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Hillary’s Deal With the Devil

Hillary was finishing up a day as Senator for New York when the Devil suddenly appeared in her office and made her an offer...

“I am here to offer you a deal,” the Devil said. “I will give you unlimited wealth, even more power, and a media that will pander to your every whim. In return, all I ask for is your soul, the souls of every member of your family, and the souls of all your constituents.”

Hillary pondered for a moment and then asked, “Unlimited wealth and power?”

“Absolutely unlimited,” the Devil asserted.

“A pandering media?” she asked.

“They’ll fall over themselves to support you, no matter what you say or do,” the Devil assured.

“And you want my soul, my family’s souls, and the souls of my constituents?” she asked.

“Yes. All of them,” the Devil answered.

Hillary was deep in thought for a moment, then finally spoke:

“So...what’s the catch?”

Wow! This is the best encapsulation of Alinsky’s methods I have ever read and the author clearly nails the Democrats and Hillary especially on their use of Alinsky’s methods. I saw firsthand in the 80s how Alinsky’s methods were used to hijack the levers of power in the Episcopal Church. His methods continue to be used in the Church and we see the result; a former great Church now stripped of her authority, truth, majesty and power.

There is much for conservatives to learn from this article.

The Game-plan! This is a very important article. I am reminded of a variety of Democrat strategies and tactics used in the past. It’s Marxism. However, the reason why I believe that Republicans don’t fight back is because their leadership is in on it as well. When the Republican had power, they acted like Democrats. Meanwhile, the Democrats became more radicalized. We are slowly being shifted to the left by both parties. The Republicans of today are the JFK Democrats of yesteryear; the Democrats of today ARE the Bolsheviks of yesteryear. We need a President more conservative than Reagan, for two terms, to move things right again.

Conservatives consistently succumb to what some call the “Alinsky Method” of power politics precisely because they find them distasteful, even abhorrent. Many believe that to respond in kind or to engage head-on means they would be “sinking into gutter politics.” Many simply cannot believe the Democrats are so cynical or ruthless, blinded by the comforting myth of bi-partisan compromise that the Democrats themselves perpetuate. Consequently, political attacks that should be anticipated are unplanned for, and outrageous falsehoods are unanswered. The initiative is conceded by inaction and responses are forever reactive, the weaker position in politics. Inaction allows the left to paint a picture of conservatives that does not reflect reality, and those popular perceptions, false as they are, carry the day.

This, in a nutshell, is what drives me so flippin crazy about the Republicans and Bush's 'turn the other cheek' practice in dealing with the Democrats. One of the things I'm looking for in a candidate (besides the elusive 'conservative' values) is someone who will stand up to the Dems/Libs/Lefties and fight back ...... to heck with the bi-partisan cr*p - no compromise and no surrender.

Somewhere on this thread some asked what we can do. What we can do is to throw the method back in the faces of the Left with humor, good cheer, and consistent undermining of the Leftist message. Rush Limbaugh parodies are a good starting point. Freeping any event by the Left is another good way of demonstrating counterpoint. I’d go further than this, though. I would begin by setting up alternative institutions of education, communication, and media that highlight and celebrate conservative thought. I would mock the Left mercilessly. Any dumb or outrageous comment, statment, pronouncement, or policy from the Left would be immediately derided in public with a friendly, smiling face. YouTube the Left with video after video of Leftist insanity.

For my part, I’m an English teacher. The books and films shown in my class are used to promote pride of culture, joy of living, and what the article calls “empowerment.” (Alinsky-style politics don’t work well with people who feel empowered, according to the article.) Outside work, I mock Leftist thinking whenever I can. I’m e-mailing this article to everyone on my list. I taught my son to the words to Limbaugh’s parody of “Ball of Fire,” which my son then sang to his classmates and teachers at the elementary school, to great peals of laughter. I make my colleagues aware of Alinsky and Gramsci and the Frankfurt School and the obvious and cynical use of manipulation of people for political purposes, and I remain upbeat and positive.

The Left’s legacy of the past century is the death of tens of millions of people, destruction of cultures, and cruel impoverishment of the human spirit. I’ll be damned if that’s what I’m going to leave my son and my students as their inheritance.