Posted on 09/03/2009 7:33:23 PM PDT by kristinn
President Obama’s “green jobs czar” Van Jones is apologizing for the second time in two days, this time for signing a 2004 petition for an organization that seeks to expose the "official lies and cover-up surrounding the events of 9/11."
This comes after a video that recently surfaced in which Mr. Jones called Republicans a disparaging name at an energy lecture in Berkeley, California last February. He apologized for doing that on Wednesday....
Mike Berger, a spokesman for 911Truth.org, told the Washington Times over the phone Thursday morning 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 or individually confirm they hae 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.”
By Thursday evening, 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," he said in a statement provided to the Washington Times. "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.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
911truth.org - under the bus you go!
Those people who publicized this petition are EVIL MONGERS. Un-American. Trying to embarrass our first Black President (because they are racists who hate Black people).
Trent Lott apologized for what he said too, for all the damn good it did him.
But Van Jones, he’s a “czar,” and ordinary rules don’t apply to Czars, do they?
We have them on the run. Van Jones is just the beginning. These vile creatures will rue the day they took on Glenn Beck.
Hey Van Jones, why apologize for something that you really meant and felt?
Funny how liberals tend to melt when their arse’s are placed under scrutiny. Must be the internetz tough guy thing....
Gotta love it! This guy is the gift that keeps on giving!
Should have read you first before I posted!
Beck is really on target now and firing for effect.
If Fox News was smart their correspondent at the white house (Major) would start asking these questions.
Get the popcorn ready!
They can't fathom that evil really exist(but not in there little “we are the world” green planet).
Worse yet, they feel that all evil emanates from the USA, imperialism, etc....
Therefore, in their minds, it has to be OUR fault!
Rev. Yearwood is a leftist, is good buddies with leaders of the other groups you mentioned, and has BO's ear, too.
‘Sorry you found me out’ BUMP
It doesn’t matter either way. He’s lying to cover his bosses butt. That’s all. I really kind of hope the guy stays around. At least we know who he is. (The devil you know/don’t know, etc.) He makes bambi look bad, too. Besides the fact that he’s a communist, the guy definitely doesn’t talk like someone with a college education.
Until we can actually get BO out of office, we have to stay on top of things and don’t get distracted. He keeps throwing his agenda on us and our kids and we are balking. I’m afraid he’s going to get sneakier. (Or as someone mentioned...a “crisis is looming”.)
You cannot trust what they say or what they sign. It is all done for political expediency. They, Obama and his czars, want government to control all aspects of this nation. To accomplish that, they need to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt about every institution in it - the banks and financial institutions; the CIA, FBI and local police, the energy companies, the insurance companies, even your doctors.
When they have enough people fired up about it they propose a new plan to fix the problem. Obama hires another new czar to run the program. Pretty soon they would be running everything from the White House. Nothing would get done without a czar signing off on it. A complete fascist state. Change you can believe in.
If a tiger apologizes for wearing black stripes, does it mean anything??
I think Obama is arrogant enough to ignore this controversy and allow Jones to stay right where he is. This has the potential to simmer for months, and I’ll bet you that’s exactly what happens.
The “Reasonable Man Theory” says the Administration should can this guy as soon as possible, but we threw the RMT in the trashcan a long time ago...
It's all in Spanish, so I can't tell you what it says, but it's another "petition" signed by Van Jones.
Other signatories are International ANSWER, New Black Panther NY, Justice4Palestinians, SF Code Pink, SEUI local 790, and a bunch of other leftists.
In one sidebar there is a quote from Bob Avakian (commie), and in the other sidebar there is something about a Comunista Revolucionario, EU, so it's probably another lefty cause that Jones has given his support to.
Anyone able to translate this page?
It’s more important to take out Valerie Jarrett-she recruited him
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Most of Valerie’s past has been scrubbed but some digging will reveal her dirt. She should be high on the list of people that need to go, along with Axelrod.
Could you post the url directly. Your hyperlink doesn’t seem to be working.
Page won’t open???
Why is he apologizing for making a statement, when, in fact, he signed a petition in agreement with the position held by the organization.
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