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Bonnie Gets It, The GOP Doesn't

By Sowande - Sep 5th, 2008 at 9:17 pm EDT

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I just had to share this email. Once you read it, you'll know why. --Sowande Educating the GOP: A Photo History of Community Organizers

by BonnieSchlitz <http://bonnieschlitz.dailykos.com/>

Thu Sep 04, 2008 at 10:13:06 AM PDT

After watching the malicious speeches the other night mocking Senator
Obama, and by proxy, cynically attacking all of us who support our local
communities, I thought it would be prudent to educate the Republican
Party on the historical role of community organizers. For a quick
reminder, let's recap Giuliani's snark:

He worked as a community organizer. (Laughter) What?...Barack Obama has
never led anything, nothing, nada.

And Palin's vacuous follow-up:

This world of threats and dangers, it's not just a community and it
doesn't just need an organizer. (Laughter.)

That these bastions of the GOP would denigrate the importance of
community organizers on the same night their party nominates its first
female vice presidential candidate shows an utter disrespect for the
people of this country and a laughable ignorance of the power we wield.
This is what community organizers do...

They change the world. Block by block, city by city, state by state,
nation by nation...

So, GOP, meet community organizer Susan B. Anthony. She helped guarantee
women's suffrage in the United States by giving public speeches and
uniting with fellow advocates of change.

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&current=sbanthony385.jpg>

Meet community organizer Martin Luther King Jr. He helped end racial
segregation and discrimination by inspiring a nation to come together
and realize their dreams.

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He said, "Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.
Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against
love."

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&current=kingwashington.jpg>

Meet community organizer Cesar Chavez. He helped farm workers secure
labor rights and fair wages. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy called him "one of
the heroic figures of our time."

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&current=cesarchavez1972.jpg>

Meet community organizer Dorothy Day. She helped found the Catholic
Worker movement to help the poor and homeless, and promote social
justice.

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&current=Day.jpg>

Meet community organizer Jane Jacobs. She helped rebuild and revitalize
city neighborhoods and made people consider the wide-ranging benefits of
supporting our urban cultures.

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&current=janejacobs.jpg>

Meet community organizer Mohandas Gandhi. He peacefully led the people
of India in efforts to acquire labor fairness, women's rights, and
ethnic tolerance, and he helped secure the freedom of a nation.

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Then there's this guy. Meet community organizer Jesus of Nazareth. He
advocated for the poor, for the sick, for the socially excluded...and
continues to help provide people solace during their "quiet storms." His
community helped found the religion known as Christianity. He said "Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you."

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&current=Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpg>

When you disparage community organizers, Republicans, you evince a
complete ignorance of the fact that organizers do more with their words
than just speak them. They remind people of their shared humanity, of
their responsibilities, and of their power as a unified force to face
injustice, and oppression, and inspire them to be the change they've
been waiting for.

Meet new community organizer, Senator Hillary Clinton. She cracked a
glass ceiling, and inspired 18 million Americans to recognize the worth
of their lives.

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&current=lillyledbetter42408.jpg>

This is the story of America . Of women and men who defy the odds and
never give up. How do we give this country back to them? By following
the example of a brave New Yorker, a woman who risked her life to
shepherd slaves along the Underground Railroad. And on that path to
freedom, Harriet Tubman had one piece of advice.
If you hear the dogs, keep going.
If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.
If they're shouting after you, keep going.
Don't ever stop. Keep going.
If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
Even in the darkest of moments, ordinary Americans have found the
faith to keep going. I've seen it in you. I've seen it in our teachers
and firefighters, nurses and police officers, small business owners and
union workers, the men and women of our military -- you always keep
going.

And meet community organizer Senator Barack Obama. He worked with
congregations and registered voters on the South side of Chicago to help
them improve their neighborhoods and hold politicians accountable for
their actions. Along with Senator Joe Biden, he currently leads the
largest movement for change in the history of American politics.

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&current=obamaorganizer.jpg>

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep
walking, eventually you'll make progress.

So you see, Republicans, it's never really about the organizer, it's
about the community...

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Remember that on November 4th. Remember the power of the people.

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