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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
The bloggers who did the real legwork on this have to be somewhat chagrined about Beck getting on the vituperation (=credit) for this.
101 posted on 09/06/2009 7:36:34 PM PDT by Stultis (Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia; Democrats always opposed waterboarding as torture)
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To: cripplecreek
Yes we are indeed their worst nightmare, and we are coming for them. The first huge salvo in this developing skirmish will be the elections next year. We will PINK SLIP the lot of them.

I will be campaigning for their replacements for the first time in my life.

Want to go up against these ACORN thugaroos!!!

And there are millions of us.

102 posted on 09/06/2009 7:37:15 PM PDT by Candor7 (The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule ,derision ,truth. (member NRA)
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To: kristinn
I've seen Podesta surfacing lately. Usually he likes to operate in secret.

His appearances are likely a sign that what he's been working at the the last few years is now starting to fall apart.

103 posted on 09/06/2009 7:39:47 PM PDT by what's up
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To: 50cal Smokepole
I hear he's a real smart feller.....

Podesta is a smart feller and also a fart smeller.

His nose has been so far up Vans butt, the man's cross eyed.

104 posted on 09/06/2009 7:40:23 PM PDT by Candor7 (The weapons of choice against fascism are ridicule ,derision ,truth. (member NRA)
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To: MrLuigi
The funny thing is the rules only really work against those in power :)

So 0bama has no idea how to respond. He only knows how to organize a community against “the man” he has no idea how to be “the man”

ROFL

105 posted on 09/06/2009 7:40:47 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied, the economy died)
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To: kristinn

I’m quite confident saying that whatever irritates Podesta, politically, is most likely an absolute good.


106 posted on 09/06/2009 7:42:09 PM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: kristinn

The truth is Van’s worst enemy. Playing his own videos in front of him acted like sprinkling water on the Wicked Witch of the West. HE’S MELTING!!! WHAT A WORLD, WHAT A WORLD!!!!


107 posted on 09/06/2009 7:43:14 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: kristinn
Van's chief tormentor.

Are they interviewing? I'd like the job if it's still open.

108 posted on 09/06/2009 7:43:34 PM PDT by AZ .44 MAG (A society that doesn't protect its children doesn't deserve to survive.)
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To: kristinn

Tormentor? How about Truth Seeker?!


109 posted on 09/06/2009 7:46:02 PM PDT by cubreporter
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To: kristinn

How do these people publicly defend the appointment of a communist?

IMPEACH OBAMA.


110 posted on 09/06/2009 7:46:46 PM PDT by Kimberly GG
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To: D-fendr
fought to bring economic and environmental justice to communities

Whatever the hell that is

It means instead of communities with low rents getting low rent businesses and moderate wage jobs, they instead get NO businesses and NO jobs.

111 posted on 09/06/2009 7:46:59 PM PDT by Stultis (Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia; Democrats always opposed waterboarding as torture)
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To: Candor7

LOL


112 posted on 09/06/2009 7:47:00 PM PDT by 50cal Smokepole (Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
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To: kristinn

LOL. Podesta says “tormentor” like it’s a bad thing.


113 posted on 09/06/2009 7:55:00 PM PDT by Pallas
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To: goodnesswins

Van Jones was victimized by his own tongue and his own actions. If there wasn’t legitimacy to what Beck was reporting, Van Jones would have been retrained and the administration would have stood by him. If the rest of the media had been doing their job, Beck wouldn’t have been alone in the wilderness reporting this.


114 posted on 09/06/2009 7:56:37 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Candor7

Sooooh let me see...

Is Van now a Bus boy?


115 posted on 09/06/2009 7:59:20 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: kristinn

Podesta is next. Van Jones crapped in his own hat.


116 posted on 09/06/2009 8:03:54 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: AppyPappy

Mr Podesta

Glenn Beck kicked your ass.


Ballgame.


117 posted on 09/06/2009 8:05:45 PM PDT by Senator Goldwater
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To: kristinn

Podesta can KMA. I know his history.


118 posted on 09/06/2009 8:06:32 PM PDT by sauropod (People who do things are people that get things done.)
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To: kristinn

If Beck has this kind of power he should bring them all down.


119 posted on 09/06/2009 8:51:32 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: kristinn

Your boss is next, Johnnie.


120 posted on 09/06/2009 8:58:10 PM PDT by hsrazorback1 (Seek truth.)
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