Mark Philip Alger reminds us:

A so-called “community activist” is better known to people with historical perspective that goes back before -- say -- 1970 as a rabblerouser.  A trouble maker.  An agitprop.  They engage in a great deal of persiflage designed to persuade their “clients” that they (the organizers) are selflessly working to better the clients’ lives.  But little they do actually serves to improve those lives.  Instead, what all the effort accomplishes is to build a political power base for the activist.
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Obama’s early resume entry as a community organizer -- which, before Palin called bullshit on him, was one of his major claims of qualification for office -- is the kind of sinecure that leftists carve out for themselves when they can’t -- or won’t -- get a real job...  You can judge the value of the service by the condition of the community being --scorn quotes -- “organized.”
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You can always spot one by the name of his organization:... euphemistic neo-Marxist officialese names like Community Outreach Family Council that say nothing and cover a multitude of sins.

Our call for “community organizer” jokes brought some amusing ones:

• Nelles Hamilton: What's the difference between a “community organizer” and a pit bull? Teeth.
• Dagny Billings: What's the difference between a “community organizer” and a seeing-eye dog? Even a blind man can see the dog is actually helping someone.
• Michael Roberson: What's the difference between a "community organizer" and a Chihuahua? The Chuhuahua will eventually shut up.
• Bob Vorick: What's the difference between a “community organizer” and a puppy? One will grow up to become a loyal servant of mankind.
• O. Nara: What's the difference between a “community organizer” and a shih tzu? Zu.

Left-liberal blogger Ezra Klein, meanwhile, argues that it’s racist to make fun of “community organizers.” (It seems that Barack Obama, a former “community organizer,” is African-American.) Which gives us another idea for a joke:
What's the difference between a “community organizer” and a pit bull?
It’s a black thing, you wouldn't understand.

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