What happened to his old one?
Posted on 10/05/2011 2:32:39 AM PDT by Watchdog85
Van Jones is unabashedly anti-Tea Party. After resigning from the Obama administration back in 2009, the former “green jobs” adviser seems to have finally found a calling in railing against the conservative movement.
During “Take Back the American Dream” this week, a three-day conference in Washington, D.C., intended to inspire liberal activists and their enthusiasts, Jones slammed the Tea Party, dismissing its cause as “silly” and “the worst.”
However, his jabs were also countered with some positive compliments about the inner workers of the Tea Party — a movement that has become a part of the nation’s political discourse.
For someone who has such disdain for the movement, it’s intriguing that he called for his supporters to “steal” from the Tea Party’s playbook. Yes, that’s right. He very literally urged progressives to utilize the same tactics and to build the same infrastructure that conservatives have assembled.
In fact, he went so far as to claim that liberals can learn from the Tea Party’s accomplishments.
Using the pick-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps tone President Obama has employed in recent days, Jones pointed to the Tea Party movement as an example of grassroots activism done right. He suggested liberals have relied too much on one person, Obama, to fix everything.
Jones gave credit to the Tea Party for building a “network” that doesn’t rely on a central figure. “You can’t land at the airport here in D.C., and get in the cab and say ‘take me to Tea Party headquarters’,” he explained. While the Tea Party speaks about individualism, the movement acts collectively, he said.
In contrast, the left, he explains, has talked collectively and acted individually. He wants liberals to come up with a messaging that is both “positive” and “portable.”
It is with this in mind that Jones is planning to build a movement for the middle class. In explaining where progressives went wrong, he said, “We went from hopey to mopey and forgot to build a movement in the middle.”
Rather than focusing so much on one individual — President Obama — to fix all of the nations problems, it seems Jones wants to see a collective movement rise up and come together to tackle the issues of the day.
This so called initiative, something he dubs the “American Dream Movement,” was launched earlier this summer. This particular conference, of course, is an effort to provide the movement with steam, while bringing key progressives together before the 2012 electoral season heats up.
To add insult to injury, Jones was ready and willing to praise the Occupy Wall Street participants.
…activist and author Van Jones sees the protest as just the beginning. On Monday, speaking before attendees at the Take Back the American Dream Conference — a Washington, D.C. meeting of multiple progressive organizations working to build a cohesive national agenda — he interrupted his PowerPoint presentation to give an update from New York. Describing the activists as courageous in the face of police pepper spray and arrests, he announced that U.S. Marine veterans were reportedly joining the protesters.
“Marines are going to protect them and stand with them in their dress blues,” Jones exclaimed to hundreds of cheering participants, of various ages and ethnic backgrounds, assembled in a ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel. “This is a movement moment! Something’s happening in America! Don’t you give up on this country! Don’t you give up on this movement! This is your movement!”
What happened to his old one?
This is from The Blaze? Could have fooled me. Sounds like Entertainment Tonight, or People, or any other Barf Alert.
Remind me, Who is The Blaze?
Has any employee of The Blaze ever googled Van Jones? Apparently not.
WHAT OLD ONE?
And after I post that, the picture came up. Mao is old time, Van Jones is a new revolutionary. He will kill with impunity because some of the tea party patriots will not be able to be indoctrinated to the New World Order.
This will not stop until the hangings start, either theirs or ours.
Jones gave credit to the Tea Party for building a "network" that doesn't rely on a central figure. 'You can't land at the airport here in D.C., and get in the cab and say 'take me to Tea Party headquarters'," he explained. While the Tea Party speaks about individualism, the movement acts collectively, he said.That would be diffiicult to grasp for people who never had to pay their own way.
Doubt it.
I prefer the ballot box while we still have it.
Why is Van Jones worried about the TEA Party? The media has been reporting the TEA Party is over and no longer relevant.
“I prefer the ballot box while we still have it.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2786291/posts
Rush Limbaugh: Barry Soetoro; No Identity Papers; Suspended Elections
Obama and every other scumbag Democrat knows he has no chance to win an election. Would he try it? Of course he will if it’s the only way to destroy more of America.
Obama is not who he says he is, he is here to destroy and while he has the power, he will use it.
Given that the Democratic party/Liberal establishment is and has always been a top down organization I highly doubt this will ever happen.
We need a NEW COMMITTEE ON UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES! McCarthy was 100% dead on right.
LLS
During “Take Back the American Dream” this week, a three-day conference in Washington, D.C., intended to inspire liberal activists and their enthusiasts,
Huh?
If they are liberal activists the goal would be to TAKE AWAY the American Dream
To point out the obvious, this is the same Van Jones who was supposed to occupy a rather high office in government.
He may be ticked off about the way he lost that office but it’s clear from his latter-day exploits that he was unfit to draw a salary.
We need to see the left’s disdain for the tea party for what it is-hatred of capitalism in general and the private sector in particular.
To Van Jones: How many Tea Party meetings have you attended? You can’t speak intelligently without having the experience.
Could someone tell me when did the “American Dream” become the want for SOCIALISM?
I always thought that the “American Dream” was having the opportunities to succeed or fail and then having the opportunity to try again! Having the OPPORTUNITY was the key to the “American Dream” on even grounds where we were a country of laws, not of men?
I am sorry, but I didn’t get the change memo!
Van Jones scares me as much as Obama. Now the Marines are joining them?
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