It is objectively clear that Van Jones is a 9/11 Truther.
I’m also hearing that many in D.C. expect Jones is on his way out and it might come as soon as 5:00 p.m. today — the start of a 3 day weekend with the President out of town so it can all blow over.
Despite Van Jones’ name appearing on a 9/11 Truther petition in 2004, Jones denies any knowledge of the events.
Even though Jones denies any knowledge of the events and failed to demand a retraction, he apologized for the same events.
However, the organization that put together the petition says this is nonsense. Van Jones gave permission to be the petition.
Mike Berger, a spokesman for 911Truth.org, told the Washington Times over the phone that all of the signers had been verified by their group. He said 9/11Truth.org board members “spoke with each person on the list by phone or through email to individually confirm they had added their name to that list.”
The White House, backing off, now says Jones did not “carefully review” the 9/11 truther petition. This is just like Jones not carefully reviewing the fact that he was giving prisoners green jobs with taxpayer dollars.
But there is more to it.
On January 8, 2002, Van Jones participated in a March to demand the truth about 9/11. The march was heavily connected with people who believe 9/11 was an inside job.
There is, however, a greater question: who signed off on a 9/11 truther to work in the White House? Given that he made office statements as recently as a month or two before he started his job, you’d think someone had to give him a pass despite what the vetters found out. Who did that?
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
I found them.
NightTwister (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 12:36PM EST (link)The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
Obama is in a pickle
Common_Cents (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:01PM EST (link)Obama’s right hand woman, Valerie Jarrett said they were watching Jones for a long time before selecting him. There is no way they could have missed his radical past. In fact, he was chosen for his radical past.
Remember when Obama said to those who doubt my inexperience, judge me on who I surround myself with.
Oh, those chickens are coming home to roost.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
Yep. He surrounded himself with radicals for years
TNJim (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:27PM EST (link)even sought them out. He’s doing the same now that he’s in office. I’ve found out one thing about people like Jones who “apologize” for past radicalism like aligning themselves with truthers, They’re just sorry it was found out by the public and a big stink is being made over it. Deep down, or maybe not so deep, they still believe that and will do a better job at keeping it from surfacing for all to see, especially now that they have a position in the administration.
Requirement #1 for potential czars and other cabinet members:
Just be a good apologist. Try to be sincere. Make it sound good. We’ll back you up, even if the country doesn’t.
And we don’t.
Preemptive Troll/Moby post
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:12PM EST (link)It is about his CHARACTER… it is about his thought-process’ and policies, you ObaMorons…. NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE!!! Can you please grow-up, listen to MLK yet again and this time try to get the point, and stop viewing everything through the prism of RACE!!!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
He is just another in the mold of NY Governor Paterson
The_Rebel (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:29PM EST (link)and Rep. Rangel who blame their troubles on white racists. He has blamed white polluters and white environmentalists for poisoning the black communities, as this link will attest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gOmIalJVw
Republican leaders should be highlighting this and other statements he has made to demand that no one with beliefs like this should be connected with the Executive branch, let alone have the President’s ear on a daily basis.
can't wait for the chorus of: "It was only because he's Black"
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:58PM EST (link)that he was fired…. If he was “WHITE” he’d still have his job… BS…. I cannot wait for that to start and for them to hopefully go the next step and go to “well, what about _____” (whomever) of the Obamunauts crew…. SO I CAN AGREE WITH THEM!! All the WHITE FOLK that think like the Vanumnist should also be FIRED/REMOVED” to which they will be speachless because it is, of course, not about VanJones, his “blackness,” etc… but about that they want Socialists running the Govt.
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
I'm a regular here and issued security clearances as recently as May 2009
itsallverbatim (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:18PM EST (link)In the beginning, I issued and took away SECRET and TS clearances. Near the end, all TS/SCI, Special Access Programs and the YANKEE WHITE process required for White House / Joint Chiefs of Staff duty.
There is not crack to slip through, no ball to drop. No metaphor in the world excuses the intentional decision not to vet this guy.
You call him a czar, but he is legitimately a Special Assistant. The caste system for assistants is as follows:
Special Assistant to the President for _______
Special Assistant for ________, Office of ______
Assistant to the President for ____
Deputy Assistant to the President for _____
To get there, you have to:
- undergo an investigation by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- they contract that out to USIS (US Investigative Services)
- for Cabinet officials, there is a division of FBI dedicated to vetting for Presidential appointments / Cabinet positions.
Their passports have to survive scrutiny by the State Department INR (State’s intel shop) and ODNI (in 2004, this was CIA’s job, now it’s ODNI).
A wand was waved and the following incarnation was uttered:
“Don’t bother, we trust him. Put that in the shredder.”
Thank you, that is interesting
redneck_hippie (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:36PM EST (link)The apology chorus desperately needs to come up with some snappy new euphemisms for their skulduggery. Plausible deniability is shopworn and not appropriate for something directly traceable to the Oval Office.
Yep
hondav65 Friday, September 4th at 11:56PM EST (link)I can vouch for that – I once held a Yankee White.
No one gets on the 18 Acres without a thorough check. VJ doesn’t qualify for a Yankee White, or any other TS Clearance imo. And due to his background and radical associations – he would have been deemed a potential threat by the Secret Service Protective Detail.
Unless the PD wasn’t doing their job (and it’s more likely the sun won’t come up in the morning) – then someone on the staff told them to can their concerns about this guy.
It is a conspiracy
Christine (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 1:23PM EST (link)The same team who engineered the whole 9/11 deal, placed all those bombs and timed the arrival of those airplanes also snuck Van Jones’ name onto those petitions and sent a look-alike to that march in 2002.
In other words IT’S ALL BUSH’S FAULT.
Can’t you see the dots connecting?
The primary process is FLAWED. Two states should not decide our candidate.
“I would be a poor Commander in Chief”
– Barack Obama, July 3 2008
What Apology Might Be Next?
aposematic Friday, September 4th at 1:24PM EST (link)My guess is that the radical liberals/progressives will try to cover Obama and his Administration’s appointment of all of these crazy czars by claiming Obama and his Administration are just too stupid to have known.
aposematic in VA
So far, nothing but crickets...
SoFiMil (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 11:22PM EST (link)But in a few more days, Gibbs or a press release may announce that Obama is “concerned” –or perhaps even “deeply concerned.”
www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com
I'll lay in popcorn on the upchance
redneck_hippie (Diary) Friday, September 4th at 11:31PM EST (link)He acts stupidly and during his screed before congress, defends his advisor from the partisan-inspired attacks from nay-sayers who only want to obstruct the saving of the world.
Didn't read it?
livefreenh Tuesday, September 8th at 7:31AM EST (link)So he “didn’t carefully review” it? Strangely it sounds like my own Representative Hodes here in NH, and how he famously told us voters that it is not “realistic” to read every page of the Healthcare bill.
How about this:
“Don’t bother reading that; here, just have some more Kool-aid.”