Does Van Jones Really Believe He and Glenn Beck Are ‘Irrelevant?’
- Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:50am by
Mike Opelka
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A New York Times Magazine profile of former White House green jobs czar Van Jones raises some interesting questions.
- Did he sign the 9/11 Truther petition or not? (Jones denies it and then claims a fuzzy memory that can‘t recall if he did or didn’t.)
- Does Jones honestly believe that he and Glenn Beck have been rendered “irrelevant”?
- And the strangest question of all: How did he go from nerdy kid to “Lefty Dreamboat”? (Not joking… )
Jones has a new book out, “Rebuild The Dream.” He is also speaking at various Occupy Wall Street events (including one in Los Angeles on Saturday) so it makes sense that the Times would profile him.
In the Times piece, Jones seems to agree with the reporter’s statement about the 9/11 Truther petition, “your signature was incorrectly reported to be on a 9/11 Truther petition,” by stating:
“I can’t stand bearing the cross for wacky ideas I never had.”
That line seems fairly clear — Jones is saying he never signed the petition in question. However, when the next question actually asks why the administration didn’t just deny that he signed it, Jones seems to waffle.
There was a lot of pressure on me from the right and the media. My brain was turning into putty. I said, “I’ve never seen this language before.” But it was like five years earlier, and maybe somebody had tricked me. I resigned on a Saturday night.
Wait. What did he say? “But it was like five years earlier, and maybe somebody tricked me.”
Oddly, Times writer Andrew Goldman did not follow that reply with a question about the possibility that Jones did sign a 9/11 Truther petition and was either tricked or had forgotten about it?
Instead, Goldman focused on the person he believes is responsible for Jones’ White House exit: Glenn Beck. And Jones doesn’t deny that the attention Beck gave to his history had something to do with his resignation. But Jones also claims that a group he started, “Color of Change,” is responsible for Beck no longer being on the Fox News Channel network:
Ultimately Beck pushed me out of my job, and Color of Change pushed Beck out of his job. Now we’re both irrelevant!
Irrelevant?
I’m not exactly sure that Jones believes the last part of that statement.
After all, Beck’s media empire (including syndicated radio, publishing, GBTV and TheBlaze.com) is growing without his Fox News show. And Jones jets around the country delivering speeches to Occupy groups, leading seminars on the “green economy” and giving interviews to support his latest book.
Maybe he does believe it, or “maybe somebody tricked” him.
To find out more about Van Jones, especially his transformation from an 89-pound, comic book-reading eighth grader to a “lefty dreamboat,” read the entire Times piece here.
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Comments (117)
pwatkins
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:23pmIf it wasn‘t for Glenn I wouldn’t even know Vann…that would be point on this story.
Report Post »Cymry
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:47pmit’s obvious that vanjones is trying to increase his stock value by claiming equity with glenn. vanjones is streetwise and has learned to speak “white”. this particular combination can be perceived as the individual possessing “cunning” when in actuallity (along with carte blanche access to important political forums and resources) he’s running a cheap scam. I never underestimate anyone and vanjones is also obviously receiving coaching (from whom would make a good news story) and is intelligent enough to execute major portions of the strategery.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:59pmHey JZSaul,
Whaaa?…….wait……….who is this Jan Vones guy they are talking about?
Bwaaaaaaaa
Report Post »db321
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 3:25pmVan – you were the idiot that rolled out your Occupy Wall Street boondoggle a month before Winter – did you not learn the Seasons in school or were you to busy learning how to bring down America – Van you are the biggest joke in America behind Obama, and Jimmy Carter.
On the other hand – Glenn is kicking butt – American’s watch his News on GBTV, they read his books, they attend his rally’s and they stand with him for everything that is Right about America – Van you represent everything that is wrong about America.
That makes VJ extremely irrelevant.
Report Post »sarkasmos
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 5:07pmVan jones, I wonder what kind of music he listens to. what kind of food he eats. does he take medicine for any kind of ailments. where does he live. what is his favorite color. who is his best friend. Does he smoke cigarettes like Obama. does he like white meat or dark. sweet tea or unsweet. He looks like he would smell good, but that could just be the pictures. He never looks happy, he smiles but it seems forced. I wonder if he likes hookers black ones or white ones.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 7:30pmVan Jones said: “…maybe somebody had tricked me.”
Yes, it was Karl Marx.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 12:17amVan Jones needs to tell the Occupy Movement that Marxism is responsible for the anti-trust laws which lead to Corporatism.
See here.
Anti-Trust and Monopoly (with Ron Paul)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4gRRk2i-M
And here.
