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[[File:The LoveSong of Saul Alinsky.png|thumb|250px|right|Poster for ''The LoveSong of Saul Alinsky'']]
[[File:The LoveSong of Saul Alinsky.png|thumb|250px|right|Poster for ''The LoveSong of Saul Alinsky'']]
'''Saul David Alinsky''' (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an author, activist, and liberal community organizer and rabble-rouser in Chicago who developed a method of local organizing that was widely copied by Democrats, and influenced [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]. He is credited with coining the term "community organizer." His most well-known accomplishment was the book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''. He wanted reform inside the system by pressuring government officials to take into account the needs and wants of neighborhood residents, and he believed that the end justified any means.
'''Saul David Alinsky''' (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an author, activist, and left-wing community organizer and rabble-rouser in Chicago who developed a method of local organizing that was widely copied by Democrats, and influenced [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]. He is credited with coining the term "community organizer." His most well-known accomplishment was the book ''[[Rules for Radicals]]''. He wanted reform inside the system by pressuring government officials to take into account the needs and wants of neighborhood residents, and he believed that the end justified any means.
He was opposed by far-left radicals who wanted to destroy [[capitalism]] and who feared that Alinsky was strengthening it by resolving the issues most important to the poor, and was nicknamed "The Red" for his radicalism—his book was dedicated tongue-in-cheek to Lucifer, the first radical.<ref name="worldnetdaily.com">[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>
He was opposed by far-left radicals who wanted to destroy [[capitalism]] and who feared that Alinsky was strengthening it by resolving the issues most important to the poor, and was nicknamed "The Red" for his radicalism—his book was dedicated tongue-in-cheek to Lucifer, the first radical.<ref name="worldnetdaily.com">[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&PageId=76170 Guess who recommended Obama to enter Harvard] [[WND|Worldnetdaily]], September 24, 2008</ref>
==Community Organizer==
==Community Organizer==
The late Andrew Breitbart, in his book, ''Righteous Indignation'', identifies Alinsky as the “first modern community organizer,” and a Communist, too, but a pragmatic one, and a realist who knew from experience what would work and what wouldn’t work in Western democracies. Alinsky took the pretentious ideas of the [[Frankfurt School]] and turned them into clear and actionable rules for war, a war with Judeo-Christian civilization, informed above all else by the maxim that the ends justify the means. Breitbart suggests that “if Marcuse was the [[Jesus]] of the New Left, then Alinsky was his [[Saint Paul]], proselytizing and dumbing down [[Herbert Marcuse]]’s message, making it practical, and convincing leaders to make it the official [[religion]] of the United States, even if that meant discarding the old secular religion of the United States, the [[Constitution]]."<ref>https://www.cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Audio.details/ID/4939/Marxism-Academia-Origins-Political-Correctness.htm</ref>
Alinsky's approach to community organizing stressed "self interest as the generating reality of life." This view was solidified by his experiences in the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO) as an organizer in the style of labor union leaders [[Samuel Gompers]] and [[John L. Lewis]]. Many of the CIO organizers that he worked with were card-carrying communists.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-05-26/features/8502020590_1_slum-criminologist-neighborhoods Organization Man], ''Saul Alinsky`s Legacy Is Alive, Well And Living In The Neighborhoods'', [[Chicago Tribune]], by P. David Finks</ref>
Alinsky's approach to community organizing stressed "self interest as the generating reality of life." This view was solidified by his experiences in the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO) as an organizer in the style of labor union leaders [[Samuel Gompers]] and [[John L. Lewis]]. Many of the CIO organizers that he worked with were card-carrying communists.<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-05-26/features/8502020590_1_slum-criminologist-neighborhoods Organization Man], ''Saul Alinsky`s Legacy Is Alive, Well And Living In The Neighborhoods'', [[Chicago Tribune]], by P. David Finks</ref>
During the 1940s, Alinsky learned of the community organizing activities of Fred Ross. Ross and Alinsky met, and in 1947, Alinsky hired Ross to work at the Industrial Areas Foundation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NckWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 The Practice of Macro Social Work]</ref>
During the 1940s, Alinsky learned of the community organizing activities of Fred Ross. Ross and Alinsky met, and in 1947, Alinsky hired Ross to work at the Industrial Areas Foundation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NckWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 The Practice of Macro Social Work]</ref>
With the aid of Alinsky and the IAF, Ross would go on to found the ''Community Service Organization'' (CSO) in Los Angeles, California, with his friend Edward R. Roybal.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=veSFggvRZNQC&pg=PA133 Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2ydWBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA32 Rethinking the Chicano Movement]</ref> CSO is well known for teaching others the Alinsky ways, such as [[Cesar Chavez]] and Dolores Huerta.<ref>[http://action.ufw.org/page/s/fredross Ask President Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cesar's mentor, Fred Ross Sr.]</ref>
With the aid of Alinsky and the IAF, Ross would go on to found the ''Community Service Organization'' (CSO) in Los Angeles, California, with his friend Edward R. Roybal.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=veSFggvRZNQC&pg=PA133 Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2ydWBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA32 Rethinking the Chicano Movement]</ref> CSO is well known for teaching others the Alinsky ways, such as [[Cesar Chavez]] and [[Dolores Huerta]].<ref>[http://action.ufw.org/page/s/fredross Ask President Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cesar's mentor, Fred Ross Sr.]</ref>
===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.
In ''Rules for Radicals'', Alinsky wrote specifically to the 1960s generation of [[New Left]] radicals: ''"What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away."''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/weekinreview/23alinsky.html Know Thine Enemy], [[The New York Times]]</ref>
In ''Rules for Radicals'', Alinsky wrote specifically to the 1960s generation of [[New Left]] radicals: ''"What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away."''<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/weekinreview/23alinsky.html Know Thine Enemy], [[The New York Times]]</ref>
=== The Rules ===
# "Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have."
# "Never go outside the expertise of your people."
# "Whenever possible go outside the expertise of the enemy."
# "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."
# Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. There is no defense. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage. (See: [[Irritating an opponent (military and political tactic)]]
# "A good tactic is one your people enjoy."
# "A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag."
# "Keep the pressure on."
# "The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself. "
# "The major premise for tactics is the development of operations that will maintain a constant pressure upon the opposition."
# "If you push a negative hard and deep enough it will break through into its counterside; this is based on the principle that every positive has its negative."
# "The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative."
# "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. "
==Death and Legacy==
==Death and Legacy==
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>[http://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>
Two documentaries have been produced about the life and influence of Saul Alinsky. In 1999, a documentary titled ''The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy'' was produced,<ref>[http://www.shelterforce.com/online/issues/111/videoreview.html Review of The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy]</ref> and 2016 the [[EWTN]] released a second documentary titled ''A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing''.<ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/article/saul-alinsky-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing Saul Alinsky: a wolf in sheep's clothing]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=282wnOKrdoU A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING - Official Trailer]</ref>
Two documentaries have been produced about the life and influence of Saul Alinsky. In 1999, a documentary titled ''The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy'' was produced,<ref>[http://www.shelterforce.com/online/issues/111/videoreview.html Review of The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy]</ref> and 2016 the [[EWTN]] released a second documentary titled ''[[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (film)|A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]''.<ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/article/saul-alinsky-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing Saul Alinsky: a wolf in sheep's clothing]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=282wnOKrdoU A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING - Official Trailer]</ref>
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