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Obama Advisor John Podesta Rips Glenn Beck as "Van's chief tormentor'
Sunday, September 6, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 09/06/2009 5:56:27 PM PDT by kristinn

Obama transition chief and head of the leftist Center for American Progress, John Podesta, laid in to Glenn Beck tonight with a spirited but after the fact defense of former Obama administration official Van Jones that was posted tonight at Think Progress:

Van Jones is an exceptional and inspired leader who has fought to bring economic and environmental justice to communities across our country.

He has chosen to resign because he believed he was serving as a distraction to the president’s agenda. I respect that decision.

Van was working to build a common ground agenda for all Americans, and I am confident he will continue that work. Unfortunately, his critics on the right could find no common ground with him.

Clearly, Van was the subject of a right-wing smear campaign shrouded in hypocrisy. Van’s chief tormentor Glenn Beck, who spent weeks engaged in vicious name-calling, retains his perch at Fox News after calling the president a racist who has “a deep-seated hatred for white people.” Van has set a standard that Beck would never impose upon himself.

I look forward to working with Van to move our country towards a clean energy economy that empowers and lifts up all Americans.

Van Jones is a race-baiting, America-hating, cop-hating, terrorist-sympathizing, expert at living off the public teat. In other words he's a perfect Democrat. No wonder Podesta loves this guy and looks forward to working with him (again).


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonistas; democrat; democrats; dnctalkingpoints; glennbeck; hypocricy; hypocrisy; impeachobama; johnpodesta; jones; obama; podesta; vanjones; vj
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To: kristinn

LOL! I noticed that Podesta was the quiet one on Fox News Sunday — wonder if this is why?


61 posted on 09/06/2009 6:21:22 PM PDT by Salvation (With God all things are possible.)
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To: blam
it'll still be taxpayers money he receives.

Yes, I have already been reminded, rightly, of that fact.

62 posted on 09/06/2009 6:21:54 PM PDT by Bahbah (Only dead fish go with the flow)
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To: kristinn
I look forward to working with Van to move our country towards a clean energy economy that empowers and lifts up all Americans.

Wait a minute John Podesta, did this guy resign or NOT???? Sounds fishy if Van is still moving our country.

63 posted on 09/06/2009 6:22:12 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: kristinn

They’ve really got their knives out for Glenn tonight don’t they. Can’t wait to see his ratings this coming week!


64 posted on 09/06/2009 6:22:44 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: kristinn

How DARE Glenn Beck play back Van Jones’ actual words from his own mouth!


65 posted on 09/06/2009 6:24:13 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: bray
This is just the beginning.

That is an understatment.
66 posted on 09/06/2009 6:25:33 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: kristinn

“He has chosen to resign because he believed he was serving as a distraction to the president’s agenda. I respect that decision.”

And, yet, when Sarah Palin resigned the Alaska governorship because defending the multiple, unsubstantiated ethics complaints by left-wing libtards was distracting from the needs and resources of the citizenry, she was excoriated in the lame stream media.

The double standard is almost mind boggling.

Podesta needs to sit down, shut up, and wait for the anointed one to request more water.

It’s time to take back the country.


67 posted on 09/06/2009 6:26:22 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: kristinn
Van’s chief tormentor Glenn Beck,...

Van Jones's chief tormentor was Van Jones. Commie is as commie does - and says on tape.

68 posted on 09/06/2009 6:28:26 PM PDT by meyer (Do not go gentle into that good night - Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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To: kristinn

These guys sure don’t like it when Alinsky’s rules are used against them!


69 posted on 09/06/2009 6:28:49 PM PDT by MrLuigi (incompetence)
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To: kristinn

Oh, come now, Pudenda! Van shot himself in the foot with a machine gun and now everyone is going to blame Beck for noticing all the blood?


70 posted on 09/06/2009 6:33:22 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault
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To: Jay Howard Smith
Wonder how he could be serving as a distraction to the President when nobody in the Meat-Head-Media was reporting it .....?

Not to mention, Obama's been on "vacation" for the last 2 weeks.

Plus, it's Ramadan.
71 posted on 09/06/2009 6:34:49 PM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (No health care reform without TORT reform!)
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To: FormerACLUmember

Just sent Glenn a “thank you” note...

“”Glenn,

“Just wanted to say “thanks” for your efforts in getting the word out about Van Jones. You exposed him with his own words – his guilt cannot be denied.

“The hard left will attack you for this, as they’ve attacked many others before. I stand with you because you are exposing the truth.

“The way I see it, that’s one commie down and several to go.

“Keep up the good work.””

I recommend that y’all do the same. His efforts should be appreciated, as should the efforts of the other brave folks that are not afraid to expose the truth.


72 posted on 09/06/2009 6:35:33 PM PDT by meyer (Do not go gentle into that good night - Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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To: goodnesswins
Podesta is full of it. "Smear"??

Jones own words condemned him!!!!!!!

73 posted on 09/06/2009 6:36:25 PM PDT by moondoggie
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To: FormerACLUmember

How many years ago was that taken?


74 posted on 09/06/2009 6:38:05 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: taillightchaser
Yes -- Podesta, Dean, Olbermann, and every other libnut who's currently in meltdown mode over what happened to Van Jones really do want communists in the WH. ....and they got what they wanted.
75 posted on 09/06/2009 6:38:38 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: goodnesswins
We AMERICAN'S DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY to this OVERTHROW!

Well said.

76 posted on 09/06/2009 6:42:05 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: Question Liberal Authority
Not to mention, Obama's been on "vacation" for the last 2 weeks.

Plus, it's Ramadan.

Coincidence, I'm sure.... /s

77 posted on 09/06/2009 6:43:24 PM PDT by meyer (Do not go gentle into that good night - Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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To: kristinn
John Podesta's page at discoverthenetworks.org
78 posted on 09/06/2009 6:46:56 PM PDT by TPartyType
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To: kristinn
Another prime example of "KILL THE MESSENGER"

Why bother listening to the message when you can gain political points among your piers by attacking the messenger.

If this administration was in charge during the revolution they would have executed Paul Revere for spreading bad news.

79 posted on 09/06/2009 6:50:16 PM PDT by R_Kangel (`.`)
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To: kristinn; penelopesire; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; ...

80 posted on 09/06/2009 6:52:02 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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