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===Later Organizing===

===Later Organizing===

Alinsky had a tendency to rub the sores of a community raw.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-is-saul-alinsky/ Who is Saul Alinsky?], [[CBS News]]</ref>  During the [[Great Society]] campaigns of [[Lyndon Johnson]], he organized groups like FIGHT (Freedom, Integration, God, Honor, Today) in order to push the Eastman Kodak Company to hire more black workers.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ChMkAAAAMAAJ&q=saul+alinsky+%22Friends+of+FIGHT%22&dq=saul+alinsky+%22Friends+of+FIGHT%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL6prqx_vNAhWCph4KHQ3xDcY4FBDoAQgfMAE Hearing(s) Held in Rochester, New York, September 16-17, 1966, Volumes 35-962]</ref>  Headed by the radical pastor Franklin Florence,<ref name=fight>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nsye_8Ewk0oC&pg=PA381 The Mid-Atlantic Region]</ref><ref>[http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/more.html JULY ‘64], [[PBS]]</ref> FIGHT chose to remain an exclusively black organization.  In response, Friends of FIGHT was formed, in order to bring in the involvement of white progressives.<ref name=fight />

Alinsky had a tendency to rub the sores of a community raw.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-is-saul-alinsky/ Who is Saul Alinsky?], [[CBS News]]</ref>  During the [[Great Society]] campaigns of [[Lyndon Johnson]], he organized groups like FIGHT (Freedom, Integration, God, Honor, Today) in order to push the Eastman Kodak Company to hire more black workers.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ChMkAAAAMAAJ&q=saul+alinsky+%22Friends+of+FIGHT%22&dq=saul+alinsky+%22Friends+of+FIGHT%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL6prqx_vNAhWCph4KHQ3xDcY4FBDoAQgfMAE Hearing(s) Held in Rochester, New York, September 16-17, 1966, Volumes 35-962]</ref>  Headed by the radical pastor Franklin Florence,<ref name=fight>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nsye_8Ewk0oC&pg=PA381 The Mid-Atlantic Region]</ref><ref>[https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/more.html JULY ‘64], [[PBS]]</ref> FIGHT chose to remain an exclusively black organization.  In response, Friends of FIGHT was formed, in order to bring in the involvement of white progressives.<ref name=fight />

One of the most well known strategies was the use of the "fart in", or "flatulent blitzkrieg".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6BPKckIixDUC&pg=PA92 Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky]</ref>  Activists were to eat a large baked bean dinner, then attend the quiet Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra where the operation could be better heard.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ph6gBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT466 Pursuing Justice: Traditional and Contemporary Issues in Our Communities and the World]</ref>  Later, Alinsky threatened a "piss in" at Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/243654/saul-alinsky-complicated-rebel-ronald-radosh Saul Alinsky: A Complicated Rebel], [[National Review]]</ref>  The plan was leaked to city officials that well-dressed black activists would stand in front of the urinals and occupying toilets in men's bathrooms, blocking patrons who actually needed to use the facility from doing so.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6BPKckIixDUC&pg=PA93 Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky]</ref>  The plan was never implemented, as the city caved in to their demands.  

One of the most well known strategies was the use of the "fart in", or "flatulent blitzkrieg".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6BPKckIixDUC&pg=PA92 Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky]</ref>  Activists were to eat a large baked bean dinner, then attend the quiet Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra where the operation could be better heard.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ph6gBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT466 Pursuing Justice: Traditional and Contemporary Issues in Our Communities and the World]</ref>  Later, Alinsky threatened a "piss in" at Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/243654/saul-alinsky-complicated-rebel-ronald-radosh Saul Alinsky: A Complicated Rebel], [[National Review]]</ref>  The plan was leaked to city officials that well-dressed black activists would stand in front of the urinals and occupying toilets in men's bathrooms, blocking patrons who actually needed to use the facility from doing so.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6BPKckIixDUC&pg=PA93 Radical: A Portrait of Saul Alinsky]</ref>  The plan was never implemented, as the city caved in to their demands.  

