‘Stuck on Stupid’: Van Jones Compares Keystone Pipeline to Heroin Needle
- Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:01pm by
Mytheos Holt
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Say what you like about Van Jones, but the man is a spectacularly gifted spokesman for the reptilian portion of the young American Left’s collective consciousness. And perhaps because of this, his speeches are eminently predictable – they will almost routinely be a mixture of Left wing talking points, adulation for Occupy Wall Street, defiance toward whatever group happens to be making a conservative counter-argument, and pure, undiluted narcissistic reinforcement for his typically under-informed audiences.
And perhaps no speech captures this eerie mixture better than Jones’ speech today at the Take Back the American Dream Conference. This speech hit all of Jones’ bases, slamming everyone from critics of Occupy Wall Street’s messaging to Republican supporters of the Keystone Pipeline to the Bush tax cuts to even the Trayvon Martin case. And as per usual, it was all framed in terms that cast “the young people” on the side of the virtuous Leftists, and everyone else on the side of the evil Right. Watch the speech below, followed by some of the juicier excerpts:
On GOP climate change skeptics: “Look at the [young people] who watched the hopes of a planet be destroyed by a do-nothing, obstructionist Congress that still has not moved on climate change, that still has not moved towards clean energy, that that has been stuck on stupid – afraid of science now for three or four years. Look at the face of that.”
On the Keystone pipeline: “They said, ‘we’re not going to let them jab this dirty needle of a pipeline into America. We’re not going to let them take the dirtiest energy ever created and cook it up and stick it into this country. And they broke the seal in August of last year, in civil disobedience against this White House, nobody a year ago was saying ‘it’s time to do civil disobedience against the White House.’ These young people said, ‘My future and the future of this planet is too great,’ and 350.org and Bill McKibben and the Native American tribes went down in the heat of August. And they sat in, and thousand were arrested, and the media tried to ignore it, but a message was sent. And through their courage, the project was derailed.”
On Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party: “Look at the young people who rescued America last year, coming out of that horrible August when the Tea Party put Congress in a headlock and said, ‘If you don’t do what we say, we’re gonna blow a hole in the American economy.‘ We’re gonna destroy America’s credit rating. And this whole town trembled in fear and gave in and said, ‘Okay, we‘ll create a Supercommittee’ to do super damage to the American people. And some young people and some struggling folks, no pollsters, no lobbyists, no big grants, went down with some sleeping bags and some tents to the scene of the crime against their future and occupied Wall Street and turned this country upside down.”
H/T Mediaite
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Comments (102)
beckwill
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:36pmWhere‘s Van’s “dirty little needle” been? Never mind. I don’t wanna know.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:57pmThat‘s Van’s main problem, he is stuck on himself. He’s “stuck on stupid.”
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:57pmThe operative workd is “STUPID’………….thats who he plays to ………………..gimmme my ‘free ****’……………end of story……………..HANG HIM!!
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:05pmGallup poll as of 3-8-12
The majority of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats approve of the Keystone XL Pipeline, Democrats by a 6 point margin.
Another example of wanting to govern against the will of the people.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/153383/americans-favor-keystone-pipeline.aspx
Report Post »hypnos
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:11pmWhat a ranting fool. The tea party didn’t stand for any of the crap that Jones is saying. It tried to stop big govenment progressives. Utill you build more nuclear power plants you will need all the oil coal and natural gas we can get our hands on. Solar,tidal and wind can’t possibly replace convetional energy.
Report Post »Cymry
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:39pmyou guys, i understand these liberal commies really well.
van was waxing poetic and his audience/synchophants eat this up with a spoon. those of us with a much firmer grasp of reality know that he was just giving his audience a wax job.
usually, i’ve noticed that when libs forsee defeat, they get all poetic and depressive. next, they go back to their green lives and retreat back into denial…….until their desire to fix (screw up) things again builds to a point of action.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 10:39pmWho pays for your fancy suits and your areoplanes ?? Van
Report Post »my Man.. Oh, Grants from the Taxpayer, How Nice..Dipshi* !!
Something really wrong with this picture……Taking Our Money
and trying to bring down AMERICANS…..HMMMMMMM !!!!!
Not going to take it after November, best grab your marbles
jump on our areoplane and go hide somewhere..
lukerw
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:15amWe know that… he knows about Heroin… but what is his Revelation Source upon Oil?
Report Post »ACLUHater
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 2:17pmThe Dems‘ only hope are America’s illiterates. And since they just opened the southern dam, even more illiterates are slithering in.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:36pmVan Scientific Wonder Man – lives on 1 cell ! And that cell is functionally illiterate. You would have a better chance listening to a cockroach attempt to recite Shakespeare than hearing anything intelligent from this moron.
