Video: Glenn Beck goes after Obama czar … who founded group that’s boycotting him
posted at 7:34 pm on August 24, 2009 by Allahpundit
A short biographical sketch of revolutionary turned “green jobs czar” Van Jones that’s missing one tiny detail from his resume: He co-founded Color of Change, the lefty outfit that’s spearheading the much-publicized boycott of Beck that may or may not actually exist. It’s a little shady that Beck doesn’t disclose that here, although maybe he mentioned it at some other point in the show. Can anyone who watched from start to finish confirm or deny? Either way, consider this a vivid illustration of Karl’s theory that one of the reasons Obama’s gone czar-crazy is to bypass the Senate confirmation process. Imagine the field day the GOP would have with Jones’s past if he had to answer questions.
Exit question: Dude?
Update: Beck fans are saying in the comments that he didn’t mention Jones’s CoC background elsewhere on the show, but that the cause and effect here are reversed: In fact it’s Beck who’s been after Jones for some time and only recently did CoC launch its boycott, presumably as retaliation.
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Allah’s into whale watching, cat. That’s all I can figure.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Nor am I.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
You sure as hell sound like one….go after MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, AP, NYT, LATIMES…..leave Glenn alone, or is he making too much sense for you?
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Again,Beck was onto this guy way before the boycott.I doubt this is any type of retaliation against coc on Becks part.Hes gonna tear jones,and the other wacko czars,apart regardless.Plus the boycott isnt the story.
theTarCzar on August 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Nor am I.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
And I’m actually a 19 year old co-ed named Buffy.
kingsjester on August 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
That’s HOT!
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM
DaveS, IIRC the advertiser(s) that pulled ads were pulling them from ALL A-L-L opinion news shows. So if Olby, Chrissy, etc do not mention that they are being boycotted does that mean I get to make with the funny eyebrows and hmmmms?
- The Cat
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Then you are in denial. Get treatment.
RickZ on August 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM
SNORT!!
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM
You’re wrong, but that’s nothing new.
Jim Treacher on August 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM
In other words a two bag night. One to cover her face in case the one on yours fell off.
chemman on August 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM
No, you’re an evil-mongering Moderate! EEEWWWW
(Snort) Dude! You just made me inhale a Cheeto!
- The Cat
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Rar!
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Actually MegMac is a good argument against hitting on chicks at bars. I guarantee you that she’s NOT going to look like her mother 10 years and one kid later.
wildcat84 on August 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
I had a nightmare that we turned into the Wiemar Republic two nights ago and I cannot shake it-is anyone else having bad dreams over what is happening in America? This is the second time in my life I have been this afraid, 9/11 being the first.
I am very afraid that someone will hurt Beck. I like, Beck & Palin, have a cherished family member who has special needs and I know why he gets all teared up over his daughter. I worry what will happen to her as well as my WWII vet uncle, who worked for the Federal Government all his life after serving and now has Alzheimer’s.
On a lighter note, how will we know who is who in DC on 9/12? Any special Hot Air meet-up location?
margategop517 on August 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
I’d suggest Harper’s Ferry but we all know how that would end up.
Limerick on August 24, 2009 at 9:16 PM
There are two topics here…
a) You are correct, the ones that actually pulled from ALL shows do not affect Beck any more than any other shows, BUT if they actually decided to pull from all political shows BECAUSE OF the boycott (which is admittedly unlikely) then they still adversely affect Fox News’ bottom line.
b) Olbermann isn’t “being boycotted” because a Beck advertiser decides to pull ads from all cable news shows as a result of a boycott of Beck’s show. Did that actually make sense to you when you typed it?
