Category Archives: Saul Alinsky

America, Meet Saul Alinsky, the Great Man Newt Gingrich Wants You to

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky. Why does Gingrich think it effective messaging for him to conjure a man who's been dead forty years, and whose name is recognized, Michael … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: A True American Exceptionalist

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Saul Alinsky? Of course, my first reaction (along with most viewers, I'd imagine), was befuddlement. Who the heck is Saul Alinsky? I didn't have a clue, so after the debate I headed over to Wikipedia. In a nutshell, Saul Alinsky … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: A True American Exceptionalist

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

George Romney — a liberal Republican — met the radical organizer Saul Alinsky to discuss the grievances of the urban black poor. Now Romney's son is fighting for the Republican nomination, and his main rival, Newt Gingrich, has made Barack … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: A True American Exceptionalist

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky. What we are going to argue is that American exceptionalism, the American Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution, But to close followers of the … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: A True American Exceptionalist

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

George Romney — a liberal Republican — met the radical organizer Saul Alinsky to discuss the grievances of the urban black poor. Now Romney's son is fighting for the Republican nomination, and his main rival, Newt Gingrich, has made Barack … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: A True American Exceptionalist

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Michael Kazin and Russell Arben Fox have critiqued Newt Gingrich's claim that “The centerpiece of this campaign . . . is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky. ” Like them, I find many contemporary Hier begann auch die … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky: Who is he and why is Newt Gingrich talking about him?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

When Newt Gingrich speaks these days, it's almost certain you'll hear him mention three names: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and Saul Alinsky. If you're wondering who Saul Alinsky is, you're not alone. He's not running for office. In fact, he's … Continue reading →

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Gingrich's shady Alinsky campaign

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

When Saul Alinsky met George Romney | Buzzfeed publishes photo showing Mitt Romney's father palling around with the liberal community organizer. When he claimed victory in South Carolina on Saturday, Newt Gingrich declared that, "The centerpiece of this campaign, I … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky Rides Again as Gingrich Makes Him 2012 Bogeyman

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

The MSM, Barack Obama, Saul Alinsky, and the price of denial. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that Newt Gingrich was acting like leftist community organizer Saul Alinsky for his criticisms of Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain … Continue reading →

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Saul Alinsky lives on in GOP rhetoric

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Quoting Don Baer, a former senior Clinton White House adviser, columnist Maureen Dowd boiled the race down to “Saul Alinsky versus Gordon Gekko.” Let us see, a real radical menace to the American way of life versus a fictional caricature. … Continue reading →

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