Van Jones thrown under the bus.

Van Jones, the Green Energy Czar had to quit because of controversial comments he had made about Republicans and that he signed a petition saying that 9/11 was an inside job.

Jones says that he didn't read the petition well and wishes he didn't sign it and he apologized for other comments. He was first accused by the Hannities and Glenn Beck's of being a radical Communist. He is pretty progressive, but I doubt he is a radical and even if he was, who cares. Obama has Republicans in his cabinet. Jones was a communist in his college days, but he gave that up and became a capitalist. Remember, there are many on the right who were once marxists, but became righties.

Obama, in my view, is throwing him under the bus, because he just doesn't want that tainting his messages about healthcare and the like.

Sad, because Jones is really a talented guy on Green issues. Plus, he is highly respected in the African American community. I predict an angry march on the White House..lol

That's all we need, another black guy thrown to the wolves. Glenn Beck stays on Fox but talented black guys get the shiv. Sad world.

Wave your wildsigns high!!

I think you're right. I'm hearing that President Obama didn't force him to resign though., but if he didn't, I'm sure that would give the haters another reason to use go after President Obama, for what Van Jones said. They would have probably used the same tactics they did with Jeremiah Wright to smear Obama.
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i guess the day come has when Glenn Beck starts affecting policy. god help us all.
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IrresistibleB1tch said:

i guess the day come has when Glenn Beck starts affecting policy. god help us all.
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2the9s said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

i guess the day come has when Glenn Beck starts affecting policy. god help us all.
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Looks like Glen Beck is the new head of the Democratic party.

You got to love the GOP propaganda machine, it gets the job done.

good.

Totally

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And when the groove is dead and gone, you know that Love survives so we can rock FOREVER. ~ RIP MJ

who cares if Van Jones thinks 9/11 was a conspiracy? Who cares that he said a black child would never do a Columbine incident? First of all maybe it was a conspiracy haven't done enough research to validate that claim. Second, he is correct about the Columbine statement. I'm what he would say behind closed doors "a cracker" and the reason I do agree is the social tendencies of crackers would suggest we are "loners" while blacks travel in packs. Like it or not, these are accurate statements.
I don't think he should have resigned based on these issues. I'm sure the good ole boys that just left the white house have probably said to their friends " how will the chef adapt from baked pheasant to ribs every night"
Point is it all comes down to race. Everyone is racist to a certain extent, let's accept it and move on.

Lord, not another one.

You don't need directions and you don't need cash. From your Jimmy Choos to your Ultralash. ~ Prince
And when the groove is dead and gone, you know that Love survives so we can rock FOREVER. ~ RIP MJ

So if there was nothing wrong with Van Jones,why was he forced to quit.
It's pretty obvious this guy is pretty radical. I mean if he was such a great leader for America why was he forced out.

you guys are nuts.

After all this "birther" BS, there was NO WAY Obama could keep someone around that signed a "truther" petition.

I don't care who the guy was, I don't care if he claims he was seduced by a big-tittied woman into signing it.

As Tina Fey would say, signing a "truther" petition is an automatic DEALBREAKER.

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It sure is nice having adults running our government now

Heck yeah, Van Jones was thrown under the bus. When Van Jones former organization (Color of Change) was so instrumental in getting numerous advertisers to drop their sponsorship of Beck the Baboon. This was payback courtesy of Murdoch and Ailes. I just wish that Van Jones would have stood his ground and fought back. The GOP hate when you fight back.

What gets me is:

he is an avowed communist and that is okay with obama.
he make hateful racist rants and that is okay with obama
he signs a truther statement and that is the problem?

The fact that much of this 'dirt' was reported by FOX news tells me that other media outlets lack the integrity to do a little vetting. CBS seems to have done more digging on Joe the Plumber than on Van Jones.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

nice

JellyBean said:

JellyBean said:

More will come out. Much was not reported on - about Van Jones being a radical.

Americans in the dark. Again.

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shellyann said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

shellyann said:

shellyann said:

You don't need directions and you don't need cash. From your Jimmy Choos to your Ultralash. ~ Prince
And when the groove is dead and gone, you know that Love survives so we can rock FOREVER. ~ RIP MJ

shellyann said:

marxisreal said:[quote]We can discuss about the exact percentages, but why are people who support such a non-commercial, socialized approach to healthcare completely left out of the debate? Is this really democratic?[quote]

That is a very good point and I am not aware of exact percentages either! I think debate is occurring, unfortunately, the media is more interested in reporting the juicy stuff, like crazy town hall meetings. It is hard to trust the media for they are more concerned with ratings.They sensationalize things in order to compete for viewership. It is unfortunate, but they have to! If they had enough viewership, they would provide us with accurate and balanced news, but since they are struggling, we have to accept what is presented and apply our own discernment.

Hey, It is better than nothing!

shellyann said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Alternet has a great investigative piece on why Jones was actually fired:

http://www.alternet.org/p...van_jones/

It seems corporate American wanted to do a hit job on him, because they do not want any progress towards the environment, because it may eat into their profits. Figures.

Wave your wildsigns high!!

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