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Van Jones - Princeton's Professor Truther
Topic Started: Feb 27 2010, 10:45 AM (268 Views)
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http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/02/025699.php

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What does it take to be disowned by the respectable left? The case of Van Jones provides something of a test. Byron York conveniently summarizes the revelations that preceded his ouster as the Obama administration's green jobs czar:

During his time in the White House, it emerged that Jones had signed a 2004 petition supporting the so-called "9/11 Truther" movement; that he was a self-professed communist during much of the 1990s; that he supported the cop-killer Mumia abu-Jamal; that in 2008 he accused "white polluters" of "steering poison into the people of color communities"; that he was affiliated with an anti-American publication called "War Times" from 2002 to 2004; that in 2005 he said, "You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child"; and that earlier this year he called Republicans "a--holes."

(Jim Hoft adds a footnote to York's summary of Jones's record. MSNBC has deep-sixed the video cited by Hoft, but the transcript of Jones's MSNBC appearance is available here.)

Jones is nevertheless being crowned with honors. York reports that Jones accepted the President's Award at Friday night's NAACP Image Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. This week Princeton also announced that it has appointed Jones a distinguished visiting fellow in the Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Jones "will hold a one-year appointment for the 2010-11 academic year and teach a course in the spring semester focusing on environmental politics, with a special emphasis on policies that create green economic opportunity for the disadvantaged."

Princeton describes Jones as "an environmental activist and social entrepreneur." Tigerhawk is a Princeton alum who poses two questions, one small and one big, to his alma mater:

First, the small one. What, pray tell, is a social entrepreneur? I mean, in a respectable academic context. Obviously, Ashley Alexandra Dupre is a social entrepreneur, but I'm pretty sure that is not how Van Jones or the University flacks use the term.

Second, the big one: Why is Princeton hiring a 9/11 Truther, even for African-American Studies?


They are both good questions, and I am quite sure that neither one has a good answer.
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Unfortunately the Black Studies programs in many Universities have become representatives of the Far Left. Try finding a conservative Black Professor in these programs, or even a moderate one.

The study of Black, Hispanic, or any other culture is quite valid. What is not valid is turning them in activist sites for Political causes. This is what happened in 2006 when the John Hope Franklin Center became Ground Zero for the inciting of the Duke Campus against the Lacrosse Players. The "Wanted Poster" was reproduced there, the Listening Statement was produced there, and it is my belief some of the protests against the Lax Team were organized from there.

Some Duke professors outside of the JHFC continue to deny that reality. Steele & Brodhead were cowering in fear about the standing up to them. The Duke Administarion still is.

The Lawsuits are dangerous to Duke. They can't stand the truth coming out.

Edited by Baldo, Feb 27 2010, 02:06 PM.
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I'll have to be honest. Whenever I hear that a student is majoring in Black Studies, the first thing I think is 'yep, too stupid for any other department'. To me, Black Studies is where you put the losers who flunked out of math or geology or history or economics, etc. Losers who just couldn't cut it anywhere else - but still want that stinking diploma.


One more thing - I can't say I'm surprised that Princeton welcomes this van Jones moron to teach black studies. I've already seen what Princeton expects of its black students. Yup folks, I read Michelle's thesis.

Edited by Carolyn says, Feb 27 2010, 04:29 PM.
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It all depends how you measure intelligence and what classes they took. One pot banger was summa cum laude from her University and enrolled Duke's PhD sociology program. From what I found out many of the pot bangers were smart, but boy were they gullible and easily manipulated. It appears to me they suffer from the old adage, "garbage in equals garbage out!"

Intelligence is never good as a solo indicator of success. What counts is the actions they take and the 88 Professors and their students deserve an "F" in their real world activities.
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Baldo
Feb 27 2010, 05:00 PM
It all depends how you measure intelligence and what classes they took. One pot banger was summa cum laude from her University and enrolled Duke's PhD sociology program. From what I found out many of the pot bangers were smart, but boy were they gullible and easily manipulated. It appears to me they suffer from the old adage, "garbage in equals garbage out!"

Intelligence is never good as a solo indicator of success. What counts is the actions they take and the 88 Professors and their students deserve an "F" in their real world activities.

Total "F's", Baldo. Totally!

Yoo! Gang of 88? Baldo's just designed your new class motto! :pu:

Edited by Carolyn says, Feb 27 2010, 05:25 PM.
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