Apparently Van Jones is back in the news again. This time he is accepting an award for promoting a green economy. Hmmm…I wonder it that’s like the Nobel Peace Prize.
As Jones accepts the award, he confesses his ‘love’ for Glenn Beck:
On Friday night, Mr. Jones, once a “green jobs” adviser to President Obama, was in Los Angeles to accept the President’s Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for his work promoting a green economy.
In his acceptance speech, televised live on local Fox stations, Mr. Jones had words for his “fellow countryman, Glenn Beck.”
“I see you, and I love you, brother,” Mr. Jones said. “I love you and you cannot do anything about it. I love you and you cannot do anything about it. Let’s be one country. Let’s be one country. Let’s get the job done.”
I don’t think anyone really believes that Van Jones has affection for the man who helped oust him from the White House. In fact Jones recently referred to himself as being the target of the politics of hate. If you listen to him talk about how much he loved being in the White House, you know that this wasn’t about affection, but about showing Beck that he’s still active in pursuing his goals. Of course Beck knows that as he’s commented several times that Van Jones works for John Podesta’s group “Center for American Progress”, which is a progressive think tank.
The elections of 2010 aren’t far from us, and I hope our vigilance is heard loud and strong as we go to the polls and try and take back our country from people like Van Jones and Barack Obama.
UPDATE: Video added