Just a big pile of shit.
You’re correct. Alinsky’s son, L. David, wrote a letter to the editor after the election saying Obama learned his lessons well:
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I am proud to see that my father’s model for organizing is being applied successfully beyond local community organizing to affect the Democratic campaign in 2008. It is a fine tribute to Saul Alinsky as we approach his 100th birthday.
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