Report Post »webpsyche
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 10:20pmWhat does Mr. Jones drive I wonder; something not fueled by gas? He should walk or ride a bike like Ed Begley
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 7:35amYou can’t fix stupid but you can vote it out of office.
When Vans buddy (Sweet Old Barack) is no longer in the White House what Van says can be ignored.
OMG Nov 6, 2012
Report Post »SlyFox123
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:36pmWell, as Van Jones makes the remark about the GOP stuck on stupid, because of the Keystone pipeline……well, Van, if ANY one group of people is stuck on stupid, lets be honest….it’s the Democrates and your other left leaning friends (groups). Just think about this for a second, your a big time jet setter now, so just think, with out that oil, Van, you’ll have to stat at home, because, just think Van, no oil, no jet fuel, no fly, no oil, no diesel fuel, no bus or MB’s, no oil, no gasoline, so Van, again, you’ll have to say either in Oakland or whereever. So, you liberals, need to be VERY careful for what the Hell your wishing for. Remember, not all of Americans are all that “stupid”!.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:34pmThe man is clear full of DUMBASS!!
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:24pmTotal Crapweasel…………….nuff said !!
Report Post »LovingAmerica
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:32pmDo a search on “United States Map of Oil Pipelines.” There are thousands of them running in every direction all around the country. Thousands already in existence – none causing any pollution or any problems at all. Obama and his fellow commie accomplice, Van Jones, are doing everything in their power to halt any job creation in this country. The Keystone Pipeline would create a hundred thousand jobs immediately. Educated people understand the disgusting and heartbreaking economic catastrophe being created in order to destroy our country.
God Bless America.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:02pmIf it will create 100,000 jobs, that only leaves 700,000 illegals that need one. Obama loves it when his plan comes together.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 10:17pmJet Fuel is generated by windmills and solar panels…
Report Post »“That oil and coal is evil” “Oh Lordy, Lordy” evil I say !!
Yep, I think that “Stuck on Stupid” is about right…………
Is Gore still trying to save the Polar Bears ?? We are
talking about Stupid and his name popped in my head…
Man Bear Pig freezes to death at the North Pole, Oh,
Lordy, Lordy..aaaaaaaamen !!
TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 10:44pmWow, Lovingamerica you really don’t like facts do you? There are oil spills from pipeline all the time. Most recently this weekend 1,900 barrels were leaked in Louisiana. Last week in Alberta, Canada 3000 barrels spilled into the Deer River. In July of 2010 over 843,000 gallons where leaked into Talmadge Creek leading to the Kalamazoo River. Not to mention the estimated 1,000 barrels the spilled into the Yellowstone River.
Between January 2010 and February 2011, there were nine major pipeline explosions that resulted in 18 deaths, 13 injuries and 85 destroyed homes in the United States.
To claim there are no spills and no no problems is a blatant lie.
As far as job figures for the Keystone XL Pipeline. The HIGHEST estimates from TransCanada place temporary jobs (for about 2 years) at 4,200. Most estimates are near 2,000.
Then there is the issue of where the oil will go. It’s slated for foreign countries, not the U.S. Why else would the pipeline go straight to the gulf and not to refineries here in the U.S.?
Take some time, do some research and come back when you are ready to make factual statements and not just Koch brother talking points.
Report Post »jetmech807
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 12:41am@truesoundofamoron
Maybe when your done bad mouthing someone, you could look at a small fact you seemed to have over looked. We have a rather large amount of refineries around the gulf. You don’t suppose the pipeline would be going to the gulf for that reason do you? Naw, I’m sure its just destroy the planet. Now go climb into your Prius and test the frontal impact resistance with a brick wall for us, thanks.
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 1:34am@Jet
According to the Cornell University study,
Keystone XL will increase the price of heavy crude oil in the Midwest by almost $2 to $4 billion annually, and escalating for several years. It will do this by diverting major volumes of tar sands oil now supplying the Midwest refineries, so it can be sold at higher prices to the Gulf Coast and export markets. As a result, consumers in the Midwest could be paying 10 to 20 cents more per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel, adding up to $5 billion to the annual U.S. fuel bill.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/aswift/keystone_xl_is_a_tar_sands_pip.html
http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&askthisid=544
http://priceofoil.org/2012/02/08/keystone-xl-benefits-from-taxpayer-subsidies/
Report Post »DeltaBravo193
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:32pmThen why won’t this fool walk everywhere. I am sure he rides/drives a car to give these BS speeches. Probably flies from time to time. Sick of these hypocrites. Why don’t they practice what they preach? No cause they don’t care. They are in it for the power and the money. I am sure we are going to see this fool more and more throughout the years to come.
