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Van Jones Gets Emotional Describing How Much He Loves Michelle Obama: ‘She Looks Like My Sister’

Sep. 4, 2012 7:09pm
Van Jones Gets Emotional Describing How Much He Loves Michelle Obama

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During CNN’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, former White House advisor Van Jones nearly broke down emotionally as he talked about his feelings for first Lady Michelle Obama with host Pete Dominick.

Dominick, discussing Michelle Obama’s upcoming address to the DNC, said he is a “sycophant” of the first lady, focusing mainly on her skin color.

“I love this woman. She has inspired me. She has inspired my wife. But, more than anything, I feel like she’s inspired, certainly, young black girls in America. And, she’s also given America a different image of black woman that might have been played out in the media or even in television,” Dominick said.

The host then turned to Jones and asked him how important it is to have a woman like Michelle Obama representing black women across the United States.

“I’m sitting here getting emotional,” said Jones, his voice starting to crack. “A lot of people are going to get misty.”

“She looks like my sister,” Jones added. “I have a sister who is the same height, the same spirit, the same complexion.”

“It’s almost impossible to describe what it feels like to have somebody like her stand up and speaking for America,” he said, even more emotion in the his voice. “Because, there is this image of what beauty is supposed to be – of who’s supposed to be up there. And she comes out there with such dignity, and with such poise, and with such class.”

The former “green jobs” czar also said “dark-skinneded” [sic] black women like Michelle Obama and his sister have not always been considered traditionally beautiful, however, the first lady has changed all that.

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  • BeckIgnoresConstitution
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:34pm

    Van Jones is a self-described communist. “I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th [1992], and then the verdicts came down on April 29th. By August, I was a communist,” — Van Jones.

    Many conservatives extolling biblical and patriotic principles hypocritically condone the moral relativism of ignoring Article 2, Section 1, of our Constitution by tolerating the usurpation of our Presidency.*

    Obama is ineligible!
    1. Not ‘natural born citizen’ as Art 2, Sec 1, requires; not born to citizen parents.
    2. Born British citizen pursuant to 1948 British Nationality Act.

    May not be U.S. citizen!
    Police prove birth certificate & selective service registration fraudulent. HI registered ‘unattended births’ as HI born, even if born abroad. Moms’ citizenship would then be non-transferable. Is Indonesian citizen by adoption. Has multiple aliases & stolen CT SS#.

    1. VOTE

    2. Demand Congress depose and prosecute Obama and his co-conspirators! Any politician or judge refusing this duty in violation of their oath of office, must also be regarded as a co-conspirator and similarly deposed or voted out of office.

    3. Boycott mainstream media advertisers; inform them you detest their enabling the worst cover-up in our history!

    * http://www.ObamaBirthCertificate.net

    BeckIgnoresConstitution  
    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:50pm

      Ok, we got it, we got it. We have all been through this conversation. We KNOW about Obama, you are not the only person, so stop with posting this on every story, else we will have to resort to reporting your post.

      Report this comment

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 9:03pm

      Get out your barf bags everyone, because it is just getting started. Even fools like this guy will vote for Obama:
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTRqjpK6ScQ

      Report this comment

      Gold Coin & Economic News  
    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 11:01pm

      Annonymous…..Report what…..that someone is reporting the truth?????

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    • BeckIgnoresConstitution
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 11:28pm

      @ Anonymous T. Irrelevant

      Your comment is appreciated, please understand – the truth matters – there are only so many ways to tell it and time is ever so short. Glenn could wake America up in one broadcast – please ask him to, ok?

      Report this comment

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    • BeckIgnoresConstitution
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 11:56pm

      @ Gold Coin & Economic News

      That poor dude really does need to see a dentist, no way that happened overnight unless it’s faked. So much for personal responsibility.

      Report this comment

      BeckIgnoresConstitution  
    • BeckIgnoresConstitution
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 12:00am

      @ thegreatcarnac

      Thank you.

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      BeckIgnoresConstitution  
    • KURT1010
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 7:12am

      I do not know why Jones is even at the convention , he is a convicted felon and is not suppose to vote in any election. Of course he can use a dead persons ID , or vote with NO ID…

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    • kevinbogard
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 5:35pm

      Anal T…. People can post whatever they wish, regardless if you are tired of reading it. You don’t have to read what you don’t like.

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    • kevinbogard
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 5:36pm

      Sorry it’s anonyous T my bad..

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    • kevinbogard
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 5:38pm

      Anonymous T there it is…. Tired of this yet??

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      kevinbogard  
  • sparkyrules
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:33pm

    Oh,for Pete’s sake Van,there’s been many beautiful dark-skinneded” [sic]black woman,way before Moochelle came along.Just not as the First Lady.
    Also,the lesser known’s have had all the “dignity, poise, and class” without robbing the US Treasury to do it.

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    • TRUMPETCALL
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:33pm

      EEEEEEEWWWWWWW !!!!

      I’m pretty sure somebody saying that about Mrs. TRUMPETCALL would not go over very well at out house….

