"The White House is listening to the right-wing's political terrorists, people like Glenn Beck."
So said syndicated columnist and Huffington Post contributor David Sirota Monday on CNN's "American Morning."
He also called Van Jones "a national hero" who was "originally targeted because he's an African-American man" (video embedded below the fold courtesy Breitbart with full transcript):
JOHN ROBERTS, CNN ANCHOR: The president hired Van Jones to find more green jobs, putting more Americans back to work and helping the environment. Now, Jones is looking for a job himself. He has been under fire for some pointed comments about Republicans and a petition that he signed back in 2004 questioning what the Bush White House knew about 9/11. He has now resigned.
To talk more about that, let's bring in syndicated columnist David Sirota and David Frum, the editor of newmajority.com and former speech writer for the Bush White House.
David Sirota, let's start with you, because you wrote quite a scathing column that appeared on the newleft.org and as well on the HuffingtonPost.com, saying you're absolutely outraged by the way the White House handled this.
DAVID SIROTA, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Van Jones is a national hero for his work on green jobs. He's known as an expert on energy policy, on economic policy. He's somebody who made a mistake, who acknowledged that he made a mistake a long time ago, and he was tossed out by this White House.
And I think what we can learn from what happened is what this White House values and what this White House doesn't value. The White House stuck by Tim Geithner as Tim Geithner was involved, the treasury secretary, in a tax scandal. He's accepted gifts from the banking industry. The White House stood by him.
The White House has stood by other people, like Ben Bernanke, who has really been at the heart of our economic problems. And they're basically putting Van Jones out to pasture because of something Van Jones said was a mistake.
And what I think what's going on here is that the White House is listening to the right-wing's political terrorists, people like Glenn Beck, people like conservative activists who have targeted Van Jones because Van Jones is an African-American with a progressive movement background working on behalf of social justice.
That's something, unfortunately, that is apparently, according to the right-wing, not allowed in this country.
ROBERTS: Let's bring in David Frum. What do you think about what David Sirota just said there, and did the president have any choice but to ask for the resignation of Van Jones?
DAVID FRUM, FORMER BUSH SPEECH WRITER: Look, denying the truth about 9/11 is not an intellectual mistake. It is an attempt to shift the blame for one of the worst crimes in history from the people who did it to the people who suffered. It's not unlike holocaust denial in that way.
And this is not a right or left issue. When President Clinton, Bill Clinton was confronted by such people at an event in 2007, he reacted decently. He said, how dare you. And I think that's the way all Americans feel.
Van Jones may have done all these other good things, or not. If you are associated with this kind of horrific lie -- and by the way, the only -- he must also have lied to his superiors in the White House in not alerting that he had done such a thing -- if you traffic in such a horrific lie, you have no place in American government.
ROBERTS: David Sirota, it's one thing to when you're an activist and you're not actively in government to criticize the opposition, but when you signed that petition that questioned whether or not the Bush administration knowingly allowed 9/11 to happen, it's known as the "9/11 truthers petition," I mean, he said that he didn't read it all the way through, you put your name to something you didn't read all the way through, was that a big enough mistake that he couldn't serve in this administration?
SIROTA: Well, John, look, he said it was a mistake. And, you know, I think his name was lent to something that he clearly wasn't fully aware of. He said it was a mistake. I don't think anybody -- nobody's debating whether he said it was a mistake or not.
My point here is that what are the standards, right? You have a Bush administration, for instance, that lied us into war. Nobody was fired at all for that. Thousands of people have died because of that.
You have an economic team that has conflicts of interest with the financial industry that it's regulating. Nobody has said a thing about this.
What happened here was that Van Jones was originally targeted because he's an African-American man who worked on behalf of social justice issues. Remember, he was targeted by the right wing, but the Glenn Becks of this world right before this 9/11 issue ever came out. He was targeted because of that.
ROBERTS: Let's bring in David Frum. Was this a matter of race, David Frum?
FRUM: I think that's crazy. And I think David Sirota does his own cause an injustice. His administration did do the right thing here. If Glenn Beck went on TV, and he fulminates all the time, and he says all these foolish things, I never like being on the same side of him. It was not Glenn Beck, however, who discovered this fact that destroyed Van Jones' political career. That was discovered by...
SIROTA: But he was originally targeted...
