EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 5, 2009
Van Jones Resigns as Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the Council on Environmental Quality
WASHINGTON, DC - Van Jones, Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the Council on Environmental Quality resigned today. Below is the text of his resignation letter, sent to Chair Nancy Sutley:
"I am resigning my post at the Council on Environmental Quality, effective today.
On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide.
I have been inundated with calls - from across the political spectrum - urging me to "stay and fight."
But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.
It has been a great honor to serve my country and my President in this capacity. I thank everyone who has offered support and encouragement. I am proud to have been able to make a contribution to the clean energy future. I will continue to do so, in the months and years ahead."
Sutley said in a statement released early Sunday that she accepts Jones resignation and thanked him for his service.
Other than being contrite for his actions and words, Van Jones blamed, "opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide." This shows the very nature of Jones. He blatantly claims lies and distorions were being used when the facts, his own words and actions belie his own statement. Jones may be leaving his position at the White House, but we can expect him to resurface at one of the many agencies receiving government funds or working on behalf of Obama.
While we can commend Glenn Beck for his efforts addressing Van Jones on his special TV series on Obama's Czars, we also commend Blogger Trevor Loudon, who broke the story of Jones' Marxism.
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