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Home Front: Politix
Dr. Ben Carson's Statement and The Hillary-Alinsky-Lucifer Connection
2016-07-26
[American Spectator] In speech at the Republican convention last week, Ben Carson made a statement that raised some eyebrows. "Now, one of the things that I have learned about Hillary Clinton is that one of her heroes, her mentors, was Saul Alinsky," said Carson. "And her senior thesis was about Saul Alinsky. This was someone she greatly admired...."

So far so good. Nothing most political junkies haven’t heard before.

"And let me tell you something about Saul Alinsky," continued Carson. "He wrote a book called Rules for Radicals. It acknowledges Lucifer, the original radical who gained his own kingdom. Now think about that."

That certainly got a lot of people thinking.

"This is our nation where our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, talks about certain inalienable rights that come from our Creator, a nation where our Pledge of Allegiance says we are ’One nation under God,’" added Carson. "This is a nation where every coin in our pockets and every bill in our wallet says, ’In God We Trust.’ So are we willing to elect someone as president who has as their role model somebody who acknowledges Lucifer? Think about that."

In response, the liberal media predictably went bonkers.

"Ben Carson rails against Hillary Clinton, Lucifer," howled the headline in USA Today.

"Ben Carson Ties Hillary Clinton to Lucifer as GOP Swaps Campaign for Witch Trial," scowled the Daily Beast.

"She’s one-degree of separation from a devil-lover!" wailed the Daily Mail.

I must say that I shouldn’t be too critical of the liberal media’s apoplectic reaction, because I was likewise incredulous the first time I heard this claim.

It was 2007, and I was finishing a book on the faith of Hillary Clinton. One morning I heard a local radio talk-show host make an amazing claim: that Alinsky’s 1971 classic Rules for Radicals began with a dedication to Satan. Oh, I can’t believe that, I said. I was angry at the host. This kind of hyperbole gives conservative talk-radio a bad name!

And yet, it couldn’t be hard to check. I had better do so as author of a biography of Hillary Clinton in which I had a section on Hillary and Saul Alinsky. As part of the promotion for the book, I would likely appear on this same talk-show, and the host surely would ask me about the Lucifer acknowledgment.

I quickly emailed one of the staffers at our library at Grove City College. Did we have a copy of Rules for Radicals on our shelves? We sure did. Please pull it, I said. I’ll be right there.

I opened the book and couldn’t believe my eyes. Alinsky offered this acknowledgment:

Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom -- Lucifer.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  That is not going to go down well with those for whom Lucifer isn't allegory.
Posted by: phil_b   2016-07-26 20:35  

#4  To this day I still encounter people that insist the Left have good intentions, but are just misguided. To which I reply...BS! They are the embodiment of evil. And evil to their core. Posted by: Spinesing Gray3122

Reaching into the womb and destroying an infant's life then selling body parts, provides clear evidence of the extent of 'evil.'

BTW, I believe Planned Parenthood is on the schedule today at the DNC.

If you think this is mostly about abortion, you're probably right. Examine the Beest's youthful following on teevee for additional evidence, should any be needed.

Posted by: Besoeker   2016-07-26 14:19  

#3  To this day I still encounter people that insist the Left have good intentions, but are just misguided.

To which I reply...BS! They are the embodiment of evil. And evil to their core.
Posted by: Spinesing Gray3122   2016-07-26 14:04  

#2  It's officially the third world party.
Posted by: newc   2016-07-26 12:01  

#1  Yes...Lucifer got his kingdom by lying and promising stuff to those who chose to follow him that he couldn't deliver...
Posted by: ptah   2016-07-26 08:55  

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