Glenn Beck has his first scalp. Van Jones, under fire from the extremist television show host for his background in radical activism, has resigned from... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Google Blogsearch (Politics)
Very restrained. Grim doesn't point out that Jones has a degree from Yale and is on record as saying a few intemperate things. Beck is certifiable and is on TV spouting fighting words every night. But Jones is gone and Beck remains. Or that Beck admitted his goal was a vendetta and the administration let him get away with it. Or that it's okay for Ensign to say he'll change, but not for Jones to actually do it. Or any of a lot of other things I could think of to say--many of which would make Jones' comments seem fairly tame--but would at least prove that old white women know as many dirty words as younger black men/
'Tis a pity that Jones went down, and at the hands of that idiot Glen Beck to boot. There's a lesson to be learned here, though, i.e., that radical views or past actions by folks on either end of the political spectrum can -- and usually will -- come back to haunt. Once again I'd say that the subtitle for this piece could easily have been "People who live in glass houses..." That said, however, it's a shame that Beck and his ilk aer able to make political hay out of a person's ... More »
Quality could be yes or no. To me it seems like a lot hullabaloo about people who should really not make the national news but I know the beltway folks and media love insignificant matters such as this so it gets more ink than necessary.
It seems Van Jones made the right decision. With him outt of the way the thing Beck and his ilk can do is use him until they can find another fall person.
Mark Kleiman: “If you want to say batsh*t-crazy stuff and still be treated as a respectable participant in the national debate, you’d better be a ... More »
We have our freedoms changed without going through to proper channels. Glen Beck too the first shot, hit his target so why give him the credit. Maybe can get another one or Sean Hannity may try his luck.
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