Re: Saul Alinsky and the Romneys’ Progressive Activism

Mitt Romney's father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and
endorsed infamous progressive activist Saul Alinsky
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not unlike like other abrahamic evangelicals, mormons have a place in
their hearts for jews.

Although Alinsky is not remembered as a socialist, he championed
minorities for political power using class warfare, religion, race and
ethnicity as weapons against the American establishment.

On Jan 30, 2:26 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>  Saul Alinsky and the Romneys' Progressive Activism****
>   by *Dan Riehl <http://biggovernment.com/author/driehl>*****
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> Mitt Romney's father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and
> endorsed infamous progressive activist Saul Alinsky; meanwhile, in a
> defense of Mitt Romney against charges of racism, the National Black
> Chamber of Commerce points out the significant influence the elder Romney
> had on son Mitt and credits the Romneys for a long history of progressive
> activism<http://www.nationalbcc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&...>.
> Emphasis mine.****
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> No, Mitt Romney is not a racist. As I researched history, over the years I
> have come to find that the opposite is the case. *The Romney Family has a
> legacy of *pro-civil rights*, progressive activism and an understanding of
> how poverty and inequality can hurt people.*****
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> [image: Description:http://biggovernment.com/files/2012/01/alinsky-romney.jpg]<http://biggovernment.com/files/2012/01/alinsky-romney.jpg>
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> This portrait would jibe with Mitt Romney's image as a progressive Governor
> of Massachusetts, while suggesting any serious conversion to conservatism
> would not only entail a change in viewpoint but a rejection of Mitt's
> Father, George — someone he has regularly mentioned as a major influence
> while campaigning. Taken as a whole, the new information could serve to
> fuel existing significant doubt amongst an already skeptical conservative
> base that Romney's already vague conversion to conservatism is more one of
> electoral convenience than a principled decision.****
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> *During all of this advocacy, his son, Mitt, was evolving as a man. He
> idolized his father and emulated his legacy.* Mitt Romney lived amongst
> Blacks in metropolitan Detroit. He went to the prestigious Cranbrook
> School. One of our board members, Claude McDougal, is a fellow alumnus of
> the school.****
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> Buzzfeed first reported the elder Romney's connection to Saul Alinsky,
> along with photos of the two men together, in a report from
> yesterday<http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/photo-exclusive-when-george-r...>
> .****
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> "I think you ought to listen to Alinsky," Romney told his white allies,
> according to T. George Harris's 1968 book, "Romney's Way." "It seems to me
> that we are always talking to the same people. Maybe the time has come to
> hear new voices," he said.****
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> The Progressive Alinsky is infamous and actually toxic on the right. Given
> George Romney's endorsement of him, coupled with his acknowledged strong
> influence on son Mitt, will do little to assure suspicious conservatives
> concerned about Mitt Romney's record as a Progressive, including his
> introduction of RomneyCare in Massachusetts.****
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> Source:http://biggovernment.com/driehl/2012/01/25/saul-alinsky-and-the-rom...<http://biggovernment.com/driehl/2012/01/25/saul-alinsky-and-the-romne...>
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> Lowery]<http://www.teapartynation.com/profile/ChuckLowery>Comment
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> North east Republican= liberal democrat socialist.****
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> Say what you will about Newt (and I was mad at him for backing the liberal
> in New York) I do not think he or his family has ties to Alinsky - I just
> hope we are not in a three way race Obama, Romney and Newt with the same
> person - Newt seems the best of the three, however.****
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