Saul Alinsky: A GOP Bogeyman Who Influences Many On The Left And Right
When he claimed victory in South Carolina on Saturday, Newt Gingrich declared that, "The centerpiece of this campaign, I believe, is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky." But if any candidate is using Saul Alinsky's
Rosen's piece “Gingrich attacks on Obama resurrect Saul Alinsky” suggests that Alinsky is nothing more than an obscure, forgotten civil rights leader whose model for organizing the “Have Nots” against the entrenched
Republicans in general, and Newt Gingrich in specific, pepper their rhetoric with mentions of Saul Alinsky. "And I believe, if we have a big election with truly historic big choices, that we can defeat Barack Obama by a huge marginit will be an
But to close followers of the topsy-turvy GOP presidential primary, the late Saul Alinsky is suddenly becoming a household word. This is due, in large measure, to the mantra-like repetition of the name by Newt Gingrich, who invokes it every day on the
24 (Bloomberg) — Saul Alinsky has been dead for almost 40 years, yet the community organizer is back for another presidential campaign. This time he's been dragged from his grave by Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, who says the Chicago activist's
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