(CROSSTALK)
FRUM: He could have survived -- he could have laughed off all those other things, he could have laughed off. He could have laughed off all the empty accusations.
The thing was Gateway Pundit got the goods. It discovered he was a 9/11 denialist. It is not a mistake, it is a lie. It is a hurtful lie. It is a terrible lie. It is a lie that completely invalidates -- and by the way, Van Jones, why would someone that would believed the United States government would murder 3,000 of its own people want to work for such a terrible government?
He has no place in government, he has no place in decent society if he believes that.
ROBERTS: All right, so Van Jones is gone, he's not going to be back. But let's look at this going forward.
David Sirota, do you think now that Republicans smell blood in the water, and they're going to go after the remaining 30 or so czars that this administration has got left, people who were in prominent positions who didn't have to go through Senate confirmation to get their jobs?
SIROTA: Absolutely. I think what the White House has done has said to a right wing lynch mob that they will accept their demands, their politically -- their political terrorism.
And what you're going to see is this White House, you cannot appease political terrorists. You cannot appease a right-wing lynch mob.
And so the next time, the next target of this lynch mob, I think, you're not going to be able to appease them. I think the White House is on the retreat. And I think it's really been a political mistake as much as anything.
ROBERTS: All right. David...
FRUM: Van Jones appeased actual terrorists. That's why he's out.
SIROTA: That is absolutely ridiculous. Van Jones...
FRUM: Sorry, he endorsed, excused, condoned...
(CROSSTALK)
SIROTA: It was a witch hunt, and a lynch mob going after this guy.
FRUM: He acted as the David Irving of Al Qaeda.
SIROTA: He said that he was sorry. He said he made a mistake.
(CROSSTALK)
FRUM: He shouldn't have done it.
ROBERTS: David Sirota and David Frum, I hate to jump in here as the referee, but I'm going to have to get in between you here. We're out of time, unfortunately. Great discussion this morning, gentleman. Thanks both for joining us.
David Sirota on the left, David Frum on the right, appreciate it very much.
SIROTA: Thank you.
Exit question: Do liberals really believe calling conservative talkers racists and terrorists is furthering their cause?
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"David Sirota on the left,
September 7, 2009 - 15:43 ET by Chris Norman"David Sirota on the left, David Frum on the right,"
Roberts must have been referring to their seating positions. "David Frum on the right" indeed....
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Isn't David Gergen
September 7, 2009 - 16:53 ET by allanfa conservative on CNN?
....
September 7, 2009 - 15:37 ET by EugeniaAhhhhhhhhh! It has NOTHING to do with race. Talk about blood shooting out of my eyes. This whole race thing is so stupid, stale, annoying, boring, tired, a lie... I don't want to contribute tax money to an America-hating communist. Why is it so difficult for these people to see that? Must be their blind hatred for this country.
"When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing -- they believe in anything."
-- GK Chesterton
Easy.
September 7, 2009 - 15:40 ET by TeamcheeserDavid Sirota is a racist.
Yep
September 7, 2009 - 16:49 ET by HoosierEmAnd I just told him so on Twitter. We should be so glad Al Gore invented the internet so we can tell these race card playing fools just how idiotic they sound.
The "race card"......is getting....
September 7, 2009 - 15:41 ET by BEGRUNTreally really old....people are sick of it. It has lost any and all effectiveness.......the backlash is building!!!!
"A nation can suffer it's fool's, but cannot survive the traitor"
Cicero
→ Lynch mob
September 7, 2009 - 15:44 ET by Cool ArrowYep, here it comes.
SIROTA: It was a witch hunt, and a lynch mob going after this guy.
The blatant bigotry of low expectations.
Liberals may as well start calling African Americans "unmanageable", "incorrigible", and "savage".
Where the h&ll do they get off expecting "don't know any better" standards of blacks?
Any white person signing a Truther petition would rightly be laughed off, but since it's a member of a group liberals have cordoned off into a "don't know any better" corral, it was a lynching of a black man.
Beyond pathetic. It's condescending, patronizing, racism.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Lynch Mob?
September 7, 2009 - 17:32 ET by Dan DiegoJones provided the rope, tied the knot, threw it over the branch, climbed on a conservative horse and yelled giddy-up. Yep, all the conservatives fault.
DAN DIEGO...
