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| The Real Van Jones Scandal: Why Glenn Beck Is Right |
| 2009-09-05 |
| As a former White House aide myself, there are two incidents that tell me Glenn Beck is right in asking his questions about Van Jones. Two incidents that ask an even more serious question than anything asked about Jones himself. The question: What did the Obama White House know about Van Jones and when did they know it? Jones, the Obama White House "green jobs" adviser, is getting in deeper trouble by the minute with revelations of his radical statements about being a Communist, having been twice arrested, and, in the last few hours, with news surfacing that he had signed onto a petition accusing the Bush administration of being responsible for 9/11, making him, in the vernacular, a "Truther" -- one of those paranoid nuts who believes George W. Bush ordered the 9/11 attacks. All this is before the amusingly crazy piece of videotape of Jones labeling Obama's GOP opponents "A-holes." Jones, almost by the hour, is being belatedly vetted by the New Media because the Old Media took a pass -- and the White House itself had no intention of speaking up until called upon. You must be asking: is it really this easy to work at the White House? Can you really have done a jail stretch, actually been twice arrested (once during the Rodney King riots and a second time during the 1999 free trade riots in Seattle) and work in the White House? Can you even get into the White House when you have a history with the police? And more at the site... |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Viking Phoenix Web Page: U.S. Federal and Military Oath of Office Oath of Office - "...support and defend the Constitution..." § 3331. Oath of office An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: ''I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.'' Presidential Oath of Office "I, name, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and I will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." |
| Posted by: Sluns and Tenille8706 2009-09-05 21:55 |
| #11 "But most of them will be around for a while, entrenching their BS into the framework to a point you might need an exorcism to get rid of it." I'll be glad to call the priest, Blondie - and I ain't even Catholic. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-05 20:17 |
| #10 Ladies and gentlemen of the 'Burg, may I respectfully suggest that you are looking at this all wrong? Normal people would see all this crap and think of them as problems. They would avoid them with a twelve foot pole, since a ten foot pole ain't big enough. Obama and his crew see all of this and think "Hey, he's one of US!!! Woo hoo!!!" They are smart enough to realize these insaniacs would never ever get through a Senate confirmation hearing, though. That's why they put "Wise Latina" Sotomayor up for the Supreme Court, and bags of pus like Koh, Sunstein and Holdren up for czar positions. Say what you will about her, she hasn't popped off with absolutely nucking futz stuff like any of them have. If enough of their crazy shiat sticks, Obama doesn't need a second term. That's the scary part. Some of them may get tossed under the bus. As one of their secret heros said, you can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs. But most of them will be around for a while, entrenching their BS into the framework to a point you might need an exorcism to get rid of it. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-05 19:31 |
| #9 What did the Obama White House know about Van Jones and when did they know it? Van Jones is the White House. Many of the people around BO are such people. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-09-05 18:28 |
| #8 Thanks BP, that article says it all, and maybe should be made mandatory reading in Corporate/Political arenas. It seems like in the U.S. we are suckers for BSDS "big swinging dick syndrome" or anyone who seems to have a lot of swagger but not necessarily/verifiably the competance to back it up. I prefer to use vulgarity when describing it, because there is a certain vulgarity and cheapness that Americans seems to fall for again and again. So instead of "if it looks stupid, acts stupid..." it could instead be phrased as "if it doesn't look stupid, acts smooth, take a closer look". |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-09-05 13:43 |
| #7 Miss Thursday Snakes on the make: do you work with a psychopath? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-09-05 13:19 |
| #6 It is not that easy to work at the White House in "lower" positions, probably easier the higher up you go. During my 5 year stint in the Army, I was offered a chance to work in the White House doing "white house comms". Ie: plugging in A/V equipment, handing out pens and paper, etc. In order to do those jobs your background must be spotless, which mine pretty much is. Incidentally, didnt keep going with the process due to having no interest whatsoever after attending an initial briefing. However, it seems like the higher up you go in position you can be the biggest dirtbag with felonies, crimes and misdemeanors, loudly subversive aspirations, even tax evasion and its not a deal breaker? It is odd, puzzling, and at once worrisome as to why this doublestandard is so unchecked. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-09-05 13:05 |
| #5 If Jones resigns or is thrown under the bus, be prepared for the obligatory and inevitable cries of "racism" from the far left and MSM. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-09-05 12:18 |
| #4 NYT,WP,ABC News,NBC News, and CBS News are all cutting their own throats by not covering the news. Stand back and let the blood flow. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-05 10:47 |
| #3 Is there anyone in the Obama administration that both a) likes America and b) doesn't belong in jail for some kind of tax crime? No, but I'm sure there's a czar or two that hates America AND has tax problems. BTW, I don't see 'czar' anywhere is my copy of the Constitution. Isn't the Congress supposed to vet applicants for positions in the executive branch? How is adding 31 new unaccountable executive positions constitutional? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-09-05 09:55 |
| #2 From a Nexis search: Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the New York Times: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the Washington Post: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on NBC Nightly News: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on ABC World News: 0. Total words about the Van Jones controversy on CBS Evening News: 0. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-09-05 08:37 |
| #1 Is there anyone in the Obama administration that both a) likes America and b) doesn't belong in jail for some kind of tax crime? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-05 03:04 |