Should the GOP really be making fun of Obama being a Community Organizer?

Question

I really don't understand the mocking of Obama for being a community organizer as a young man.

Giuliani last night: "On the other hand, you have a resume from a gifted man with an Ivy League education. He worked as a community organizer. What? He worked -- I said -- I said, OK, OK, maybe this is the first problem on the resume."

Palin last night: I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities.

Now, the truth is that, starting at age 23, Obama ran a faith-based charity called the Developing Communities Project.

It was made up of eight Catholic parishes when he got there and had one staff member. He was its director, meaning he was in charge. He made decisions about it, including staffing, budgets, etc. And when he left in 1988 to go to law school, he had grown its budget from $70,000 to $400,000, its staff from 1 to 13 people. More important, he created a job training program for this community and a college prep tutoring program.

As mayor, she built a hockey rink/rec center using eminent domain (because apparently there just isn't enough land in Alaska).

And keep in mind the timeline here: Obama did this as a young man BEFORE going to law school, becoming a successful lawyer and a law professor.

I don't think it's right to attack someone for working in a faith-based charity out of college. I think we all have some embarrassing first-jobs in our past. I would not make fun of Palin for being a beauty queen and sports reporter out of college during these same years. Although, I do think Obama's experience shaped his political future a bit better ...

Answer 1

No, they should leave the organizer thing alone and focus on the more recent, and more pertinent history of this empty suit who more often than not votes 'present' rather than take a side, and who hangs out with racist hate-monger pastors and admitted, proud terrorists.

But on the other hand, he and his stupid campaign had the magnificent brain f**t to criticize Palin's mayoral duties in a small town, thereby giving the GOP carte blanche to take on the 'organizer' thing all over again.

Answer 2

Obama uses his days as a community organizer as "experience" for being president so it is fair to point out just how insignificant that experience is.  Had he not made such a big deal of it and only listed his experience as a state senator and US senator, I would agree with you.  

The lameness of listing community organizer as experience hasn't stopped the Democratic party from mocking Palin's experience as a mayor of a small town.  How is that different?

Answer 3

this gop is so pathetic, they only seem to glorify corruption

Answer 4

Giuliani's speech was really pathetic.  It was like a third grader standing up and calling his classmates names.

Answer 5

There is nothing wrong with being an community organizer someone has to take care of us little folk

Answer 6

Because community organizers and activists have a boss, the Mayor. Both Giuliani and Palin were Mayors.  

Answer 7

Its not that they attacked Obama but Community Organizers in general , which was not good for them. They are attacking the people who go out there to help small towns and people who support other to find jobs. That's their mistake. Which will cost them when it hits front page on a newspaper in many community's that receive help form community organizers.

Answer 8

since that's what he put on his resume, then yes, it's up for grabs.

Answer 9

The GOP is pathetic, but Democrats are welcome to exploit every single little mistake Palin has made while Obama is not criticized because is is the King of America and the media take care of him like a newborn baby. Oh when Sarah Palin was six, she had s*x.Oh she is a closet homo. Oh her husband had a DUI when he was 22. (all not rue) WTF. Obama smoked crack, bought a house from Tony Rezko, listen to hateful sermons for 20 years, has little experience of actually doing something, and says he has executive experience to run America by being a community organizer and as a campaigner (which is why they are making fun of him), and he has no foreign policy experience. Sure Sarah Palin is not perfect, but Obama isn't even good. Yes Obama can smoke crack when its illegal, but Sarah Palin sure can't smoke when its legal, even if she didn't like it.  

Answer 10

yep its on his list so its up for it

all it shows is that he was politically active at a young age not that he has the balls to run the country let alone a traffic circle

Answer 11

No, they shouldn't make fun of it. Especially since they boasted that part of Palin's resume includes being a hockey mom and joining the PTA. Besides what you outlined in this question, Obama's ability to organize a record setting campaign shows tenacity, creative thinking, powerful organizational and executive skills.

Answer 12

I guess the question is this, was he on cocaine when he worked for the faith-based charity or was he clean, I guess the real question is, is he clean now.

Answer 13

It is not right for Republicans to do this.

Unfortunately, Republicans are good at it. They lack principles and values even though they highly praise themselves. The only way they know how to make things work are just by being bullies, that is why the US is isolated nowadays from the rest of the world, no one wants to be part of this mess of a government (Bush's 8 years).

Gladly enough, good people know in their hearts who to vote for this coming November, come on, this is a no brainer.

OBAMA '08

Answer 14

They have no shame, they can't debate on the issues because the Republicans have practically ruined this country the past eight years. They are just falling back on the old Karl Rove handbook of nastiness.

Answer 15

Holy smokes! He had one staff member? This should qualify him to run for president of the United States. I was thinking along the lines of a law clerk, or gubernatorial adviser, or dog catcher. You should be proud of his accomplishments. Who could pass up a resume like this? Everyone! You are the best recommendation for voting republican I ever heard.

Thanks.

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