September 7, 2009 - 22:51 ET by danybhoyHere is how I see it...
If you are hanged by someone else, it's a lynching...
If you are hanged by yourself, it's suicide...
So since Van Jones was done in by his own words captured on Digital Media Files, he commited (political)suicide, so to speak.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
OPPS...
September 7, 2009 - 22:52 ET by danybhoyDouble post
Hey Cool.
September 7, 2009 - 17:33 ET by HeavyChevyI knew this was going to happen (heck anyone with half a melon should have seen it as well), that the race card was going to be played, but you know I still try to look on the bright side. I believe this game of using the race card has finally ran its course. The majority of Americans know this was never about race but about an ideology to permanently harm this country.
Let the libs implode I'm enjoying every bit of this.
→ Yeah, Chevy
September 7, 2009 - 17:43 ET by Cool ArrowIt's as though the Liberals can't stand the fact that America not only looked past the color of his skin, but the content of his character as well.
You'd think they'd be simply overjoyed. Now they're crying because it's race isn't a trump card in every game they play.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Ignore the facts that
September 7, 2009 - 15:45 ET by Kat Outta the BagIgnore the facts that Jones' words and actions brought him down and throw out the red herring cry of "racism" as an attempt to distract, blah, blah, blah.
I really wish the one trick pony libs would find a new tune to play...
→ Kat
September 7, 2009 - 15:52 ET by Cool ArrowLet me put it this way.
If I were an American Indian, I hope I would have objected to my relatives being led around the ring at Bill Cody's Wild West Show.
Dems have a show of their own. I'm sick of the same old presentation of "Plantation Days"
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Cool--
September 7, 2009 - 15:56 ET by Kat Outta the BagDems have a show of their own. I'm sick of the same old presentation of "Plantation Days"
You ain't kidding.
I'm so glad Obama's election made this a post-racial country.
/sarc
→ It's as though
September 7, 2009 - 16:01 ET by Cool ArrowHere's a riddle:
Immediately after the election, they cry "Woe is we!", that America is willing to look beyond both character content and skin color.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
That made me laugh out loud.
September 7, 2009 - 16:48 ET by celatorThat made me laugh out loud. Very good.
My favorite CW song is "I Was A Bug Squashed On The Windshield Of Life".
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I was always partial to
September 7, 2009 - 16:52 ET by katainkent"O' Lord, Its Hard to be Humble" (but I'm doing the best that I can)
followed with
"I like Beer"
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
Yes! No citizen's right to
September 7, 2009 - 16:57 ET by celatorYes!
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
...followed by 'Pop a Top
September 7, 2009 - 16:58 ET by bigtimer...followed by 'Pop a Top Again'...
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
for sure
September 7, 2009 - 16:43 ET by mbuelThey WANT us to be dependent on them, that's who their voter bloc is. If people don't depend on them, they don't get to stay in office.
AS for Pravda (AKA CNN), this is exactly the type of ad hominem I was expecting.
The free market works, Government controls always fail.
Sirota
September 7, 2009 - 15:49 ET by TexndocDavid Sirota - now THAT is a whiner. The last minute - minute and a half or so if he had a runny nose and wet eyes he'd look like a two year old, post-tantrum.
Pampers
September 7, 2009 - 16:36 ET by jdlybrandI think somebody needed to change the little fella's diaper before he went on air. What a rash!
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Nothing like watching the
September 7, 2009 - 15:49 ET by bigtimerNothing like watching the left cannibalize each other.
For once, Frum did a good job...been a long time coming.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
I disagree, bigtimer . . .
September 7, 2009 - 17:45 ET by GalvanicIn the 6-plus minutes of the segment, Frum referred only to Jones' signature on the 9-11 Truther document, which was likely the fatal blow to the WH's defense of him. But there were more issues than just that, such as
1. Jones' is a self-professed Communist. This puts his "social justice" efforts in a rather pink light. I would challenge Sirota to name one green job ever created in a Communist country. The ecological damage to Eastern Europe and Russia by Communist-managed economies is too much to deny.
2. Jones' supports a convicted cop-killer, and race has everything to do with that. But not surprisingly, his defense of the murderer is not much different than Obama's uninfomred condemnation of the Cambridge police.
