Community organizer

[BetteDavisEyes]

Here's an article I found on it. It *might* help.

[texas*princess]

This might help too

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

Here's an article I found on it. It *might* help.

Written by a Chicago radio host and noted Obama supporter? Seriously?

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Agree. I don't get why anyone would think of community organizers, or similar titles, as a bad thing. In most cases, those individuals are unpaid or very low-paid, and they do it because they just give a damn about the community they're assisting. You frequently find them in large cities with many neighborhoods, cultures, income levels and religions.

I find it far more relevant work than serving on the PTA.

It's definitely not a "bad thing" - but it's very similar to a lobbyist position, but for a non-profit. Also, they're not paid well, but if you look, Obama wasn't too far below the median national income for an individual at $15,000 in 1985.

Of course, it's considerably more relevant than PTA experience, but we all know that no one has ever run on PTA experience alone, no?

[DaemonSeid]

o gawd...anyone watching the Daily SHOW???????

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Of course, it's considerably more relevant than PTA experience, but we all know that no one has ever run on PTA experience alone, no?

Obama's not running on his "community organizer" experience alone. V. convenient that his state Senate experience never is mentioned - from the coverage you'd think he went from community organizer to U.S. Senate. I merely brought up the PTA because Sarah Palin has said in both of her televised speeches now that that was what launched her "involvement."

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Obama's not running on his "community organizer" experience alone. V. convenient that his state Senate experience never is mentioned - from the coverage you'd think he went from community organizer to U.S. Senate. I merely brought up the PTA because Sarah Palin has said in both of her televised speeches now that that was what launched her "involvement."

Exactly - both have used a non-traditional beginning to their political careers to help shape their public image. Both have moved pretty far from that beginning, as well.

As far as the lack of mention of his state Senate experience, that's an issue to take up with media coverage - I don't think it's been outright dismissed, but rather that most people's experience with state government leads them to recognize that most states have a ton of congressmen that really don't do a whole lot. Fairly or not, I think it gets discounted compared with larger positions for that reason - the number of people in those positions is high, and the utility is low.