{"id":6632,"date":"2009-09-04T08:57:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T08:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/09\/van-jones-denies-being-a-truth.html"},"modified":"2009-09-04T08:57:59","modified_gmt":"2009-09-04T08:57:59","slug":"van-jones-denies-being-a-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/09\/van-jones-denies-being-a-truth.html","title":{"rendered":"Van Jones denies being a Truther"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/bensmith\/0909\/Jones_apologizes_for_statements_denies_911_doubts.html\">Here&#8217;s the relevant part of his statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As for the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But what about his signature on the petition, here&#8217;s what the WH says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A White House official, seeking to explain Jones&#8217;s signature on the 9\/11 statement, says Jones &#8220;didn&#8217;t carefully review&#8221; the document before signing it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, the old, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what I was signing&#8221; dodge. OK, then how do they explain <a href=\"http:\/\/gatewaypundit.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/van-jones-linked-to-9-11-truther.html\">this<\/a>. The WH better be sure about this guy because bloggers will keep at it until all the dirt has been uncovered.<br \/>\nSpeaking of dirt, I wonder what the WH has to say about <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com\/weblogs\/back-story\/2009\/sep\/04\/another-apology-may-be-coming-from-van-jones\/\">this<\/a>.<br \/>\nObama did say that we should judge him by the people who surround him and since he choose a communist, Truther and revolutionary, what does that say about Obama?<br \/>\nUpdate: Hmmm&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/wonkroom.thinkprogress.org\/2009\/09\/04\/van-jones-healing\/\">he sounds less radical, more conciliatory in this sound bite<\/a>. He actually sounds more like the pro-racial, post-political Obama of the campaign trial.<br \/>\nUpdated again: <a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2009\/09\/04\/video-van-jones-does-his-crackhead-impression-offers-deep-thoughts-about-columbine\/\">But then again there&#8217;s this<\/a>. I report, you decide \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\nUpdated yet again: Then again, <a href=\"http:\/\/littlegreenfootballs.com\/article\/34594_Truther_Document_Signatories_Say_They_Were_Misled\">Charles Johnson of LGF makes a good point about Truthers lying<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the relevant part of his statement: As for the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever. 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