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Jay Smooth on the RNC, hating, and community organizers
Feministing —
File under: too good not to post.
Via Andrew.
In defense of community organizers
Political Animal —
IN DEFENSE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS.... There was plenty to be offended by at last night's Republican convention, but the snide, condescending shots directed at community organizers, most notably from Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin, seemed unusually cheap, even by GOP standards. I noticed this afternoon that McCain had scheduled a photo-op with Habitat for Humanity (it was later cancelled), and quickly realized that all of those folks who help build homes for families in need are, in fact, community organizers. I wondered how many of them took comfort in the derision they received by leading Republicans last night, as if their work somehow lacked ...
Suckas in the GOP
The Latest on Air America —
I came across the following video by Jay Smooth, founder of WBAI's Underground Railroad and founder of video blogging site at Illdoctrine.com. Jay’s commentary on the Republican National Convention and it’s use about hateful language, especially when it comes to the term “community organizer” sheds light on how the GOP thinks of not just liberal community organizers but at conservative community organizers as well.(Yes, there is such a thing). In a two minute and twenty-three second commentary, Jay shows that the GOP will not hesitate to diss the GOP base because their base will sit ...
