>>Obama v. Palin on Experience: One Simple Question.

[Blue State Bandit]

We have a precedent that needs to be made clear to all. Our second President was a community organizer.

I was reading this http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6965626">ProSense post and followed the link to the comments on Jim Wallis' blog. Now I've been trying to scream this (electronically) to anyone who would listen, but I guess my voice just got lost in the roar.

Barack Obama would not be the first community organizer to ascend to the Presidency. And to denigrate such experience, is an affront to the very foundation of our nation.

Let my comment explain what I think should be our "One Simple Question".

Let us not forget that our second president, John Adams, and many of our Founding Fathers including John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Ben Franklin, were community organizers in a loose organization called The Sons of Liberty.

These community organizers, not unlike Barack Obama led a social movement that led to the formation of the United States.

So for anyone who would like to truly compair Obama's experience organizing a movement that has drafted him one step from the White House, I would ask one simple question:

What movement has Sarah Palin organized?

As a matter of fact, I do have a few possible answers you can supply for those who seem to be at a loss for words to this question...

-Maybe the AIP takeover of the Alaska State Government.

-How about the sellout of our national infrastructure security by assisting TransCanada to waste our natural gas reserves in the production of highly polluting oil-sands that would be consumed by the U.S. at an inflated price.

-I know, convincing Hillary Clinton holdouts to rally behind Barack Obama and kick her ass!

Why are we not using this? We don't even have to question anybody's patriotism! But we can show people what it means to "be" a patriot!

Rec this up so everybody knows the One Simple Question!

[ComplimentarySwine]

1. We can keep talking about community organizing all we want, I guess

but, don't expect the repubs to all of a sudden embrace the idea, when to them, in modern America, community organizing is seen as just a way for minorities to annoy them.

If you want to find a way for it to hit home with republicans, try pointing out that the old white guy running the country club is a community organizer.

[WinkyDink]

2. Or the Ladies Who Lunch who arrange for the Ballet Guild Social Gala.

[Blue State Bandit]

3. The base is not the target.

But you know as well as anyone here, the moderate Republicans are flaking away like old paint on a rusty car.

This would instigate such an outrage within the Duty, Honor, Country mindset of many Republicans on the fence. Those who serve or have served our nation honorably. Those who still believe in the core ideals of America's promise.

This is a battle of inches. And were in the red zone.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Right on. Talk calmly with the moderates and wavering voters.

[lamp_shade]

4. Big recommend

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Suffragettes were community organizers. So were Southern voter register workers. . . nt

[Blue State Bandit]

10. Our history is speckled with such great people.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead.

[Blue State Bandit]

7. Now cross-posted at my.barackobama.com

I hope this gets picked up. Maybe someone can turn this or some variation of it into a viral e-mail campaign?

[POAS]

8. SHe's is part of a community of organizers who

go by the name of AIP (Alaska INDEPENDENCE Party)

[radfringe]

9. k&r

[unblock]

11. they're not against community organizing itself

they're against obama.

community organizing is exactly the sort of (usually) "faith-based" social help that they claim to endorse.


the problem is that you have to see past the lies and the smoke screens. they don't come out and say what they're really supporting or opposing. they don't say "we're in favor of government funds for churches that illegally push right-wing views and illegally support right-wing candidates." instead, they say support the whole "faith-based" thing.

in this case, they're simply opposed to obama. but it's not news or even effective to say that same message yet again. so instead they mock his "community organizing" experience because mocking it will work with some voters.

rest assured, it been the other way around and mccain and/or palin has community organizing experience where obama/biden had none, then they would be trumpeting that experience from the highest mountains.

[Blue State Bandit]

12. A Sunday Talking Head Kick.