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Van Jones Resignation Letter/Statement
thinkprogress.org | September 6, 2009 | Van Jones

Posted on 09/05/2009 9:47:33 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark

I am resigning my post at the Council on Environmental Quality, effective today.

On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide.

I have been inundated with calls - from across the political spectrum - urging me to “stay and fight.”

But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.

It has been a great honor to serve my country and my President in this capacity. I thank everyone who has offered support and encouragement. I am proud to have been able to make a contribution to the clean energy future. I will continue to do so, in the months and years ahead.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoczars; czar; jones; obama; resignation; third100days; valeriejarrett; van; vanjones
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“I have been inundated with calls - from across the political spectrum - urging me to “stay and fight.”

VanJones cell message,

” Yo bro, this is Michael...Michael Steele...say the guys and gals down here the RNC don’t have a clue...so we were wondering if maybe you could just stick around a lil longer.”.....to be read in “Office Space” parlance of

...that would be greaaaaaaaaaaaaat...


21 posted on 09/05/2009 10:03:58 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (...I only vote for conservatives...all Republicans are not conservatives...)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

It’s Whitey’s fault! LOL


22 posted on 09/05/2009 10:04:55 PM PDT by ChrisInAR (The Tenth Amendment is still the Supreme Law of the Land, folks -- start enforcing it for a CHANGE!)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

...vicious lies and distortions... ..defending my past...

Just like a liberal, can’t remember what was the truth and which were the lies, even in his statement.


23 posted on 09/05/2009 10:06:21 PM PDT by kingu (Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
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To: Eye of Unk

Obviously it was approved by Obama.

Van Jones needs to appear on the Glenn Beck Show to clear this matter up once and for all.


24 posted on 09/05/2009 10:06:31 PM PDT by steven33442
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Don’t let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you b*tch. bye!!!


25 posted on 09/05/2009 10:06:48 PM PDT by politicalmerc (If Birthers are so silly, then why not show the BC and put them to shame?)
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To: BunnySlippers

An online TEA PARTY at FreeRepublic tonight!


26 posted on 09/05/2009 10:07:08 PM PDT by gipper81 (If anyone is asking "why?" - read the Road to Serfdom, FA Hayek)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Playing his appearances on video is not smearing, it is revealing the truth in his own words.


27 posted on 09/05/2009 10:07:14 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (When do the impeachment proceedings begin?)
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To: steven33442

What did Obama know and when did he know it? Who approved Van Jones’ security background check?


28 posted on 09/05/2009 10:07:20 PM PDT by steven33442
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

29 posted on 09/05/2009 10:08:24 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
"...he pulled a daschle: resigning..."

But, still working behind the scenes?

30 posted on 09/05/2009 10:08:38 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: PLD
I guess the use of comrade/comrades has gone viral. Some of these stories are OK, but others are definitely of the communist strand of thought.

CNSNews.com
Canada Free Press
Creators Syndicate
American Thinking
DND/Canadian Forces
Fox News
Face of Defence
Associated Press
The August Chronicle
NRO's The Corner
redstate
Reuters
RadioNZ
American Forces Press Service
Times Online
You Tube
CNN
DailyMail UK
Doug Ross @ Journal
The Freedom Post
The Collins Report
NewsBusters
AP via Yahoo
notoriously conservative.com
The Examiner
Waco Tribune Herald
Greg's blog
ABC News
Justoneminute typepad
New York Times
Politico.com

Links for the word Comrades-2009

Other Comrade links from 2009

31 posted on 09/05/2009 10:08:45 PM PDT by Salvation (With God all things are possible.)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Takes no responsibility and blames everyone else.

My impression is that he is mildly sociopathic.


32 posted on 09/05/2009 10:08:50 PM PDT by freespirited (Liberals are only liberal about sex & drugs. Otherwise, they want to control your life. --DHorowitz)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

Oh Van, we hardly knew ye.


33 posted on 09/05/2009 10:08:51 PM PDT by avenir
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Recap:

NY MAGAZINE.com: "OBAMA HIRED A 9/11 TRUTHER, FOR SOME REASON" (SNIPPET: "It turns out this Van Jones character was either not vetted at all, or vetted but seemingly without any concern for the skeletons that turned up (which really defeats the purpose of vetting in the first place).") (September 4, 2009, 10:35 am)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum: "SEPTEMBER 13, 2001: VAN JONES BLAMED AMERICA FOR TERROR ATTACKS AT RALLY THAT CHEERED PENTAGON ATTACK" -posted by Kristinn (September 5, 2009)

Link

34 posted on 09/05/2009 10:09:04 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Here here Beck is great!!!
35 posted on 09/05/2009 10:09:48 PM PDT by politicalmerc (If Birthers are so silly, then why not show the BC and put them to shame?)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

I was about to warn that this letter had to be a phony as no one would ‘resign’ so arrogantly.

Now with this second source confirmation, I have to acknowledge that, yes indeed, this guy is an asshole from start to ignominious finish.


36 posted on 09/05/2009 10:10:02 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
Amen.


37 posted on 09/05/2009 10:10:55 PM PDT by ChrisInAR (The Tenth Amendment is still the Supreme Law of the Land, folks -- start enforcing it for a CHANGE!)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

38 posted on 09/05/2009 10:12:49 PM PDT by Candor7 (The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule ,derision ,truth. (member NRA)
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

39 posted on 09/05/2009 10:13:28 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (Achtung. preparen zie fur die obamahopenchangen.)
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To: LibFreeOrDie
“Can the American people trust a senior White House official that is so cavalier in his association with such radical and repugnant sentiments?” On Saturday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), added his voice as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “Van Jones has to go”, he wrote on his Twitter account.

Would that also apply to Obama? (”Reverand” Wright, Bill Ayers, Dohrn, etc)
40 posted on 09/05/2009 10:14:50 PM PDT by Know et al (Everything I know I read in the newspaper and that's the reason for my ignorance: Will Rogers)
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