In 1965, Syracuse University opened the Community Action Training Center (CATC) under the guidance of Professor Warren Haggstrom.<ref name=syracuse>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_PfZQ9FmZIUC&pg=PA217 Syracuse University: The Tolley Years, 1942-1969]</ref>  Haggstrom, who was a fan of Alinsky's ideals of community organizing,<ref name=syracuse /> received a grant from the federal government's Office of Economic Opportunity to open the CATC.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PqCO2I85gRgC&pg=PA77 The Urban Racial State: Managing Race Relations in American Cities]</ref>  The grant was for the amount of $314,000.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ro73MCOHM74C&pg=PA34 The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America]</ref>  Using this funding, Haggstrom hired Saul Alinsky as a consultant, who also brought in the assistance of Fred Ross.  Using the available base of indoctrinated students at the University of Syracuse, the CATC sent "trained" students to go out into the neighborhoods and whip up the residents into a frenzy.  It did not take long for the mayor of Syracuse, William F. Walsh, to point out that the purpose of the center was to "train agitators" and teach "Marxist doctrines of class conflict."<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/15974079/ The Post-Standard from Syracuse, New York · Page 7], May 30, 1966</ref>  After Walsh and Haggstrom flew to Washington, D.C., to put pressure on the OEO, funding for the CATC was canceled.<ref name=syracuse />  No longer having the direct funding of government largess, Alinsky labeled [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s "war on poverty" as a political pork barrel, as there was nothing left in it for him.

In 1965, Syracuse University opened the Community Action Training Center (CATC) under the guidance of Professor Warren Haggstrom.<ref name=syracuse>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_PfZQ9FmZIUC&pg=PA217 Syracuse University: The Tolley Years, 1942-1969]</ref>  Haggstrom, who was a fan of Alinsky's ideals of community organizing,<ref name=syracuse /> received a grant from the federal government's Office of Economic Opportunity to open the CATC.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PqCO2I85gRgC&pg=PA77 The Urban Racial State: Managing Race Relations in American Cities]</ref>  The grant was for the amount of $314,000.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ro73MCOHM74C&pg=PA34 The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America]</ref>  Using this funding, Haggstrom hired Saul Alinsky as a consultant, who also brought in the assistance of Fred Ross.  Using the available base of indoctrinated students at the University of Syracuse, the CATC sent "trained" students to go out into the neighborhoods and whip up the residents into a frenzy.  It did not take long for the mayor of Syracuse, William F. Walsh, to point out that the purpose of the center was to "train agitators" and teach "Marxist doctrines of class conflict."<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/15974079/ The Post-Standard from Syracuse, New York · Page 7], May 30, 1966</ref>  After Walsh and Haggstrom flew to Washington, D.C., to put pressure on the OEO, funding for the CATC was canceled.<ref name=syracuse />  No longer having the direct funding of government largess, Alinsky labeled [[Lyndon Johnson]]'s "war on poverty" as a political pork barrel, as there was nothing left in it for him.

ALINSKY cannot abide men of reason or conciliation.  He thrives on strife, the more the better, and especially relishes the opposition when it is tough.  Add to all this a penetrating sense of irony.  "An integrated neighborhood" he once observed, "is defined as the length of time between arrival of the first Negro and the departure of the last white."<ref name=buckley>[https://ia801708.us.archive.org/33/items/foia_Alinsky_Saul-HQ-2/Alinsky_Saul-HQ-2.pdf Report], United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, pp. 41-42</ref></blockquote>

ALINSKY cannot abide men of reason or conciliation.  He thrives on strife, the more the better, and especially relishes the opposition when it is tough.  Add to all this a penetrating sense of irony.  "An integrated neighborhood" he once observed, "is defined as the length of time between arrival of the first Negro and the departure of the last white."<ref name=buckley>[https://ia801708.us.archive.org/33/items/foia_Alinsky_Saul-HQ-2/Alinsky_Saul-HQ-2.pdf Report], United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, pp. 41-42</ref></blockquote>

