saul Alinsky in particular, as out to destroy the United States ( Obama radical organizer at heart," Aug. 10). For those who do not know, Alinsky is the person who has had more to do with developing community organizing as a profession than any other, and is well known for his book, "Rules for Radicals. " This book was read by President Obama, who, early in his professional career, trained and... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Un-American and Unlawful White House Projects Sep 1, 2009
Location: LA Reply # 2 Date: Sep 1, 2009 - 4:10 AM EST Assault On The First Amendment Mark Lloyd, a disciple of Saul Alinsky and fan of Hugo Chavez, wants to destroy talk radio and says free speech is a distraction ... They share a common hero Saul Alinsky who wrote the community organizer's bible, "Rules for Radicals." It speaks of confrontation or, as candidate Obama put it, of "getting in their faces" as a way to obtain power, not from the people or for the people, but over the... (Townhall.com)
Obamas Visit To Montana Aug 27, 2009
Just Sayin wrote on Aug 26, 2009 11:29 AM:" The root cause of the dislike of Obama is his leftwing/socialist/marxist/progressive views. Only the ignorant would assume that someone who won the election with a majority of the white vote is disliked because of his race. We don't want his policies, or those of Bill Ayers, Van Jones, Saul Alinsky, etc. We don't want the takeover of the banks, financial institutions, auto companies, or health care. That is what the National Socialist Party run by... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Ad Boycott Heats... Aug 26, 2009
Glenn Beck's Obamassault: 'Green' aide: The Swamp. Color of Change' boycott leader says FOX host "trying to change subject.'' Posted August 24, 2009 8:45 PM by Mark Silva This may help explain why President Barack Obama is so -- as the producer for FOX News' FOX's Glenn Beck used his popular program today to "attack the background of Van Jones, a White House environmental advisor who co-founded an African American political advocacy group that has organized an advertising boycott of his... (The Drudge Report)
Conservatives borrow a liberals fighting rules Aug 25, 2009
The late Saul Alinsky was a leftwing community organizer extraordinaire and an early mentor to Barack Obama. Alinsky literally wrote the book on tactics that the powerless should use against the powerful, as Noam Cohen noted in yesterday s New York Times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Obama Makes a Political Booty Call to the Church Aug 23, 2009
In a move that would make Saul Alinsky proud, Obama is now calling on Christians for help. As the Church Lady would say, Well isnt that special. (Townhall.com)
Obama's Brick Wall: The American People Aug 22, 2009
Saul Alinsky, the godfather of street organizing, will be watching from the grave to see whether his best student can finally consummate the Marxists' generations-long boast of conquering this nation without having to fire a shot. Mr. Limbaugh is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of , and. (Human Events Online)
Obama Town Halls Turning Into Brawls Aug 21, 2009
The Democratic playbook is based very much on the teachings of former Obama mentor and radical organizer Saul Alinsky, who stressed that a movement must first create the impression of a crisis, then show the nation how big government and only big government has the solution to that crisis. Alinsky, a left-wing activist, believes that by packing public meetings with vocal dissenters one can sway the outcome and give people an example of the power of numbers. (Newsmax)
Protest Primer Aug 19, 2009
On one hand, they openly and ironically crib from liberal Saul Alinsky s Rules for Radicals to pursue aggressive "direct action" against their opponents. On the other, they play the victim, blaming the so-called MSM and burly "union thugs" and now the Department of Homeland Security for marginalizing them as zealots and impinging on their First Amendment rights. (The American Conservative)
Critics co-opt Obamas playbook Aug 14, 2009
"That's a fair summary of where things are at the moment," said Sanford Horwitt, a biographer of Saul Alinsky, the father of community organizing. "The other side has the anger and the intensity, and Obama's side doesn't," Horwitt said. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Secret Service detains man holding 'Death to Obama' sign ... Aug 14, 2009
"comments":[{"body":"I would definitely wager that this guy, holding the sign, is a man of the left. \n\nAlso, re the poster who said that people did not publicly call for Bush' death during protests; this is not true, and by a long shot. Please try to be intellectually honest. ","createdAt":"14 Aug 2009 05:46:19... (The Drudge Report)