3. Jones' was the so-called Green Jobs Czar, yet he was neither an environment scientist nor a businessman: he was a Yale-trained attorney. Like the attorneys brought into the FDR New Deal White House to regulate the US economy, his presence promised nothing but backward, racially-motivated policies that would bring our economy to its knees. A good indicator is the fact that when he was asked for the definition of a green job, Jones could define it. I guess we would have to accept whatever Jones designated as a green job -- yet another way of rewarding Obama's supporters and punishing opponents.
Frum missed a golden opportunity to totally dismantle Sirota -- who lied about Jones' statements -- before millions on CNN.
Glad NewsBusters has to monitor this crap...
September 7, 2009 - 15:50 ET by wnaegele...so the rest of us don't.
Has anyone else found that
September 7, 2009 - 15:54 ET by Chris NormanHas anyone else found that the Kos-type liberals' bile has lost some of it's sting? Maybe it's from overuse and their hyperbolic screeches are getting old and worn out, but some of them have become almost comedic - like those Arabic curses on your sister...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris... I've
September 7, 2009 - 15:54 ET by bigtimerChris...
I've noticed....it is becoming comical now...really it is...there is no other way to put it.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Hey, I remember those from
September 7, 2009 - 15:58 ET by HockeyKidHey, I remember those from way back when! "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits," etc., etc. Yeah, the libs are sounding an awful lot like a schoolyard shouting match.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
bt and Hockey, It's
September 7, 2009 - 16:07 ET by Chris Normanbt and Hockey,
It's getting so you just want to say, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you tell us, Tiger..." :)
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Those left-wing loons love
September 7, 2009 - 15:59 ET by nicksmith112Those left-wing loons love to throw around that TERRORIST label... when referring to the evil white republicans.
Are the independent voter catching onto this nonsense yet??
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
This independent voter
September 7, 2009 - 16:11 ET by G. MayThis independent voter caught on long ago. Years ago. Thankfully I didn't vote for The Big 0, but I want these talking heads to keep up with their hyperbolic nonsense. That is exactly the thing that independents and/or moderates are sick and tired of and it will be the thing that makes them pull their heads out of their arses in 2010.
Normal, rational, thinking adults know that the charges of "racism" and "terrorism" are patently stupid. The only people that eat that crap up are the loud fringe elements.
Funny how when any big-time
September 7, 2009 - 16:27 ET by CooltomFunny how when any big-time Black politician gets into a scandal the first defense is always the race card. What they are saying is that the black person in question somehow managed to go to a prestigious college, be lauded in liberal publications, elected or appointed to high office, gain enormous power and wealth... and then the white bigots suddenly discover that he is, gasp, a Negro.
Frankly almost all got the benefits listed above for the sole reason that they were black. If the ''racists'' want to remove you from office because you are black then how did you get into that office in the first place?
Cooltom... Latest example
September 7, 2009 - 16:33 ET by bigtimerCooltom...
Latest example as well in refernce to what you are saying about playing the race card is good ol' Charlie Rangel.
It is getting way past old now, high time it did too.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
→ It's worse, Cooltom
September 7, 2009 - 16:44 ET by Cool ArrowIn his own words:
OK, so he gamed the system and now brags on the stunt he pulled.
He's still a shallow minded racist.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Will Obama be asked about
September 7, 2009 - 16:27 ET by nicksmith112Will Obama be asked about Van Jones?
Will King Barry say he knew nothing about Van's radical views.
Mr. President, did you Google "Van Jones"...??
His audio and videos are all over the internet.
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
Rhetorical?
September 7, 2009 - 16:54 ET by mbuel1) No, George Stephanopolous, already asked a blatantly softball question yesterday to Gibbs:
Don't ya love that Gibbs couldn't even answer the softball correctly?
2) Of course, even though IN HIS BOOK, he makes the same "Anti-Capitalist" (AKA Marxist) points and views made known.
3) Everyone here knows that Obama KNEW Van Jones and his background. They were hoping they could slide it under the nose of the MSM. That's why Obama put Mark Lloyd into place. To shut down the media that is asking too many questions of him with localism.
