David Thomson
2009-12-02 09:42:01
“Also notable: Alinsky’s boast of lying by omission to the Catholic population he organized in Chicago”
The famous Catholic intellectual Jacques Maritian adored Saul Alinsky. He obviously did not pay any real attention to the radical organizer’s views. Maritian was instead seduced by Alinsky’s calm and polite demeanor. The latter gentleman lived what he preached. Alinsky made sure not to let the gullible useful idiots to know his true intentions. Barack Obama learned this lesson well. A good size number of conservatives even naively voted for him.