Corporatism Is Not the Free Market
Report Post »http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/03/corporatism-is-not-the-free-market/singlepage
NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 9:34amVan Jones is using the communist tool of “equivocation” to make himself and Glenn look to be the same.
Van is evil. Glenn is Good.
Those are not equivalent things. Nice try Van.
Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes right to the bone.
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 9:45amI bet Glenn is like Mr. Rogers meets Darth Vader to him. It is called being good (Using the Force) and searching the truth boldly.
Report Post »Soros is like the sith lord meets Satan though. Evil Manipulator.
Ruler4You
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 9:50amWell, VJ “IS” irrelevant, he’s right about that. Being stupid, will frequently make you that way. But being a tool AND stupid pretty well clinches the deal.
Report Post »VerySeniorCitizen
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 9:30am@ CYMRY
You do realize – don’t you – that your comments ALSO apply to Beck. He is streetwise and trying to be relevant – but isn’t; except maybe to a VERY small minorities (like you) who really believe that his bigotry is the equivalent to being a Christian. IT IS NOT! In fact this site could be considered as the prime teaching tool for any anti-bigotry site that might be out there in the ether – even while Beck (at the C-PAC conference) warned that “WE SHOULD SHOW MALICE TOWARDS NONE”. However, that statement has been completely overlooked on this site! That was a faux-pas on Beck’s part if he was REALLY talking to folks like you – who prove that he IS NOT taken seriously – even when he sends a serious message.
Bigotry – they name is The Blaze!!!
Report Post »Leetron
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:19pmWell…he’s HALF right…
Report Post »c.foster4722
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:15pmThey all should be arrested starting at the top with Obama, and going all the way down, to OWS who’s at the bottom, tried and exicuited for treson!!!!!! Along with all the trolls who keep trying to discredit, and silance any one who dares speak the truth!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 5:56pmBeck represents the only Truth in News, these days!
But, the Media seems to be dumping their Liberal FrontMen… for Moderates… probably, so they can incite the Government to Crush to the Summer Rioters, under Martial Law… and avoid those Nasty Elections!
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 6:17pmWhenever I see someone with a lot of spelling errors I question their intelligence. Don’t you check it before you post it?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:21pm@RAMON…
Report Post »I find unique spellings interesting and sometimes providing additional meaning. The American Founders thought so also and often found interesting ways to spell words. Now, you seem to believe that a Dictionary is alike a Law, that cannot be violated without Punishment — And, this leads me to believe that you are Highly Indoctrinated or a Teacher! Relax — this is a Comment Blog!
kaydeebeau
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 6:02am@ Ramon – so somehow spelling (or in most cases typing errors) make the message of the writer less true? Are you saying that you are not capable of determining the intent behind the words unless they are typed perfectly? I think that is completly illustrative of the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees”
Many people use Internet Explorer. There is not a spell checker for these posts with IE. FireFox will highlight spelling errors, not sure about other browsers. Do you propose that we all type our comments in an application with spell checker tools first and then paste in the comment box? How about those words that are spelled correctly but are the wrong words that get past a spell checker? Like typing “out” when I meant “our” or “the” when I meant “they”?
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:11pmSure someone “tricked” Jones with that Petition. That is because it had something to do with the word “ truth” which is not a concept understood by our Democrat Marxists like Jones. What’s that Islamic word for ” deceiving the infidel?” Think they share that deception philosophy. It’s all about winning – politically. And an “ infidel” ( be it a religious or a political non-believer ) does not matter because they are inferior and deserving of contempt and trickery.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:56pmOkay……………You are sitting in a Doctor‘s office and you’ve been there for an hour…Who would you rather be sitting next to ……….. Van Jones or Glenn Beck?
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:05pmVan Jones.
Report Post »I’d ask him about his time in prison.
Being the new pretty boy on the block, he had to be pretty popular.
Did he cry a lot in the shower afterwards?
The people want to know Van.
jujubeebee
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:09amGood question Nancy and of course Glenn Beck!