Jim Treacher on August 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM
You’re one sharp cookie. You made an incomprehensibly stupid comment above, and are now proclaiming me wrong. Congratulations… I’m sure you’ll actually impress a few of the bright minds in this thread.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM
there is some medicare/medicaid symposium in dc from 9/13-9/17
kelley in virginia on August 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Calling people who (very correctly) disagree with you a “lefty” just makes you sound like a moron.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Uh… perhaps you have a point
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:19 PM
No she doesn’t. She sounds like someone who disagrees with the group. As it happens I disagree with her also. However, as someone who has been called a lefty here at HA simply for disagreeing AND, when it was discovered that I’m black, a race-baiter for that reason alone, I will stand up for Terry’s right to disagree without being tarnished with the Leftist brush.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Calling people who (very correctly) disagree with you a “lefty” just makes you sound like a moron.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Not as much as going on to a Conservative website just spo you can launch ad hominem attacks on Conservatives.
kingsjester on August 24, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Baldi is right. Terryonline is like Ernesto. We don’t agree on very much, but they don’t just start thowing grenades. If I wanted to live in an echo chamber I wouldn’t be at HA.
Limerick on August 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Calling someone a Leftist is an ad hominem attack IMO. :)
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Arrogantly calling someone who disagrees with you (extremely correctly) a moron doesn’t make you a lefty just a douche.
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
First, HS didn’t actually call her one.
Secondly, she may not sound like a full blown lefty, but she [terryannonline] sure isn’t being completely honest in her approach.
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Not if it’s the truth ;)
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Dude, that’s their instinctive response to anything that doesn’t 100% regurgitate the talking-point-of-the-day. A very large number of the people who comment on Hotair aren’t here because they are intellectually-curious, knowledgeable people. They are here precisely because it satisfies their need for an echo-chamber.
You can tell who those people are because they are usually cheering about Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor, or calling people names for expecting the media to disclose conflicts of interest.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
It’s not an attack if all their posts prove their ideology, is it? By the way, does Terry Silver have a clue yet?
kingsjester on August 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Second I didn’t say she did.
What’s not honest about her approach (whatever that means)?
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Sure, why not!! It is just borrowed money that your poor kids & grandkids will payback. Where in the Constitution does it say a president can hire who he wants without the approval of Congress? All the Czars should be fired.
izoneguy on August 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
I dont think that glenn beck is doing anything shady.
Now maybe he missed or forgot to mention something
But we need to stop being so afraid of the leftists
/ communists / democrats
that we cant say anything unless we research it first..
I know we have to be careful because every leftist is working for our enemies..
or the russians.. the same thing..
I do believe that we still have that pesky first ammendment right to free speech.. at least until obama and the democrats try to take it away..
and they will just wait..
you know the first ammendment the one all the liberals love to hide behind when they accusing our troops of mass murder, or bush of lying to the american people those things.
So to demonize glenn beck just because he missed something tends to lend creedence to the leftists wakos whos mind
is drugged out so much they actually think they are flying..
I disagree with your assesment..
http://www.veteranoutrage.com
I am not going to be nice to these
God dammned
Democrat communist liberal ass wipes..
And if they dont like it
To God damned bad..
Their all working for our enemies anyway..
so i dont care what they say..
So if i have a choice of believe a right winger who makes mistakes vs a leftist nut case who is looking for any excuse to throw your ass in jail..
I think i will trust the right wingers..
at least they arent working for the Islamic Nazis..
http://www.veteranoutrage.com
veteranoutrage on August 24, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Did I call her one first? No. I simply responded to her own attack on herself. She’s being disingenious about Glenn Beck, so I called her on that. You might want to watch who you defend or at least do me the courtesy of reading the previous posts, Baldi.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:25 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think Beck’s failure to disclose Van Jones’ affiliation with the COC is the big story here. Let’s keep our eyes on the ball.
alwaysright43 on August 24, 2009 at 9:25 PM
The “ad hominem attack” was me saying that Beck should disclose conflicts of interest in his reporting (astounding to me that this is even a question, and speaks to the declining quality of commenters here). Or maybe the “ad hominem attack” was me explaining pretty clearly why the Beck boycott was almost certainly costing Fox some money one way or another.
No… the ad hominems came from the zealots who basically worship Beck or Fox News or any other personality (Palin is the worst in this regard) who lack arguments and therefore immediately resort to calling people “liberals” or “lefties” when they very correctly disagree about even the most trivial point.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:26 PM
You a lefty?! Teh laughing, teh tears!
