Why Van Jones Matters

Obama 'green jobs' adviser quits amid controversy

From the article:

The matter surfaced after news reports of a derogatory comment Jones made in the past about Republicans, and separately, of Jones' name appearing on a petition connected to the events surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. That 2004 petition had asked for congressional hearings and other investigations into whether high-level government officials had allowed the attacks to occur.

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones said in his resignation statement. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide."

Jones said he has been "inundated with calls from across the political spectrum urging me to stay and fight."

At midnight, on a three-day weekend, Van Jones tendered his resignation. If your source for news is NBC, CBS, ABC or any of the mainstream major newspapers, this might be the first time that you have heard of this. Here is what we know of Jones:

• Graduate of Yale Law School.
• Community Organizer.
• Civil rights advocate.
• Self-proclaimed communist.
• Truther-document signee. (Claims he didn't know what he was signing)
• Green economy expert (whatever in hell that is).
• Green Jobs Czar (no congressional oversight).
• Living idol (like Che Guevara) of left wing sycophants. (How else do you think he warrants this job).

See here, here and here. Mr. Jones indicates that "lies and distortions" have been used to smear him. If only one's own words recorded in print and on video could never be brought up then he might have a point. But somewhere between distributing the "word" and understanding the "word" or at least its implications, Mr, Jones got lost. I have no doubt that Van Jones intended on reaching every single left-wing ear that he could capture and if you judge by the position he was appointed to, he was most successful in reaching that appreciative ear. But the lack of temperance on the choice of words was staggering.

If you have followed along here, you know that I have expressed my displeasure with the way that things are going at the present time. In today's world, good men and women who have worked hard all of their lives only to find themselves out of work, struggle to survive. And charismatic Van Jones, who appears to have been recipient to so many advantages can only see grievance with a country that has certainly given him a load of good fortune. Just how audacious can one be after living here in the country that to my mind is the only hope for humans on the planet, and to be so blind to not be able to witness and recognize true exceptionalism.

How does one survive on a legacy of agitation? Easy, I am sure he will land at some good non-profit or think tank with a bunch of like-minded Maoists. And although vitriolic words do not always tranlate to societal improvement, they are certainly good for left-wing opportunism and career advancement.

To finish up, I see lessons to be learned by Obama and the press:

• Some of us actually like America.
• Some of us do not see America as a social experiment.
• Some of us are interested in people's views if they are in a position to change America.
• Some of us have noted the things that you have ignored or not reported.
• Some of us don't take kindly to derision.
• Some of us have the Internet and now due to circumstance, have the time to watch you like a hawk.
• Some of us have extended to the limits our benefit of the doubt.

Score one for the great unwashed.

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