Roger Ailes says Barack Obama is lazy. The media has blown it into a big story with the facts not on the media’s side. Van Jones, who on live national television called Mitt Romney a douche, was outrageously outraged by Roger Ailes’s assertion on CNN and even hinted that it might be racist for Ailes to say so. The media is yet again willfully choosing | Read More »
According to a new biography of Roger Ailes, the Fox News chief reportedly believes Newt Gingrich is a "prick," VP Joe Biden is "dumb as an ashtray," and President Obama is "lazy." CNN panelist Van Jones took issue with the latter revelation, calling the comment "disgusting" and possibly a "racial charge."
(CNN) - Van Jones, a former green jobs official in the Obama administration and a CNN contributor, said Friday that if the controversial Keystone oil pipeline is constructed under President Barack Obama's watch, it could become part of his legacy. "Now it's the 'Obama Pipeline' and it leaks," he said, posing the hypothetical situation of [...]
When CNN Contributor Van Jones foolishly fell for the fake photoshopped Fox News report that President Obama had blamed Russia’s meteor on global warming, he did what any reasonable political type would do — he deleted his tweet, said...Show More Summary
So in case you were bored enough to wonder, Van Jones has not assisted the carbon cycle yet by assuming room temperature. On 17 February, 2013, we had a confirmed sitting on the Capitol Mall. He was there to frolic in front of an adoring 35,000 person crowd at the “Forward on Climate” March. Show More Summary
The Forward on Climate Rally saw almost 40,000 Americans gather in solidarity to protest the Keystone XL Pipeline, which, if completed and used, scientists say, would effectively end the ability of the Earth to support human life. The...Show More Summary
I am intellectually honest enough to appraise the effectiveness of those who I fundamentally disagree with in their ability to "Move The Crowd".I am going to draw a different take upon Van Jones based upon the speech below given at the...Show More Summary
Former White House Advisor Van Jones warned his fellow Democrats on Wednesday not to laugh too hard at Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) water drinking moment during his Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Show More Summary
Following Marco Rubio’s response to the president’s State of the Union, former Obama adviser Van Jones said Rubio “is dangerous for Democrats.” “He is dangerous,” Jones said. “I was so glad he picked up that water bottle because where he was going: he was getting emotional.” He continued: “Marco Rubio is to the heart what Paul Ryan is to the head. Show More Summary
An event this past Wednesday at Loyola University Chicago featuring former Obama administration official Van Jones strayed far from the marketed title of “2013 MLK Celebration,” instead encouraging students to embrace a “new patriotism”...Show More Summary
After President Obama’s second inaugural address, Van Jones, former Obama White House "green jobs" czar, praised the speech, calling it “Djobama Unchained” (after the controversial movie Django Unchained, about a freed slave taking revenge). Show More Summary
Ronald Reagan The Bane Of The Progressive Fundamentalist vs Barack Obama The Vessel Upon Which The Progressive Will Ride In Toward "Social Justice Glory" The fraud that damages the Black Community Governance Culture.You all are NOT going...Show More Summary
I think this tweet from Van Jones captures a lot of my feelings this morning: The wails of wingnut rage sound like sweet music as they continue their war against reality. Yes, they are dangerous and they will continue to do great damage, but today I am filled with hope. Hope that these losers are [...]
This articles has been reposted from Climate Progress with permission. President Obama’s legacy will be defined by a number of issues: the stimulus package; killing Osama bin Laden; his endless battles with Congress; his support for gay marriage. Show More Summary
President Obama’s legacy will be defined by a number of issues: the stimulus package; killing Osama bin Laden; his endless battles with Congress; his support for gay marriage. But arguably the biggest issue he’ll be judged on — one that is still rarely mentioned in Washington policy circles — is climate change. It is true [...]
The president's former green jobs czar thinks growing public concern over climate change obligates Obama to take leadership on the issue.
Van Jones is a leading environmental and human rights advocate, President Obama's former "green jobs" special advisor, a CNN contributor, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild the Dream. Chris...Show More Summary