Saw a great response on community organizers today

[NewJeffCT]

"Jesus was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a governor.

I'm just sayin'."

http://blogs.courant.com/colin_mcenroe_to_wit/2008/09/but-whos-counting.html#comments

[eleny]

1. Yes, that's the one

It deserves repeating!

[NMDemDist2]

I posted it over in my lil red town's topix forum

it's sinking like a stone :evilgrin:

[eleny]

11. Hee!

:yourock:

[NMDemDist2]

15. I just had to give a kick a couple minutes ago hehehhe

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

16. glich

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

17. glich redeux

:hi:

[patrice]

6. Christians ARE called to model their behavior on that of Jesus.

So we're going to criticize Obama for trying to do what he can for others?

[eleny]

12. Right wingers wouldn't recognize a Beatitude if they tripped over it

[patrice]

14. Shit, they're Forgiven and Saved, what would they need with a Beatitude!!

Don't you just love how the root word of Beatitude is BEAUTY!!?!?? Isn't that just Glorious!

[roguevalley]

22. oh sweet god, what a great response. thank you.

[RobertSeattle]

2. That's pretty good

And Talent always trumps Experience.

[patrice]

7. Apparently, you have managed people.

[snacker]

3. Community organizers are the army of people who...

fight homelessness, poverty, and hunger among our fellow citizens everyday. They may not wear uniforms, but they are the brave warriors who work tirelessly each day in our neighborhoods (and for little money) to help lift people up from despair. I know...my daughter is one of them and I couldn't be prouder of her.

[patrice]

8. Aren't they the ones who are doing what Conservatives want people to do? i.e.take care of themselves

and others? You know, "less government!"

[damntexdem]

4. LOL! That one will be repeated.

[patrice]

5. We had a discussion about doing the Religious thing earlier here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6926574

Basically, I'm for it on the grounds that they are on much weaker theological and moral grounds than we are.

Responding to their attacks on "Jesus and Obama et al the Community Organizers" can be handled politely and to our advantage.

There is a wedge between honest Republicans and Re :puke: s and that wedge IS Religion. Let's drive it into the black heart of their murdering, idolatorous, blaspheming, hypocritical Pharisees and pound the Re :puke: base into the smallest fragment we can.

And most of all, Religion is where much of their Racism and BIGOTRY against Homosexuals COMES from and we can't talk about that unless and until we courageously, and politely!!!, engage them on Religion.

Let's roll!

[NewJeffCT]

9. I think we should attack their strengths

it seems to have worked for Team Bush in 2000 and 2004.

[patrice]

10. Yep! I can tell you; I live in a deep red state. They're in the churches.

[Chan790]

13. and Judas Iscariot was a maverick.

Republicans really do act like pharisees. All about the rules, they clearly missed the message.

[patrice]

18. A Blaspheming Maverick who thought he was going to bring about somekind of Armageddon

because of his special PERSONAL insight into the Truth.

[patrice]

20. It Really is Repukes! I know a few honest Republicans.

[Hamlette]

19. Obama's response was MUCH better

OBAMA: How can they think that is not relevant? Who are they fighting for if they think fighting for workers in the community is not important?

(He keeps pulling himself out of the fire. As to Palin's attacks, he said "I've been called worse things of the basketball court." I LOVE this guy.)

[NewJeffCT]

23. "Ive been called worse things on the basketball court"

that is a great response, and anybody who has played any organized basketball beyond the middle school level will know that is true.

But, makes me recall a funny incident where I shut up a bigot - he was an excellent white basketball player and all around athlete (he could throw a baseball 90+ mph, but his best pitch was his curve)... but, he was a terrible bigot and not very bright.

So, he was complaining about how all the n-----s were trash talking when they played basketball with him, and he hated how all these n-----s would be trash talking and ruining the game.

My response was that Larry Bird was one of the biggest trash talkers in the NBA, and was well known for it.

Didn't hear him complain about it.

[OilemFirchen]

21. From the 2008 Puggie Platform

"Republicans will uphold and defend our party’s core principles: Constrain the federal government to its legitimate constitutional functions. Unleash the power of enterprise, innovation, civic energy, and the American spirit — and never pretend that government is a substitute for family or community. But nix the farking organizers, ferchrissakes."



Okay... so I take liberties...