The Republicans had expected that their orchestrated attack on Barack Obama's community organizing efforts in Chicago would link the Democratic candidate in Americans' minds with inner cities, the poor, racial minorities, troublemakers and radicals. At the same time, they wanted to demean -- and portray as strange and exotic -- Obama's decision to work on behalf of American working families facing tough times, a choice at odds with the GOP portrayal of Obama as part of an elite insensitive to the concerns of most voters. At the St. Paul confab on September 3, former New York Gov. George Pataki had sneered, "[Obama] was a community organizer. What in God's name is a community organizer? I don't even know if that's a job." Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani's mocked, "He worked as a community organizer. What? Maybe this is the first problem on the résumé." In her speech accepting the VP nomination, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said, "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that the you have actual responsibilities." The following Sunday (September 14), on "Meet the Press,"..Giuliani, utilizing what used to be called "red-baiting" tactics in the McCarthy era, then tried to link Obama to what he called "a very core Saul Alinsky kind of almost socialist notion that [government] should be used for redistribution of wealth." The group that recruited Obama , the Developing Communities Project on Chicago's south side, was not affiliated with the Alinsky-founded Industrial Areas Foundation, but with the Gamaliel Foundation, a network of church-based groups. Within hours after the GOP convention, Obama released a statement and a fund-raising appeal, challenging the Republicans who "mocked, dismissed, and actually laughed out loud at Americans who engage in community service and organizing." His campaign manager David Plouffe sent another fundraising e-mail, saying, "Let's clarify something for them right now. Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies." Following the GOP convention, contributions to the Obama campaign spiraled. Obama often refers to the valuable lessons he learned working "in the streets" of Chicago. "I've won some good fights and I've also lost some fights," he said in a speech during the primary season, "because good intentions are not enough, when not fortified with political will and political power." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/palin-attacks-on-communit_b_129568.html John Raskin, who said: "Community organizing is kind of the antidote to big money lobbying. It's the way that ordinary people come together to hold the government accountable to what they actually need. So the job of an organizer, someone like me or what Barack Obama was doing twenty years ago and other folks do around the country, is bring people together. You know, you knock on doors, you go to churches, you go to synagogues, you go to mosques, you have meetings. But people come together around what they need in the community." Raskin referred the audience to a website for Community Organizers of America. On it, there is a good defense of the work. "Regular people, working together, are the lifeblood of American democracy. Community organizing is how we keep that democracy strong, vital and accountable to its people." During the Bush presidency, the executive branch has operated under the theory of the unitary executive, which allows for the president to be a tyrant. Now, this election year, Barack Obama's formative work experience was as a community organizer. That is, instead of making decisions from the top like a CEO with executive experience and not knowing how most people live, he worked with people to help better their communities. As he said on September 7 on ABC's This Week: "Understand what I--what I did as a community organizer. When I got out of college as a young person, twenty-four, twenty-five years old, I had moved to Chicago and worked with churches, who were dealing with steel plants that had closed in their neighborhoods, to set up job training programs for the unemployed and after-school programs for youth and to try to deal with asbestos in homes of poor people. Community service work, which John McCain has been talking about putting country first and extolling the virtues of national service, that's what I did between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-seven, before I went to law school. I would think that's what we want all our young people to do." This experience is probably the best reason to vote for Barack. That and his eloquent opposition to invading Iraq, and his experience as a professor of constitutional law, and, well, 6.6 billion (current human population of the world) other reasons. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-macafee/community-organizing-expe_b_125636.html

Author: AntiConformist911
Keywords: Sarah Palin racist rally speech crowd john Mccain race card Barack Hussein Obama street thug real time debate with bill Maher interview Rachel Maddow show countdown Keith olbermann worst person rush Limbaugh Chris Matthews Rudy Giuliani fox news
Added: October 11, 2008

