Perfect: Van Jones also a Mumia supporter; Update: Michelle and Beck discuss Mumia connection
posted at 2:48 pm on September 4, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Via JWF and Gabe Malor, who have to be wondering whether Barack Obama appointed Van Jones as the Green Jobs Czar as some sort of blogger full-employment program. After being a Communist and a 9/11 Truther, will Jones’ support for cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal even register? Maybe it will at the White House:
More than 150 demonstrators marched from 14th Street and Broadway to the Oakland Federal Building to demand that the Justice Department re-open its corruption investigation of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a death row inmate convicted for the 1981 shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, said the protest was called after the Supreme Court on Monday rejected claims that Abu-Jamal, a former radio journalist and Black Panther, did not receive a fair trial.
“We knew there was another event going on, but the timing of the court decision is what dictated when the protest was held,” said Van Jones, a San Francisco civil rights lawyer who helped coordinate the protest march.
Jones said about 15 protesters occupied the rotunda at the Federal Building on Clay Street in an act of civil disobedience with the hope they would be arrested.
What will be Jones’ excuse this time? He didn’t check out the fine print on the “Free Mumia” picket signs before he held one?
Major Garrett reported on Twitter that Rep. Mike Pence said: “Van Jones should resign and if he is unwilling to do so, the president should demand his resignation.” One would think that the Obama administration would hasten to distance itself from both Truthers and supporters of cop-killers. I imagine James Crowley may be having an ironic laugh at this today.
Update: Of course, Michelle was all over this last night:
I missed this last night at the State Fair.
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Everyone needs a break once in a while Ed. LOL you didn’t happen to have a fried butter pat.. did you?
upinak on September 4, 2009 at 3:20 PM
I just watched the Beck video, was that Joye Bahar?
Frances on September 4, 2009 at 3:21 PM
If VAn Jones is outed, then they’re going to circle the wagons on Jarrett. She needs to be pulled into this, turn over rocks. Beck, Malkin, Ed et al. are triangulating on this rack of tools. Artillery is raining down
ted c on September 4, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice (Hardcover)
by Maureen Faulkner
Maureen Faulkner (Author)
Michael A. Smerconish (Author)
Akzed on September 4, 2009 at 3:22 PM
But BushCheneyHalliburton’s war for OOOIIIILLLLLLL!!!!!!!
Sorry….I’ve got nothing at this point. We’re doomed.
Sponge on September 4, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Van should have been at that beer summit.
Fletch54 on September 4, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Yeah, if we get many more “teachable moments” my head may explode!
gregbert on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Van Jones is a Communist-No Ifs, No Buts-Valerie Jarrett Has Been “Watching”
http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-to-van-jones.html
This is stunning-a 2008 audio of Van Jones explicitly stating that the “Green Jobs” movement will be used to push through “revolutionary” change.
I defy anyone to listen to this and tell me that Van Jones is not still a communist.
Even more stunning is the only days old admission by “the other half of Obama’s Brain” Valerie Jarrett, that “we” have been watching Van Jones for some years and are “so happy to recruit him to the White house”
I suggest to readers that they check out this post.
It explains that Jarrett’s late father-in-law Vernon Jarrett worked closely with a certain Frank Marshall Davis in a Communist Party front in late 1940s Chicago.
Frank Marshall Davis-a covert Communist Party member then went to Hawaii and ended up mentoring the young Barack Obama.
When Obama moves to Chicago, Vernon Jarrett uses his newspaper columns to promote Obama’s political career.
The Chicago Communist Party mucks in as well and writes Vernon a lovely eulogy when he dies a few years ago.
Then coincidentally Valerie Jarrett hires Michelle Obama, becomes friends with Barack and ends up advising him in the White House.
Now Valerie Jarrett is overjoyed at bringing another leftist into the White House to keep Barack company.
FreeThinkerNYC on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
He’s the perfect storm of moonbatiness…
elgeneralisimo on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Jones continued, “Yes, the Great Revolutionary Moment had at long last come. And the time, clearly, was ours! So we stole stuff. Y’know, stole stuff. Radios, tennis shoes. Well, not everybody, of course.” This guy gets around.
Greed on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Jeepers, the popcorn’s better today than it’s been in ages. And from the looks of it, there’s enough to last for weeks and weeks and weeks.
petefrt on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Teehehe.
I have been checking other news networks coverage of all this.
Front page of MSNBC right now:
I expect the front page MSNBC headlines to get lamer and lamer as obama is forced to take more and more responsibility for events.
Joe Caps on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Sponge,
if this keeps up the whole country will be catching up to you.
rob verdi on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Tin foil hats were present. Oh, well. I posted back that next weekend I will be in DC because Glenn told me to.
