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NY Times Finally Picks Up Van Jones Story -- After He Resigns
Van Jones, Obama environmental adviser and "green jobs" czar, resigned late Saturday night, the culmination of days of controversy (ignored by the mainstream media) after the Gateway Pundit blog dug up evidence of Van Jones being a "Truther." He signed a 911Truth.org petition in 2004 questioning whether the Bush administration "may indeed have deliberately allowed 9/11 to happen." And the New…
California Tea Party Holds Funeral For ObamaCare
A funeral was held in Northern California Saturday to pay final respects for President Obama's healthcare reform.Beginning in Pleasanton, a hearse carried a casket symbolizing HR3200 as well as the House-passed cap and trade bill.Accompanied by a limousine and about 40 cars, the funeral procession began across the street from Rep. Jerry McNerney's (D-Cal.) office, travelling through Dublin,…
Teenage Unemployment Rate at Record High: NYT Blog Post Commenters Exp
(image found at townnews.com) Yesterday's Employment Situation Report from Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics had lots of dismal news. One of the bigger disappointments, but sadly not one of the bigger surprises, is that the teenage unemployment rate reached an all-time seasonally adjusted high of 25.5%. People who know even a little bit about economics should understand why, but an oddly…
Media's Coverage of 'Birthers' Greatly Outweighs Van Jones Coverage
The contrast between the virtual silence of major news outlets on Green Jobs Czar Van Jones’s belief in the Bush Administration’s complicity in the 9/11 attacks and the hubbub made about those who believe the President is not an American citizen casts light on the politicized attitudes of the mainstream media. NewsBusters has noted how the story has been ignored by the television media. Byron…
FNC's Beckel: Obama Must Do With Jones What He Did With Wright -- Cut
"Obama has been accused during the campaign of associating with people who were radical, whether it be Bill Ayers or Reverend Wright. He has to do with Jones what he did with Wright, which is to cut his relationship off."So said liberal Fox News contributor Bob Beckel about the growing controversy surrounding President Obama's "green jobs czar" Van Jones.In this segment aired Friday evening…
