Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I Love You, Brother’

Ashley Southall
New York Times
2/27/2010

Van Jones is back on the scene for a second act, and he’s got a peculiar affection for the Fox TV host whose persistent attacks helped bring down the curtains on his post with the Obama administration.

On Friday night, Mr. Jones, once a “green jobs” adviser to President Obama, was in Los Angeles to accept the President’s Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for his work promoting a green economy.

In his acceptance speech, televised live on local Fox stations, Mr. Jones had words for his “fellow countryman, Glenn Beck.”

“I see you, and I love you, brother,” Mr. Jones said. “I love you and you cannot do anything about it. I love you and you cannot do anything about it. Let’s be one country. Let’s be one country. Let’s get the job done.”

He also gave a “shout out and salute” to Mr. Obama, describing the president as “a world-class leader” who “volunteered to be the captain of the Titanic after it hit the iceberg.”

He added, “And we’re still floating.”…

…He recently landed at the Center for American Progress, a Washington think-tank, and at Princeton University, where he will teach environmental and economic policy.

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