- The Cat
P.S. (to others throwing around lefty) and more to the point, if someone is to the left of you doesn’t mean they are a lefty. There are several severities of rightness, just like leftness. Case in point, people get on MSNBC for being part of The Conservative media. I think we can all agree, except DaveS, that MSNBC is not on the right.
P.P.S. If you’re not a leftist (See what I did there) then what the Obama are you?
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Note. Baldi is not a DUDE, she’s a lady and a fiesty one at that.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Fine… but be careful not to grind with the Sting… ;)
Secondly, my beef was about calling Beck a journalist after several people had repeatedly reminded her he doesn’t consider himself a journalist…
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Have you actually read Terry’s posts? Her web site? Just asking.
Dude I don’t agree with you either and I’m not a dude.
Terryonline is a moderate. Expecting Glenn to mention the boycott is not indicative of Leftist ideology.
Heh. I think he does because he got all nice to me at the end of the conversation.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Calling Baldi “dude” is an insult to all. The lady has earned her stripes, in life, and at HotAir. She is worth a couple-of-hundred of the rest of us.
Limerick on August 24, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Also, while the swine flu may be terribly threatening, I cannot help but wonder if this is another crisis that this administration will not want to waste.
Hmmmmm… how effective is the vaccine that they have fast tracked?
Hmmmm… what a great opportunity to scare us into submission to the Executive branch that will save us from total ruin. All we need to do is surrender our personal liberty, prosperity, and thought.
bbh on August 24, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Did I say you did? No.
I read the whole thing. But thanks for the suggestion.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Dude, baldilocks isn’t a dude.
Cindy Munford on August 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM
What difference would that make?
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM
I agree… I later noted that Beck’s best defense was that Van Jones is no longer formally affiliated with the group.
Could you clarify what you think my ideology is, and cite some comments that support that?
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I was posting about DaveS. I been here since before the election and his posts have always exhibited a Liberal Left ideology.
kingsjester on August 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM
If you don’t like the guy, at least listen to the message. Glenn Beck is the only one putting the dots together to get the full picture of how obama plans to dismantle this country. Hate the messenger, fine. But, listen to the message and don’t get all mealy mouthed about not mentioning ONE thing that does not even matter. Who doesn’t know that he is being boycotted and so what, the lines to advertise on his show probably go around the block.
That’s all.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Some people are confused about the role and ethics of a journalist-reporter versus those of a commentator. Again, having that issue isn’t indicate of being a Leftist.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
2nded
- The Cat
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
indicate=indicative
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Then you see the minute issue that she is making a moll hill out of….
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Nope… it isn’t.
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I noticed that when he came back his ‘tude had softened. I would like to think that he went to you site and softened his heart.
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I love it when the communists and anarchists screw up and embrace the white liberals’ “green” nonsense. It exposes the enviroweenies for what they really are.
Jaibones on August 24, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Yeah, “dude” is sort of like “man”, it is meant to convey exasperation or whatever. I wasn’t meaning it to imply that baldilocks is a “dude”.
My apologies to baldilocks for my irresponsible use of the word (but really, is there any responsible use of “dude”?).
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:33 PM
I have to disagree with those who suggest that Beck should feel compelled to expose the actions of his opposition. He has been systematically criticizing the appointment of the green jobs czar LONG before any boycott got off the ground (if, indeed, it did). Beck just keeps doing what he’s doing, boycott or not. If Beck had started his expose of czars AFTER the CofC-orchestrated boycott, then I would agree with you.
He is collecting enemies faster than any of us can count, and if he has to list all of them before he does yet another story on them, then the producers of his show might as well reserve the first minute to run their names across the screen for all of us to read.
DrStock on August 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
s/b your site
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Indeed.
In fact, the boycott happened BECAUSE Beck was poking into the czars, particularly into Van Jones. He’s been talking about him on his radio show for far longer than the boycott was around.
wildcat84 on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
I agree, the message is good. All I said was that if Van Jones was affiliated with the group, he absolutely has a responsibility to disclose that. The people I don’t like are those that are going out of their way to justify unethical behavior.
