Archive for 'Saul Alinsky'

24 (Bloomberg) — Saul Alinsky has been dead for almost 40 years, yet the community organizer is back for another presidential campaign. This time he's been dragged from his grave by Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, who says the Chicago activist's

Well no, not exactly. But as anyone who has ACTUALLY READ ALINSKY KNOWS–in contrast to those who simply parrot his name as part of rather stretched smear of.

George Romney — a liberal Republican — met the radical organizer Saul Alinsky to ...

Mitt Romney's father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and endorsed infamous progressive activist Saul Alinsky; meanwhile, in a defense of Mitt Romney against charges of racism, the National Black Chamber of

But to close followers of the topsy-turvy GOP presidential primary, the late Saul Alinsky is suddenly becoming a household word. This is due, in large measure, to the mantra-like repetition of the name by Newt Gingrich, who invokes it every day on the

But to close followers of the topsy-turvy ...

Highlights from Saul Alinsky's 1972 interview with Playboy: When a community, any kind of community, is hopeless and helpless, it requires somebody from outside to come in and stir things up. That's my job — to unsettle

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 dead,

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich ...

For conservatives accustomed to left-wing bogeymen falling neatly into either the “Marxist” or “sixties radical” box, Saul Alinsky can make for a bewildering figure. Alinsky significantly never joined the Communist Party during the Red Decade.

Gingrich dubbed the president a “Saul Alinsky radical” and called him “the most radical president in American history.” Gingrich also lauded New Hampshire's history of firsts: Not only the first primary, but the first state to which British arms

For conservatives accustomed to left-wing bogeymen falling neatly ...