Obama adviser Jones resigns in controversy (updated from Van Jones Resigns)

AP via MSNBC ^ | September 6, 2009 | WILL LESTER

[John W]

WASHINGTON - An environmental adviser for President Barack Obama, Van Jones, has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday.

Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly "green jobs," has been linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.........."

[clintonh8r]

And they do it after midnight on a Saturday night....how predictable. Nobody on the Sunday yak-fests will comment because they “don’t have all the facts.”

[TruthWillWin]

Who resigns in the middle of the night on Saturday of a three day weekend? What a loser.

Normally it's Friday.

[GeronL]

Thanks.

One down.... thousands to go

Still a target rich environment

[acad1228]

Pray for Glenn Beck’s security detail. He will be targeted now.

[counterpunch]

That’s a shame.
I would have preferred he hung around 0bama’s neck for a while longer.

[Rome2000]

I've never watched Glenn Beck but have copied an episode onto my DVR and will watch tonight.

He's got a lot of balls to do what he did, and needs to be supported.

[South40]

Someone spray the Glade air freshener.

[vamoose]

you’re going to need a bigger bus.....

[REDWOOD99]

Somebody wanna compile the list of Glenn’s former sponsors that we can thank in our own special way?

[kcvl]

A good start. Someone want to ad Van Jones under the bus?! roflol!

[skinkinthegrass]

LL!
Love 'em All!

[clintonh8r]

Drudge still doesn’t have it. He’ll probably be out clubbing for a few more hours....

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

"We want to bring green jobs to these kind of folks. We want to bring green jobs to people who don't have hope."

Isn't that the most idiotic statement to come out of someone's mouth? If someone needs a job, they don't give a rat's ass what color it is.

[STARWISE]

Thanks .. ;)

[GeronL]

Its crowded under dat bus

[Halgr]

I just sent him a congratulatory email....

WOOHOO

[Anti-Bubba182]

Lol! I bet Beck is gigling like a girl right now.

[AmericanInTokyo]

FREE REPUBLIC HAD A MAJOR ROLE IN THIS, BACKING UP GLEN BECK, ET.AL.

[Mjaye]

I don’t care to go to DU because I feel I need to cleanse my computer afterward. It’s unreal, however, to see how they think. They are so impressed with and inspired by Jones, which speaks of their mental capacity to comprehend basic decency. I’ve concluded that the DU followers exist upon a platform of hatred toward America as we know it.

These are the people we were afraid of when I was a kid, the ones who advocated overthrowing the country. I realized the other day, we are at the beginnings of an “overthrow”, and it’s up to us to stop it in its tracks. One down.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Amazing isn’t it!