Summary Of Hillary Rodham's Alinsky Model

Quick Summary - In 1969 Hillary Rodham (Clinton) wrote her thesis on poverty and community development, entitled "There is only the fight: An analysis of the Alinsky model." There had been no issue with the thesis in 1969; it was just the rambling of a radical college student, however in 1993 the Clinton's likely feared it would be viewed as the fundamental ideology of the First Lady of the United States, and when the diggers of dirt (journalists) started snooping around shortly after the inauguration (strange time to start that) orders to be put the thesis under lock and key were swift and sure; and it stayed hidden until they left the White House in 2001 The story of the hiding however has a very familiar ring to it. There is the proverbial
- While at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Hillary Rodham became head of the local chapter of the Young Republicans, but she slowly veered left in her political leanings. She campaigned for Eugene McCarthy for president and organized the school's first teach-ins on the Vietnam War. In her senior year she wrote her thesis on poverty and community development, entitled "There is only the fight: An analysis of the Alinsky model.” It is interesting to note; Hillary Rodham penned her thesis in 1969; however Alinsky did not publish "Rules for Radicals" until 1971.
On several occasions Hillary met with Alinsky, as referenced in one of her letters (linked below), in which she addresses Mr. Alinsky as "Saul". I know it seems petty, but I wonder if this indicates: A close relationship; She already had a queen complex; or She was just plain rude. Moving on; when Hillary graduated from college, Mr. Alinsky offered her a job; however she opted for law school, believing she could do more to realize her radical desires from within the government than she could from outside the
Their assessment was much different than hers. It said, “In his [Alinsky’s] view, the end of achieving power justifies a range of means…If the occasion requires, Alinsky’s forces will not refrain from spreading rumors about an antagonist or indulging in something that comes very close to blackmail.”
Young Hillary balked at Alinsky’s critics who said he was too extreme. In her college paper she professed, “Much of what Alinsky professes does not sound radical. His are the words used in our churches, by our parents and their friends, by our peers. The difference is that Alinsky really believes in them and recognizes the necessity of changing the present structures of our lives in order to realize them.” While she wrote, Hillary Rodham learned. BQ
After Hillary graduated the thesis sat in the college library, along with all other radical ramblings of activist college students, until shortly after the Clinton's entered the White House. This is when the all too familiar refrain kicked into