memeorandum: Glenn Beck statement on resignation of Van Jones (Glenn Beck)

10:10 AM ET, September 7, 2009

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We All Blew It — On Thursday evening, I got worried. Friday I put in a call to ask Van Jones how to help. Saturday I started writing a blog post, which would have appeared this morning. (I've attached it below because it goes into more detail on the history of the “Bush as addict” meme.)

Discussion: RBO, Sandra Rose, Riehl World View, The American Scene, The Other McCain, Whiskey Fire and The Sundries Shack

Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

Van Jones: A Moment of Truth For Liberal Institutions in the Veal Pen — I first met Van Jones when he was honored last year by the Campaign for America's Future at their gala dinner. He was being swarmed by all of the liberal institutional elite, who just could not be more full of praise …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, NewsBusters.org, RebelReports, Political Byline, Riehl World View, Dennis the Peasant, The BRAD BLOG, Eschaton, Blue Crab Boulevard, American Power and Seeing the Forest

Keith Olbermann / Daily Kos:

Send Me Everything You Can Find About Glenn Beck — I don't know why I've got this phrasing in my head, but: Find everything you can about Glenn Beck, Stu Burguiere, and Roger Ailes. — No, even now, I refuse to go all caps. — No, sending me links to the last two Countdowns …

The Politico:

Beck up, left let down and Jones defiant — The resignation early Sunday of “green jobs” adviser Van Jones says as much about the Obama White House as it does about Jones - marking the latest sacrifice to the political gods after a long summer of compromises and surrenders highlighted the limits of White House power.

Discussion: Commentary, American Power, Weekly Standard, Gateway Pundit and Pajamas Media

Glenn Beck:

Glenn Beck statement on resignation of Van Jones — The American people stood up and demanded answers. Instead of providing them, the Administration had Jones resign under cover of darkness. I continue to be amazed by the power of everyday Americans to initiate change …

Discussion: Think Progress, The Corner on National …, HotAirPundit, Ben Smith's Blog, American Power, Pajamas Media, Hot Air and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Jackturner / Jack & Jill Politics:
When Will This White House Learn You Cannot Negotiate With Terrorists?

Discussion: The Politico, Crooks and Liars, Political Byline, The Washington Independent, American Power, Pajamas Media, Hot Air, Calitics, The Impolitic, Riehl World View, AmSpecBlog and Gawker

Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
Van Jones: Does the NYT Know What a Truther Is?

Discussion: The Corner on National …, Washington Post and NewsBusters.org

Fox News: Jones' Resignation Could Embolden Administration Critics

Fox News:
Dean: Jones' Resignation a ‘Loss for the Country’

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, The Hinterland Gazette, Angry White Dude, The Daily Dish, Moonbattery, Axis of Right and American Power

Robert Pear / New York Times:

New Fee on Health Insurance Companies Is Proposed to Help Expand Coverage — WASHINGTON — In a last effort to give the Senate a bipartisan health care bill, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee circulated a comprehensive proposal on Sunday to overhaul the health care system and proposed …

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, The Confluence, Obsidian Wings, MyDD, The Politico and George's Bottom Line

Martina Stewart / CNN:
Nelson expresses support for using trigger on public insurance

Discussion: Washington Monthly, TPMDC, The Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars and The Hill

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:

China alarmed by US money printing — The US Federal Reserve's policy of printing money to buy Treasury debt threatens to set off a serious decline of the dollar and compel China to redesign its foreign reserve policy, according to a top member of the Communist hierarchy.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Below The Beltway, Ztower, The Other McCain and Not Tucker Carlson

Mike Collett-White / Reuters:

“Capitalism is evil,” says new Michael Moore film — VENICE (Reuters) - Capitalism is evil. That is the conclusion U.S. documentary maker Michael Moore comes to in his latest movie “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which premieres at the Venice film festival Sunday.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, Althouse, Cold Fury, Babalú Blog and JammieWearingFool

Edmund Conway / Telegraph:

Barack Obama accused of making ‘Depression’ mistakes — Barack Obama is committing the same mistakes made by policymakers during the Great Depression, according to a new study endorsed by Nobel laureate James Buchanan. — His policies even have the potential to consign the US to a similar fate …

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Pajamas Media

Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:

Sudan Court to Define Indecent Dress for Women — NAIROBI, Kenya — A Sudanese court on Monday decided not to lash a woman for wearing trousers in public but convicted her of violating the country's decency laws and fined her the equivalent of $200. — The woman, Lubna Hussein …

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Washington Post:

Major U.S. Role in Mortgages Shaping Entire Market — Classes of Borrowers Cannot Find Loans as Publicly Backed Debt Mounts — In the go-go years of the U.S. housing boom, virtually anybody could get a few hundred thousand dollars to buy a home, and private lenders flooded the market …

Discussion: A Blog For All and EconLog

Barry Rubin / Jerusalem Post:

The Region: America's obsession with dialogue — On August 26, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly was asked what the US thought about the dispute between Iraq and Syria. His answer shockingly recalls the last time a US government made that mistake. — First, some background.

Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav

Simon Walters / Daily Mail:

No.10 turns on Obama and Clinton for criticising decision to release Lockerbie bomber — Downing Street has hit back at Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for attacking the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. — President Obama and the US Secretary of State fuelled a fierce American backlash …

Discussion: American Thinker, Stop The ACLU, Scared Monkeys, Atlas Shrugs, Gateway Pundit, Weekly Standard, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, NewsReal Blog, Patterico's Pontifications, Betsy's Page and Hot Air

Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:

Decision on Airstrike in Afghanistan Was Based Largely on Sole Informant's Assessment — To the German commander, it seemed to be a fortuitous target: More than 100 Taliban insurgents were gathering around two hijacked fuel tankers that had become stuck in the mud near this small farming village.