Saul Alinsky: Barack Obama's Guru

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NPR, Koch Brothers, Rand Paul and Saul Alinsky

Saul Alinsky's 'Rules For Radicals' might be the most influential book in history. It has not been read by near as many people as the Koran or Mao's little red book but this book has been on the reading list of our cultural elite for decades. For that reason, the impact of 'Rules For Radicals' has been underestimated.

Alinsky advances two important ideas. 1. Truth is optional. 2. Attack the messenger, not the message.

A pillar of Western Civilization is the proscription against false witness. Alinsky liberates the anointed from that pesky ball and chain of truth. What was once the practice of political operatives has been adopted by the mainstream media. Yes, the media trumpet the truth when it is in their favor. When it is not in their favor, they either ignore the facts or they parrot the quotes of liars who reinforce their editorial position. Truth is an impediment.

Alinsky dominated the 2012 Presidential Election. Barack Obama was defending an atrocious first term record. No problem. Attack Mitt Romney for being a felon, a tax cheat, a misogynist, even an accomplice to murder. All untrue. All effective.

Hardly a day goes by when one cannot witness the Alinsky influence. Recently a news item circulated that reminded us that people who earn $30,000/year are in the top 1% of earners on a worldwide basis. This was potentially disruptive to all of the Occupy propaganda. If the one per centers are evil and should be dealt with harshly and all present (or their parents) are one per centers....Bummer.

The media attacked this news story by connecting it to the Koch Brothers. Ignore the facts. Slay the messenger.

Last night I listened to NPR's "On Point" rebroadcast on the way home. There was a time when I listened to and even enjoyed NPR. Christopher Lydon would cherry pick his facts of course but he was a gentleman who was not particularly interested in assassinating the character of his guests. But times have changed and NPR is now firmly in the clutches of Alinskyites.

I probably would not have listened to the show except that the guests were David Boaz and Rand Paul. In true Chicago radical fashion the host and the activist callers attacked Paul as a racist. If you dig up the podcast in hopes of hearing an exchange of ideas you will be disappointed. It was pure Alinsky. Kill the messenger. Truth be damned.

Obama The Destroyer always lives up to his reputation. His toxic influence will linger long after he is gone. Obama's destruction will go beyond ravaging the world's best health care and the world's most viable economy. Barack Obama and David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett have successfully killed civil discourse. Somewhere, Saul Alinsky is smiling.

I Will Shed No Tears For The Pampered One When His Opponents Fight Back.

Yes, it took me a long time to dislike the puppet-in-chief. I disliked Axelrod and Emanuel but I thought the empty suit was not worthy of contempt. As the veil is slowly lifted we are seeing a monster emerge.

The vile personal attacks on first Palin, then Bachmann, then Cain, then Bachmann once more tell us a great deal about the character of Obama and his minions. In 2008, John McCain apparently took a dive. Palin bashed the Chosen One but the rest of the campaign was all about playing nice. The coronation arrived and Team Chicago never stopped attacking.

In early 2009 Obama's henchmen dredged up Levi Johnston to bash the Palins. This seemed odd because Sarah Palin was no longer a candidate and had gone back to serving as governor of Alaska. I cannot remember a time when political character assassination continued immediately after an election. Team Chicago was playing by a different set of rules.

Team Chicago continued the full court press even after Sarah Palin resigned as governor. They stalked her family and continued a relentless smear campaign culminating in Joe McInniss's discredited book. Team Chicago's attacks were vicious and nasty and frequently dishonest. There was no honor, virtue or sense of fair play. Just a long series of personal attacks. Karma has a way of manifesting itself but let's hold that thought for now.

The Palin attacks were followed up by a series of baseless personal attacks on Michele Bachmann. Bachmann's numbers fell as Herman Cain's ascended. Then we saw the Cain smear campaign. Four anonymous women from long ago. Wait. One of them has a name and a face. And she is represented by Democratic hack Gloria Allred and she lives in David Axelrod's building. The scandal never passed the smell test.

Obama has enjoyed unending praise from his minions in the press. His critcs have mostly offered criticism of his performance and not his person and his family has been rightfully spared. Part of this fair play is practical. Obama's job performance is so awful, there is no need to take a cheap shot.

But the opposition to Obama has grown personal. Yes, he is a presidential failure and trumpetiing his ineptitude will serve his opponents well. Do remember that a hell of a lot of people love Sarah Palin. A hell of a lot of people love Michele Bachmann. A hell of a lot of people respect Herman Cain and not many people think he deserves public humiliation and baseless attacks.

Let us return to that Karmic Wheel which is now completing a four year cycle. This time around, the gloves will come off and I don't think Team Chicago will like it. Even if the GOP nominates a play nice candidate in the image of John McCain, third parties will pick up the slack. Third party messages were missing in 2008. They will hit full force in 2012.

Obama has a lot to be concerned about. There are impersonal stories that got overlooked. His relationship with Tony Rezko. His wife's $379k no show job that was created shortly afte he became senator and was not filled when she went to Washington. Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright might also return to the spotlight. Oh and who financed Obama's education?

Then there are those matters that we might call sordid. There are a lot of rumors about Obama that have not been highlighted because his opponents have taken the high road. Hillary is credited with recruiting Larry Sinclair while the Republicans have stuck to the issues. But if Team Chicago is going to destroy the reputations of good people, I see more Sinclairs in Obama's future. Lots of Larrys this time around.

Is Obama a Muslim? My opinion is that a man is entitled to his own beliefs and some of my friendliest acquaiantances are Muslim. And I will continue my politically correct speech and state that we should always distinugish between Islam the religion and Islam the political force. It is the latter that should concern us. Jihad, terrorism, anti-semitism and the slaying of Christians. It is not the religion of peace that Obama has embraced. It is an ugly, dangerous political cartel that the president has befriended. He might pay a heavy price for this friendship.

What if Obama is an affirmative action beneficiary? What if he flunked math or basic economics? What if he wrote college papers that could be construed as anti-semitic? What if he advanced theses that were pro-Marxist or otherwise anti-American? There is a reason why Obama refuses to release his transcripts. What is that reason?

And let us never forget Obama's Marxist-sympathizing family, his "Uncle Frank" and "the little red church." This area is ripe for exploitation even if one minimizes speculation. Obama might well be the real life Manchurian Candidate.

I don't like public humiliation and I don't enjoy the downfall of public figures. But is this case I am willing to make an exception. Team Chicago are a bunch of thugs. There is nothing noble, good or virtuous about these slobs. Nothing. Truth means nothing to them. Nothing at all.

While Obama's opponents took the high road (Hillary notwithstanding) Team Chicago always went low. The instincts of the bottom feeder. Every legitimate criticism was met with a charge of racism. Every political rival (and their families)was trashed, truth be damned. But anyone can play the Alinsky game. And if one resides in a glass house and happens to have an Achilles Epidermis, one might consider the merits of tossing beanbags.

Do I believe in karma? Short answer: "Not exactly." But I believe in something like karma. And that something like karma can be a real bitch. Team Chicago might just get a dose of her own medicine. It could be a bitter pill to swallow.