4) So are Obama's with his radical viewpoints. Before Nov 2008, Alot of pundits on the right thought Obama was unelectable because of these viewpoints. What they didn't take into account is how in the tank the media was for Obama to help paint him as a moderate democrat.
http://clearthehaze.blogspot.com
Funny thing
September 7, 2009 - 16:21 ET by expatriotMy co-workers who are of African American descent are not too enamored of Barry. In fact one is questioning his eligibility to be president. Seems the reticence to produce certain documents has him questioning the "one". I believe that there are many Americans from many persuasions questioning the one and his crew. I get the feeling he is loosing ground and does not know how to reclaim it. America is not chicago.
A Major Dem Embarrassment...
September 7, 2009 - 16:19 ET by FuzzlenutterIf I were a Democrat I would be cringing in complete embarrassment to have this David Sirota on my side. I mean, HOLY CRAP! "Right-Wing Political Terrorists"?
Just wait until Comrade Zero has to take the public option out of the health care bill and the Democrats loose 20+ seats in 2010. This idiots head is gonna EXPLODE!!
Why aim so low. 50+ seats
September 7, 2009 - 16:25 ET by Tjexcitent
Won't happen
September 7, 2009 - 18:43 ET by TheHistorianHow do you think ACORN will spend its share of the $2B given to community organizing groups?They will again buy elections in states like Ohio and Minnesota where they have already bought at least one Congressperson (Mary Jo Kilroy) and one Senator (Al Franken). Remember the Secretary of State Project?
"What experience and history teach is
this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history,
or acted on principles deduced from it."
G. W. F. Hegel
FIFY
September 7, 2009 - 16:23 ET by TjexciteExit question: Do liberals really believe calling Jews and Capitalists racists and terrorists is furthering their cause?
It worked for Hitler, Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Mao. Why not follow in there footsteps. They just do it better and cause is the same.
What?
September 7, 2009 - 16:28 ET by Brad90956These left wing loves to play the race card, call Conservatives "terrorists" or "mobs" but NEVER back up their claims with facts. It's always "he's sorry" or "it was a long time ago". They never like to be held accountable for their actions. And when you confront them with the facts, they name-call and try to smear you. Pathetic!!!
ah yes
September 7, 2009 - 16:32 ET by katainkentwe're all right wing political terrorists again. All is right in the world.
That post-racial post-partisanship thing lasted what... ten seconds?
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
David Sirota is truly a
September 7, 2009 - 16:41 ET by Andrew H.David Sirota is truly a stupid man or a vile liar. I wonder which it is for him.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
I detect a disturbance in the world according to Sirota.
September 7, 2009 - 16:50 ET by JWFK. See if I got it. The world according to David Sirota.
Van Jones (not whitey) - national hero. green jobs. expert - energy policy. expert - economic policy. African-American. working on behalf of social justice. worked on behalf of social justice issues. made a mistake a long time ago. originally targeted because he's an African-American. targeted by the right wing. name was lent to something that he clearly wasn't fully aware of. said that he was sorry. tossed out by White House. White House doesn't value.
Tim Geithner (whitey) - tax scandal. accepted gifts from banking industry. White House values.
Ben Bernanke (whitey) - at the heart of our economic problems. White House values.
Glenn Beck (whitey) - right-wing's political terrorist. conservative activist. targeted Van Jones because Van Jones is an African-American.
right wing of this country (whiteys) - does not allow African-American with a progressive movement background working on behalf of social justice.
Bush administration (lots of whiteys) : lied us into war. Nobody was fired (unlike current Whitey I mean White House). Thousands of people died. (Bush Lied, Babies died)
economic team (whiteys) - conflicts of interest. with the financial industry that it's regulating.
White House (duh look at the name) : said to a right wing lynch mob that they will accept their demands. cannot appease political terrorists. on the retreat.
right wing lynch mob (chawk full of whitey) - demands political terrorism. cannot be appeased. on a witch hunt. going after African-American guy(s?).
the whole friggin' show (run by whitey) - a political mistake as much as anything.
I have been getting criticism from all over teh intermeshes.
September 7, 2009 - 17:16 ET by JWFJWF, why are you pointing out all teh whiteys?
Hey, Sirota gets to point out who is African-American. I is just helping out.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
as i was reading your post i got a big chuckle out of this one..
September 7, 2009 - 17:27 ET by jkwtradingWhite House (duh look at the name) : said to a right wing lynch mob that they will accept their demands. cannot appease political terrorists. on the retreat.
we could call current white house house of higly educated, intellectual pimps in 2k suits...Harvard pimps..
Ah, come on...
