Job Description?

Posted Monday, September 22, 2008, at 7:34 AM

Barack Obama made a pretty tacky comment a week or so ago, about Jesus being a "community organizer' and Pilate being a "governnor," which is a comment you'd probably expect out of that camp.

It got me to thinking about something though. There was an old radio show back in the 40's that later became a television series in the 50's, called "Amos 'n' Andy."

I remember watching it as a kid, right along with the Honeymooners, Abbott & Costello, etc. As a matter of fact, I have the entire series of Amos 'n' Andy, the Honeymooners and most of the Abbott & Costello programs on DVD, which I STILL prefer to ANY "sitcom" on the boob tube today.

I sadly remember Amos 'n' Andy being taken off the air because of the tumult raised by the NAACP, that blacks were being shown in a bad light. I never understood that, because when you looked at "Ralph Kramden" the bus driver and "Ed Norton" working in the sewer...........I just thought Amos 'n' Andy was pure comedy........So does Marla Gibbs, and so did Redd Foxx (just for the record), so don't be writing me any "bigot" letters.

If you've never seen an episode of that show, you can't know what you've missed.

ANYWAY............I said THAT to say THIS: I was watching one of those old episodes the other day, and the "Kingfish" (played by Tim Moore) was in court. The judge asked him what his occupation was. The Kingfish (who always made a fast buck by promoting a few shady deals) told the judge that he was a "financial manipulater."

"A financial manipulater?" asked the judge?

Andy Brown (played by Spencer Williams), stood up in the courtroom on what he thought was Kingfish's behalf and said, "Uh, that's right your honor.....he's been nippin' at MY finances for YEARS!"

So what's all this got to de with Obama?.......well, after watching that particular episode, I'm just wondering what a "community organizer" IS, or DOES?

Does he make sure only certain social clubs meet in special parts of town?

Does he set up parking lots with cars on one side and pickups on the other?

Maybe he tries to get different neighborhoods to shop at different times of the day to cut down the number of express lines in the stores.

Alternate picnics in city parks?... one weekend for just the Democrats and the next weekend for Republicans?

.........What exactly IS a "community organizer?"......anybody know?

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A community organizer is someone who tries to get all the people out to help better society. It's not just one side or the other. Community, means everyone in said town, county, state, country. Not just right or left. Black or white.

-- Posted by Jacknife on Mon, Sep 22, 2008, at 10:18 AM
Even though I'm out of town on vacation and I've already answered this question, I'll go ahead and answer it again. First, though, when and where did Barack Obama say Jesus was a community organizer and Pontious Pilate was a governor? I've heard of a t-shirt with that slogan and a few folks from the grassroots making that comment but not Obama himself.

Obama got a job placement office put in his neighborhood and asbestos removed from a public housing project, while training community members hands-on so they could see what tactics in applying public pressure work. He worked for an organization which hired him and whose management has given him generallly good reviews for his work there.

-- Posted by ExInternMike on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 2:03 PM
And those things, God help us, will make for such a great President. And you knock Palin? At least she has experience (in the operation of Government that is) no matter how much you trash it. How about his Senate history where he has voted on way less than what has been before him. Or, how about the fact that he has spent more time attempting to be President than being at/in the Senate. Sounds like a good guy to be a CEO of one of these banks. See past the suit and the slick talking and promises. That is all they are is empty promises.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 2:23 PM
If that was the entirity of his resume your sarcasm might be well-placed, Missy, but it isn't, and what was Sarah Palin doing from 1985 to 1988 when Obama was a community organizer? She was a TV sports reporter. As far as "trashing" or "knocking" Sarah Palin's experience goes, if you mean pointing out facts about her record, then yes that's what I've done - I think it's far more relevant that she left Wasilla $20 to $22 million in debt than that she likes moose-hunting.

And Obama casts far more votes in the Senate nowadays than John McCain - who misses upwards of 60 percent according to the Washington Post.

-- Posted by ExInternMike on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 4:49 PM
If only we took as much time to pick a President/VP as we do to pick the family dog (pet). Things would be a lot different. Promises and fact are normally worlds apart.

Someone responded to what a "community planner" is as the very first post on this blog. There is more than that needed to be President for sure...or at least I would hope!

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 5:08 PM
Can't keep quiet I want to know what the community planner is also and why they should need the right to have a puter with a limit set at $3400 for whoever that person is give me a break that is just not right for one person to have a puter that costs that much, As far as Obama goes he sure is not anyone to be running this country all those Big D's have in mind is spending money that they going to get from the taxpayers all Obama does is tell the public what he thinks they want to hear and get their vote, I sure don't want someone with his ideas being in the White House

-- Posted by Eagle_eye on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 6:20 PM
Community organizer is what I meant to say (not planner) above. Someone gave that meaning as the very first post to this blog. The "community planner/city planner" is the same as P & Z here but they are supposed to make sure that there is "smart" growth and development---not what we have had here. A planner helps to figure out the "balance" in a community and determine what is needed to keep an area alive. On the county side that is a far cry from what we have in that office currently. Bonnie Sharp and Mr. Knight give new meaning to bad customer service given my last 2 weeks of attempting to obtain information from them regarding AEHI. I guess they forget that we, the citizens and tax payers, pay them their salary.

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Tue, Sep 23, 2008, at 7:49 PM
Mike:

Please read Patrick Montgomery's new blogs if you have no done that already. They are pretty interesting.

Have a great day!

-- Posted by OpinionMissy on Thu, Sep 25, 2008, at 4:17 PM

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