8/1/11

The Obama Presidency: A Great Example of How NOT to Organize Effectively

As someone who has spent a good part of her professional career as a community organizer, I have a request:

The next time you're watching the news, and a pundit talks about how President Obama's performance is influenced by his community organizing days, please...

 DO NOT ASSOCIATE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA!

In my opinion, Mr. Obama's presidency is a case study in what good community organizers do NOT do (if they want to win the changes they say they want to win). Just a few of the many examples I can offer (in no particular order):
It seems that President Obama's organizing days are but a distant memory. As are his promises of change we can believe in.