Obama and the Book Dedicated to the Devil

Still, Obama's Friends Present a Big Question Mark

If you have been listening to the media, you know Obama's acquaintances have been questioned, but never fully answered. Also, you know he was an organizer in Chicago. As far as I know, that is the only achievement this man can claim besides being a young Senator who mostly votes "present" or else votes very liberal when he does show up. But I digress. What I'm addressing in this article is one of his acquaintances we haven't heard much about, Saul Alinsky.

If you want to know about Saul Alinsky, pick up his book Rules for Radicals. It has a shocking dedication:

Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — and which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.

Saul Alinsky made a reputation for himself in the field of community organizing in Chicago's impoverished neighborhoods. He turned out to be a Left-wing radical, and, in fact, his book was entitled Rules for Radicals. This is a man who dealt in class warfare by appealing to people's resentments.

Because his book was written some time ago, I'd forgotten all about Alinsky, and hadn't even recalled that his book was dedicated to the devil, until I read a new book written by a reporter named David Freddoso, who summarized Alinsky's principles this way:

• "In war, the ends justify almost any means."

• "In action, one does not always enjoy the luxury of a decision that is consistent with one's individual conscience and the good of mankind."

• "(Morality is merely) a rhetorical rationale for expedient action and self-interest."