      Just sayin’

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      TRUMPETCALL  
  • pissantno.10
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:31pm

    well if she gets 4 more years she wants to change what is sold in gorcery stores . whats going to happen to all the barbecue joints no longer able cue pork nothing like a barbecued goat eye balls

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  • thibx
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:30pm

    pretty no she looks fat and she talked about oprah. after the convention she and oboma going to another flag burning party.

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  • FREEDOMoverFEAR
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:30pm

    I’d be willing to bet 95% of black Americans think the same thing. They’re just glad to have a black first lady because they despise white people.

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    FREEDOMoverFEAR  
  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:29pm

    Jones you should still be in prison and you could start looking like someones sister,you’d like it though.

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  • JimmyP
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:29pm

    THIS CHANGES E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.

    Man, I never knew that Van Jones loves Michelle soooo much and Michelle will continue to not be lighted skinned and she will NOT do what Ann Romney had to do – Michelle will tell people what they did not know and she will have such poise and she will need to explain what they used to like about Barrack and he is not a lazy guy and this is such a beautiful thing and (sniff, wimper) I can’t go on…
    But I am crying not like Boener, I am crying the cry of the rightous, the cry that Obama really cares about you and me and Joe and Jamal and that wierd guy at the CVS who always talks too much, and the my sister Shirley who used to drive a cab but got fired because she was sleeping on the job and my crazy aunt Virginia who used to like Obama until she flew out to Dallas Texas and Code Pink would not let her wear her ****** costume (it was really that Halloween costume she always wore that was a hot dog in a bun, but she spray painted it two shades of dark pink and she removed all the chopped onion but she kept the mustard…

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  • HI_Don
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:29pm

    Liberal – you should like her because she is pretty? She must be smart because of what she looks like? Boy, they sure know how to advance women’s rights don’t they. Brain, what brain?

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:27pm

    Dignity, poise, and class? This the same woman who hosted a sex site last week? Degraded and disgraced the FLOTUS position.

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:26pm

    He is clearly plain that this guy is so in need of attention of any kind – that he will do anything or say anything to get this attention. He must have been neglected by his mother and was the school nerd that the school bullies picked on.

    Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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  • 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:25pm

    Mrs. B.O. at the age of approx. 44: “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country …” What a fantastic role model for young american girls.

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    2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT  
    • kettererbg
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:59pm

      A role model for racist, non-caucasian girls.

      Report this comment

      kettererbg  
    • bannedfromCNN
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:03pm

      “I like BIG BUTTS and you know dat’s true…”

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      bannedfromCNN  
    • needmoinfo
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:20pm

      Complicated woman. Her racism obvious yet her husband is half white, arab and a little black. Her kids almost one quarter white. And how does she expect to get all the goodies and sugar out of the grocery stores. The people won’t support it and only an Obama illegal mandate can force it. See who loves her then. Van Jones is wasting his breath.

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  • DoctorRon
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:23pm

    Suddenly, I feel sorry for his sister.

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    DoctorRon  
  • Elena2010
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:22pm

    Well, isn’t that special…

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    Elena2010  
  • dadadadio
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:21pm

    Hey – I just noticed something missing, here – where is THE OPRAH? (Probably under the wheels of one of those Canadian-made busses BO rides around in…)

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  • Tigress1
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:21pm

    How sweet! Sentimental Communists! Doesn’t it give you a warm and fuzzy feeling? I’m sure Stalin kissed his wife goodbye in the morning too.

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    • thegreatcarnac
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 11:07pm

      Yes…and adolf loved Eve Braun……but he had too many ‘issues’ to be normal….LOL>

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  • dave88
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:19pm

    Neither one should be seen in public.

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    dave88  
  • MAX0O1
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:18pm

    YEAH it’s no surprise. EVIL tends to LOOK like EVIL

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    MAX0O1  
  • BelindaB
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:16pm

    Pure b/s

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    BelindaB  
  • Tri-ox
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:16pm

    This is your brain on drugs.

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    Tri-ox  
  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:16pm

    Maybe he shouldn’t have said that while he had the Barry White playing, doing a Micheal Jackson Crouch grab, and licking his lips, not very brotherly of him.

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  • stotlaat
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:15pm

    Dude, she IS your sister

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    stotlaat  
  • sndrman
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:15pm

    if van jones had a wife she’d look like obama LOL
    if van jones had a sister she’d look like obama

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    sndrman  
  • TheEDGE
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:14pm

    That sucks! Your sister looks like Secratariat, too?

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    TheEDGE  
  • ripley
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:14pm

    Well, isn’t that special!

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    ripley  
  • Edohiguma
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:13pm

    Funny how a woman with a job record of pretty much zero, who didn’t even get into Princeton because she’s so smart, but rather because her brother was already there, can “inspire” people. Inspire to what? Being totally useless? Yeah, that’s a great goal.

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    • FREEDOMoverFEAR
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:32pm

      Come on be realistic. If you’re black and you graduated from four year college you’re an anamoly. Sounds racist but it’s a fact.

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