Van Jones Resignation

[KRonn]

Seeing more about Van Jones. He said of 9/11 that "we deserved it". Said "white people poison black people"(because of pollution I think it is, or what ever else) he says on one of his videos that  I saw. And more. He wasn't railroaded, he did it to himself. Pres Obama should be glad he came and went, more quietly. But the question is how and why was he there in the first place?

Also, not many, if any, media outlets even reported on this Czar, what he was saying, believed in, until he resigned. And I have to laugh at the claim of it being a right wing conspiracy. Get over it - the Dems will do well without left wingers like this in the lime light. Don't need it, or don't need more of it. Just as the Repubs don't need right wing zealots and wack jobs.

[The Minsky Moment]

The fact is the guy was carefully vetted.  He had a long distinguished record for professionalism and was generally recognized as a cheery, all-American sort of guy.  Of course, there were concerns about substance abuse, rumours about his sexual preferences, and a somewhat messsy divorce, but he overcame that.  And while he never won an Oscar, he was always deserveredly one of America's favorites.

So the fault did not lie in the vetting.  No the problem - which no one could reasonably foresee - is that Van Johnson suddenly died before he could get his cabinet appointment, and this Van Jones character snuck in and assumed his identity without anyone noticing in time.

[Caliga]

I've got my fingers crossed that he is replaced with Van Halen.

[Ed Anger]

The fact is the guy was carefully vetted.  He had a long distinguished record for professionalism and was generally recognized as a cheery, all-American sort of guy.  Of course, there were concerns about substance abuse, rumours about his sexual preferences, and a somewhat messsy divorce, but he overcame that.  And while he never won an Oscar, he was always deserveredly one of America's favorites.

So the fault did not lie in the vetting.  No the problem - which no one could reasonably foresee - is that Van Johnson suddenly died before he could get his cabinet appointment, and this Van Jones character snuck in and assumed his identity without anyone noticing in time.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I've got my fingers crossed that he is replaced with Van Halen.

Van Helsing would be cool. 

[Razgovory]

Oh.  Well that's not really a record then.  Shit GWB had gotten arrested as well (and was actually convicted of a minor thing).

Communism is no minor thing.

Communism is a red herring. 

Well, it was a red menace, but it's pretty much discredited except among mental defectives or crackheads like Fireblade.

Well it was a quote from a movie.

[The Minsky Moment]

Now that we got this horrible Van Jones fellow out the way, hopefully we can replace him on CEQ with the kind of guy that Hans & co can get behind.

You know, someone like this guy: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[Hansmeister]

Now that we got this horrible Van Jones fellow out the way, hopefully we can replace him on CEQ with the kind of guy that Hans & co can get behind.

You know, someone like this guy: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Wow, a NYTimes hatchet job, that'll convince anyone.

I'll do you one better http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10274412-38.html.  When it comes to the surpression of science you can't beat the Obamateur.

[Neil]

Now that we got this horrible Van Jones fellow out the way, hopefully we can replace him on CEQ with the kind of guy that Hans & co can get behind.

You know, someone like this guy: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Wow, a NYTimes hatchet job, that'll convince anyone.

I'll do you one better http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10274412-38.html.  When it comes to the surpression of science you can't beat the Obamateur.

Reports that are skeptical of climate change should be supressed, just as those that posit an intelligent designer are.

[Hansmeister]

Reports that are skeptical of climate change should be supressed, just as those that posit an intelligent designer are.

It's always funny how religious whackos like to claim "science" is on their side, even when reality clashes with their delusions.  Global warming advocates are like jehovah witness nutjobs, blindly following a 'proven' doomsday only to revise that date when it proves to be wrong to a new 'proven' doomsday while pretending their previous doomsday never existed.

[Neil]

Reports that are skeptical of climate change should be supressed, just as those that posit an intelligent designer are.

It's always funny how religious whackos like to claim "science" is on their side, even when reality clashes with their delusions.  Global warming advocates are like jehovah witness nutjobs, blindly following a 'proven' doomsday only to revise that date when it proves to be wrong to a new 'proven' doomsday while pretending their previous doomsday never existed.

Well, that's the crazies.  But the majority of scientific opinion falls well short of 'apocalyptic'.  Of course, it becomes apocalyptic once it reaches the public, because the public is extremely stupid and prone to panic.

Global warming is more dangerous than sexual predators, for example.

[Hansmeister]

Reports that are skeptical of climate change should be supressed, just as those that posit an intelligent designer are.

It's always funny how religious whackos like to claim "science" is on their side, even when reality clashes with their delusions.  Global warming advocates are like jehovah witness nutjobs, blindly following a 'proven' doomsday only to revise that date when it proves to be wrong to a new 'proven' doomsday while pretending their previous doomsday never existed.

Well, that's the crazies.  But the majority of scientific opinion falls well short of 'apocalyptic'.  Of course, it becomes apocalyptic once it reaches the public, because the public is extremely stupid and prone to panic.

Global warming is more dangerous than sexual predators, for example.

Nonsense, sexual predators actually exist, even if the threat from them is hyped up by the media.

[Neil]

Nonsense, sexual predators actually exist, even if the threat from them is hyped up by the media.

Climate change seems to exist.  The scientists think so, at least.

[The Minsky Moment]

Nonsense, sexual predators actually exist, even if the threat from them is hyped up by the media.

Climate change seems to exist.  The scientists think so, at least.

Hans' definition of science differs from you.  Science isn't science for him unless it gets an endorsement from the National Review's editorial board.

[Queequeg]

Hans' definition of science differs from you.  Science isn't science for him unless it gets an endorsement from the National Review's editorial board.

It runs in the family.