Americans Must Refuse to Be Cowed into Submission Aug 13, 2009
Now, taking a page from Obamas intellectual mentor Saul Alinsky, the press, the entertainment industry, and Democrats in Congress stepped up their tactics and attempted to marginalize and ignore public sentiment, mocking the protestors repeatedly as teabaggers, (a vulgar slang term for a particular type of vulgar activity), laughing at them during prime-time newscasts, and giving airtime to inflammatory personalities like Keith Olbermann and Janeane Garofalo, who called Americans... (Townhall.com)
"Brown Shirts" vs. Purple Shirts Aug 13, 2009
I honestly hadn't heard of Saul Alinsky before. And next someone is going to tell me Abraham Lincoln was a Red and then I'll really learn something. (Townhall.com)
Health Care Reform: How It Will Affect You Aug 12, 2009
" by AOCGUY August 10, 2009 9:49 AM EDT UponFurtherReview - I suspect that under our current system, unless Grandma is going to write a check for the surgery herself, the insurance company she is now with would deny the claim as well. Only the very wealthy under any system will get everything they want when they want it. For the rest of us rationing is and always will be a fact of life and death. by StanInConcord August 8, 2009 9:47 AM EDT If more people actually knew what our "wonderful" health... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Aug 11, 2009
If you're a white middle-class American, who happens to be reading from the same Saul Alinsky, the patron saint of community organizer's play book, then you're, as Steve Pearlstein of the Washington Post put it, a, quote, "political terrorist.". LOWRY: Anymore questions. (Fox News)
Obama at heart radical organizer Aug 11, 2009
Very few of the media pundits have bothered to explore the teachings of Saul Alinsky, more affectionately known as the father of modern American radicalism. Alinsky was the original community organizer. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Partisanship in the press Aug 10, 2009
Since, in a sidebar, you listed the Tips from the right for disrupting town hall meetings, I can only hope that soon you will print Saul Alinsky s Rules for Radicals, which are being practiced quite plainly by Rahm Emanuel, the Obama administration, and your newspaper. For instance, Rule 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it, advocating going after people, not institutions. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Rules for Witnesses Aug 9, 2009
I recently got around to reading Saul Alinskys book, Rules for Radicals ... The other was by Saul Alinsky, who had written Reveille For Radicals, the spiritual ancestor of his 1971 work ... gov and tell President Saul Alinsky that Sun Tzu has declared war. (Townhall.com)
Tea Parties better than ACORN Aug 8, 2009
Observer wrote on Aug 7, 2009 2:24 AM:" Tea Party voter registration workers do not receive government money for their services, register only the living and register each person ONLY ONCE (what a concept!!) not up to 72 times like ACORN does. Tea Party people do not intimidate voters by placing racist thugs at the entrances to urban polling places like ACORN does.Tea Party people do not use Saul Alinsky methods to foment chaos and revolution against America as ACORN does. The Obamanistas now... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Dems Fear Town Hall Meetings Aug 7, 2009
What is of concern is not the reaction of concerned American citizens but rather the response from the liberal media and the DNC. It seems they are resorting to their normal Saul Alinsky Rules for Radicals tactics; Rule #5, Ridicule is man s most potent weapon. The Democrats are again lowering themselves to calling Americans a mob and trying to depict concerned Americans as sore losers. (Human Events Online)
Presidential Bloviation Is Contagious Jul 30, 2009
This president is clearly over-educated, particularly in the teachings of former Chicago rabble-rouser Saul Alinsky. His use of the Oval Office as a podium from which he is attempting to orchestrate the most heinous power-grab and blatant disregard for the U. S. Constitution is truly astounding and insidious. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Liberal Bloggers Perpetuate Birther Conspiracy Jul 30, 2009
Saul Alinsky explains: The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength. This lesson Obama has learned well. (Townhall.com)
Fear Factor: How Herd Mentality Drives Us Jul 27, 2009
"Group Think" Has Its Advantages When Confronting Lions. But What About Wall Street. (CBS News)
Society must be torn down before 'change' Jul 26, 2009
