Chris Matthews: Saul Alinsky I Admire In So Many Ways (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:51 PM
Chris Matthews praised radical Communist-Marxist fellow-traveler Saul Alinsky again today in his discussion with liberal talk radio host Michael Smerkonish.
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Transcript via Geoffrey Dickens at NewsBusters:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: It’s so interesting, because Saul Alinsky, who I admire in so many ways, I don’t completely identify with his politics but back in the old days of Chicago organizing, he used to say to his young people, the opposite of what you just said. He said, “Sure there’s a lot of complexity and gray areas, and sometimes the other side has got some good points, but don’t recognize them. Once you take side, accept completely the right of your side and pretend the other side has no argument going for it.” But you’re saying, “I’m not going to play by that rule any more. I’m not going to accept the fact that I have to say one side of the partisan debate is always right.”You’re not going to live like that.”
Hat Tip Ed
Previously, in December Chris Matthews announced that, “Saul Alinsky is our hero.”
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jim commented:
Who. with even half a brain would waste time watching this dope?
Dell commented:
I have to give “Tingles” his props. At least he admits to what he is…a Socialist at heart; a man who idolizes Alinsky, by his own admission.
It’s not startling news, of course. We’ve known for some time.
Now, if everyone else in high government positions would man up and tell the truth, we’d be able to verify the ideology and the ideologue.
This is one area where Glenn Beck is 100% correct. Progressive is the new Socialist and Socialist is still Marxism – just this side of pure Communism.
S. Wolf commented:
What a toady. Back in the real old days in Chicago Al Capone would take a ball bat to Alinsky.
Espresso Logic - The 6th Sense commented:
Matthews and Smerconish – Two pathetic piles of dog feces.
Ladue Pundit commented:
When was Smerconish evah a Republican?
Dell-agreed. Whenever I think of “progressivism,” it reminds me of our progressive tax tables: the more you earn, the higher percentage is taken. How is that progress?
Gringo commented:
Apparently Mr. Matthews is trying to show that the righwingnuts have accurately portrayed the MSM as being anything but objective.
Jo commented:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: “It’s so interesting, because Saul Alinsky, who I admire in so many ways, I don’t completely identify with his politics [ b/c if I say I was against his policies, I would be taken by the left and raped repeadedly, shot and placed into a dumster and my family sold into prostitution. This is how the left rolls. They pay me well to by-the-way. ]
Sometimes one needs to fill in the blanks.
down with dems commented:
If only we had this kind of transparency from our president.
Andy S commented:
It should be obvious by now that the reason there was no vetting of Obama, a known congenital liar, is that everyone who had a need to know knew exactly who he was. Men of great power and wealth don’t let some unknown neophyte street organizer take over the world without full understanding of who he is and what he was planning to do in overthrowing the system. They were all dreaming of the Alinsky revolution since the 60′s and Obama was their chosen one. This is what even conservatives today fail to grasp. The revolution is being led (again) by radical Wall Street organizers, not ACORN street pawns. These guys figured it out long ago:
“The hip capitalists have some allies within the revolutionary community: longhairs who work as intermediaries between the kids on the street and the millionaire businessmen.” – Jerry Rubin
“the wealthy were buying themselves a revolution.” – Eldridge Cleaver
“The radicals think they’re fighting the forces of the super rich, like Rockefeller and Ford, and don’t realize that it is precisely such forces which are behind their own revolution, financing it, and using it for their own purposes.” – James Kirk
CoolCzech commented:
It’ll be fun watching the look on Chrissy’s pasty white little face on Election Day.
S. Wolf commented:
Andy S #9
Well, let’s all show them a real revolution.
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myna commented:
Smerconish who?
Opus #6 commented:
Alinsky = Master Manipulator
bg commented:
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Earth to Chris Tingleg,
satan is peeing on America
and telling US it’s raining..
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wanumba commented:
Opus #6
February 23rd, 2010 | 10:47 pm | #13
Alinsky = Master Manipulator
………..
No. No. Alinsky was a student of the master manipulator, Lucifer. Said so in his dedication.
So, now he’s spending quite a bit of quality time with his mentor.
Andreas K. commented:
Chris Matthews needs to experience true communism. All of those jackasses need to. Then we’ll see how they like it.
Alinsky = Master Manipulator
I disagree. You want to see real masters? Try Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Marx. Those were masters. Alinsky is an apprentice.
Solaratov commented:
Alinsky was never anything more than a community organizer, a BS artist and a con man.
He was never a great communist theoretician or developer of a new economic system.
He was a follower of those who were the leaders of the communist (worldwide) revolution.
What he *did* do was develop a STRATEGY (and the TACTICS) to subvert civilized society in general and the United States in particular. That’s where his “rules for radicals” came in.
Our problem – on the Right – is that we get bogged down in thinking that alinsky’s “rules” is some secret manifesto that only the leftists know how to use.
Alinsky’s “rules” WORK BOTH WAYS! (Within, of course, the limitations of the left having no moral standards to be held to; and their whole philosophy being based on evil and the enslavement of Mankind.) We on the Right have got to use alinsky’s “rules” against the leftists at every opportunity. And, we have to recognize when they are trying to apply them to us and not only try to counter their application but turn them around.
Of course, our use of those tactics will never change the leftists or bring them to our point of view – but it will show “regular people” what the left is really all about. It will expose them for the evil beings that they are; and make it much more difficult for them to subvert and destroy our country.
Pick up a copy of “Rules for Radicals”.
Study it.
Use it against the leftists.
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.The only good communist is a dead communist.
squeaky commented:
what do they say – be careful what you wish for.
let chrissey be the first to belly up to the bar
and hand over his pound of flesh. me…i’ll take a pass.
nadadhimmi commented:
Smerconish has NEVER been a conservative of any ilk. Whenever he guest hosts a talk show, I immediately turn the station, even if it’s a show I always listen to.
saha commented:
“…pretend the other side has no argument going for it.”
Well, that explains this weeks’ progressive taqiyya coming out the Whitehouse:
“…The President’s tactic, it seems, is to demand that the Republicans put forth a plan, regardless of how often Republicans say, “Here it is!” Obama will just keep demanding that the Republicans put forth a plan. He is confident — obviously with very good reason — that the MSM, in full lapdog mode, will help all it can in convincing the public that the Republicans have no plan.”
The cynicism is just stunning.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/gordon/243666
Thanks to the blabbermouth Chris Matthews, we know have a clearer view into the deceitful mechanisms that pass for progressive thought and argument.
neomom commented:
I look at this another way. I think Tingles doesn’t really understand what he is spouting. Do you notice how he did not start praising Alinsky until the boys at FOX started talking about him? He is a contrarian windbag grasping at anything that will get him attention. Oh look, he is the subject of a posting at gateway pundint. “Look at me MSM, I am living in their mellons. They pay attention to me. I am somebody”. That useless tub of goo needs to be ignored, just like his network.