September 7, 2009 - 16:48 ET by Red Jeep"The White House is listening to the right-wing's political terrorists, people like Glenn Beck."You can't seriously mean that can you? The Obama White House listens to Glenn Beck's wishes?!?!...Want to buy a bridge?...
jones
September 7, 2009 - 17:00 ET by charlietexasthis "right wing terrorist" says lets go have at it. They are all in on it. We know what they are about. Expose them, get them out. They know we're coming. Lets do it.
Very Offended
September 7, 2009 - 17:26 ET by srqvetMr. Sirota,
The politically correct term is "Correct-Arm Domestic Contingency Operations Participant" and not the highly offensive and racist term of "Right-Wing Political Terrorist". You need to read all of the marching orders you get from the obamanure administration.
→ Correct-arm
September 7, 2009 - 17:46 ET by Cool ArrowDon't you mean "nonsinister"
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
David Sirota twice rattles
September 7, 2009 - 17:36 ET by nicksmith112David Sirota twice rattles off Van Jones resume.
What has Jones done??? I still have no clue.
Sounds like the ole community organizer double talk.
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
raw data
September 7, 2009 - 18:01 ET by katainkentcleaned out the adjectives/non solid factuals.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
Sounds like a lot of
September 7, 2009 - 18:32 ET by nicksmith112Sounds like a lot of greenhouse gassing.
I'll bet he doesn't walk the walk. Like Al Gore is there any doubt he has a huge carbon footprint.Once you go fossil fuel..yada yada yada
oh and I forgot...what has he done again...lol.
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
I shant comment on this thread, as I will have my plug pulled...
September 7, 2009 - 17:49 ET by R D Helm...in 0.000000000000000000000000000149 seconds.
No joke.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
? ?
September 7, 2009 - 17:51 ET by Free Stinker? ?
Free,
September 7, 2009 - 17:57 ET by R D HelmJust think "Van Jones Is 'A National Hero'" and a whole slew of words following thereafter, most of which would begin with the letter "F."
I have now reached my limit with the freedom-hating commie supporters who dwell among us.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
Dave, but we're winning!
September 7, 2009 - 18:02 ET by Free StinkerDave - But We're in one of the Best weeks of 2009!
We. Are. Winning. :-)
Wanna' bet Fox is the only
September 7, 2009 - 18:10 ET by bigtimerWanna' bet Fox is the only one covering the DC March?
If any of the other networks mention it, we know it will be in the negative...which I say bring it on!
They will be destroying their own agenda, which they are doing a pretty good job of so far...thank God!
I do have to wonder if O is going to try some major breaking news agenda that day.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Lol Dave... Ignore
September 7, 2009 - 18:04 ET by bigtimerLol Dave...
Ignore comment below, you had me worried there for a second.
I should have stayed with my first thought.
It's all Free's fault...heheee (just joking here Free) ;-)
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
bt, sorry for my lack of clarity
September 7, 2009 - 18:26 ET by R D HelmIt's just that my patience has about run out with people who consider the likes of Van Jones to be "national heroes."
What total BS this is.
Five decades ago, my father risked his life and went to war as a Marine in Korea to kill commies. So did many of my mom's childhood friends, along with other members of my family, who later went to Vietnam to fight and kill freedom-hating commies.
Some of them didn't come back.
I know we are not supposed to "hate" anyone, but I hate commies, along with their supporters and enablers, with every ounce of my existence.
I consider these cretins to be about five notches below the illiterate, 7th Century Islamic Jihadists, and everybody here at NB knows full well what I think about the Jihadists.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
Dave... Worry not...I
September 7, 2009 - 18:30 ET by bigtimerDave...
Worry not...I explained what I was worried about above somewhere in all of this.
I feel the same as you as well...there are times I will wait awhile myself to post on a thread subject...just depends on what all has happened politically that day...know what I mean?
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Yeah Dave...I'm with Free
September 7, 2009 - 17:54 ET by bigtimerYeah Dave...I'm with Free here....
...Huh?
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Don't know
September 7, 2009 - 17:56 ET by Cool Arrowbut that's more significant digits than I saw chewed off at tea parties last week.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
BT
September 7, 2009 - 17:58 ET by botgperhaps discretion is the better part of valor? and Dave is withholding being expressive to avoid PC judgement?
just a thought
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts
botg... I know, I am
September 7, 2009 - 18:01 ET by bigtimerbotg...