Obama brags in his book of studying under admitted communist Saul Alinsky. Alinsky teaches, in "Rules for Radicals," that an "organizer" (his word for communist radical) must tear down society before he can "change" it. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
OUR VIEW: Celebrate the Fourth of July the American way Jul 7, 2009
"Thanks for demonstrating socialist OBAMULIST GROUPTHINK, hurling personal attacks on queue, and right out of Marxist Saul Alinsky's playbook, Rules for Radicals.You OBAMULISTS are so predictable... ". NeoCon Academician wrote on Jul 6, 2009 1:31 PM:" Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals:RULE 12: Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. It is cruel, but very effective. " ... NeoCon Academician wrote on Jul 6, 2009... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Al Franken — Democrat From Acorn Jul 5, 2009
Other contributors to his campaign included George Soros, along with the likes of Deborah Rappaport, a Saul Alinsky disciple who co-founded the Midwest Academy, a radical Acorn clone. "Mark Ritchie as we all know is a hard-core liberal who was endorsed by Acorn and funded by Acorn," Matthew Vadum, senior editor of CapitolResearch. (Investors Business Daily)
They Hate the American We Love Jul 1, 2009
Where most presidents revere Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, the father of the Constitution, this president s role models have been domestic bomber Bill Ayers and Marxist Saul Alinsky, whose Rules for Radicals contains the blueprint for tearing a free America from its underpinnings and replacing it with a repressive nanny state. As militant as this president is, he is not alone in his extremism. (Human Events Online)
The Obama Method Jun 25, 2009
On the one hand, you have a disciple of the radical community organizer Saul Alinsky turned ruthless Chicago politician. On the other hand, there is the conciliatory post-partisan idealist. (CBS News)
Tarnished ACORN Launches Re-Branding Effort Jun 24, 2009
Vadum describes ACORN International as "a nonprofit group that aspires to spread the gospel of [radical community organizer] Saul Alinsky across the globe.". Criminal prosecutions and investigations pending against ACORN and its former workers include. (Newsmax)
LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest' Jun 20, 2009
sAdams wrote on Jun 19, 2009 7:15 PM:" It is strange but I find myself agreeing with the leftist chorus on this site that are adamant that President Obama is doing a good job.Match the current Presidents actions with the Cloward Piven Strategy that his mentors taught him (Frank Marshall Davis, Saul Alinsky, etc.) and you clearly see that he is extremely successful in moving towards his ultimate goal. His goal is the total destruction of the traditional American way of life. It is bitter irony... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
White House: Firing AmeriCorps IG an act of 'political courage'... Jun 19, 2009
President Obama has learned well from Mayor Daley and Saul Alinsky ... "The tenth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that you do what you can with what you have and clothe it with moral garments." Saul Alinsky ... You all remember that Saul Alinsky dedicated his book to Lucifer, because he was given a kingdom for his community organizing efforts. (The Drudge Report)
The One Thing Jun 17, 2009
While the media have looked to compare him to presidents like FDR and Lincoln, the best comparison might be to left-wing community activist Saul Alinsky, often called the "Father of Community Organizers." If you know what Saul Alinsky was about, everything that Obama does will make more sense. Alinsky started in Chicago stockyards in the 1930s and his "Rules for Radicals" became the handbook for community organizing arguing in it that a socialist revolution didn't come through violence, but by... (Fox News)
Let’s talk about affordable housing Jun 1, 2009
patriot wrote on May 29, 2009 9:29 PM:" For goodness sakes, the left is attacking the elite left. TerryF, the economic collapse is gaining momentum, a few more of Obama's great ideas,taking everything from the productice people in America will definitely hasten up the process. Remember the name Saul Alinsky and read his books and you will see the path we are on. I read him in college also but could not become a follower as William Ayers and Obama. ". rinnie wrote on May 29, 2009 6:37 PM:" Oh... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
RICO Probe of ACORN Needed Now May 25, 2009
