Green Jobs Czar Van Jones resigned last night in a dead of night email. Van Jones had been outed by Glen Beck as a communist on Friday. Van Jones, Obama's "Green Jobs Czar" and self-described Communist, claims that white polluters steered poison into minority communities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gOmIalJVw
As far as I know, he resigned because of some derogatory comments he made on GOP politicos, and his possible connection with a petition suggesting a government conspiracy surrounding 9/11. I don't know anything about a charge he is a communist, much less "proof," as in, he was "outed" as a communist, Bogart. On Beck, here is what I have read: Do you have a source, showing Jones is a communist? Sorry, Bogart - but as in the past, when with another member you continually alleged without any proof whatsoever that Obama is in actuality an Islamicist terrorist, set to overthrow the U.S. on assuming the presidency, I do need to see some evidence, here. Edit: A quick search did show he apparently considered himself a marxist as late as 1992. He's apparently not so anymore, as that same search showed at least some thoughts that are impossible to square with Marxism: Guess I'd suggest, rather than leaping to the emotional buzzwords, I'd think your criticisms might hit better soil, if you stay on his policies, and his views, now.
Van Jones is a self admitted communist. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Jones Van Jones - A Marxist in The White House http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPMbCX4YP8&feature=related
As you can see from my edit, Bogart, prior to your reply, I went to that same source, and as that source shows, this was as of 1992, close to 20 years ago. Apparently, because the guy is talking about entrepreneurs leading the charge on the "green economy," he is no longer a marxist - since a Marxist cannot believe anything good can come from the capitalist class, except pushing history to the breaking point of a new dialectic. I also don't understand how Jones could have been "outed" by Beck as a communist, when this information has apparently been publically known, for quite some time. Again, it just seems to me like you are leaping to irrelevant, emotional buzzwords, as with calling Obama an Islamicist terrorist, rather than sticking to substantive critiques. To lead with a title "Communist...." and to talk about "Beck outed him as a communist on Friday, with the "astonish face" smiley....well, just seems to have a bit of an agenda, to me, anyway, that really isn't applicable to the issue at hand. Guess I just find that a shame, to be honest. I find you to be a really intelligent, interesting co-member here, Bogart, though there is little we agree on, politically. I love reading your posts, and they usually provide a helluva lot of food for thought. But from time to time, in my opinion, as with the long-term campaign you waged to say Obama was an Islamicist plant, without evidence, you go down this road, for reasons I don't understand, given your abilities and gifts - and I just don't get it. Your freedom to do, of course, but just detracts from whatever worthy stuff you do have to say, in my opinion.
I don't like this guy. I don't think the president should be appointing fiery activists or "revolutionaries". Glad he's gone.
I can understand that, completely. I actually knew nothing about him until this story broke, and little more now, but what I see doesn't scream "levelheaded, effective administrator" to me, either.