Saul Alinsky in Unintimidated, by Scott Walker

On Principles & Values: Tactics must begin with the experience of the middle class

The Wisconsin protesters did the exact opposite of what Alinsky advises. They epitomized "rudeness, vulgarity and conflict," and in so doing they lost the sympathy and support of many Wisconsites.

In the end, the protests did more to help us achieve our aims than anything we could possibly have come up with in the governor's office.

It just goes to show that the extremism of your opponents is often your greatest weapon in the fight for what is right.