TXMomof3 on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Do you guys remember when Blago was fun? He was an appetizer compared to this and ain’t even been indicted yet.
ted c on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Sounds like every moonbat looney-tune off the wall wackomatic group and fringe outfit running wild around the landscape has this guy on their member’s roster.
pilamaye on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
I wonder if the MSM will ever even run the story.
farright on September 4, 2009 at 3:25 PM
And after him, so many others… Lloyd, Sunstein, Browner, et al.
petefrt on September 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Another historic moment may be on the horizon.
First Black President.
First Black President Impeached.
fogw on September 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Sounds like every moonbat looney-tune off the wall wackomatic group and fringe outfit running wild around the landscape has this guy on their member’s roster.
pilamaye on September 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Yep. He just spreads love, patriotism, and tolerance everywhere he goes. /sarc
kingsjester on September 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Not like you think it will be ran.
I guesstimate, it will be a diatribe of a “Victim of Injustice” and go on how he was raised , where, blhh blah blah.
upinak on September 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Besides the commie,racist,truther, and other stuff soon to come out. How was he even qualified to “Green Jobs” Czar. What is his experience creating jobs????
Oil Can on September 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Nice Beck and Michelle.
the_nile on September 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Did you have fried butter? :-D
SouthernGent on September 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Who needs experience when you have hope, change, and yes-we-can?
SoFlaCon on September 4, 2009 at 3:28 PM
This whole thing really gives new meaning to ‘greenhouse gases’, and on several levels.
pcpower1 on September 4, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Van Jones’ CHICKENS are coming home to roost.
Cluck Cluck.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Also from your link –
Yvonne Brown – Goin’ Down (12″ Version)
I laughed ;).
PappaMac on September 4, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Too much funnel cake, Ed?
NickelAndDime on September 4, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Michelle Malkin just destroyed the DNC.
Check out the Mushroom Cloud.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
How did this guy find the time to do his regular job with all these protests, and sit ins, and jail time?
Alden Pyle on September 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
He’s the perfect storm of moonbatiness…
elgeneralisimo on September 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Laughing my Obama off on that one…….
SDarchitect on September 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Thinking the same. Smerconish was actually a terrifically vocal opponent of the free-Mumia set years back. This entailed (rightfully) smearing all those who stood up for or lent support to Mumia. Now he’s a useful idiot tool of The drONE, positioning himself as the bald Peggy Noonan (isn’t Arlen Specter proud?) He ought to come up off his felating pads and ask BO how he could possibly justify recruiting a devout marxist truther cop killer devotee into his administration. Or as they say at MSNBC, “Mr. President, how can we help you suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.”
Exit question for Mr. Smerconish: Did you stand on the endless pathos of Daniel Faulkner’s widow only to use it as a leg up to poke your head into BO’s rectum?
Western_Civ on September 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
I tuned in MSNBC this morning to see what they were up to, in light of what has surfaced about Van Jones.
They were having a round-table discussion about the partying soldiers at the embassy in Kabul. And yucking it up as usual.
No surprise there.
fogw on September 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM
What, is attempting to tear down, then re-make the country an impeachable offense?
petefrt on September 4, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Hmmm where are the Beck bashers? Hmmm I wonder if they are also going to bash on Michelle for her lack of respect or whatever…
Upstater85 on September 4, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I wonder did they check Valerie’s seat for a wet spot after that Van intro?
max1 on September 4, 2009 at 3:32 PM
We definitely need some sort of recall function to get rid of the president and his pack of communists. Same for senators and congressmen.
Yes I know it can work against both parties, but jeez, I think this is certainly one scumbag we do NOT need in the white house compiling a pack of socialists, fascists, and communists.
Does the the white house need to burn to get the point across?
Spiritk9 on September 4, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Those are things included in the job description for a Community Organizer.
thomasaur on September 4, 2009 at 3:33 PM
I know…….I’m just looking back at the good ole days when America was still United States and the evil Booooosh was the soup of the day….now we’re indoctrinating children to the ‘civilian army’ and communists are occupying the WH and advising the Marxist president…..
Sponge on September 4, 2009 at 3:35 PM
You just have to pity the secret service with this gang around.
fourdeucer on September 4, 2009 at 3:35 PM
That’s just the appetizer. The main course is when we can refer to Obama as Inmate #012009
sherry on September 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Czars not only don’t need congressional approval, they don’t need to pass FBI background checks. That’s why Obama has appointed dozens of these creeps in this way.
New law, please. Any appointee of an elected official who is paid by the U.S. taxpayer must pass a background check. Good god, it’s so sad that this even has to be suggested.