And baldilocks, yes you appear to agree with me.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
What was it Obama said? We could judge him by the people around him? Okey…dokey…
Sue on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Okay. But that doesn’t mean that she sounds like a Lefty…something you actually did say. And matters of media ethics aren’t minute, not anymore.<—my opinion.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
I’m glad you did a segment on this. I think Glenn is under some serious pressure, being the “face” of the opposition on television. If you will notice, Bill O’Reilly has punted this whole Obama thing down the road. He is trying to moderate his positions and soft pedaling any criticism. It’s sad, but expected. He is not up to any real fights.
Beck on the other hand, talked about being stalked by bloggers who were giving away he and his family’s location and security set up. That is some dangerous stuff. It only takes one nut job, thinking he is doing a favor to Obama, to put him down. I spent twenty years in law enforcement having to be very conscience of me and my family’s security. It can be nerve-racking to say the least.
Like I said before, do not mistake this series of moves being executed by the left as a debate or a policy. This is a war being waged on our nation by those who want to fundamentally cripple our way of life. There may be many different motives (I came up with seven on my blog), but they are all focusing on the same thing.
http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/08/23/why-socialize-america-lets-play-the-agenda-game/
I wrote a novel about this twelve years ago. At that time, the people who read it laughed saying no way it could happen. In the book I created a character like Beck (I had no idea who he was at the time) who met his inevitable fate.
Last summer I pulled it down and am in the process of getting it published. It seems nobody’s laughing now…
http://revoltthebook.com/
I believe, and this fall and winter will tell if I’m right, that the progressives on the left (and some on the right) have been jockeying for position for years. I have this fear we are about to see them attempt a leg sweep. Once down, we’ll have very little change of regaining our feet.
archer52 on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
We have some ranches out here in Colorado that would say yes.
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Sorry, folks but I feel the pain when the Lefty card gets played. :)
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Her approach may have been dishonest… This is something that lefties might have in common.
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM
What does that mean? What is a “dishonest approach?”
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Fool, lefty, isn’t it all the same things…..and like I said, if she wants to really go after the big fish, the really unethical journalists/media outlets, she better have a whole lot more problems with the likes of MSNBC, NYT, CBS…etc….one thing….one little thing and she is ready to throw the baby out with the bath water.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM
June, 25, 2009 – 10:17 pm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.
Palin’s office had said the governor travelled Wednesday to see Alaska National Guard troops at an undisclosed overseas location. On Thursday, her office said she was visiting about 140 aviators with the Guard in Kosovo.
Maybe this is one of the reasons Mrs Palin resigned, it was right after this trip. Possibly she learned a lot from the troops and they were not happy about the direction of the country. I think they gave her a lot of strength and I know they have her back.
tessa on August 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM
You have to ask yourself “Isn’t there someone in America who is more qualified and less controversial to be Obama’s Green Jobs Czar then Van Jones?”
The answer, of course is there are literally millions of Americans more qualified and less controversial for that job then Van Jones.
Which leads to the Obvious question: What is it about Van Jones that Barack Obama desires so much that he gives him such a lofty title? Could it be the radical past, which mirrors the same past of all of Obama’s closest friends and associates? See a pattern as to who Obama is most comfortable with and what they represent?
OxyCon on August 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Well, sure… I should have qualified that. :-)
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Insinuating things that are not true.
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
I like your solid ‘may have.’ Now there’s conviction for you.
- The Cat
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Or flat out stating things that aren’t true or at best should be left open to debate.
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Holding out for an honest lefty…
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:41 PM
He is putting all the Sowers of Discord i.e. racial discord in high places.
baldilocks on August 24, 2009 at 9:41 PM
I am so sick of these fallacious arguments. Seriously.
MSNBC, NYT, CBS have NOTHING TO DO WITH GLENN BECK.
DaveS on August 24, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Nothing?
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:42 PM
terryann isn’t dishonest, she is just an ideological 20 something. She really tries but at times her college professors seep to the surface through no fault of her own. She frustrates me at times so I try to give her as much slack as I can. (but I’m a crusty old fart and at times don’t give her any slack)
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:44 PM
People speculate whether or not Obama will push people to the point of revolution. All the while Obama is running his own.
