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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:06 AM
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Why Do Palin/McCain Hate Little League Coaches and Cub Scout Den Mothers?
I think it's an effective way of showing America that community organizers are valued contributors who operate outside of the "system" that Republicans loathe so very much.

And it's Palin/McCain. Don't ever forget that. Palin/McCain, Palin/McCain, Palin/McCain. :-)
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:09 AM
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1. Not to mention Boys & Girls Club volunteers
And to a slightly lesser extent, Big Brothers/Big Sisters folks.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:11 AM
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2. I was just about to edit my post to add Big Brothers/Big Sisters
How about those 50K Runs to Benefit Breast Cancer Research?

Community Organizers.

Celebrity Auctions to Benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research?

Community Organizers.

These people don't take a lick of money from the government, and they are to be celebrated, not cynically derided by the Palin/McCain ticket.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:12 AM
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3. Exactly!
Plus...remember, our gal has REAL experience and REAL responsibilities.

The City of Wasilla wasn't going to run itself into the ground, was it?
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:18 AM
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4. i would like some 3rd party group to make ads
which show people who were community organizers like Martin Luther King Jr. not Obama cmapaign since they will turn it into him trying to compare himself to him.

but some third party that shows people who are respected by most people. they didn't just say that didn't prepare him to be president but they ridiculed it in itself. such as asshole Palin saying it has no responsibilties.

also some teen moms and special needs kids talking about how they got help from community organizers would help.

and they seriously need to make a huge issue out of her cutting funding of teen moms and funding for special needs kids.

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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:22 AM
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5. And don't forget...
... that it's community organizers who will demonstrate their power to Sarah Palin come November 4th. I'm not sure if reindeer can vote, but I'm certain that people can.

Sarah's about to find out, the hard way, that Wasilla ain't Chicago.

Excellent idea about a 3rd party ad, and I'm certain Obama's camp will hit Palin/McCain hard on their mockery of the backbone of the American community.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:30 AM
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6. that's another reason it was so stupid
it is the community organizers who lead GOTV. they are people who regularly work with people in their communities and can get them to go out and vote.

and for all his 9/11 talk, you would think that asshole would know how important community organizers are.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:33 AM
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7. I'm most certainly a community organizer
I'm a GOTV Queen. Years Running.

And I can't wait to stick it to the hard-ass chick who thinks hunting wolves by seaplane is cool.

Welcome to The City, Sarah. It's where people actually live. And organize. :-)
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adamuu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 04:38 AM
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8. Because they've never approached societal problems in a reasonable way
They believe in top-down mandates on society's behavior.
They oppose individual freedom.
This is yet another GOP plain self-contradiction.

Obama and community organizers START with personal interests and concerns. They start on the ground with the community problem and build up from there. Clearly this is the best place from which to draw high-quality, time-proven leaders.
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