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Obama Official Regrets Signing 9/11 Conspiracy Petition

Jones also sorry for crude reference to GOP

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(Newser) – Lately, Van Jones has had a lot of apologizing to do. Obama’s green jobs czar issued a statement yesterday renouncing a statement he signed on 911Truth.org, which demanded an “immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed the September 11th attacks to occur.” Van Jones said the statement “does not reflect my views now or ever.”

The 2004 document bears 100 signatures, including big names like Janeane Garofalo and Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney. A site spokesman says every signature was confirmed by phone or e-mail. It was Van Jones’ second apology in as many days; on Wednesday, he apologized for a video in which he called Republicans “assholes,” noting that he’d made the comment before he joined the administration.

Van Jones, Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, attends the Time 100 Gala, May 5, 2009 in New York.
Van Jones, Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, attends the Time 100 Gala, May 5, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
T. Boone Pickens, left, listens to White House Council on Environmental Quality Van Jones speak at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, Aug. 10, 2009.
T. Boone Pickens, left, listens to White House Council on Environmental Quality Van Jones speak at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, Aug. 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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Citrixguy
Sep 4, 09 7:45 AM CDT
Regrets it only after the some people shine a little sunlight on it. Reply
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doingtherightthing
Sep 4, 09 8:40 AM CDT
I'll get a little clearer for you folks. This friends is a black racist, Anti-American and socialists. Anybody that supports this bastard is a Newt-troll. This piece of crap Obama slipped in on us thinking were stupid and accept anybody he appoints. Obama, the real commie thats you and your Chicago gang at the white house. America is not going to fold like a chair under your administration. The uninformed are now becoming the informed about Obama's actions. Time to throw this bastard out and take your bro Obama along with you...........
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odowd80
Sep 4, 09 9:05 AM CDT
I'm not sure why he'd regret calling Republicans assholes. Judging by these forums I'm pretty sure all Republicans think that liberals are assholes. Cheney's go f*ck yourself comment is just one example. The 9/11 thing was dumb.
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wwwonderer
Sep 4, 09 9:44 AM CDT
@Citrix. You mean like Duke Cunnigham, Jack Abramoff and Mark Sanford? Can you think of ANY other names that this applies to? Do you think ANYONE involve in the Valerie Plame case might be in the same situation
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wwwonderer
Sep 4, 09 9:49 AM CDT
@wrongthing. While I haven't read the article, the summary mentions NOTHING about race. He signed a petition about 9/11 and called Republicans assholes. Play the reverse-race card much? How is Obama a commie? How old is your reference to the word commie? It's a holdover from the Cold War/Nuclear Family age. The uninformed are becoming informed. It seems that most of that is MISinformation.
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