I know, I am hoping that is what he meant, and not that his computer service is getting cut off again....that is where I was coming from.
...so Dave...let us know.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
bt,
September 7, 2009 - 18:06 ET by R D HelmI have little or no use for socialists, fascists and Nazis.
I can, for a limited time, tolerate certain libs, though I prefer the "classical" variety over the "modern" variety.
When it comes to flaming commies like Van Jones, I have no tolerance whatsoeve, and have no qualms about expressing my disgust with them, as well as their supporters.
As I see it, these freedom-hating cretins should not be allowed to breath the same air that you and I do.
Consider it a personality flaw if you must, but unrepentant commies make me bat-sh*t insane.
-Dave
Even when the government tries to kiss you, it is just a prelude to a good screwing. -Neal Boortz
colors
September 7, 2009 - 18:02 ET by cajun2I readily confess I do not like, Carville, Beckal, Dean, Reid, Pelosi, Dodd, Feinstein, McCain, Boener, Clintons, Bushies, and the list goes on. I guess I am a Racist because I must add Obieone, Jones, Rangle, Conyers, Lloyd, oh and Brazille. Two of those idiots listed are from Louisiana. HUmmmmmmm.
With regard to Sirota (of
September 7, 2009 - 18:03 ET by fitzfongWith regard to Sirota (of whom I'd never heard before today): How long does he think this "racism" crap is going to play before even the most credible accusation is treated like the boy who cried wolf?
As for Frumbag: Either he's a completely ignorant buffoon or he's deliberately covering for the Alinsky Administration...my guess is both. The suggestion that Van Jones lied to them about his trutherism is simply not credible. Alinsky, Jr. hired Van Jones because he is a Marxist truther, then hoped that the media would cover for him. You don't hire a conga line of pinko thugs like Eric Holder, Carol Browner, Rahm Emmanuel, Mark Lloyd, Cass Sunstein, Kathleen Sebelius, Hilda Solis and Christine Romer (and have dimwit failures like Antonio Villaraigosa and Jennifer Granholm on your economic! team) if you weren't a dedicated Marxist.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ fitz
September 7, 2009 - 18:10 ET by Cool ArrowThat's quite a Litany of the Saints.
♪ ♫
Ora pro nobis
Sorry, my Gregorian Chant ain't what it used to be.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Cool, Does that make
September 7, 2009 - 21:40 ET by fitzfongCool,
Does that make Rahmbo a cherubim or a seraphim?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
→ fitz
September 7, 2009 - 21:44 ET by Cool ArrowMaybe he can do pirouettes on the head of a pin.
He is a ballerina, you know.
Van Jones is a Quitter - CV
David Sirota
September 7, 2009 - 18:16 ET by nandrelliSirota is a liar. Jones is NOT an economic "expert", he is not an energy-policy expert, nor an environmental expert. He is a far-left, hate-filled racist ideologue (which puts him in the same boat as Sirota, I suppose). He latched on to the Green movement because he could see that this was the place to be, especially in a left-wing, Democratic administration. There's nothing wrong with trying to advance yourself, but Sirota is really around the bend when he tries to portay Jones as a hero.
Whether these lefties think Jones should not have resigned, they would be hard-pressed to convince me that they actually believed Jones could have received Senatorial confirmation if he had gone through that process. In fact, I doubt if even 0bama would have proposed someone with as shaky a background as Jones has (and his "mistakes" were not "long ago", another lie by Sirota).
0bama should be embarassed that his people let another hustler like Jones fall through their safety net into the eyes of the public. It makes 0bama look bad, it makes his staff look bad, and "journalists" trying to defend Jones on this make the entire MSM look bad (actually, they already look bad; this makes them look worse).
I am glad to see these
September 7, 2009 - 18:30 ET by ConservativeRexI am glad to see these people defending Van Jones. It makes it much easier to identify who the actual communist are. With most, you know by reputation that they are. I had never heard of David Sirota, but I nominate him for a good lynching.
No wonder conservatives are
September 7, 2009 - 19:02 ET by Jack BauerFrom Van Hero to Van Zero. Thanks Obama.
No wonder conservatives are finally making headway in public opinion against Obama when he has shitzophrenic dimwits like David Sirota (who he?) on his side. Or IS he?