Report Post »scudster
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:28pmJones you make Biden sound like a brain surgeon.
Report Post »sandrunner
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:27pmwhat a hypocrite…vain jones uses or wears petroleum oil in one way or other.
Report Post »GASOLINE is a waste by-product. After they refine the crude oil of its rich heavy minerals, which is black gold. That is where they make their money. Gasoline is just pocket change. An we the public consume the gas in our cars. by consuming the gas we are protecting the enviroment because the storage of gas is to dangerous to keep.
so we…as mankind is good for earth.
for all liberal epa blow my exaust pipe.
Sicboy
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:25pmMaster of manipulation. This guy is good. Thats scary.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:38pmNo . This guy is filled with hate . That is scary.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:00pm“I” am a master of manipulation. See how you were just forced to read me and now feel you must make a subject grasping reply ? Heed my words of wisdom.
See how easy it is…
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:51pm@RAYBLUE – wow.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:25pmThis idiot is helping end Obama’s rule…we are sick of these Black “leaders”.
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:23pmREAD THIS……http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/economic-intelligence/2012/06/18/how-wall-street-and-unions-are-ruining-politics
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:22pmHave never heard such lying, twisted, versions of reality about fellow Americans than this Tea Party double-speak. This rhetoric PROVES the evil, anti-American revolutionaries we are up against. These Van Jones types do not aim to “ change” America . They plan to destroy everything this country has stood for. We are up against the world in this one , folks. The crazy, hate-filled, revenge geared dysfunctional have all joined forces. It is going to be a tough slog. Especially, since some of the dysfunctional are our very own Democrats.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:49pmYep.
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:20pmGreen energy means not much energy……….you could run your computer…..radio…..forget heat, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, etc. I know because we had a roof full of solar panels and that was the size of it!!
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 6:08amVan take a State like California make it fully dependent on green energy and have a balanced book then we can talk about the rest of the country but until then remember baby steps before you can walk.
Report Post »davetrav
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:19pmStuck on Stupid is—-VAN JONES—-What a ASS
Report Post »barber2
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:36pmHe is also, like many of the Left, stuck on hate.
Report Post »bdMarco
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:18pmWhat planet does this commie idiot live on? Just like a left-wing nut, he makes up his own facts and his own history. This is what the Democratic Party looks like!!!
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:26pmSo we’re afraid of science now for three or four years?
Report Post »Gee Van, you idiot, Wasn’t it about 20 years ago, the loons on the left were crying about the coming ice age? Now you changed the name of Global Warning to CLimate CHange? Geesus, make up your minds will you?
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:17pmWho pays this liberal gnat’s bills? He is to be ignored.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:17pmWhat an idiot! What’s he going to do? Tear out all the other pipelines moving oil and gas around?
Who does he think he is?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 9:12pmLet’s put him on a guinea pig treadmill and see how much electricity he can produce. Shovel ready jobs.
Report Post »LiveOak11
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:16pmCommunist filth. Traitor. Liar. Racist. Your day is coming, we won‘t forget what you’ve said and done.
Report Post »glashole
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:14pmReally Van the man? Do you walk, ride a bicycle, take a bus, or drive. Do you eat, wear clothes, drink water? Does the word stupid sound familar. When you try to blow up a bus, do you burn your lips? Moron!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:13pmJust how does Comrade Van get around?? Bicycle? Kayak? Shoeleather? Seems he hates all fossil fuels. That should eliminate planes, trains, autos buses, motor boats, motorcycles.
Report Post »Ah yes, just another typical DEMOCRAT Hypocrite
Hobbs57
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:11pmBeing an X Heroin Junkie, I will tell you, I was very surprised by the accuracy of his drug lingo, speaking in terms of a person who has to have had experienced actually cooking up and shooting dope … There is no doubt in my mind actually…
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:09pmIf I were president, Van Jones would think I was the Pablo Escobar of oil. There would be nothing not being drilled.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:52pmWouldn’t it be fun to replace the White House Garden with an oil pump?
Report Post »georgepatton
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:09pmPlease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just go away to the soviet union and never come back!
Report Post »TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:34pmHeh, George, add the Black Causcus, the socialist in the White House, the commies in Congress, the Soros frat clubs, the Al Gore goonies, then we could restore America, for real change we can believe in!
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:09pmWho freakin’ listens to this guy…….other than The Blaze staff? He is irrelevant and will fade into obscurity until the next go-round for America into communism which, hopefully, will be when he is as old as the hag Francie Pivins.
Report Post »TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 8:06pmI want to turn this country upside down, Van, because I am tired of you screwing it.
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