Modern conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals...But over the past few decades, the Republican Party has driven away people who live in cities, in highly educated regions and on the coasts. This expulsion has had many causes. But the big one is this: Republican political tacticians decided to mobilize their coalition with a form of social class warfare. Democrats kept nominating coastal pointy-heads like Michael Dukakis so Republicans attacked coastal pointy-heads. Over the past 15 years, the same argument has been heard from a thousand politicians and a hundred television and talk-radio jocks. The nation is divided between the wholesome Joe Sixpacks in the heartland and the oversophisticated, overeducated, oversecularized denizens of the coasts. What had been a disdain for liberal intellectuals slipped into a disdain for the educated class as a whole. The liberals had coastal condescension, so the conservatives developed their own anti-elitism, with mirror-image categories and mirror-image resentments, but with the same corrosive effect. Republicans developed their own leadership style. If Democratic leaders prized deliberation and self-examination, then Republicans would govern from the gut. George W. Bush restrained some of the populist excesses of his party — the anti-immigration fervor, the isolationism — but stylistically he fit right in. As Fred Barnes wrote in his book, Rebel-in-Chief, Bush reflects the political views and cultural tastes of the vast majority of Americans who dont live along the East or West Coast. Hes not a sophisticate and doesnt spend his discretionary time with sophisticates. As First Lady Laura Bush once said, she and the president didnt come to Washington to make new friends. And they havent. The political effects of this trend have been obvious. Republicans have alienated the highly educated regions — Silicon Valley, northern Virginia, the suburbs outside of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Raleigh-Durham. The West Coast and the Northeast are mostly gone. The Republicans have alienated whole professions. Lawyers now donate to the Democratic Party over the Republican Party at 4-to-1 rates. With doctors, its 2-to-1. With tech executives, its 5-to-1. With investment bankers, its 2-to-1. It took talent for Republicans to lose the banking community. Conservatives are as rare in elite universities and the mainstream media as they were 30 years ago. The smartest young Americans are now educated in an overwhelmingly liberal environment. This year could have changed things. The G.O.P. had three urbane presidential candidates. But the class-warfare clichés took control. Rudy Giuliani disdained cosmopolitans at the Republican convention. Mitt Romney gave a speech attacking eastern elites. (Mitt Romney!) John McCain picked Sarah Palin. Palin is smart, politically skilled, courageous and likable. Her convention and debate performances were impressive. But no American politician plays the class-warfare card as constantly as Palin. Nobody so relentlessly divides the world between the normal Joe Sixpack American and the coastal elite. She is another step in the Republican change of personality. Once conservatives admired Churchill and Lincoln above all — men from wildly different backgrounds who prepared for leadership through constant reading, historical understanding and sophisticated thinking. Now those attributes bow down before the common touch. And so, politically, the G.O.P. is squeezed at both ends. The party is losing the working class by sins of omission — because it has not developed policies to address economic anxiety. It has lost the educated class by sins of commission — by telling members of that class to go away. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/opinion/10brooks.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Author: AntiConformist911
Keywords: Karl rove Barack Obama Sarah Palin lie john Mccain Joe Biden economy speech interview debate energy oil gas tax Iraq war president real time bill Maher new rules countdown with Keith olbermann Christian Finnegan
Added: October 10, 2008

Rudy Giuliani on McCain and Obama Fox and Friends 08:15am Interview TRANSCRIPT: KILMEADE: David Axelrod says he didnt know about this element of Ayers, Barack Obama didnt know about Ayers background when he was in his living room and getting money from him. Is that possible? GIULIANI: Well its just as possible he didnt know what Reverend Wright was saying for 20 years , right? KILMEADE: I see a trend. GIULIANI: So maybe we have a pattern developing here. He didnt know what Reverend Wright was saying for 20 years when Reverend Wright was attacking the hell out of America, spewing hatred for America. He didnt know that Ayers was one of the best known Weather Underground people. When everyone in Chicago knew [] So maybe this is a guy who doesnt have the ability to observe the world, to be president of the United States. Thats called judgment, or lack there of. DOOCY: Barack Obama actually wrote a book blurb for Bill Ayers book back in 1987 that was published in The Chicago Tribune. GIULIANI: Not just associates, they sat on a board together and gave out millions and millions of dollars. The board was giving out millions of dollars to various housing projects, probably to ACORN. [] GIULIANI: Maybe Obama should be put through the same kind of interviews that Sarah Palin has gone through. LABEL: RG JM FNC 10-07-08 08.15 (KF#217) AaS

Author: mediafactcheck
Keywords: TRACKING John McCain Ayers Obama
Added: October 7, 2008

