“Obama told me he doesn’t speak jive, that he doesn’t say the words “homeboy” or “peeps.”
IMO, this is probably true. This action is directly from the Saul Alinsky playbook. In order to achieve success and disarm the opposition, one needs to present themselves in a non-threatening manner. That was a complaint of 0bama’s buddy William Ayers about the hippie movement. Ayers claimed their dress & appearance and language turned people off, resulting in the hippie movement either being ignored or not taken seriously. For people to pay attention, one needs to cut their hair, wear a suit, and stay away from polarizing slang.
I encourage every neocon to read Alinski. He’s usually credited with the philosophy of “think globally, act locally.” If you remember, this is how we won Congress in 1994. We made the national election a local one.
Alinski’s methods could easily be used to defeat democrats in the midterms and 0bama in 2012.
“Ayers claimed their dress & appearance and language turned people off, resulting in the hippie movement either being ignored or not taken seriously. For people to pay attention, one needs to cut their hair, wear a suit, and stay away from polarizing slang.”
Malcolm X’s theory as well.