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| 2009-09-04 |
| President Obama's "green jobs czar" Van Jones has been targeted again and again by conservatives for his controversial views and now they'll have another item to use as fodder. Mr. Jones signed a statement for 911Truth.org in 2004 demanding an investigation into what the Bush Administration may have done that "deliberately allowed 9/11 to happen, perhaps as a pretext for war." His name is listed with 99 other prominent signatories supporting such an investigation on the 911Truth.org website, including Code Pink co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodi Evans, comedienne Janeane Garofalo, Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia and others. He's identified as the executive director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights on the statement, which he founded before going to the White House. The statement is available here. Mr. Jones is number 46. 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." "I think in most cases they spoke to them personally," he added. "No one's name was put on that list without them knowing it." Fox News personalty Glenn Beck has described Mr. Jones as a "radical" on his program and many conservative blogs have questioned his political tactics and strategies. Mr. Jones recently landed in hot water when a video surfaced of him calling Republicans a disparaging name at an energy lecture in Berkeley, California last February. He apologized for those remarks in an email to the Politico this week. The White House has been contacted for comment and this blog will be updated with their statement when provided. UPDATE: A response was provided to reporters Thursday evening. In it, Mr. Jones apologized for signing the statement and said he doesn't feel that way today and never has had such thoughts, although the 911Truth group claims to have personally confirmed support from all of their signers. "In recent days some in the news media have reported on past statements I made before I joined the administration -- some of which were made years ago," Mr. Jones said. "If I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize. As for the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever. "My work at the Council on Environmental Quality is entirely focused on one goal: building clean energy incentives which create 21st century jobs that improve energy efficiency and use renewable resources," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Gateway has the docs to show Mr. Jones was a truter back in 2002 |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-09-04 15:37 |
| #4 The Van Jones (non) feeding frenzy From a Nexis search a few moments ago: Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the New York Times: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the Washington Post: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on NBC Nightly News: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on ABC World News: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on CBS Evening News: 0. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-09-04 14:51 |
| #3 More "just asking questions" at the Spectator: http://spectator.org/archives/2009/09/04/the-real-van-jones-scandal-why |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-09-04 14:39 |
| #2 Why would you expect different? That's why the same group they swim with don't understand the concept or sacredness of an oath. This wasn't a vote for 'present'. Past acts and behaviors are only the standards others are held to, not to |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-09-04 10:06 |
| #1 Mr. Jones apologized for signing the statement and said he doesn't feel that way today and never has had such thoughts, although the 911Truth group claims to have personally confirmed support from all of their signers. You could almost feel sorry for this psychopath, especially since he going to be publically hung, drawn and quartered courtesy of the Magnificent Bastard Karl Rove and Buraq will be forced to watch every gory detail, and then have to humiliate himself by throwing Van Jones under the already crowded bus. |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-09-04 09:29 |