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zak247

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60. It's a thoughtless remark

Fri May 29, 2020, 06:52 PM

May 2020

He is trying to say racism is not only from the Klan. Big deal…we already knew that

Also, he assuming the political beliefs of this woman. Maybe she is an of a Klan mentality. She might be a Trump supporter for all he knows.

People assume this lady is some kind of liberal because she is in NY.

He’s using Hillary as a symbol. It’s a thoughtless remark

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Van Jones blames Hillary supporters. [View all] BlueLucy May 2020 OP

Spooky. Laelth May 2020 #1

It has been clear for more than four years that Van Jones comradebillyboy May 2020 #74

Wasn't the woman in the park Canadian? nt DURHAM D May 2020 #2

No. brooklynite May 2020 #18

Contributions do not mean she is not a foreign national. nt DURHAM D May 2020 #22

you do have to be a US citizen to donate to a federal campaign Orangepeel May 2020 #25

I don't think small online contributors have actually being DURHAM D May 2020 #29

If that's the case, what's your point? That she MIGHT have been a Democrat, based on no evidence? n/ pnwmom May 2020 #41

Weren't those contributions from someone with a different middle initial? MrsCoffee May 2020 #26

That was Amy L. Cooper. The Central Park woman is a Canadian named Any M. Cooper. nt tblue37 May 2020 #27

Yep. MrsCoffee May 2020 #28

And apparently Amy L. Cooper is listed as "retired", so they clearly smirkymonkey May 2020 #56

I'm pretty sure this has been debunked. I saw a DU post yesterday that explained it was the wrong scarletwoman May 2020 #36

Ironic that you've often lectured others for misidentifying strangers. LanternWaste May 2020 #48

There were some accounts saying she was Canadian and the donations were from other Amy Coopers karynnj May 2020 #52

She is Canadian and I thought those contributions were from one of the smirkymonkey May 2020 #55

Yes obamanut2012 May 2020 #21

Thanks. nt DURHAM D May 2020 #24

Different Amy Cooper with a different initial. It's such a common surname pnwmom May 2020 #32

Not sure what you are saying. DURHAM D May 2020 #33

The woman who's reported to give to Democrats is not the Canadian. pnwmom May 2020 #40

So the nasty Central Park woman JenniferJuniper May 2020 #3

Wrong - it's the white, conservative, holier-than-thou, Trump supporter we have to worry about. walkingman May 2020 #4

Once in while Van Jones crawls out of Trump's ass and gives us a bothsiderism dalton99a May 2020 #5

There are white liberals like that. There is some truth to his statement mucifer May 2020 #6

If anyone else said it I would get what they were saying. But in his case JI7 May 2020 #8

I think this should not be swept under the carpet and it could ultimately be good that mucifer May 2020 #10

Or merely engaging in sanctimony. LanternWaste May 2020 #49

Bullshit. Drunken Irishman May 2020 #12

This! rusty fender May 2020 #38

As a black man qazplm135 May 2020 #13

Com'on. Not a fraction enough to negate his massive racist lie. Hortensis May 2020 #69

He made some important points, but that comment was unfortunate. madaboutharry May 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver May 2020 #37

I think he was insightful. The woman he speaks about doesn't scream out... LAS14 May 2020 #9

I was more worried about that woman lynching her Cocker Spaniel than anything else. sop May 2020 #11

link to the video or a transcript please TIA Celerity May 2020 #14

Here is a clip BlueLucy May 2020 #17

thanks for posting! Celerity May 2020 #19

he speaks pure bullshit beachbumbob May 2020 #15

No, it's the undercover cop provocateurs we need worry about. Kid Berwyn May 2020 #16

No, it's the Van JONES within each of our different home groups we need to worry about. UTUSN May 2020 #20

This. Thank you for this. nt Baltimike May 2020 #68

I can easily turn it on the Sanders Bros with sexism. LizBeth May 2020 #23

Wow, this guy is still on cable TV? Submariner May 2020 #30

i remember why i can't stand van jones. He also said good things about trump samsingh May 2020 #31

Van Jones is the one who stupidly claimed.. Cha May 2020 #43

i remember that stupid comment samsingh May 2020 #75

Van Jones is Not helpful to Reality. Cha May 2020 #76

Sorry but he's not being helpful! Dem4Life1102 May 2020 #34

Van is a quite a dope BannonsLiver May 2020 #35

Any one calling out Van Jones for his BS lately? Brainfodder May 2020 #39

FO Van Jones.. You Stupid FUCK. Does he even know WTF Cha May 2020 #42

Hi Cha. I'm still trying to pick my jaw off the floor... Hekate May 2020 #45

The Stupid BURNS RED HOT with that one.. Cha May 2020 #47

Stupid comment, Van Jones.... Sogo May 2020 #44

FFS... ehrnst May 2020 #46

Van Jones is useless! He is part of the problem. mfcorey1 May 2020 #50

Second new guy posting this. pwb May 2020 #51

He has already forgotten Ahmaud Arbery, apparently. skypilot May 2020 #53

Is this the same Van Jones who toadies up to Trump on a regular basis? GoCubsGo May 2020 #54

He's echoing the MLK's Letter from Birmingham about moderates. aikoaiko May 2020 #57

Racism exist in all factions of the left and right BlueLucy May 2020 #58

Van Jones is a Dem hating alt-left clown radius777 May 2020 #59

It's a thoughtless remark zak247 May 2020 #60

Nope. BlueLucy May 2020 #61

Making statements like this is what Van Jones does for a living. Steelrolled May 2020 #62

Trying to make "Hillary supporter" mean wealthy-donor-class-out-of-touch-elite-centrist-moderate. betsuni May 2020 #63

Idiot Blecht May 2020 #64

I agree rockfordfile May 2020 #65

Idiot rockfordfile May 2020 #66

Oh, now the busted windows at CNN, Atlanta makes some sense. herding cats May 2020 #67

(previous title deleted) I'm too angry to take the time to craft a proper response BadGimp May 2020 #70

Van Jones is a fucking idiot n/m RhodeIslandOne May 2020 #71

He's a double sexist. SharonClark May 2020 #72

I haven't forgotten BGBD May 2020 #73