In addition, Buckley noted that one of Alinsky's favorite tactics was to employ left wing priests and ministers, because police have a built in reluctance to tossing them into a jail cell.<ref name=buckley />  On the December 11, 1967 broadcast of his show [[Firing Line]], William Buckley interviewed Alinsky in a discussion known as "''Mobilizing The Poor''."<ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/media/firingline/338392 Firing Line Mobilizing the Poor], [[National Review]]</ref>

In addition, Buckley noted that one of Alinsky's favorite tactics was to employ left wing priests and ministers, because police have a built in reluctance to tossing them into a jail cell.<ref name=buckley />  On the December 11, 1967 broadcast of his show [[Firing Line]], William Buckley interviewed Alinsky in a discussion known as "''Mobilizing The Poor''."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/media/firingline/338392 Firing Line Mobilizing the Poor], [[National Review]]</ref>

[[File:Obama.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Obama was influenced by Alinsky]]

[[File:Obama.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Obama was influenced by Alinsky]]

Several conservative talk radio hosts, such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Glenn Beck]], and [[Michael Savage]], attribute many of the strategies of the [[Democratic Party]] to Alinsky's ''Rules For Radicals''.  [[Hillary Clinton]]'s senior honors thesis was an analysis of the works of Saul Alinsky and the effect that they have on politics today.  [[Barack Obama]] can also trace his roots to the teachings of Saul Alinsky<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10305695 ''Democrats and the Legacy of Activist Saul Alinsky'' (audio file)], [[NPR]]</ref> and the use of them at the Alinskyite organization [[ACORN]].<ref>[http://humanevents.com/2008/09/16/what-this-community-organizer-really-did/ What This Community Organizer Really Did], [[Human Events]]</ref><ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2011/11/why_do_catholics_keep_funding_the_radical_left.html Why Do Catholics Keep Funding the Radical Left?], [[American Thinker]]</ref>  Obama had a passion for Alinsky's work. In 1988 while he was still at Harvard, Barack wrote "''Problems and promise in the inner city''",<ref name=obamaessay>[http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/archives/2008/09/whyorg.html Why Organize]</ref> which became a chapter in the book "''After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois''."<ref name=obamaessay /> Under the tutelage of an Alinsky admirer John L. McKnight, Obama says he got the "best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School." <ref name="worldnetdaily.com"/>

Several conservative talk radio hosts, such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Glenn Beck]], and [[Michael Savage]], attribute many of the strategies of the [[Democratic Party]] to Alinsky's ''Rules For Radicals''.  [[Hillary Clinton]]'s senior honors thesis was an analysis of the works of Saul Alinsky and the effect that they have on politics today.  [[Barack Obama]] can also trace his roots to the teachings of Saul Alinsky<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10305695 ''Democrats and the Legacy of Activist Saul Alinsky'' (audio file)], [[NPR]]</ref> and the use of them at the Alinskyite organization [[ACORN]].<ref>[http://humanevents.com/2008/09/16/what-this-community-organizer-really-did/ What This Community Organizer Really Did], [[Human Events]]</ref><ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2011/11/why_do_catholics_keep_funding_the_radical_left.html Why Do Catholics Keep Funding the Radical Left?], [[American Thinker]]</ref>  Obama had a passion for Alinsky's work. In 1988 while he was still at Harvard, Barack wrote "''Problems and promise in the inner city''",<ref name=obamaessay>[http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/archives/2008/09/whyorg.html Why Organize]</ref> which became a chapter in the book "''After Alinsky: Community Organizing in Illinois''."<ref name=obamaessay /> Under the tutelage of an Alinsky admirer John L. McKnight, Obama says he got the "best education I ever had, better than anything I got at Harvard Law School." <ref name="worldnetdaily.com"/>

His most well known book "''Rules for Radicals''", in addition to its influence among leftists, became a useful tool for members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].  Organizations like [[FreedomWorks]] handed out copies of the book to members of its leadership and would use it to train activists all across the country.<ref>[https://potomacteapartyreport.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/freedomworks-doing-alinsky-strategy-training/ FreedomWorks doing Alinsky strategy training]</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204624204577177272926154002 Two Ways to Play the 'Alinsky' Card], [[Wall Street Journal]]</ref>

