Saul Alinsky wrote the ‘bible’ for community organizers titled, “Rules for Radicals.”   Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama learned his methods, took them to heart and executed them.  Of course, we know now who was the better student. Today I’m bringing you Rule #4 of Alinsky’s tactics for beating the enemy partly because I was eager … Continue reading Alinskyism (Day 20)

Remember the story about Maureen Dowd making fun of Obama’s ears early in the primary campaign where he supposedly took her to task over it?    He quickly shut down that whole line of discussion. He had to shut it down because he knew how potent a weapon ridicule is.   In Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for … Continue reading Alinskyism (Day 19)

This has little to do with refugees, but it is just another in my continuing series on community organizing which ultimately has a lot to do with immigrants. Good (more than good) communication skills are the key to the kingdom for a community organizer according to Saul Alinsky in “Rules for Radicals.”   To be a … Continue reading Alinskyism (Day 18)

I’m going to bet that the conservative elite dining with Obama last night don’t know that Obama is the master of the ‘ends justify the means’ strategy of Obama’s mentor Saul Alinksy.  Maybe I’m wrong, but I bet he charmed their socks off.  And, if so, maybe it’s time for us to get a new conservative elite?  … Continue reading Alinskyism (Day 17)

I was going to write about communication today, the greatest asset required to be a successful community organizer, however, just making my rounds of blogs this morning I thought Saul Alinsky’s further admonition about destabilizing communities was more appropriate.   The militant Muslims we see protesting around the country have most definitely been trained by leftist … Continue reading Alinskyism (Day 16)