Rules For The Radical Right? An Interview With Alinsky’s Biographer

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Saul Alinsky‘s name used to be a dirty word among conservatives, but he’s lately experienced a renaissance among right-wing activists and bloggers, some of whom see his media-savvy, attention-grabbing tactics as their best shots at reclaiming power.

Mediaite recently interviewed his biographer, Sanford D. Horwitt, about Alinsky’s influence on tea parties, town halls, and 9/12; Obama as our first community organizer-in-chief; and James O’Keefe’s war on leprechauns: