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Proud liberal 80

(4,392 posts)
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 11:59 PM Aug 2020

Van Jones smh

On CNN saying that the hard hat, lunch pail crowd (basically the blue collar white male) hasn’t been reached out to at this convention. Reaching out to that crowd is a losing strategy....either that crowd is voting for you or not...the people that need reaching out to are the base and the people who voted in 2012, but not in 2016

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Van Jones smh (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Aug 2020 OP
Fuck him vercetti2021 Aug 2020 #1
agreed SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #2
Van Jones is a Troll. When he thought Biden was going to pick Whitmer he was saying Biden is going JI7 Aug 2020 #3
I would bet my last penny that Van Jones has corrupt motives. Beakybird Aug 2020 #4
Van Jones says anything to get attention. hamsterjill Aug 2020 #5
Uggh. Thanks for the warning. I DVR'd CNN's coverage. ecstatic Aug 2020 #6
Fuck Van Jones. Really. He's worse than useless. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #7
No one really cares what DUgosh Aug 2020 #8
Are we done with Van Jones yet? MontanaMama Aug 2020 #9
I have been done with him ever since "TONIGHT HE BECAME A PRESIDENT" JI7 Aug 2020 #10
Jones had some decent comments tonight. But, that bunch is likely not reachable. Hoyt Aug 2020 #11
He lost my respect when he said this...... donkeypoofed Aug 2020 #12
Up his. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2020 #13
That is why.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2020 #14
Also REMEMBER.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2020 #15
How was he EVER part of the Obama administration? He sucks big time. nt live love laugh Aug 2020 #16
Only for a split second iirc uponit7771 Aug 2020 #20
Which blue collar white males should we reach out to? TexasBushwhacker Aug 2020 #17
Van Jones is the new Tavis Smiley Trumpocalypse Aug 2020 #18
He's loves him some trump. cwydro Aug 2020 #19

JI7

(93,906 posts)
3. Van Jones is a Troll. When he thought Biden was going to pick Whitmer he was saying Biden is going
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:02 AM
Aug 2020

to lose without a black woman on the ticket.

I knew he was going to do this. Notice his call for Biden to pick a black woman was only when there were misleading leaks about Whitmer .

Now that he has picked a black woman he is on some other bs .

Beakybird

(3,402 posts)
4. I would bet my last penny that Van Jones has corrupt motives.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:02 AM
Aug 2020

He's always the "liberal" fly in the ointment.

hamsterjill

(17,760 posts)
5. Van Jones says anything to get attention.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:02 AM
Aug 2020

He’s always the contrarian. He’s made a few good points in the last four years, but for the most part, I find him irrelevant.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
11. Jones had some decent comments tonight. But, that bunch is likely not reachable.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:08 AM
Aug 2020

They did have farmers and other workers on tonight that can use consideration. But if one hates people that don’t look like them, don’t expect a big play for them when Dems are trying to present what they are about.

Truthfully, ignorant white wingers are too stupid and/or vile to realize their lives will be better too.

donkeypoofed

(2,188 posts)
12. He lost my respect when he said this......
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:22 AM
Aug 2020

...."Trump became President tonight" after some minor bombing. I lost ALL respect for him that night. Same with Fareed Zakaria, who said the same thing but on a different night. I cannot even watch them anymore !!

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
14. That is why....
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 12:48 AM
Aug 2020

We are watching MSNBC for the DNC Convention. Love Anderson Cooper and normally watch his show tonight but TURNCOAT Van Jones is a straight up NOT STARTER.

That is why MSNBC is LEADING in the Viewership Ratings for the Week, thus far.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,289 posts)
17. Which blue collar white males should we reach out to?
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 01:58 AM
Aug 2020

The ones that aren't racist, sexist assholes? That should take about 10 minutes. Any other great suggestions?

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