Tuning Spork on September 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Beck is on a freakin rampage. He is taking a wrecking ball to the WH. Very entertaining.
And since Michelle Malkin is his wing man the Beck bashers are awfully silent now aren’t they?
That Michelle Malkin is a high-bandwidth Babe. What a beautiful mind.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:36 PM
American Power tracked-back with, ‘Glenn Beck: Van Jones is Tip of the Iceberg’.
Donald Douglas on September 4, 2009 at 3:38 PM
That would probably be 1 of the 15-16 counts filed against him.
fogw on September 4, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Joe Biden: “Hey! Guys! Can’t we all just sit down, have a beer, and talk this thing out or somethin’?”
DrStock on September 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Pity the Marine guards and aircrew for Marine 1.
Doorgunner on September 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM
If you were NOT a radical, marxist person with an agenda to destroy the capitalist, Christian-based America, would you surround yourself with radical, communist, anti-white, anti-capitalist, liberal marxist Czars?
Side thought:
Wouldn´t you just love to be a fly on the wall at Camp David and hear Michelle and Obama screaming over the “outing” of the Obama administration?
If someone would do an interview with Michelle on the state of the Obama administration and let her true black radical, I hate whitey feelings come out it would be the end of the Obama administration.
albill on September 4, 2009 at 3:42 PM
This story doesn’t end soon. Sure Van Jones is going to step down, but now there is a ton of credibility for Beck and others to lay into all the other wingnuts that have been brought in the White House. It isn’t going to be easy to play the “Oh that Beck is just wacko” card now.
stldave on September 4, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Jones’ qualifications consisted of being a radical, Commie, racist, nutjob agitator who makes Valerie Jarrett weak in the knees (may have something to do with his physical resemblance to Vlad Lenin).
AZCoyote on September 4, 2009 at 3:43 PM
its time for Sarah Palin to make a scathing statement about this, to force the MSM to cover it
jp on September 4, 2009 at 3:44 PM
David Brooks just locked himself in the ladies room. He won’t come out until that mean Glenn Beck stops picking on Van Jones and Barry.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:45 PM
It just might be time for another cuda attack.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Conservative Command and Control to Sarah Palin:
Let the Rhetorical Bombs Fly Away!!!!
jp on September 4, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Doorgunner on September 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Being an ex-marine it breaks my heart watching them salute him.
fourdeucer on September 4, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Whatever she says, I hope she uses the words “pals around” in it. He pals around with communists, truthers, wackos….
stldave on September 4, 2009 at 3:47 PM
After BO’s first 90 days, I rhetorically asked on one of these sites…who will lead us?
Now I have my answer.
Thanks Glenn and MM!!!!
booter on September 4, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Remember how everyone said Ronald Reagan was the Teflon President?
Barack Obama has become Fly-Paper Man.
Its a sticky situation.
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Obama “Pals around with”
1) 9/11 Truther whackjob(aka Jihadist Apologist)
2) Cop Killer Apologist
3) a self-professed and proud Communist
mix in some images of Ayers and Wright….this would make a great campaign ad
jp on September 4, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Hey there! I’m hunkered down in the Village. Where are you?
J.J. Sefton on September 4, 2009 at 3:49 PM
And that 140 character statement above, reminds us why you are a donk hack.
Blake on September 4, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Being liberal (or a Commie!) means NEVER having to say you are sorry.
The truth is right out there to see for those who want to see it. What a very trying and disturbing time.
Gob on September 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Frum is crying to.
the_nile on September 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Van Jones:
“Hey Glenn Ole buddy. I was just kidding around about that boycott ya know. Man is my azz chaffed over the chit storm you started.”
Geochelone on September 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM
You can’t expect Obama to come home early from his second vacation for something as trivial as firing a Commie/truther/anti-capitalist/pro-free mumia advisor?
VibrioCocci on September 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM
The donks are flipping out and calling it smears against Jones. LOL
Blake on September 4, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Turns out Mumia’s trial was “judged stupidly.”
Jim Treacher on September 4, 2009 at 3:54 PM
“Let me be clear , as I always say , Obama pals around with exremists, some say we should do nothing and let the “intellectuals” swoon ..”
the_nile on September 4, 2009 at 3:54 PM
It’s not a smear when it’s self-applied layer of the most fashionable radical chic.