Rudy Giuliani on John McCain American Newsroom Interview TRANSCRIPT: JOE SCARBOROUGH: What does McCain have to do? RUDY GIULIANI: I think John, gosh hes done so many town hall meetings, hes probably done more town hall meetings than any other American politician, 1,000 maybe. . He just has to be himself. SCARBOROUGH: was he himself in the last one? GIULIANI: You never are yourself in a debate like that. Now you get a chance to really talk to people and I think that is Johns strength. ANDREA MITCHELL: Now he is in a situation where his own aides have been telling the press weve got to get it off the economy. How do you get it off the economy? Isnt that the only issue? Doesnt he have to come up with answers on the economy? GIULIANI: From my point of view he is very strong on the economy, he has the right answers on the economy, so get out there and be aggressive on it. He is for lower taxes for sure. [] MITCHELL: Given everything that has happened in the market the last few days, if you were running for President would you be running this whole campaign about a former Chicago radical who knew Obama years ago in a community organization. Would you be talking about all this stuff, which frankly seems like a distraction? GIULIANI: To you but I dont think the American people Andrea, of course Id be talking about it. This is totally extraordinary; Id even tie it up to the economy. Thats the reason he believes in the redistribution of wealth. Thats why Barack Obama is the most left wing member of the United States Senate. Its not by accident 2007, the biggest strongest liberal voting record: Barack Obama. Friend of Ayers for at least 3 years, maybe longer. Ayers tried to blow up the New York City police department. This is a guy that I dont like very much. He tried to blow up the United States Capital, he tried to blow up the pentagon, and they set off bombs there, he said he didnt do enough. And he has written a book about the redistribution of wealth. Check Obamas answer to money, capital. Im not going to reduce the capital gains tax. Oh but its only fair? Thats the redistribution of wealth Barack. This guy educated in the Salamensky Methods, good friend of Ayers, very close to Wright, this is a very left wing, most left wing candidate of the Democratic Party. Its Ideology, its ideology, its not guilt by association. LABEL: RG JM MSNBC 10-07-08 07.27 (KF#216) UGSAa

Author: mediafactcheck
Keywords: TRACKING John McCain Ayers Obama Economy
Added: October 7, 2008

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to Ohio Republican Party leaders from across the state. Can't see the faces, but the audio should be clear enough.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Statehouse Republicans Elections Brunner
Added: October 6, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani answers questions during a press conference in Columbus. He joined former state attorneys general Betty Montgomery and Jim Petro and Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for her position disallowing observers from early voting activities.

Author: OhioCapitalBlog
Keywords: Ohio Republicans Democrats Elections
Added: October 4, 2008

Sarah Palin was supposed to fall off the stage at her vice presidential debate Thursday evening.Instead,she ended up dominating it. She not only kept Joe Biden on the defensive for much of the debate,she not only repeatedly attacked Barack Obama,but she looked like she was enjoying herself while doing it. She smiled.She faced the camera.She was warm.She was human.Gosh and golly,she even dropped a bunch of gs. John McCain doesnt tell one thing to one group and somethinelse to another,she said.Those huge tax breaks arent cominto those huge multinational corporations. She went out of her way to talk in everyday terms,saying things likeI betcha andWe have a heckuva opportunity to learnandDarn right we need tax relief. Biden was somber,serious and knowledgeable.And he seemed to think that debates were about facts.He had a ton of them. Criticizing John McCains health care plan,Biden said that McCain would tax health care and then youre going to have to replace a $12,000—thats the average cost of the plan you get through your employer;it costs$12,000—youre going to have to pay—replace a$12,000plan, because20 million of you are going to be dropped.So youre going to have to place—replace a$12,000plan with a $5,000check youve just given to the insurance company. Got that? Palin was a lot more direct in her attacks on Obama and a lot more simple.Criticizing Obama for saying he would meet with some foreign leaders who are hostile to the United States,Palin said:Some of these dictators hate America and what we stand for.They cannot be met with.That is beyond bad judgment.That is dangerous.