His most well known book "''Rules for Radicals''", in addition to its influence among leftists, became a useful tool for members of the [[Tea Party Movement]].  Organizations like [[FreedomWorks]] handed out copies of the book to members of its leadership and would use it to train activists all across the country.<ref>[https://potomacteapartyreport.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/freedomworks-doing-alinsky-strategy-training/ FreedomWorks doing Alinsky strategy training]</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204624204577177272926154002 Two Ways to Play the 'Alinsky' Card], [[Wall Street Journal]]</ref>

Alinsky has played a role in several presidential elections.  In the [[Presidential Election 2012]], candidate [[Newt Gingrich]] declared that [[President Obama]] "is legitimately and authentically a Saul Alinsky radical", routinely bringing up Alinsky during the primaries.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/12/newt-gingrich-president-barack-obama-is-legitimately-and-authentically-a-saul-alinsky-radical-video/ Newt Gingrich: President Barack Obama is "Legitimately and Authentically a Saul Alinsky Radical" (Video)], [[Gateway Pundit]]</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-defends-newt-against-cannibal-gop/ Sarah Palin defends Newt against "cannibal" GOP], [[CBS News]]</ref><ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/03/bill_moyers_progressive_propagandist.html Bill Moyers, Progressive Propagandist], [[American Thinker]]</ref><ref>[http://www.mrc.org/bias-alerts/cnn-bypasses-obama-alinsky-ties-links-tea-party-alinsky CNN Bypasses Obama-Alinsky Ties, but Links Tea Party to Alinsky], [[Media Research Center]]</ref>  It was also learned that [[Mitt Romney]]'s father [[George Romney]] knew Alinsky and was sympathetic to his views.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/01/25/saul-alinsky-and-the-romneys-progressive-activism/ Saul Alinsky and the Romneys' Progressive Activism]</ref><ref>[http://www.unifiedpatriots.com/2012/01/24/when-liberal-governor-george-romney-met-saul-alinsky/ When Liberal Governor George Romney Met Saul Alinsky]</ref>  Governor Romney said in 1968: "''I think you ought to listen to Alinsky.''"<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_QLoF5iz6-QC&pg=PT132 Romney's Way: A Man and an Idea]</ref>

Alinsky has played a role in several presidential elections.  In the [[Presidential Election 2012]], candidate [[Newt Gingrich]] declared that [[President Obama]] "is legitimately and authentically a Saul Alinsky radical", routinely bringing up Alinsky during the primaries.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/12/newt-gingrich-president-barack-obama-is-legitimately-and-authentically-a-saul-alinsky-radical-video/ Newt Gingrich: President Barack Obama is "Legitimately and Authentically a Saul Alinsky Radical" (Video)], [[Gateway Pundit]]</ref><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-defends-newt-against-cannibal-gop/ Sarah Palin defends Newt against "cannibal" GOP], [[CBS News]]</ref><ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2012/03/bill_moyers_progressive_propagandist.html Bill Moyers, Progressive Propagandist], [[American Thinker]]</ref><ref>[http://www.mrc.org/bias-alerts/cnn-bypasses-obama-alinsky-ties-links-tea-party-alinsky CNN Bypasses Obama-Alinsky Ties, but Links Tea Party to Alinsky], [[Media Research Center]]</ref>  It was also learned that [[Mitt Romney]]'s father [[George Romney]] knew Alinsky and was sympathetic to his views.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2012/01/25/saul-alinsky-and-the-romneys-progressive-activism/ Saul Alinsky and the Romneys' Progressive Activism]</ref><ref>[http://www.unifiedpatriots.com/2012/01/24/when-liberal-governor-george-romney-met-saul-alinsky/ When Liberal Governor George Romney Met Saul Alinsky]</ref>  Governor Romney said in 1968: "''I think you ought to listen to Alinsky.''"<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_QLoF5iz6-QC&pg=PT132 Romney's Way: A Man and an Idea]</ref>