Both white. But they sack the black guy. MY GOD -- that must mean the White House is racist.
What else can one conclude from this odd analysis?
Oh sure. That's who the White House listens to. Glen Beck.
Keep it up Sirota! That's the spirit. You can't spell Sirota without RAT.
Reminds me of the episode
September 7, 2009 - 19:26 ET by bretzysdudeReminds me of the episode of the Simpsons where Homer explains to Lisa why the boy that fell in the well was a hero.
"Because he fell in a well."
"How does that make him a hero?"
What exactly did Van Jones DO that made him a hero??? NOTHING!!! It's what he was GOING to do that was going to make him a disgrace!
ok I'll bite
September 7, 2009 - 19:33 ET by seesalrunHe's a phenom and no one else can do his job. He is the end all of the green movemnet. Ok.ok.
Tell me in 3 sentences:
1. His job title
2. His measured minutes with the President
3. Exactly, how many jobs, where and how much did it cost to invent said job.
Give me that I may change my mind and say maybe he is on the right track.
I doubt it's forthcoming.
Thanks David Sirota
September 7, 2009 - 19:38 ET by HogTideRebelCatsThank you David Sirota.
Now I know that I am a Right Wing Terrorist and a Member of a Right Wing Lynch Mob.
Oh yeah, I'm a racist too.
"Van Jones is a national
September 7, 2009 - 20:04 ET by NL207"Van Jones is a national hero for his work on green jobs. He's known as an expert on energy policy, on economic policy."
Please, Mr. Sirota, by all means explain to us all about Van Jones' special credentials and expertise in creating green jobs. By Jones' own admission, he can't even define what a 'green job' is. Given that, how could Jones possibly be an expert on something if he does not even know what the H*** it is?
Need New People
September 7, 2009 - 20:36 ET by racer148These networks find the dumbest Conservative guest to counter an issue. Frum acted like he worked on McCain's staff. Does Ann Coulter have the only set of baseballs to fight these liberals?
David who? At least the
September 7, 2009 - 21:09 ET by RR GOPDavid who?
At least the kitchen lights are turning on so we can see the cockroaches scuttling about and see what they're doing.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I fully agree!
September 7, 2009 - 21:16 ET by m4ster chiefYes, I agree it was an unjust and unwarranted attack, rife with overt, outright bias against a black American man by lies, distortions, hate, and even threats against his life...and all because of his political beliefs!
Come on, people...where was your humanity, your sense of fair play, your...yes, even your admiration for a man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps as he aspired to achieve greater things, to...serve...to give back to a nation which has so long denied people of color a future? And you crucify him! Yes, you crucify him on your altars of HATE!
Well, I just can't continue writing...sorry, I'm almost in tears thinking about what the haters did to... Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during his senate confirmation hearings.
(sob...sniff...)
CNN actually performed a public service!
September 7, 2009 - 21:41 ET by CTI read David Sirota's screed in Huff 'N Puff from a link at Real Clear Politics. Most people won’t see or hear a bug like Sirota in their normal goings on, but thanks to RCP and CNN a little light was shown on this pissant for a few more Americans to see.
This is the Looney Left the MSM talks about.
I don't trust anyone that trusts Barack Obama!
I just watched an MSNBC
September 7, 2009 - 23:49 ET by nicksmith112I just watched an MSNBC news-break.
3 men convicted in UK in a plot to blow up airliners.
No mention of TERRORIST or ISLAM.
Today's loony left MSM... only evil white republicans can be called terrorist.
I'm a refugee from the Democratic Party.
nick...what's evil got to
September 8, 2009 - 00:02 ET by bigtimernick...what's evil got to do with it?
Just the opposite side of the aisle is good enough for them...you do not disagree with the devil don't ya know.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
What in the hell is wrong
September 8, 2009 - 01:35 ET by DoktorFrankenWhat in the hell is wrong with Americans hating a Racist Commie?
Isn't that what Americans are suppose to be against? Communism and Racism? Those are two really bad ISMs. Oh, and Van Jones is kinda stupid.
September 8, 2009 - 09:52 ET by jessieHIf the white house was listening to Glenn Beck, we wouldn't have any czars, we wouldn't have to have protests and we wouldn't be so far in debt. Sounds like more smoke & mirrors.