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White House Green Jobs Adviser: Republicans Are 'Assholes'

Van Jones, the Obama administration's "green jobs" adviser, told a group of listeners earlier in the year that the reason Republicans are stonewalling the president is because they're "assholes."

Jones' remarks were recorded in a video from February that was posted to YouTube.

He made the remark during an energy lecture in Berkeley, Calif., after a woman in the audience asked him why President Obama and congressional Democrats were having trouble moving legislation -- even though Republicans, with a smaller majority, didn't have as much trouble earlier in the Bush administration.

"Well, the answer to that is, they're assholes," Jones said, to uproarious laughter. "That's a technical, political science term."

The questioner responded, "I was afraid that that was the answer."

But Jones said that, even though Obama is "not an asshole," others have to step up the fight.

"Now, I will say this. I can be an asshole, and some of us who are not Barack Hussein Obama are going to have to start getting a little bit uppity," he said.

Posted by Fred 2009-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 "Republicans are Assholes."

I wish. If they were they would tell the Dems to f off and die. But not in my life time I'm afraid.

Posted by Percy Spons4194 2009-09-03 00:17|| 2009-09-03 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 "Now, I will say this. I can be an a$$hole, and some of us who are not Barack Hussein Obama are going to have to start getting a little bit uppity," he said.

A short trek I assure you.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-03 08:18|| 2009-09-03 08:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd rather be an a$$hole than a whole ass like Mr. Jones.

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-09-03 09:17|| 2009-09-03 09:17|| Front Page Top

#4 The Democratic party is not a political party. It's a front for a vast criminal enterprise.

Posted by Iblis 2009-09-03 15:12|| 2009-09-03 15:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The Democratic party is not a political party. It's a front for a vast criminal enterprise.

Always has been........Tamminy Hall.....nuff said

Posted by armyguy 2009-09-03 15:22|| 2009-09-03 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 "Yea, verily, for they did not know their holes from an ass upon the ground."

Posted by mojo 2009-09-03 18:07|| 2009-09-03 18:07|| Front Page Top

#7 I actually partly agree with Jones on this: a lot of Republicans ARE a**holes. Of course I pretty much think people s*ck - but some s*ck worse than others.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-03 21:40|| 2009-09-03 21:40|| Front Page Top

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