Civil Rights Group Fires Back at GOP for Ridiculing Community Organizing
CongressNow Staff
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama came under attack Wednesday night by several Republican convention speakers for his service as a community organizer in Chicago, including a zinger from GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who said, I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities. Now, civil rights groups are fighting back.
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