Author: ChrisIIIcube
Keywords: Sarah Louise Heath Palin governor Alaska Republican vice-presidential nominee 2008 United States presidential election
Added: October 3, 2008

Complete CONTRIBUTION LIST: http://www.washingtonyourefired.com/goldman_sachs_2008_contributions.html How much bribe money does it take to transfer $700 Billion taxpayer dollars to Wall Street's elite? GOLDMAN SACHS CONTRIBUTIONS: Obama, Barack (D-IL) $691,930 Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) $468,200 Romney, Mitt (R) $229,675 McCain, John (R-AZ) $208,395 Himes, Jim (D-CT) $114,748 Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) $111,750 Dodd, Christopher J (D-CT) $105,400 Edwards, John (D) $66,450 Specter, Arlen (R-PA) $47,600 Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) $32,950 Reed, Jack (D-RI) $30,100 How much money did your Represenative get from Big Bankers to look the other way and pass a bill that the American people clearly do not want? HELP SPREAD THE WORD... http://www.WashingtonYoureFired.com --

Author: gr1m1b
Keywords: reid mcconnell goldman sachs hr3997 bailout congress wall street biden obama
Added: October 2, 2008

What if the REAL Sarah Palin was a liberal? We spoof the media and Hollywood including the Katie Couric / Palin / McCain interview, Wolf Blitzer, Matt Damon, Charles Gibson and Jack Cafferty as we imagine how she might be treated differently by the mainstream media. From http://www.politichill.com - the new PolitiChill is where no candidate is off-limits, from conservative to liberal, from Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson. We also spoof the way the media sensationalizes things, whether its CNN, Fox News, MSNBC News, and CNN Headline News, ABC News, CBS NEWS, NBC News, as well as the hilarious personalities of Bill O'Reilly (OReilly), Brian Williams, Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Tim Russert, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Kieth Olbermann, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingram, Joe Scarborough of Morning Joe, you name it. Let the circus that is election 2008 begin. Republican or Democrat, Independent or Libertarian, Politi-Chill is the lighter side of politics. Look out Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live, and other comedians, it's time to get your Political Chill on. PolitiChill would like to thank: TowelHoodies Personalized Hooded Towels for baby and kid at http://www.towelhoodies.com Online Institute Forum, Chat software and FTP Hosting at http://www.onlineinstitute.com Publish247 Domain Names with Website and Email Hosting at http://www.publish247.com Politichill is satirical comedy. All characters are fictitious, except where public figures are satirized. Any resemblance of characters to actual people is accidental and coincidental. Subscribe and get your Political Chill on!

Author: politichill
Keywords: The REAL Sarah Palin Couric McCain Interview debate joe biden palin! snl jack cafferty cnn news media bias spoof obama
Added: October 2, 2008

Rudy Giuliani visited Portsmouth, NH, Tuesday and had a round table discussion with undecided voters hoping he can sway their vote toward McCain in the upcoming election. For more see www.seacoastonline.com

Author: seacoastonline
Keywords: mccain rudy giuliani portsmouth nh seacoast palin obama
Added: September 30, 2008

Fmr. NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani analyzes the first presidential debate between McCain and Obama.

Author: 1001BG
Keywords: rudy giuliani john mccain barack obama first 1st presidential debate sean hannity alan colmes fox news
Added: September 27, 2008

Rudy Giuliani shares his thoughts with Katie Couric on the presidential debate and discusses John McCain's experience and judgment to lead Americans during dark economic times.

Author: WorldWideNewsToday
Keywords: CBS News Partisanship Foreign Politcy National Security Senator John McCain Barack Obama America Experience
Added: September 27, 2008

Rudy Giuliani shares his thoughts with Katie Couric on the presidential debate and discusses John McCain's experience and judgment to lead Americans during dark economic times.

Author: CBS
Keywords: CBS Evening News Katie Couric Rudy Giuliani
Added: September 26, 2008

Bill Thompson on Term Limits-Sept22

Author: azinyc
Keywords: Bill Thompson Michael Bloomberg Rudy Giuliani
Added: September 22, 2008

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Author: LittleNard19
Keywords: Sarah Palin Giuliani Rudy Lipstick Pig Barack Obama Community Organizer Republican National Convention Lizard People 60th primetime emmy awards ricky gervais alec baldwin michael phelps jimmy kimmel sean hannity bill o'reilly lipstick pig obama barack hillary clinton amy poehler lost tim eric Maher Bill Tullycast Politics Naomi Klein will am Doughy Pantload Sullivan september 19 way snl saturday night live 9-13-08 tina fey skit Stewart Colbert Hannity Colmes Prunes emmys
Added: September 21, 2008