Yet Wade Rathke remains on the boards of at least three ACORN affiliates, including New Orleans-based Local 100 of Service Employees International Union, ACORN International Inc. (a nonprofit group that aspires to spread the gospel of Saul Alinsky across the globe), and Affiliated Media Foundation Movement Inc. (which helps to start leftist community radio and TV stations). The SEIU local, which serves Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, even re-elected Rathke as its troublemaker-in-chief in... (Human Events Online)
Letter to the Editor: Our economic cowardice May 23, 2009
His study and application of Saul Alinsky s Rules for Radicals is a blueprint for how he is governing. The reason for the obsession we see on display among the people who voted for him proves it. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
'Alinsky Administration' May 21, 2009
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: During the campaign we learned that candidate Obama had internalized some of the lessons of the late great radical, Saul Alinsky, but in a new column, the National Review's Jim Geraghty argues that Mr. Obama is ruling the country according to Mr. Alinsky's radical rules ... That man is Saul Alinsky, one of the first "community organizers" and author of "Rules for Radicals."Columnist Jim Geraghty writes, "Ideology does not have the final say in Obama's decision-making; an... (Fox News)
'The Body' vs. Hannity May 20, 2009
Ventura, Hannity Debate State of America - Hannity - FOXNews. Ventura, Hannity Debate State of America. (Fox News)
Read Hannity's America May 20, 2009
That man is Saul Alinsky, one of the first "community organizers" and author of "Rules for Radicals."Columnist Jim Geraghty writes, "Ideology does not have the final say in Obama's decision-making; an Alinskyite's core [...] It's week two and Republicans aren't about to let House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusation that the CIAlied to Congress slip between the cracks.House Minority Leader JohnBoehner told FOXNews on Monday that "the ball is in the speaker's court. " If she is accusing the CIAof... (Fox News)
When people fear feds, that is tyranny May 15, 2009
Still, those who mock others and portray them as kooks and other nonsensical labels seem to be taking their cues right out of the liberal playbook by Saul Alinsky. " stantaves wrote on May 14, 2009 11:38 AM:" C'mon now, no need to get all worked-up about it. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Talking Points May 15, 2009
Enter far-left philosopher Saul Alinsky, a Chicago rabble-rouser who died in 1972. Hillary Clinton actually did a thesis on Alinsky while studying at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. (Fox News)
DRIP, DRIP, DRIP May 8, 2009
By the way Nancy P. seems to be a student of Saul Alinsky also. Posted by: oltominAZ | May 8, 2009 12:09 AM. (The Drudge Report)
SHOCK CLAIM: WHITE HOUSE BULLY THREAT OVER AUTO BANKRUPTCY... May 4, 2009
get the book Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky and read it ... get the book Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky and read it. (The Drudge Report)
Ahmadinejad Adopts Obama Campaign Slogan: 'Yes We Can'... Apr 29, 2009
Ben Smith's Blog: 'Yes We Can,' Farsi edition - POLITICO.com. " Example: name-calling involving the suffix "tard;" taunting with "their so cute. (The Drudge Report)
The American Left Attempts a Bloodless Coup Apr 28, 2009
Saul Alinsky, radical of the 60s, author of Rules for Radicals who was all about taking power, suggested that you target your opposition, make it personal and destroy him. Recent decades have seen this play out in the demonization and ruination of a host of people. (Townhall.com)
Dems now socialists Apr 28, 2009
Along this thread we move to Saul Alinsky, then William Ayers and eventually Barak Obama. When one looks at what Obama has done in a short time in office is a prelude to the new America he invisions. (Helena Independent Record)
Chavez Gift: Book that Assails USA for Exploiting Latin America... Apr 19, 2009
Chavez Gifts Obama With Book That Assails U.S. for Exploiting Latin America - Political Punch. Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. (The Drudge Report)
Homeland Insecurity Apr 17, 2009
Remember, he was inspired by Saul Alinsky. He is identifying opposing thought as dangerous and appears to be headed along the Hugo Chavez trail. (Townhall.com)
Richard Viguerie: Stop Financing the Left Apr 14, 2009
We now have a liberal community organizer and disciple of radical leftist Saul Alinsky in the White House who knows how to do one thing perhaps better than anything else: spread socialism using conservatives money. President Obama plans to accelerate what Democrats have tried in past decades, which is using taxpayer money to make this a one-party country. (Newsmax)
