Oops: Van Jones Gets Trayvon Martin‘s Name Wrong While Trying to Rip ’Stand Your Ground’ Laws
- Posted on April 18, 2012 at 4:56pm by
Benny Johnson
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Slightly embarrassing moment for former Obama adviser Van Jones.
In an interview with allhiphop.com, the former Green Energy Czar tried to reference the Trayvon Martin shooting to condemn “stand your ground” laws. The only problem is, he botched Martin’s name.
Jones: “This group called ALEC* is down the butter. This awful group that has been passing these evil laws that take the vote away from black people, that attack immigrants and the whole Trayvon Williams thing, the stand your ground, kill at will law, all that came from the same group…”
[Interrupting] Interviewer: “The murder?”
Jones: “Yea, Trayvon.”
Interviewer: “Martin.”
Jones then attempted to recover from the sensitive misstep by cracking an equally awkward joke.
Jones: (Laughing) “Two! They killed two Trayvons!”
Interviewer: “Whoa.”
Jones: “Nah, they killed one and one to many. God bless the dead.”
See the bad joke here:
The interview took place on April 17th at the Rebuild the Dream HQ where Jones was promoting his new book.
*ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) has now disbanded the task force that focused on defending things like stand-your-ground laws. You can read about that here.
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Comments (150)
Gamaliel
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:09pmhar, har. . . so funny.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:25pmMaybe he thought he could get out of having to pay Trayvon’s mama for using her trademarked name….of her dead son
Report Post »Miami
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:32pmAs funny as a heart attack…
Funny I sevred 7 years under 3 different POTUS. 6 months, what a joke
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:51pmThe man has obviously had a full lobotomy, you can’t expect him to remember things like this, or to know when it is and isn’t appropriate to crack jokes
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 8:06pm“Jones: “Nah, they killed one and one to many. God bless the dead.”
Lets hope God Blesses Van (Williams) Jones soon….
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 8:27pmJohnson, Jackson, Williams, pick one…….Because I’m sure I could find multiple perps and victims with this name in common in Detroit, D.C., Chicago etc…….
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 10:00pmAre black people stupid enough to listen to this bigot. Not the ones i know
Report Post »Reason365
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 10:11pmAnd these ignorant fools are trying to lead the lib revolution Please, at least get the names correct.
Report Post »ENOUGH!!!!!
Therightsofbilly
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 10:29pmHey JZS,
Who the f is this guy?
Ahh, what am I asking you for………. you ain’t never heard of nobody.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 10:54pmIs this main issue about guns or democratic minorities being not treated fairly?
Well, if it is about my 2nd Amendment right. There is no discussion. My RIGHTS are not to be infringed.
The Constitution does NOT say “not to be infringed unless a hispanic shoots a black man in an ambiguous incident”.
And WTF does Skittles and Arizona Tea have to do with this case?
Was this an Advertisement for Candy and Tea?
On a SERIOUS NOTE !!!!!!
If this case is about minorities, this is the most IMPORTANT 3 minute video I have ever heard !!!!!
I have known for some time that our Country is a Representative Republic as does, a lot of BLAZERS and readers.
BUT…. I didn’t quite understand it fully, as I suspect a majority of people don’t either.
But understanding it is NOT important. It is it’s alternative that needs to be put into perspective.
Democracy.
It is one of the most Anti-American Ideologies in existence.
This IS MY #1 Video now. This 3 minute video finally puts it all into perspective.
Hear this Brilliant man out !!!!
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RewUP-Fdhqk
Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 1:03amThe only good commie is a dead commie. McCarthy was on to something. God bless McCarthy. America should have listened to him more seriously.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 6:43amIn Jones’ mind, Williams, Martin, potatoe,pota’toe. Whatever suits his agenda. Details aren’t important to Jones.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:06pmWhat an idiot.
Report Post »antiencenom
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 8:02pmJones is going to leave one ugly skull behind.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 8:49pm@ANTI – Hall of Famer!
Report Post »Paul
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 9:47pmAnother compassionate friend of barry islama…
Frauds of a Feather….
tic toc
Report Post »Ceefour
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:03pmOf course this pinko commie objects to the SYG law..after all..look whats doing the crime and look whats getting capped with increasing frequency. He has friends/kin who have bee or will be..capped. I was born and raised in the North and never had any animosity towards the black people but ,today, I have nothing but contempt for too many of these jitterbugs.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:26pmHe’s no pinko, he’s hard RED!
Report Post »vinnymac46
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:00pmWhat’s wrong with what he said? He’s a black guy and supports Oblama…it’s all good. But let’s imagine if Rush would have made this mistake…:)
Report Post »grimmy
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:55pmZimmerman shot the wrong guy………
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:01pmtsk tsk
>tsk
Report Post »retired_one
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:50pmAnd this so called person worked for Obama. How many of these commies does obama have in OUR government?
Report Post »infortheride
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:44pmin the area of 49 or 50,
Report Post »Legion5
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:47pmVan Jones, What Obama’s other son would look like if he had one.
Report Post »tommy_pete
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:45pmVan Jones is a pimp – plain and simple. His trade is selling race hatred, instead of selling flesh.
Report Post »MammalOne
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 7:19pmBy that logic, anyone who sells anything is a pimp. Is my dentist is a tooth care pimp?
Report Post »tommy_pete
Posted on April 19, 2012 at 9:25amDon’t be absurd mammalone. ‘Pimp’ doesn’t apply to honorable endeavors. It applies to those who profit from dishonorable pursuits. You’re welcome to parse the definition any way you like, but Van Jones is still a pimp! BTW – you know your dentist better than I do.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:44pm“God bless the dead” ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>That sounded sincere. No, really.
