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Obama 'Green Jobs' Adviser Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy (Now it's Obama's turn to go)
Fox News ^ | 9-6-09

Posted on 09/05/2009 9:47:38 PM PDT by blueglass

President Barack Obama's adviser 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 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.

Jones issued an apology on Thursday. When asked the next day whether Obama still had confidence in him, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said only that Jones "continues to work in the administration."

The matter surfaced after news reports of a derogatory comment Jones made in the past about Republicans, and separately, of Jones's name appearing

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: obama; valeriejarrett; vanjones; vjday
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Just because you may judge my comments as paranoid, doesn’t change reality.


41 posted on 09/06/2009 10:08:33 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Where's this tagline thing everyone keeps talking about?)
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To: UCANSEE2

And just because you believe something doesn’t make it real


42 posted on 09/06/2009 10:13:32 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (College Football Season!!!! Air Raid!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
And just because you believe something doesn’t make it real

I agree. Just as one can choose to not believe something, even if it is real.

But you would agree that the Federal Reserve is a consortium of the world's largest bankers, yes?

And that their actions affect your very pocket?

43 posted on 09/06/2009 11:08:12 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Where's this tagline thing everyone keeps talking about?)
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