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CNN’s Van Jones: Muslims turn to jihad “when people say stuff like Trump. Trump kind of helps make people radical”

Dec 4, 2016 9:45 am By Robert Spencer

Dylann Roof wasn’t screaming “Jesus is Lord!” as he murdered people in the Mother Emanuel Baptist Church. He didn’t quote the Bible to justify his actions. Islamic jihadists routinely scream “Allahu akbar!” as they are killing, and invoke the Qur’an and Sunnah to justify their actions. But for Van Jones and Paul Begala, it is simply not possible that Muslims might kill Infidels for reasons that are found within the Islamic religion. The poor dears must have been driven to it by President-elect Trump. Why there were jihadis before Trump entered politics, they don’t explain, but it is apparently because people were saying “stuff like Trump” before that as well. If only we would learn to censor ourselves in accord with Sharia blasphemy restrictions, all would be well, and peace would dawn.

“CNN’s Van Jones Claims Trump ‘Helps Make’ Muslims ‘Radical,'” by Brad Wilmouth, MRC NewsBusters, December 3, 2016:

Appearing as a panel member on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360, during a discussion of Muslim-Americans “self-radicalizing’ and becoming terrorists, liberal CNN political commentator Van Jones at one point blamed Donald Trump for allegedly causing some to “self-radicalize.”…

At 9:28 p.m. after host Anderson Cooper recalled that Trump claimed thousands of radical Muslims have infiltrated the country illegally, Kingston jumped in:

There’s a term that the border patrol uses — OTM — “other than Mexicans” coming in. So there’s truth to the fact that there are lots of people coming in — thousands probably. I don’t know the exact number because we don’t have that control on it.

Kingston, a former Georgia Congressman, added:

But I wanted to say this. One of the things that is in his immigration plan that is very rarely talked about is a committee of study on radicalization. How do you stop the lone wolf who is embedded? Maybe an American citizen, maybe not. Maybe he’s lived here for 10 years. What makes him turn radical? We don’t know. And that’s another (inaudible) bipartisanship.

Jones then cracked: “When people say stuff like Trump. Trump kind of helps make people radical, but go ahead.”

Liberal CNN political commentator Paul Begala soon complained about “scapegoating” against Muslims:

We want to know how people become self-radicalized, which is apparently what happened to this murderer at Ohio State, this terrorist at Ohio State. But the stereotyping and the scapegoating. Mr. Trump didn’t say anything like this when a right-wing white kid went into Mother Emanuel Baptist Church in South Carolina Charleston, and slaughtered people because they were black in their Bible study.

He added:

Now, it was not an attack on Christians or white people or conservatives. We didn’t scapegoat and stereotype them because there’s more of us. But that’s what’s so upsetting about Mr. Trump’s scapegoating Muslims or immigrants or refugees when we have homegrown terrorists who are not Muslims as well, like this animal in South Carolina who is alleged — I guess he’s accused, he hasn’t been tried yet, but this young man in South Carolina.

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Comments

  1. Guy Macher says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 9:49 am

    It certainly wasn’t news of Trump that kade Van Jones a radical Commie pinko.

    • KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:44 am

      Only reason vannie is on CNN is coz he be Barry Soetoro’s boyfriend.

      • Carolyne says

        Dec 5, 2016 at 7:38 pm

        I’ve heard a number of people say this, Hillary Clinton, Barack Hussein Obama, this guy Van Jones, but I’ve yet to see or hear any evidence of it. Do they just make it up as they go along? Anyone knows, who has the least knowledge of Islam, that the goal is to Islamize the world by any means, terror if necessary or perhaps preferred, and nothing we say or do can change them.

        • Roy C says

          Dec 5, 2016 at 8:40 pm

          Of course – Have we all already forgotten that Jones is a “truther” claiming that Muslims were not involved in the 9/11 slaughter. These idiots are among the lowest life forms on the planet. Jones is a good buddy of Obama who brought him into his administration with hardly a peep from the media and no protests on our campuses either. Big surprise right? CNN ought to be ashamed to allow this creep into it’s building. Truly despicable beyond words

    • Chris in Texas says

      Dec 5, 2016 at 9:50 am

      Main stream media mouthpieces for $1000 , Alex ……
      ” A racist , radical , idiot leftist , bigoted and hypocritical black DEMOCRAT , who blames the Trump election on a “Whitelash ” by islamaphobes and other despicable and deplorable voters ! He resigned
      amid controversy from the Obama administration where he worked as an environmental advisor … … …
      Who is Van Jones ?
      Correct !

  2. Raja says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 9:57 am

    It might be fashionable to blame all and sundry for the spurt in Jihadi terrorism. The facts are otherwise. Jihad is built-in war machine of Islam Islamist would go any length to conceal this truth. All the same,

    Media should display some moral courage to report ONLY the truth and NOT jump the bandwagon of Leftist idiots and all other unprincipled elements.

    When the wind changes for good these useless elements will also feel the heat, hopefully.

    • Kay says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:05 am

      Yes, perhaps if the news would accurately report “who, what, when, whete” and leave out all their moralizing then more people could conjecture the “why” without being called names.

