Van jones!!! Van jones!!! Van jones!!!

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[MaggieMae]

Today's Democratic Party is no longer the Party of Liberals. It has now become the Party of Socialists. There is a difference. People often make the mistake of thinking the two are the same thing.

The democrat party has dramatically changed over the decades. Under JFK--they were the hawks--. In fact, JFK gave the largest tax cut in history prior to Ronald Reagan. He understood how the economy works. They have gone from that to this administration & congress which believes in massive government expansion at no matter what cost. All for entitlement programs which will definitely lead to socialism. The irony--they don't pay attention to facts--like the fact that socialism has never worked in any country to "uplift" the citizens. In fact, it's just the opposite.

BTW--Have you noticed there aren't to many liberals defending Van Jones. Van Jones a self-proclaimed communist--who is on record for stating that ALL wealth should be re-distributed--& actually praised Hugo Chavez for taking over the media in his country to accomplish his goals.

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So I suppose the Republican Party hasn't changed? The GOP has morphed into uber conservatives of the Southern Persuasion, still living off the laurels of Reaganism, when in reality they are so far from Reagan as to be downright insulting to the man's legacy.

As for Jones, no, most "liberals" (and jes regular Democrats) don't approve of the guy. But at least in my own defense, I had never heard of him before and therefore had no reason to check his background. I also don't appreciate any paid politician advancing conspiracy theories nor using the kind of language he did in a public forum.

 

[paperview]

I think if you asked for a show of hands - of those who are politically well read - maybe one in a thousand had ever even heard of the guy before now.

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

We could always start another thread about Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin, if that's make you lib barking moonbats happy.....However much I doubt anything makes you lib barking moonbats happy.

Being intolerant of people's opinions that are different from theirs makes liberal democrats happy.

They are sooooo intolerant of ANY LITTLE thing a conservative may believe that is different from their liberal mantras.

The party of tolerance my left nut.

Hypocrisy abounds, to-wit.

Being intolerant of people's opinions that are different from theirs makes conservative republicans happy.

They are sooooo intolerant of ANY LITTLE thing a Democrat/Liberal may believe that is different from their conservative mantras.

Which party supporters are the ones who have bitched and whined from Day One about EVERY LITTLE THING, from Obama's use of a teleprompter to his bare chest on a Hawaii Beach to bank rescues and economic stimulus to health care reform to cash for clunkers to his message to school children? Whine whine whine, day in, day out. It's beginning to get old, and it's beginning to backfire.

Oh the right is no better, dont get me wrong.

Its just old hat from the conservatives, the liberals have only been acting like intolerant assholes for the last 6 or 7 years. Plus liberals claim tolerance which makes it rub me the wrong way even more.

Stupid conservatives and liberals, common sense if for real people.


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OH and whats with the defense of Van Jones over his signing the 9/11 truther statement....i heard people saying "He didn't understand what he signed" ARE YOU KIDDING PEOPLE!!!! ??????

 

[obama2ndterm]

WINGS OF JUSTICE

Van Jones

Van Jones is in the news for resigning his post as Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the Council on Environmental Quality. Jones was the victim of a smear attack by Mr. Lack-of-Credibility Glenn Beck, solely because Beck was the target of an advertising boycott by ColorofChange.org, a group Jones founded in 2005, after Beck claimed that Obama is a racist.

It would be tempting to give Jones an award just for calling Republicans "a--holes" in a speech he gave well before joining the administration. Or even note the courage of signing a petition on whether Bush administration officials "may indeed have deliberately allowed 9/11 to happen, perhaps as a pretext for war." After all, is that any more out of the mainstream than having elected officials wonder if the president wasn't born in the United States?

But when you peel away the layers of a story where Glenn Beck comes across as mean and petty, there is Van Jones, the person. The one who was working hard to make a difference in the economy, not just in bringing jobs, but adding "green jobs" to our workforce.

The experts tell us we are headed for yet another "jobless recovery." Green jobs were supposed to give Americans of all different skill levels a chance at jobs that not only would help improve the quality of life, but also jobs that are steady and couldn't be exported to India or China.

And by all accounts, Jones was the best person to fit this specific need that the Obama Administration likely created this position with Jones in mind.

After all, Jones is the founding president of Green for All and author of the book The Green Collar Economy.

It's bad enough that the official unemployment is near 10%, and the more realistic number is closer to 20%. Watching an attack against someone who was going to improve that situation is disparaging.

Given how bad the situation is, we need the best and brightest inside government. Van Jones was going to be one of those people.

Princeton University politics and African-American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell passionately speaks up on why Jones needed to remain on the inside of government.

"The EJ (environmental justice) movement was just beginning to gain a foothold in national politics, just beginning to develop a more cohesive and identifiable national platform, and Jones' position within the White House was important to those efforts... Jones was an important ambassador of EJ to the White House. Not only did his position bring a particular kind of beltway legitimacy to EJ claims, but his presence might have helped close the "green gap" between black American concerns with pollution, land use, and health issues and the broader green movement concerns with global climate change. Linking those initiatives is critical to truly fair and comprehensive policies of sustainability."

Praise of Jones comes not just from Democrats. Former eBay CEO and current Republican California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has proclaimed herself "a huge fan of Van Jones."

Arianna Huffington thinks Jones is better off not tied into a government position.

Now, thanks to Glenn Beck, we've got that voice back. No longer tied to his desk with a sock in his mouth, Van is now freed to do what he does best: inspire and energize groups around the country. Student groups and labor groups and small business groups and middle class Americans everywhere who are losing jobs and losing homes and losing hope. He's free to push with all his might and insight for the vision tens of millions of Americans tirelessly worked for during the presidential campaign -- the vision they voted for in November -- but which is now in danger of being drowned in the fetid political swamps of Washington.

But this effort on the part of the right-wing frenzy won't stop at Van Jones, or the next person, or the one after that. And the reasons for trying to get people to quit won't get any more significant.

As much as people can do outside the system, there was something to be said for getting things done within government. After eight years of the previous occupant, there is something to be said for displaying competent government in action.

"I think he was brought down. It's too bad," former Vermont governor Howard Dean said. "I think it's a loss for the country."

We hope that Jones will find a way to help outside the system. We need people such as Jones to help build our economy into something new and exciting. And we need someone with his expertise and experience to make this country a better place to work and live. And so, Van Jones is this week's Wings of Justice award winner.