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Demand the Resignation of Special White House Adviser Van Jones
Published by Tom Foreman on Sep 05, 2009
Closed on Sep 07, 2009
Closed on Sep 07, 2009
Target: President Obama
Region: United States of America
Result:
This petition is now closed.
Background (Preamble):
It's amazing how quickly some political issues can rise to prominence and be resolved in the age of the Internet, even when the mainstream news media refuses to even acknowledge their existence:
Unfortunately, by refusing to accept full responsibility and blaming his demise on a "vicious smear campaign," his resignation may very well have wound up increasing, rather than decreasing the ever-escalating hyperpartisanship in our nation's capital.
The author of this petition has no relationship with www.DefendGlenn.com, which produced the 2 videos below. The main purpose of this petition is not the removal of Mr. Van Jones, but to give concerned citizens a means of effectively drawing a line in the sand. Although addressed to President Obama, its underlying message is for all those we elect to serve us in our nation's capital:
"Enough is enough, the time has come to end the ever-increasing hyperpartisanship. With unemployment approaching 10% and federal deficits projected to increase $9 trillion over the next decade, your top priorities should be stimulating job creation, cost-cutting, and enacting reforms to prevent such a devastating recession from ever occurring again. And the more finger-pointing and name-calling you engage in, the harder it will be to forge effective bipartisan solutions to these and the many other major issues on the congressional agenda!"
Petition:
To: President Obama,
We agree with Congressman Pence that the extremist views and coarse rhetoric of special White House adviser Van Jones "have no place in this Administration or the public debate." Although he appears to be highly qualified and certainly deserves credit for apologizing about his disgraceful partisan political behavior, we believe that his characterization of former President Bush as a "crackhead" went way beyond what should be tolerated from a member of this or any other Administration - even though it occurred prior to the assumption of his official duties.
That incident alone should be sufficient grounds for you to demand his resignation!
We agree with Congressman Pence that the extremist views and coarse rhetoric of special White House adviser Van Jones "have no place in this Administration or the public debate." Although he appears to be highly qualified and certainly deserves credit for apologizing about his disgraceful partisan political behavior, we believe that his characterization of former President Bush as a "crackhead" went way beyond what should be tolerated from a member of this or any other Administration - even though it occurred prior to the assumption of his official duties.
That incident alone should be sufficient grounds for you to demand his resignation!
The Demand the Resignation of Special White House Adviser Van Jones petition to President Obama was written by Tom Foreman and is in the category Politics at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: van jones, obama, special white house adviser van jones