Doorgunner on September 4, 2009 at 3:55 PM
my only thought at this point is that the MSM must be absolutely full of similar minded Extremest given what they are allowing to take place.
jp on September 4, 2009 at 3:56 PM
funny:
notice how obama has NO CONSERVATIVE friends or right-wing nutjubs in his background, let along in his close circle of friends or supporters or advisors or employees.
it’s no accident that ayers and wright and van jones are in obama’s inner circle.
van jones’ ideology is NO DIFFERENT than wright’s – or obama’s.
obama is worse than a disgrace.
we must repudiate, humiliate and impeach him.
he’s worse than benedict arnold.
reliapundit on September 4, 2009 at 3:56 PM
A Politico article on the topic featured many lib accusations of “Racists!” I know, what a shock.
Django on September 4, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Meh – I don’t think you should be ostracized from polite society for calling for a conviction to be reviewed and/or a new trial to occur. The implication there is that the courts are imperfect and some police/prosecutor combinations are less than angelic. Sure, plenty of the Mumia folks are nutjobs, but wanting a new trial doesn’t exactly carry with it the same baggage as saying that the federal government purposely let thousands of its civilians die (or murdered them) due to foreign policy goals. Focus on what’s relevant rather than using the shotgun approach (so to speak).
Likewise, his name-calling is a bit understandable in context. After the impeachment and Bush v. Gore, liberals felt that they lost power due to an unwillingness to play dirty (which explains a lot of what we’ve seen on the left over the years of compensating for this). Van Jones’ profanity alludes to that sentiment. Is it helpful? No. But many elected officials have said similar things. Perhaps we should hold appointed “czars” to higher standards, but, if not, this isn’t a cardinal sin.
Being a Truther is, as is being a Communist at the helm of a government power grab.
calbear on September 4, 2009 at 3:58 PM
You meant a Racial tour de force, right?
GunRunner on September 4, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Go Malkin! Can’t wait for Beck’s show this afternoon.
Urban Infidel on September 4, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Looks like Jake Tapper is waffling a little on this story, or some of the sources are not checking out.
Someone in the White House building a case for Jones?
joedoe on September 4, 2009 at 4:02 PM
If past is prologue, Barry will wait til this thing simmers a little more and it’s make him look like even more of an incompetent a** before he pulls the plug on this guy.
That’s what happened with every other “friend” who one day woke up with major tire tracks over his body.
redfoxbluestate on September 4, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Add Harvard Prof. Skip Gates to that list.
Urban Infidel on September 4, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I think Sarah will post something after Zero’s speech to Congress. My guess is that she’ll offer a rather scathing rebuttal to certain points brought up during Nobama’s address. I don’t think she’s going to waste a lot of time on Van Jones when her focus has been on Obamacare.
joejm65 on September 4, 2009 at 4:03 PM
LOL. Priceless. It reminds me of the way Bill Clinton’s nose got red and veins bulged when he was questioned about oral sex with a WH intern.
See, anyone can play, it’s easy.
JiangxiDad on September 4, 2009 at 4:04 PM
You see it does not matter to him though if he gets fired or not. Not as long as the TAX PAYER FUNDING stays in his radical groups. That is the name of the game for radicals. Go big, go for it all, and then take what you can get.
So what if he gets fired! There is STILL billions of our tax dollars going to his groups that have to be cut off. If that is not done, then they win!
patriotparty1 on September 4, 2009 at 4:05 PM
I seriously doubt it, but I can dream.
Daggett on September 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM
So, what was the astounding new piece of evidence?
Anybody?
bperiwinkle on September 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Congress MUST cut off ALL funding to these groups not in the next budget, but now! There is a bill right now to cut of the funding for the czars to force them out, but it will never go anywhere unless WE get behind our congresscreeps to sign onto it to get it moving.
patriotparty1 on September 4, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Blue eyed white devils? Has the Congressional Black Caucus checked in on this yet?
a capella on September 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM
As it gets later in the afternoon, it looks more and more like I’ll lose the bet I made that Van Jones would be gone before 6:00 pm EST. Too optimistic I guess.
Once it is said and done, however, we need to learn what vetting process, if any, allowed this man to have a job at the White House. If we call into doubt the process, then all czars are fair game for scrutiny. Glenn Beck and the new media will unleash on each and every one.
A thousand razor cuts will be painful and prolonged.
DrStock on September 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Tour de force? Cliche.
spmat on September 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM
I crossed over to the Beck side after watching his show yesterday.
CarolynM on September 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM
The Communists are coming home to roost!
Cybergeezer on September 4, 2009 at 4:13 PM
It’s OK DrStock we’ll lose a silly wager back and forth before all of the dust settles on this donnybrook.
thomasaur on September 4, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Y’know, every day, EVERY STINKING DAY, I see something new from this White House that gives me a new crazy feeling, like I’m swimming in Crazy Soup all day, every day.
Are we SURE we haven’t accidentally slipped over into some alternate universe?
MBuck on September 4, 2009 at 4:14 PM
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