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Community Organizers 'Appalled' by Their Portrayal

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About 20 years ago in the windy city of Casper, Wyoming, I was privileged to serve among a group of... [MORE]

denie 

Sep 14, 2008 21:17

I think Obama is all confused. He talks as if he is sitting in a court room, in front of... [MORE]

kay 

Sep 11, 2008 14:40

I am a committed Democrat, what Obama said last night shows that he has schooling but no education. Nobody can... [MORE]

Kumar 

Sep 10, 2008 11:06

Community organizer is self serving cause. He or she wants to look good and brag about it. There is no... [MORE]

Nari 

Sep 7, 2008 07:02

I am a community organizer in New York City, and have been one for 2 years now. After reading the... [MORE]

Desiree 

Sep 6, 2008 12:51

What a truly sorry state of affairs. What next, will she criticize civic volunteers unless they have church affiliation?! [MORE]

glinda 

Sep 6, 2008 10:06

Some people describe community organizers as "teaching people to get more free stuff from the government." That's too charitable. Research... [MORE]

Sam Jackson 

Sep 5, 2008 23:16

"There are thousands of professional community organizers in New York City...". Hum, no wonder taxes are so high. Maybe if... [MORE]

fredlave 

Sep 5, 2008 22:39

In my experience, when people have trouble explaining what they do, it's either because they're not doing much of anything... [MORE]

SukieTawdry 

Sep 5, 2008 15:28

If it wasn't for community organizing and community development, poor people in this country would have no opportunities to move... [MORE]

R. Thibault 

Sep 5, 2008 14:14

Don't confuse "community service" with "community organizer." [MORE]

Dan Schwartz 

Sep 5, 2008 13:19

13,500 "community and social service specialists" works out to at least half a billion dollars a year that is being... [MORE]

Lifeofthemind 

Sep 5, 2008 11:50

So, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), issues a statement saying it was "extremely disappointed" and that... [MORE]

James 

Sep 5, 2008 11:34

Are you kidding? These people are constantly being caught trying to perpetrate voter fraud. And for all of Obama's organizing... [MORE]

ruby 

Sep 5, 2008 11:00

Community Organizers must be folks who search for or create problems to work on. Maybe paid by government grants. Also,... [MORE]

glenn 

Sep 5, 2008 10:36

The folks should be appalled at how inept Mr. Obama was as an Organizer. I mean, just how organized is... [MORE]

patrick Gigliotti 

Sep 5, 2008 10:32

The Obama Campaign attacked Sarah Palin as a "small town mayor," and implied that she was unqualified to be Vice... [MORE]

Mike Sorensen 

Sep 5, 2008 10:30

There are 13,500 community and social service specialists in New York, according to a report by the U.S. Department of... [MORE]

Sharmaine 

Sep 5, 2008 10:23

Being a community organizer is no criteria for becoming President of the United States of America! It might be a... [MORE]

TexGEOas 

Sep 5, 2008 10:13

How come nobody ever mentions the tax-payer funding this added layer of quasi government receives? Let's be clear: These groups... [MORE]

OCULUS 

Sep 5, 2008 10:05

Governor Palin nailed it! "Community organizer"? As if. What they are are a bunch of bitter, self-absorbed agitators; and like... [MORE]

Thomas 

Sep 5, 2008 09:50

Would one of the thousands of of New Yorkers who purport to be Community Organizers please send me a blank... [MORE]

Marty 

Sep 5, 2008 09:23

Oh let us not forget Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Sonny Carson et al, I forgot these guys are down home... [MORE]

mike don 

Sep 5, 2008 08:48

In other words, they are agitators who convince people that they should pressure institutions to provide them benefits which they... [MORE]

Arthur E. Lemay 

Sep 5, 2008 05:34

Great article. I too was appalled by the comments of our previous Mayor Giuliani and Palin. While you open the... [MORE]

nigel ryan 

Sep 5, 2008 00:36