With all the talk from the Democrats about Barack Hussein Obama's community organizing experience, the following link gives us a pretty good insight to the modern philosophy of the radical left and the Democrat party. For those not familiar with Saul Alinsky, a strong case could be made for him as the father of modern domestic terrorism. He dedicates his book "Rules for Radicals" (1971) to noneother than Lucifer himself, and that's just for openers. Certainly William Ayers and his charming wife were disciples of his, and the basics for the tactics of the left-wing of the Democrat party and Obama's campaign can certainly be found in Alinsky's methods. More than likely, his works were the blueprints for Obama's "community organizing" that we know so little about; I have a hunch that more details about BHO's community activities will come to light as we progress into the campaign and somebody from the GOP does some investigation.
Saul Alinsky and DNC Corruption
An excerpt from the article offers some examples of Alinsky's rules:
"Wherever possible go outside the experience of the enemy. Here you want to cause confusion, fear and retreat."
"Make the enemy live up to his/her own book of rules. You can kill them with this. They can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."
"Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also, it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage."
"The threat is generally more terrifying than the thing itself."
"In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt."
"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it." (Think Gingrich, Lott and the success of name-calling used by the likes of Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, James Carville, Maxine Waters and others against conservatives and Republicans. Think of how Clinton "enemies" like Paula Jones or Linda Tripp were treated.)
"One of the criteria for picking the target is the target's vulnerability ... the other important point in the choosing of a target is that it must be a personification, not something general and abstract." (Trent Lott comes to mind. Meanwhile, a former Klansman by the name of Sen. Robert Byrd got away with saying "
" on Fox News at least three times, and he still maintains his Senate seat and power.)
"The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength." For instance, Democrats imply conservatives are racists or that Republicans want to kill senior citizens by limiting the growth of the Medicare system, they imply Republicans want to deny kids lunch money without offering real proof. These red-herring tactics work.
This article was written in 2003, but we can all look at these "rules" and the comments from the author and think back to other examples where these tactics have been or are being carried out by the Democrats; hopefully, more Republicans will read this book also - I'll bet Karl Rove has.
Saul Alinsky and DNC Corruption
An excerpt from the article offers some examples of Alinsky's rules:
"Wherever possible go outside the experience of the enemy. Here you want to cause confusion, fear and retreat."
"Make the enemy live up to his/her own book of rules. You can kill them with this. They can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."
"Ridicule is man's most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also, it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage."
"The threat is generally more terrifying than the thing itself."
"In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt."
"Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it." (Think Gingrich, Lott and the success of name-calling used by the likes of Bill Clinton, Paul Begala, James Carville, Maxine Waters and others against conservatives and Republicans. Think of how Clinton "enemies" like Paula Jones or Linda Tripp were treated.)
"One of the criteria for picking the target is the target's vulnerability ... the other important point in the choosing of a target is that it must be a personification, not something general and abstract." (Trent Lott comes to mind. Meanwhile, a former Klansman by the name of Sen. Robert Byrd got away with saying "
" on Fox News at least three times, and he still maintains his Senate seat and power.)"The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength." For instance, Democrats imply conservatives are racists or that Republicans want to kill senior citizens by limiting the growth of the Medicare system, they imply Republicans want to deny kids lunch money without offering real proof. These red-herring tactics work.
This article was written in 2003, but we can all look at these "rules" and the comments from the author and think back to other examples where these tactics have been or are being carried out by the Democrats; hopefully, more Republicans will read this book also - I'll bet Karl Rove has.
