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Life and times of Van Jones
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Sep 06, 2009 03:44pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Author | Cameron Scott |
| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Sunday, September 6, 2009 06:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Glenn Beck began drumming his almost incomprehensible conspiracy theory about Obama's green jobs adviser, Van Jones, shortly after an Oakland group Jones co-founded, Color of Change, began its own campaign against Beck for calling the president a racist.
The charges? He was an ex-con, a former black nationalist and a communist.
The facts: Jones had been unfairly arrested at a peaceful protest, and charges were later dismissed. He had been a member of a group that sought a "a multiracial socialist utopia."
But then Beck got lucky: It turns out Jones had signed a 9/11 truth petition. Several petitioners, including Jones, say they were unaware of the blurb that suggested that the government allowed 9/11 to happen, and believed the petition was merely a call for a thorough investigation.
But even if Jones did sign a "truther" petition, isn't that precisely what's called freedom of speech? I don't agree with it, and frankly I think it's kind of crazy—but hardly as crazy as believing the president is going to beam communist propaganda through the airwaves and straight into the minds of unsuspecting schoolchildren later this week. That's no saner than thinking communism comes from fluoride in the water. |
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