It’s time we turn the tables and beat the progressives at their own game, by overturning their own rules – Saul Alinsky’s “Rules”!
[Note: This article was originally posted on December 14th, 2011. The IFNM website was attacked by hackers and many articles are now gone from the archives. As a public service, IFNM is now reposting said articles.]
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel, the early 20th century baseball legend who played on five teams and managed four, said, “It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part.”
What’s true in sports is definitely true in politics, but even more so.
Many say, ’tis the season for GOP rivalry, but when does inference turn to infighting? When does public debate dismantle our conservative solidarity? When do campaign commercials compromise our unity to fight together? And when does friendly bantering turn into friendly fire that is fuel for our foes?
I know we are in a GOP presidential race. I understand the tactics to win a regular election, but this is no typical run for the presidency. There is a progressive insurrection underway, and at the heart of their political warfare is the disunity of conservative consensus.
In this unique presidential race, I would propose at this particular point that our infighting is, indeed, not only the recipe for the president’s petroleum but also a major strategy in the progressives’ plan to keep their incumbent in the Oval Office.
Former House Speaker and GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich told an audience in Iowa last week, “President Obama is legitimately and authentically a Saul Alinsky radical.” I completely agree, as well as the majority who truly understand Obama’s origins and political philosophies. Even the New York Times back in August 2009 wrote, “Saul Alinsky, the Chicago activist and writer whose street-smart tactics influenced generations of community organizers, most famously the current president …”
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