Door Knocking Basics - Part of the Acorn Document Dump

biggovernment.com ^ | 11-24-2009 | Acorn

[Gordon Greene]

"DOORKNOCKING BASICS

Some of the roles of an organizer are:

• To help people steer their anger toward the system into collective action • To recruit new members for the organization’s greater political power • To give people a sense of their own power • To listen to their stories • To raise the expectations of what people should feel they should get • To paint a clear picture of who the enemy is • To organize to hold corporations and the government accountable to low & moderate income people • To bring in extra revenue to the organization • To plant the seed for further social justice • To identify members with leadership potential"

"3. POLARIZE: DIRECT THEIR ANGER AT A TARGET

This is where you politicize the issue. As Saul Alinsky wrote, it is every organizer’s duty to “rub raw the sores of discontent.” Questions can include: • Don’t you think you pay enough taxes to get the lot cleaned? • Does the mayor have vacant lots in his/her neighborhood? • Why do you think they don’t care about this problem? • Would rich folks put up with this in their neighborhood? • What’s it gonna take to get the city to treat you with the dignity and respect you deserve?

4. SOLUTION: ASK WHAT THEY THINK SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT

We don’t have to have answers to all the problems in the neighborhood—just ask them what they think should be done about it! This is our opportunity to begin to build a vision of what they and their neighbors can do if they get involved and take action fight for the solution they just told you about.

Link to full document download here!.

[Gordon Greene]

So this is what we're up against... please read as much as you can stomach of the doc, but do read it. We are the ones who need to know our enemy.

After number 4 they go on to explain how to successfully extort cash from the low-income folks they are trying to "help".

There's a lot of time spent on training the organizers to get into the homes.

[tutstar]

gnip...

[NewHampshireDuo]

The fellow who did the dumpster diving was on Greta’s show tonight. He stated that he had turned the documents over to various local, state and federal bodies. Anyone know if he or Andrew Breitbart kept a full set of copies? (I sure hope so.)

[SlowBoat407]

“social justice” = forced equalization of assets and resources. True justice is an abomination to these people.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

“POLARIZE: DIRECT THEIR ANGER AT A TARGET”

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‘Big oil’, ‘big business’, ‘the rich’, ‘fat people’, ‘insurance companies’, ‘doctors’, ‘right-wingers’.....the list of their concocted ‘enemies’ just goes on and on and on. Pathetic!

[Gordon Greene]

From what I’ve read Breitbart kept copies of everything. The only thing that worries me is that he’s told Holder he will give them all over to the government if they begin an investigation of Acorn.

With that lying crowd, seems a bit risky to me. I know Brietbart is a smart guy, though. Just gotta pray it all works out in the end.

[abigailsmybaby]

The fella was on KFI640 with Andrew a few days ago. I’m 99% sure I heard him say that he and a bunch of his friends had a copy making party.

[TankerKC]

Maximizing:

When you are doing a visit, maximize their contribution. Start with the bank draft for membership. People who believe in the idea of organizing to build power and have communicated support want to join. A strong potential member will not tell you to go away simply because you have asked for money. They will join because you have explained a need to do so. If you have communicated a sense of urgency to them, bank account numbers and money will not be an issue. If they do not opt to join on a bank draft, ask for $120 and work your way down ($60 for 6 months, $40 for 4 months) from there, only after they refute each request. Don’t take $10 cash, or that is all you will get.

[Gordon Greene]

If you guys have a chance read the whole document. It’s some pretty revealing stuff. Not that we don’t know how they operate but that it’s here in black and white.

Be prepared. When it’s time to stand we all need to be ready to stand (Of course that may be now).

[Migraine]

Anyone else seeing the similarities to a religious cult?

[hsalaw]

Participating in ACORN’s criminal scams is the only experience Obozo has.

[GOPJ]

This is what we’re up against... and it’s why people in inner city neighborhoods think their main job is to be pissed... We need to come up with “questions” of our own...

[Mr. K]

"To paint a clear picture of who the enemy is"

And just who exactly does this agency (that receives FEDERAL FUNDS) think 'the enemy' is?

The Taliban? Or the Republican party...?

[Gordon Greene]

Yep. One of the first things that struck me about it. Look at option one down toward the bottom and the way they tell the worker to handle it.

[Gordon Greene]

Like, Bingo... Scooby!

Anyone with a job, a free will and over five bucks in their pocket are the enemy.

[Bullish]

And who exactly, destroyed all their inner city neighborhoods?

It sure wasn't the rich or the "right wingers".

[American Constitutionalist]

" Anyone else seeing the similarities to a religious cult? "
Yeah, the same pattern we are seeing in the Global Warming Hoax Cult.

G.W.H.C.

[Rabin]

NicePiece Gordo

Seems like this gang of thugs already is a bus under the bus already. Got any clues or scripture on Ownership in Voting Computer Mfgs. Voting Computer reliability tracking records. Mail in vote/voter count/ recount features. Or best of all “Republican” Sec. of State Ownership?

Thanks Rab

Gordon is looking into 0Pandoras box. Any one else curious about Puff the Manic Election Mechanics?

[giotto]

Very interesting document. What strikes me as odd, and really insidious, is that money seems to be the main objective in finding recruits. The other thing is how obnoxious the recruiters are--first elbowing their way into the victim's house, then cajoling them into allowing ACORN to draft money from their bank accounts. What's worse is that the victims are probably low income people who can barely afford to pay the light bill, much less have $10-20 a month yanked out of their account for a crooked thugocracy like ACORN.

If one of these creeps came to my front door, I'd sic my dog on them before they had a chance to ask their first question.

[Gordon Greene]

I’ve gotta be honest... I’m so proud of all the freepers that are taking the time to read the doc.

I find myself sometimes going off based on a headline without getting into the details of a story, but the details is where this one makes its bed. No lazy folks here tonight!

Hopefully the cat won’t cover up what the new media is exposing. (like with climate-gate)

GG