Obama Community Organizing

NEA Conference Call "Inappropriate," Says White House, New Guidelines Issued

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — White House officials told agencies across the government Tuesday they should take care to avoid even the appearance that politics ...

Chicago Community Organizer Becomes Focus Of McCain Attacks

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago


Saul Alinsky surfaced as a factor in the presidential contest last year, in stories about how the legendary Chicago community organizer -- who worked ...

Union President: Jesus Was A Community Organizer

ABC News | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


In Lebanon, Virginia, right now United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts is giving a characteristically enthusiastic introduction for Se...

Obama Defends Community Organizing: "Who Are They Fighting For?" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama responded Thursday to Sarah Palin's dismissal of community organizing. Asked at a town hall what makes it relevant experience, he said: ...

Obama Left Community Organizing To Make "Large Scale Change"

NY Times | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


The year was 1985 and Gerald Kellman, a community organizer, was interviewing an applicant named Barack Obama to work in the demoralized landscape of ...