During the [[2016 presidential election]], then candidate [[Ben Carson]] urged Americans to read the book ''Rules for Radicals'' to get a better grasp on the tactics used by community organizers.<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/why-is-dr-ben-carson-urging-americans-to-read-saul-alinskys-rules-for-radicals/ Why Is Dr. Ben Carson Urging Americans to Read Saul Alinsky’s 'Rules for Radicals'?], [[The Blaze]]</ref>  Carson again brought up Alinsky at the RNC, pointing out that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s "Hero" is Saul Alinsky.<ref>[http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/06/12/carson-we-need-to-inform-people-about-hillary-clintons-hero-n2176897 Carson: We Need to Inform People About Hillary Clinton's Radical Hero]</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/who-saul-alinsky-ben-carson-claims-he-was-hillary-clinton-n613341 Who Is Saul Alinsky? Ben Carson Claims He Was Hillary Clinton's 'Role Model'], [[NBC News]]</ref>

During the [[2016 presidential election]], then candidate [[Ben Carson]] urged Americans to read the book ''Rules for Radicals'' to get a better grasp on the tactics used by community organizers.<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/22/why-is-dr-ben-carson-urging-americans-to-read-saul-alinskys-rules-for-radicals/ Why Is Dr. Ben Carson Urging Americans to Read Saul Alinsky’s 'Rules for Radicals'?], [[The Blaze]]</ref>  Carson again brought up Alinsky at the RNC, pointing out that [[Hillary Clinton]]'s "Hero" is Saul Alinsky.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/06/12/carson-we-need-to-inform-people-about-hillary-clintons-hero-n2176897 Carson: We Need to Inform People About Hillary Clinton's Radical Hero]</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/who-saul-alinsky-ben-carson-claims-he-was-hillary-clinton-n613341 Who Is Saul Alinsky? Ben Carson Claims He Was Hillary Clinton's 'Role Model'], [[NBC News]]</ref>

Comparisons during the 2016 election revealed that [[Michelle Obama]] plagiarized Alinsky for one of her speeches during the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008]].<ref>[http://www.allenbwest.com/michellejesse/look-who-michelle-obama-was-caught-plagiarizing-dnc-speech-from Look who Michelle Obama was CAUGHT plagiarizing DNC speech from...]</ref>

Comparisons during the 2016 election revealed that [[Michelle Obama]] plagiarized Alinsky for one of her speeches during the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008]].<ref>[http://www.allenbwest.com/michellejesse/look-who-michelle-obama-was-caught-plagiarizing-dnc-speech-from Look who Michelle Obama was CAUGHT plagiarizing DNC speech from...]</ref>

ALINSKY: They're my kind of people.</blockquote>

ALINSKY: They're my kind of people.</blockquote>

[[Dinesh D’Souza]] took aim at several of the left's big names in his movie ''America: Imagine a World Without Her'',<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2014/07/01/dinesh-d-souza-s-america-not-absolution-but-redemption/ Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' Offers Fresh Look at Saul Alinsky, Far-Left Bromides], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381509/dsouzas-america-john-fund D’Souza’s ''America''], National Review</ref> including Alinsky, including video not seen by most American audiences.

[[Dinesh D’Souza]] took aim at several of the left's big names in his movie ''America: Imagine a World Without Her'',<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2014/07/01/dinesh-d-souza-s-america-not-absolution-but-redemption/ Dinesh D'Souza's 'America' Offers Fresh Look at Saul Alinsky, Far-Left Bromides], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref><ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/381509/dsouzas-america-john-fund D’Souza’s ''America''], National Review</ref> including Alinsky, including video not seen by most American audiences.

The Diocese of Davenport awarded Alinsky with its ''Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award'' in 1969.<ref>[http://www.davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/sapitrecipients.htm Pacem In Terris Past Recipients]</ref>

The Diocese of Davenport awarded Alinsky with its ''Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award'' in 1969.<ref>[http://www.davenportdiocese.org/socialaction/sapitrecipients.htm Pacem In Terris Past Recipients]</ref>