community organizing and the GOP convention

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Hi COMM-ORG,

Many of you have no doubt heard about the statements made about 
community organizing by Rudolph Giuliani and Sarah Palin.  It will be 
interesting to see how organizers around the country respond.  
Giuliani's statement was particularly interesting since he was featured 
in "The Democratic Promise" film about Alinsky's legacy.

Here is the first response that I am aware of. 

http://www.rooflines.org/1084/gop_credo_less_government_no_community_organizing/

I also just got a call from a network news broadcast researcher 
interested in the reactions of community organizers to these speeches (a 
bunch of you will hopefully now be getting calls).

Now it is pretty obvious what organizers think of these statements so I 
don't think we need to waste space on the responsibility and accuracy of 
them.  What I am interested in is the analysis.  How will organizers 
respond and what will the impact of these statements be on those who do 
this work?

Randy Stoecker
moderator/editor, COMM-ORG