Posted on 03/23/2009 10:05:44 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
I’ve been mulling over this latest entry from Naked Emperor News since yesterday afternoon, when I first saw it. On one hand, organizing for political change is perfectly fine, and I suppose training videos to make organizing more successful make sense. On the other hand, organizing a door-to-door campaign to support a political leader already elected to office seems to tip over into that cult-of-personality territory, to which Organizing for America seems oblivious:
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Found this quote disturbing:
Those who gathered at Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham were urged to enlist others who share Obama's vision and to stay away from trying to convert naysayers.
"We're looking for supporters," said DeHaven of Hoover, one of the event's organizers. "We're not looking for a fight. That will come later, when we have an army."
Link to article:
http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1237709752152800.xml&coll=2
Sorry - I am html-challenged.
How can “grassroots” be “grassroots” when its funding comes from taxpayers?
Isn’t that called a government employee?
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