>Jerk
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:52pmIt’s about as sincere as “next guest please”.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:38pm…
Report Post »Van Jones is a Jackass.
db321
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:02pmAnd he is no MLK – It would be a disgrace if the Black people of America made this guy the next MLK – He is evil! He is not one to be trusted!
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:07pmPin the tail on the donkey –ee aww
Report Post »cristo52
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:34pmThis is pretty serious. And I hope it goes viral. He’s actually laughing, making fun to the death of Trayvon Martin, because Van Jones doesn’t give a damn about the death of that young black man, he only cares about how he can use Martin’s death to advance his own cause, and he reminds everyone that he worked in the White House for six months, so he can’t make a mistake, he’s part of the leadership team that, as Michelle Obama recently informed us, is bringing us from the dark into the light.
Report Post »lbyrd26
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:39pmAHHH!!!! Nothing like screwing up your sermon, while you’re profiteering off of fear, hate and anger. You go girlfriend!!!
Report Post »TyrannyNoMore
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:29pmI wonder if Van Jones would be inclined to stand his ground if someone broke into his residence tonight and sodomized him at gun point ?
Report Post »TyrannyNoMore
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:33pmI have rethought my hypothetical question. I realized a gun probably would not be required in my scenario, just a few threatening words.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:40pmOr some Foodstamps
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:09pm“threatening words”
;^>Rhetorically speaking –of course
Report Post »South Philly Boy
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:28pmNow this Communist belongs in JAIL
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:23pmAlong with a lot of others .. sadly they are in the White House ..for now.
Report Post »Turtleman
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:24pmsuch a disgusting man!
Report Post »Realist4U
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:30pmTony Jones is nothing more than a stupid Liberal.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:12pmVan Jones says you have no right to defend yourself, he is a major supporter of criminals and their activity’s. Why does anyone give him a stage to spew from? Murderers, thieves, rapist, he thinks they all should be let out of jail and go about their work. Obviously he’ one of them as birds of a feather do flock together you know. This is what has the sanctions of this white house, tell ya anything?
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 9:19pmI wonder when Mr. Jones got the ‘Van’ title added to his name?
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:09pmDear Van
When is your comedy show coming to Mohegan Sun or Foxwoods??
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:09pm2 Trayvons…3 Hilary Rosens…what’s in a name afterall?
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:10pmGood catch !
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:06pmThis is because “Trayvon Martin” is just a catch prhrase to Jones. It’s a tool, a point of incitement..not a person. Any normal individual would have excused themselves and corrected themselves…but because Jones is only invested in his agenda..he tried to guffaw his way around it..then when the interviewer insisted..Jones had to be contrite. “Trayvon Martin” has become a tool, not a person.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:10pmRight on point
Report Post »SingerGuy
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:32pmPrecisely!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:03pmWhat I find interesting is Jones used the term “They” when he yucked it up about “Two Trayvons” being killed. I’m curious what “they” represents to Jones. Is “they” ..“the man”? “Whitey”? “Conservatives”? “Capitalists”? George Zimmerman has an accomplice perhaps? The professional left has a very controlled message. As the robots they are, they stay very strictly to their rehearsed lines and they try very hard to appear benign or to have “good intentions”. But in unguarded moments their masks slip. Who are “they” to Jones?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 10:23pm@AVENGERK
Good catch !!!!
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:06pmKill at will? What the hell is this ****** talking about? Here’s rule number 1 (and there is no rule number 2) – stay the hell away from me, always, period. Or face the consequences. Get it Van Jackass?
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:05pmLOL – Trayvon is dead – hahahahahahahahaha! Good joke Van!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:18pmI wasn’t supposed to laugh.
But I did.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:04pmTrayvon Martin….Trayvon Williams…he doesn’t care. The dead kid is just good for his hateful rhetoric.
Report Post »I heard…..Trayvon blows up cartoon balloons in town…..(see Elton John song)
Mark0331
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:33pmAlong that line..Levon Helms is in the final stage of his ‘gig’ on this Earth…a great great man…His load will be lifted soon…say a prayer.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:50pm@MARK – ‘Life Is A Carnival’. (Too bad {almost} everything has an ending.) A great singer/writer/drummer. It‘s better than talkin’ about Van…what the hell’s his name again?
Report Post »flsnipe
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:02pmHe doesn’t give two squirts of Pi$$ about Travon only his agenda and when he is done with the Travon mess he will move on. He is a douche!
Report Post »Just in time
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:02pmHe is an idiot. Who gives a rats *** what he thinks or says
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 6:33pmKeep my ass outa this!
Report Post »Sincerely
A rat…
devildogger
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:18pmAbsolutely, why is this clown even given any coverage of his views? Same with Sandra Fluke, Barack Hussein Obama mmmm,mmmmm, mmmmm.
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:01pmBTW – Boycott Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods for dropping ALEC.
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:00pmVan Jones is a black racist commie bastard.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:10pmtrue
Report Post »walmpus1
Posted on April 18, 2012 at 5:37pmYou are correct and the sad thing is he is not alone. Seems there is quite an army of these fools running around these days. We need the stand your ground law national wide because unless change occurs in the white house we willl need to defend ourselves from anti-American filth like him.
Report Post »devildogger
Posted on April 20, 2012 at 10:24pmYou shouldn’t be so nice. Insignificant **** eating liar is the nicest thing I will say about that subhuman waste of oxygen.
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