- The Cat
P.S. (too all) that in no way is me implying to counter revolution. I think Congress should step in though (over the Czar issue). I don’t know if The Supreme Court has any check powers in this or not.
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:44 PM
I believe she’s older than me.
BTW, my college profs don’t seep to my surface… err… wouldn’t that be her fault – the whole not letting the college profs to seep to the surface?
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:46 PM
He will have no problem filling in any slot. He has millions of viewers and any advertiser should know that. I will boycott walmart, sargento, clorox, etc. I understand that men’s warehouse has pulled ads, but I have not been able to get their advertisers to answer or call me back. So if anyone knows for sure, please let me know.
terryannonline: give it up. He is so smart not to mention it and give them any credit at all. I know I wanted red meat and for him to go after them, but how many people have even heard of cofc? So why should he mention them? They do the same to Rush and he refuses to mention them.
I also worry about him and his family and their safety. You look at the black panthers, acorn, seiu and I wouldn’t put anything past them. So I pray for Glenn & his family’s safety too. By the way, he is going after many czars. Boy are we stupid to put this jerk in the white house!
Bambi on August 24, 2009 at 9:46 PM
This is not a conservative website. It’s a neoconservative website.
popularpeoplesfront on August 24, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Always nice to hear from our resident National Socialists.
Dave R. on August 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Depends on how hawkish libertarianish AP is feeling /s
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Define please.
- The Cat
P.S. Wait for it . . wait for it
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I believe this is the ‘rub’. This is why Slublog, Allah, and others continue to pour salt in the wound. They are fighters who won’t let folks label them. As conservatives we should respect that. On the other hand I know we are gun-shy from what we see as the RINO betrayal and strike back often, and loudly. Both of the sides need to pick a proper enemy and save their powder. That is where I admire Baldi, terry, ernesto, and MB4. We are all trying to reach the same goal line.
Limerick on August 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
We can’t all be as solid and perfect as you mate. -_*
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
The boycott obviously failed to get Beck off the air, so I would say it’s a moot point. I think Beck is correct to avoid the issue entirely. Expose these people for who they really are and everything will fall into place.
mike_NC9 on August 24, 2009 at 9:49 PM
You’re right. Glenn Beck works off facts. MSNBC, CBS, NYT work off of lust for obama.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Upstater85 is my hero.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Not perfect…
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:50 PM
I didn’t see Beck’s show today. Did he mention this? It might be another reason why he is going after Jones.
Apparently, remembering 9-11 for what it was is too Republican. They must reshape it so that it empowers Democrats.
http://spectator.org/archives/2009/08/24/obamas-plan-to-desecrate-911/
journeyintothewhirlwind on August 24, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Especially viewers
thomasaur on August 24, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Perhaps. I’ll let their “conservative” arguments speak for themselves ;)
Upstater85 on August 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Thank God for Glenn Beck. Doing the journalism the driveby’s just won’t do. He used to get even more snarks around here than he does now, but I suspect that some people here are getting it after seeing how Obama does business using thugs.
Christian Conservative on August 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
That’s one thing I do have to say about ernesto. I mean don’t get me wrong, I can’t stand the guy. But he is at least, for the most part, honest. I’ve seen him disagree with some major Dem talking points. Sometimes it makes me say, “When did the body snatchers get him?”
- The Cat
P.S. Not quite sure if that was a compliment or an insult. Prolly both.
MirCat on August 24, 2009 at 9:53 PM
I’m not sure either. I guess that is why God made us ornery. It make good theater. :)
Limerick on August 24, 2009 at 9:56 PM
You are as they say “a better man than I Gunga Din” Baldi and MB4 I do indeed admire, Terry and Ernesto, well not much at all.
doriangrey on August 24, 2009 at 9:58 PM
You ornery, Limerick. Nah, you’re a pussycat.
HornetSting on August 24, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Go get’em Glenn!
Beck is doing something very unusual in the Medias these days: he seeks the truth!
Antagonist on August 24, 2009 at 9:58 PM
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