Report Post »HarryBalz
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:45pm“Life is hard”. Even in a great country like America. When Life pushes hard some people retreat to the soft underbelly of the Beast, thinking they’re safe. Not realizing they’re on the road to ruin and destruction, causing suffering for others by snuffing out freedom and spreading misery for others. That’s the Dark side of Life. To live a principled and Godly life is the only road to redemption. Pray passionately for these lost souls as the Bible preaches, and for our Great Country.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:43pmIn my opinion, Van Jones has leading-man-Hollywood looks. A sharp-dressed man and charms “like-minded-crowds“ into a ”lets-do-it” attitude. Van Jones IS revelant. Pres.Obama would LOVE to have what Van Jones has….THE “IT” FACTOR and it was not what Glenn uncovered & exposed to the world about Van Jones, it was a REFLECTION on Pres. Obama in many many ways. Van Jones is a “10”(in my opinion & I am an old-white woman) and Pres.Obama is a “5”. Pres.Obama has WH power but Van Jones has 99% POWER. The 1% that Van Jones does not think he has is the first part of his statement,”Ultimately Beck pushed (not nudged) me out of my job” Huh? Pres. Obama, the most powerful leader in the world and Van Jones, the 99% power……”power-to-fire” was Glenn’s doing? What I find amusing, & not amusing is the bottom-line is Van Jones & Pres.Obama are “just” people doing a job they think they are good at.
Report Post »Van Jones = Bottom up, Top down & Inside out! Color of Change? Van Jones is not giving laundry-tips for washing clothes & protect the outside of a garment..turn garment inside-out before washing to protect the original color on the right-side of the garment.
whatthecrazy
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:23pmOh yes he’s real yummy and hot and quite the mans man but, evil just the same and hell bent on destroying freedom as we know it,you do realize that don’t ya?Im also a white woman and i feel like his looks are secondary to his character which is pretty messed up.
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:12amI find Van Jones repulsive….his looks, and his ideas. Ditto for Obama.
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:39pmvan jones is the one who is irrelevant he was run out of the WH because Glenn got the word out that this man is a COMMUNIST and valleri jerret knew it when she wanted him on board,like she say‘s they have been watching him a long time van jones can say anything he wants but when it comes to communism American Patriots will band together to fight it and it won’t matter what color you are everyone will fight for freedom and liberty
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 7:17amVan Jones is a communist and communism is repulsive to me as well but I am not so sure there are not an equal number of idiots who don’t know what is really going on. The polls show some people will vote for Obama and support him. My gut is telling me that the majority of them are clueless as to why and are just following the propaganda or not following anything. I fear for the country. I hope the American Patriots win. Never before in my lifetime have I worried or feared for the future of this country. The evil ones have control of the media and the schools, textbooks, etc. They have control over those they financially support and give goodies to. When the takers outweigh the makers~!!!!
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:38pmVan Jones should be arrested for being a part of the attempted overthrow of this country.
Report Post »100 Million Patriots Standing
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:51pmWe will first have to wait to see if the overthrow is completed. Seems to be going well so far, It is still a frightening awareness that nothing can be done to thwart an overthrow of the U.S. Constitutional Republic from an inside job. But if the same band of usurpers flew bombers, rode in with tanks and troops we would defend to the utmost to drive them out. We would not wait to see how it turned out.
If we avoid this disaster will we have the resolve to put protections in place to avoid a similar hostile inside job in the future.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:38pmVan Jones: Forced out of White House into talking to Occu-Idiots (babies).
Glenn Beck: Left FOX Network voluntarily to start an internet television station.
I think intelligent people would know which one is relevant.
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:27pmTy
Report Post »SYNJUNSMYTHE
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:31pmIt could be said both are irrelevant, but (jones) is pushing the NWO and (Beck) is making us aware…. Our National Intelligence Council whatever that really represents has already written us off to the SOCIALIST WORLD ORDER (PROOF) http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:26pmVan Jones is a very dangerous person… who prefers to work UnderGround & Behind the Sceens… and he would like to negate Beck, through proposing that both should be seen less often… which would give Van the advantage!
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:31pmHis brain was turning into falsehood
Report Post »Ferrarello
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:31pmHe’s half right.
Report Post »Rockyspoon
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 2:54pmBingo.
Report Post »ilikai
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:27pm“Glenn Beck is kind of like Mr. Rogers meets Darth Vader…”If thats the case, then Van is crapforbrains meets total idiotcy!!!
Report Post »snufy
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:45pmFor those of you that don’t know, Mr Rogers was a Navy Seal in Nam, with over 30 confirmed kills to his credit.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 3:06pmHey Snufy,
What have you been snuffing?
Have you been reading Gullible’s Travels?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 8:55pm@Snufy
My comment was uncalled for, and I would like to sincerely apologize.
I’m sorry, really.
