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http://my.barackobama.com/fellowshousing
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Being a community organizer wasn't easy, but it was the most valuable education I ever received. It taught me that together, ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
Organizing changed my life, and I hope it changes yours.Thanks,
Barack Obama
I think this is a fairly definite indication of the immediate future of the Obama movement.
I should mention that Alinsky was not, as painted by the right, a Communist. He was, if anything an in-your-face Tom Paine Democrat and democrat as well.
We are on the threshold of the first effort in my 71 years to actually change the shape of governance nationally by the widespread injection of participatory democracy at the grass roots.
Younger readers could benefit by exploring the opportunity,
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