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Published: Fri, 4 Sep 2009
Description: Will Obama green jobs 'czar' Van Jones resign?
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" That's the question we're asking for this segment should he stay or should -- go controversy growing this morning of her Van Jones has the president's green jobs czar. He works in the west wing of the White House here's a look about what to all the stories about. Jones at one time was a self proclaimed Communist. There's a videotape that surfaced from a few months ago using a vulgar word for. Republicans he also said at one point white polluters are poisoning minority communities and other claims he sign a petition saying the Bush Administration. Knew about the attacks of 9/11 before they happened. I want to bring in Bob Beckel professor of advanced political studies at George Washington university and a Fox News contributed to a Bob good morning view. Q all right and -- ten terrorists -- consultant foxnews.com contributor Andrew good morning to you this morning. Boy I don't know what were involved in this I don't know what was stirred up here today. Com or what's gonna happen that hasn't. As a result of everything that's come out of the past several days with -- Jones but Bob answer the song of the clash. Should he stay or should go. All of -- issue."
" Dog -- the -- he'll be applied for unemployment. Come Tuesday morning but but that's not the point there's a big question here and that is. The vetting process here added. He'd get through this and this is not just the White House Obama team batting. In -- and the -- out before have been vetted by the Secret Service to other want to go through your background checks in the rest of it. At present but he uses self proclaimed Communist of all these things are true he said in the past I'm surprised frankly that he was given a way out bass AMP. On the common about the Republicans I mean a trip to run in I've used that word myself -- with a couple matches in front -- referring to republic."
" Its own -- uninvited. As for the other stuff you're not given a pass sorry about not on that to get what I have to get a pastime that I mean Andrea why he's still around. But I have never used network described me right away often ignore the other women and I thought I -- is -- No I agreed look this guy has got to go. You know put aside his political a very obvious political affiliations his races in the fact that he was. Arrested his ties to the socialist group storm looked ill on a day when unemployment is at nine point 7% and this guy is task of bringing in more green jobs. And he's not doing and he's -- his pine mountain is talking about everything house and I think this is an opportunity for Obama and everybody's asking Obama. Where are you we hear crickets from the White House. I promised an era of bipartisanship. Of working together with Republicans he said he put it and it is divisive talk I want her Obama has that got. To get rid this world."
" We've heard from the White House already there will with regard to the 9/11 document that apparently she cited 2004. The White House says he did not carefully review that document before he signed its. That grew by the way as always did that they contacted everybody no one's name was on the listed did not want to be on there. Here here is there is band jones' latest statement if I've offended any moment statements are made in the past I apologize. As for the petition that was circulated today regarding the 9/11 investigation. I do not agree with this statement and it's certainly does not reflect my views now or ever backed Abbas issuing Andrea without vetting."
" someone like this could throw. We'll look a look at the last cabinet appointees that we've seen. From Tom Daschle to Bill Richardson at the highest levels mean these guys -- you know in the sense. And former governors the Obama administration's vetting process has massive holes in that and we we know there's no secret there. This is the problem though with these -- because congress doesn't get a look at the neither the Barack Obama can name. All different is our city's position I can -- keep up -- how many stars we have. But I would say that now we have to look back at the other is -- he's put in office and that then too because it's someone like. Then Jones for the simple Google search conceded this guy has had a really really checkered past and shouldn't be in that position. I I'm begs the question who is in office -- issue we should send --"
" Look look look and just -- certainly can't that you win this in your bipartisanship VA he promised that the problem -- Republicans never understood Woodward men. And never participated. But. Having said that you get back to this point when you about a Google's. The FBI -- I mean my own search document was -- and 97 pages long when I got them. Freedom of Information Act it is unbelievable to me. That there's got past careers Secret Service agents who do come -- give us a great point and you're asking the best course of the entire segment. How does it happen. -- That it just I know people who apply when I was at the White House who who got caught and saying things like this who were not allowed in the white house of that you're gonna say. It yourself about -- in fact that's what he said and he's got every right the world itself back on it but the Secret Service would no more allowed us off about. Communist into the White House. -- And as they were Charlie Manson. I don't as the that's what I don't get this is there something more here. About the breakdown in the system yes it broke down the Obama administration but it also broke down with those people who are responsible for doing the back tragic that yes another great question Bob -- back. They're -- patent what does that say about the White House in the way they're operating to bring somebody like this then. Well yeah this will this more than twenty years ago by the way I'm another I think it was in February 2009. And Obama that's one of the problem. You it'll get away with saying some of these things if that was way back when but as the Republican gubernatorial candidate Virginians are learning that you. You you'd you can't say it -- few years ago so what. -- here's the problem here if it makes this much more difficult because right now the Obama's patients at a rough August this is not the way to start the Labor Day weekend. But it is one of those things that will be he will resign or be thrown out. No later than Monday and then healthcare will take back overzealous state and this will be forgotten but I'll tell you something if you go apply this White House. From here on out somebody better be very very --"
" How much more to what about. And serious point about going through all the other is -- by the way our brain room tells us thirty -- ours are working in one way one form or another in the west -- the White House. "
" And and the problem is what do what do we know about these ours I mean look at the bigger point today. Bill is that Barack Obama should come out this is an opportunity for him he suffered a really cool summer he could come out and say. You know why not -- administration and send this guy packing -- controlled the message. And show some leadership now it's it's good timing for -- Jones and Obama because Rhonda holiday weekend when I was -- political Press Secretary we use the term. Friday afternoon down. So unsure something's gonna happen in the next couple days they can Barry."
" Move on a -- by Monday. Antelope island at -- yet it yet but you know that this drug czar and by the way every administration has stars -- the that's not something new and it also does not require senate confirmation and is hiding in Russia Bob. The United States of America -- unknown guy and it eight I remember right Ronald Reagan had 133 of these wars are economic --"
" Fuller -- thirty really little careful."
" Let's be a little careful how we throw who have turned around looked almonds are right here on fox them because I'm a Democrat yeah -- But we're very different cars for the term of affection there producer Robert you know as much and -- Thank you make it I think that the decision -- my background you'll -- this kind of stuff."
" Why Don that -- question has -- hey bill do you think we -- sick of Fox -- brain room on that 197. Page document of."
" Now that we know I don't know I don't. The offer enough obvious -- and he had. That's the limitations all right has extended look at a thanks to both you by the way may have ordered Friday double say you know but the question then becomes Andrea. You know this President Obama economic announcement itself resist something has released and some sort of the statement that comes out -- say 5 o'clock this afternoon yes that's right we'll see and they will all be king he may go all the talk about this week from now and if that's the case. Bob's point is very well taken. This is a huge distraction and a week when you do not -- every day he's in their bill he makes us on the look like it I gotta -- thanks Andrea thanks thank you Bob have a good weekend everybody you two."
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