In Honor of Community Organizing

A brief history of Community Organizing:

Jane Addams: The first woman to win the Nobel Peace prize and founder of the Hull House in Chicago, a program which provided social services for people in need.

Saul Alinsky: Author of Rules for Radicals, which laid the foundation for grassroots organizing in the 60s.

César Chávez: Civil Rights activist [...]

Well It’s about Time You People Said What You Really Think

I learn via Shakesville that Republicans are finally starting to say what they really think about Barack Obama (via The Hill)
Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland used the racially-tinged term “uppity” to describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Thursday.
Westmoreland was discussing vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s speech with reporters outside the House chamber and was asked [...]

Republicans? Hypocrites? Never!

H/T Jack and JIll Politics

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What He Said

The latest installment from Jay Smooth on the Republican Hater’s Ball

Up Is Down

[h/t Jack & Jill Politics]
Up is down, left is right, the sky is green and grass is blue. I don’t know what the hell is going on anymore. Pat Buchanan praises Obama?
While Cornell West and Tavis Smiley diss him for not mentioning MLK, even though he did, and running from history, even though he didn’t? [...]

Not Cool

Well, it took all of what? ten minutes, maybe half an hour after I’m done complaining about Sarah Palin that I have to point out that, despite the transparency of this pick, it’s really not ok to refer to Gov. Palin as a VPILF. And there’s a friggin’ website?!?! Already!?!? My god you assholes [...]

Who is Sarah Palin?

Damn. John McCain just up and stole Barack Obama’s thunder. The morning after Sen. Obama gave the speech of his lifetime, Sen. McCain announces that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is to be his running mate, and now we’re all talking about that.
This is the most pathetic and transparent move I’ve seen in some time. [...]

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