Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is (audio)

The Schnitt Show ^ | 10/4/11 | Schnitt

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Tuesday morning on AM Tampa Bay on 970 WFLA, Vice President Joe Biden was asked by Jack Harris about the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The VP said "I really don't know about the Van Jones group, except what I read in the press." The group is currently protesting in New York City against the social and economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government.

Later in his response in talking about the frustration seen in the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street Group, Biden said "you have on the one end Van Jones' guys, whoever he is, talking about Wall Street." Jack Harris and Tedd Webb stopped him to tell him he had previously been "Green Czar" in the administration. The VP responded, "Oh is that... alright"

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Evidence to that contradicts Biden's statement:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26813_Page3.html

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Good find!

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RE: Evidence that contradicts Biden’s statement:

Biden can always say — I’ve met and spoken to thousands upon thousands of people in my life. I can’t remember all of them.

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Kinda stretches credibility to say you don't know someone that two presidents, a former vice president, your chief of staff among other cabinet members know personally.

And who is also a key member of your Middle Class Taks Force program that you happen to be in-charge of and both of you have attended and spoken at said conferences all across America.

Give me a break... :)

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""I just spoke from my heart and [Biden] looked me right in the eye...It wasn’t like he was taking notes or distracted...And he’s taken those ideas on board and that’s the kind of person he is, he is very down to earth..,,and I’ve since worked very closely with him and his staff to get a lot of those ideas implemented,” Jones said."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26813_Page3.html