Report Post »Baerlin
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 9:11pmReply to Snufy: A false rumor claims that Fred Rogers was once a U.S. Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. The rumor appeared on the Internet in 1994 and re-emerged several times over the next ten years, most notably after his death in 2003. However, Rogers never served in any branch of the military. Mr. Fred Rogers was an outspoken pacifist his entire life
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:26pmI think it is funny that Van Jones thinks his group forced Glenn to leave Fox and even if he did, which I doubt, I’d leave too when you use BULLY tactics to get what you want. You hurt FOX more than you hurt Glenn Beck. I also love it when the left wants to end bullying in schools, but they can’t even recognize the hypocrisy of their own actions. VAN JONES you and YOUR group are the BULLIES. You are the very people you fight against and speak out against. YOU need to take a long look in a mirror.
You might be irrelevant, but Glenn is still nipping at your heels buddy, so wear enclosed shoes.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:24pmOur Marxist Democrats are the biggest bullies in the school yard. Don’t know if that came from the Marxism, the unions, or the mobster thugs in Chicago. Maybe it came from all of the above. One of their glaring characteristics: intolerance which goes ,hand -in-hand, with their arrogance.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 3:42pmNot true SNUFY, thats a myth, regardless jones is a known commie & i hope someone locks his ass up soon.
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:25pmI firmly believe they are both irrelevant.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:28pmThen why are you here?
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 1:14pm@COFEMALE your question is so relevant! It kills me that those who hate Beck actually spend the time to come on this site and just spew nonsense. The fact that this guy is here shows all of us that Beck is at least relevant in HIS life or else he wouldn’t be here!
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:21pmThis guy has been trying to equate himself with Glenn’s for years now. He’s irrelevant and who cares what he thinks or says?
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:17pmRebuild The Dream, wet dreams of my daddy, I had a dream, time to dream, …What is the fixation with “Dreams” and the “New age progressive commies”…I got a dream to..The dream goes like this …All the closet commies now implanted into our government explode into fire when they look at the constitution of the United States of America..Sort of like a vampire looking at a cross..Then we live happily ever after …There that’s my dream ….Then I wake up and see them again trampling the constitution and realize it’s going to be another long day ….
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:49pmgood one!!
Report Post »younonothing
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:17pmWow!!!!!!!! Van nut job Jones Ye ha.
Report Post »Moozmom
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:03pmAnd Mr. Jones is like the devil meeing dracula-evil dude.
Report Post »screw
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:02pmVan appears to be a bit mixed up.
Report Post »Perhaps jail did that to him.
Or enhanced it.
13th Imam
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:56amDifference is, Glenn uses his own money to actually build a business, employ many people, and Take’s personal responsibility for his life. Van O’Jones is a DEMOCRAT TAKER, never using his own money for building America, but just another puke in a long, long line of pukes. While not irrelevant now,, he will become useless in November.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:32pmYes .. Jones wishes he were relevant in a way out in the open .. he is a behind the curtain activist .. since getting booted from a “position” in the White House .. he has to work from the shadows .. and he CRAVES attention.
OMG November 2012!
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:55amVan has to discredit himself , to appear as though he isn‘t deeply involved in what’s about to happen . He has to discredit Glenn to make him appear as though he’s crazy for pointing out the things that Van has done , is doing and is about to orchestrate . Interesting tactic . Tweet him @VanJones68
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:02pm“Tweeting” vj is not on my list of things to do with/to/because of him.
Report Post »hillbillyinny
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:44pmKnow thy enemy–tweet him!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:54amThat’s MISTER DARTH ROGERS to you. LOL
Actually, they ARE irrelevant as far as the solution goes.
Report Post »WE THE PEOPLE must heal America! We must RESTORE LOVE if we are to survive long term as a FREE nation. God is on our side, but only if we let Him be.
kickagrandma
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:54pmBingo! Have you read, THE HARBINGER by Jonathan Cahn? Absolutely dy-na-mite and right on target. GOD WILL HEAL our land, cause HE SAID HE WOULD…
IF
“MY people who are called by MY name, will humble themselves, and pray and seek MY face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
It IS up to us, ya’ll, HIS people. GOD CAN AND WILL HEAL AMERICA but ONLY IF HIS KIDS obey HIM.
Are you one of HIS kids? Do you have a belly button? You do? Then you are HIS.
Get on it, folks. We are running out of time. It all does come down to one word: RETURN! Return to HIM now while there is still time.
Report Post »rawmilker
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 4:21pmJones wishes he had Beck’s attributes. Thats like me trying to compare myself to Dwight D. Eisenhauer…
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:53amWell , I can tell you that one of them is irrelevant and it’s not the pasty white guy from TX .
Report Post »Mike Opelka
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:00pmOK… that made me laugh out loud!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 12:00pmNICE!!! Love “the pasty white guy from TEXAS” comment. I’ll be smiling all day over that and the irrelevance of the other. Thank you for the smile!
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