It's Sunday morning. I'm on twitter and begin to notice all of the chatter about Van Jones stepping down from his post as Green Jobs Czar. Here is the actual back and forth I had this morning on twitter which inspired this blog entry...
RT @blogdiva: Van Jones is a casualty because ColorOfChange went after Glenn Beck and Lou Dobbs. Think about that. from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem & Van did it all on vid...who's fault is that? I'm not saying he should have quit...but I understand. Don't embarrass the pres from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy Can't debate Van Jones in 140 but if 1 of
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem i'm not sayin he "should've" have said it...i'm saying that there r positions where "we" have 2 b more careful than others... from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem It ain't right, but it is what it is. Love u'r posts...it's my sunday paper:-) from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem I'm sorry, "tweets" not "posts"... from
AroundHarlemThere's a lot of name calling on twitter this morning. Many are upset about Van Jones #p2 from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy Disagree.The days of #Blck people needing 2b careful r over. Its 2009. We hav a Black President aka Leader of the free world#p2 from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Yeah...Skip Gates thought the same thing...they took his ass to jail all the same though from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem so if Brian Williams was found on tape saying, "I hate ni@@as." it's cool cause he's got free speech? Leave Beck alone then... from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Free speech works both ways...Glenn Beck is an idiot, but he's got free speech too...right? Unless he disses Obama? from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem All i'm saying is that sometimes, there is a price for standing up for what you believe in and calling ppl ass holes... from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Just like there's a price for calling blk women "nappy headed hoes" or calling the pres a "racist that hates white ppl",right? from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy I've NEVER mentioned Glenn Beck bc I dont hav a problem w/statement.Disagree but respect his right 2 say it.Free Speech 4 every1 from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem So you think it's wrong that he's losing sponsors left & right? you feel sorry for him just like you do Van Jones? from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Beck's the elephant in the room...he said some things that "cost" him & so did Van... from
AroundHarlemRT @thed_weezy So you think it's wrong that he's losing sponsors left & right? you feel sorry for him just like you do Van Jones? from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Over all, I wish ppl would allow for folks to change their minds. Quote me years ago & u'll find stuff i'm really sorry I said from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy Beck losing sponsors is a business decision made by private corporations. Those decisions hav nothing 2 do w/Freedom of Speech. from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem To err is human, to forgive...devine. The man said he was sorry and was doing something new he was good at...our loss indeed from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Beck says stupid shit everyday, he was losing sponsors because of the petition that (I know I did) most of us signed... from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy Glad there were not 2 many people who thought like u in the 50s & 60s. Otherwise I'd still be sitting in the back of the bus. from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem How so? I'm all for change. I was front row with a yellow ticket back in Jan in DC! I'm down for the cause... from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Hell, i'm in
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem & what I KNOW is real in this country is that life ain't fair. Van Jones proved that there's NOT really free speech... from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem But, that's the rule...it's not fair...but it is a rule. He broke it. That's an anti-civil rights train of thought? How so? from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem Van J was honest, said what he thought, didn't care who heard or saw him, and it came back to bite him. Happens all the time from
AroundHarlem@thed_weezy Down 4 the cause means supporting laws of the
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem i don't approve public pressure, i'm simply acknowledging they exist... from web
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem I'm a school teacher, by law, if they found me publicly drunk this weekend, they could fire me. that ain't right, but it is.. from web
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem in order to fight any battle you need to know the rules of engagement. be they fair or not. from web
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem and US laws have a history of not ALWAYS being fair. they change all the time...hence the supreme court interpretations. from web
AroundHarlemI got up too early. Going back to bed. from
thed_weezy@AroundHarlem sweet dreams;-) wishing you visions of sugar plums (or at least that Pinkberry breakfast) from web
4 comments:
Thed, you are right on with this post! I was scared that you were defending Jones for a minute. WHEW!! The point is, whether you agree w/ Jones' policies or not, you have to know the rules of engagement like you said.If you don't know those rules, then you have no business advising the president. The truth is,even though we have freedom of speech, we can't always say what's on our minds unless we are willing to deal with the consequences that come along with voicing those thoughts.Obama has alot of ppl that want to make him into a socialist and obviously Jones didn't help Obama's case. My prediction is that Jones is only the first of a few more Czars that will be cut off.
@the boss hogg wow...thed & boss hogg "agree" on a thedlitical post...maybe there is hope for health care reform after all;-) thanx for chiming in!
healthcare reform? okay thed, now you're pushing it!! Let's stop while we have found something to agree on. LOL!!
glad I was able to witness this rosey reunion :)
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