Quoting Alinsky, according to Klein: "Obama quotes Alinsky in speech to young Israelis. Channels main theme of âRules for Radicalsâ book on community organizing" "JERUSALEM â During his address here in Jerusalem today, President Obama channelled radical community organizer Saul Alinsky, quoting from his defining mantra while relating it to how Israelis should âcreate changeâ to nudge their leadership to act. Obama told a crowd of college students at Jerusalemâs main convention center that âIsrael has the wisdom to see the world as it is, but also the courage to see the world as it should be.â One of Alinskyâs major themes was contrasting how the world âisâ and how âit should be.â In his defining work, âRules for Radicals,â which he dedicated to âthe first rebel,â Lucifer, Alinsky used those words to lay out his main agenda â that radical change must be brought about by working within a system instead of attacking a system from the outside. âIt is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in the system,â wrote Alinsky. Obama related his Alinsky quote to a suggestion that âpeaceâ begins with the people and not just the leadership â a statement some may relate to community organizing. He further suggested Israelis do an end run around the countryâs leadership and âcreate the change that you want to see...â http://kleinonline.wnd.com/2013/03/...es-for-radicals-book-on-community-organizing/
Right which is why I plan to see if I can become a member of his New SS, names birthdates, next of kin, you know useful stuff like that.
It's a bonehead medal. We gave Perez one when he was here last year now he gives one to us. It's sort of like Israel says, you give us a medal and a Billion Dollars and we'll give you a medal and a nice state dinner. OK? OK.