    • Rob says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      The Quran should be compulsory reading for all politicians, teachers, religious leaders and school pupils

      • Robert Heller says

        Dec 7, 2016 at 4:22 pm

        Sorry buddy, no religion in schools! (well, except for Islam, that’s politically correct right now!)

  3. Buford says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:02 am

    Muslims always try to place the blame for there violence & Hatred on other people the cause of there violence & Hatred comes from that Vile, Demonic book of hate known as the Quran it preaches Violence Deception, & is a False Religion.

    • Michael Copeland says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      “…an excellent pattern …. between us and you enmity and hatred forever..”
      Koran 60:4, part of Islamic law.

  4. Always On Watch says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Over and over again, we hear these pathetic excuses for jihad.

    Pure BS!

    The problem is the Quran. Period.

  5. Karen says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:08 am

    After reading Begala’s inarticulate ramblings several times, I think I found some scraps I could form into a complete thought; we have criminals born in America, so we cannot object to the importation of foreign criminals.

    Uh….no, not buying it or anything else from the MSM these days.

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:22 am

      Gotta wonder if ever wonders why we need to add to our own criminal population by importing potential criminals from other countries.

      And if he’s ever wondered why Muslim majority Gulf States haven’t taken them in.

    • andra says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:38 am

      You should get used to this Kind of argument. In Europe this reasoning has been standard for quite a while now.

      • PRCS says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 10:42 am

        Here, too, actually.

        Unfortunately, folks like that crew have a willing audience.

  6. Kay says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:11 am

    Again, this is very like blaming the abused one for the abuser’s violence.
    How can someone be getting paid for this kind of faulty reasoning?

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 12:20 pm

      He’s paid cuz there’s gold in keeping the population in the dark about unpleasant matters. To them, a Moslem is as good a victim as a black American or an illegal immigrant from south of the border, and there’s big money and prestige in victims. It’s an industry. But with the Moslems these guys overstep their globo-socialist bounds and invite disaster, which is the new normal now coming in drips and drops, but will inevitably come in big bangs, like the one we got on Sept 11 2001, but on a much larger scale.

  7. john spielman says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:12 am

    Gee, I never thought that the Egyptian Copts and the Christians of Pakistan were Trump supporters?

    Liberal socialism/ Marxism is a progressive brain disorder which ultimately turns its adherents like Vann Jones into babbling unthinking automatons like Tickle Me Elmo dolls, as when you push their buttons the just repeat the same gibberish about it never is the fault of islam , it’s always some one else’s fault

    • maghan says

      Dec 5, 2016 at 6:31 am

      Van Jones is too dumb and flashy to have read and understood Marx. A noisy and intemperate black liberal. That’s all.

  8. PRCS says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:12 am

    By “radicalization/self-radicalization” and similar nonsense, do they mean literalist? Devout? True believer? Complete submission?

    What definition of radical are they referring to?

    “of or relating to the origin : fundamental”

    Probably never crosses their minds.

  9. Allan says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:25 am

    The Criminals’ News Network should take its own advice about not “scapegoating”. Furthermore, if a Muslim is self-radicalized, then it wasn’t Donald Trump’s fault. If, however, the radicalism is the fault of Donald Trump (i.e. CNN’s scapegoat), then the Muslim wasn’t self-radicalized. Instead, it was goat-radicalized.

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Notice that he said the would be mass murderer at The Ohio State University had radicalization *happen* to him, as if it was imposed on him by an external force. And what is radical about a Moslem attempting to murder sidewalk of Infidels? Nothing. The attempted mass murder did the right thing by the lights of Islam. He was activated, not radicalized, by the Holy Ko-Ran, not Donald Trump.

      Van Jones is a deluded commie. Pardon the redundancy. This is a guy who gives lectures that America’s not only not broke, we’re rolling in money. So he figures we should roll on a feather bed of Moslems to enjoy the multicultural socialist dream ride.

      • PRCS says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 3:26 pm

        As it’s an excellent redundancy, you’re pardoned.

      • gravenimage says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 9:59 pm

        Good points, APF.

      • Ilene Saral says

        Dec 5, 2016 at 7:10 am

        The key word here is “activated”. That is what is so terrifying. All these “land mines” amongst us…

  10. andra says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:33 am

    Please, correict me if I am wrong. The jihad is part of Islam since ist beginning. Back then there was no Trump, no Geerd Wilders or Robert Spencer. There was just a man from Mekka who built up his army and called his idelolgy a religion.

    But I know, it is always easier to blame somebody else for your own actions.

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:47 am

      And for the uniformed–like the CNN crew–to regurgitate nonsense to a willing audience.

      • billybob says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 12:32 pm

        That was totally irresponsible to confuse the issues like that. A news organization has a responsibility to inform, not to obfuscate. There must be some Press Council where you can take a complaint about a news organization intentionally spreading obfuscation and disinformation. If they are going to have people on a panel who are uninformed or who are driven by some personal ideology to misrepresent the truth, that must be balanced with someone else who will call him to task and clearly state the truth. To present a babel of confused voices like I just witnessed, with no balance or clarity, is unconscionable.

        • PRCS says

          Dec 4, 2016 at 2:16 pm

          I feel your pain.

          I’m just now watching Kelly Anne Conway regurgitate the “radical Islamic terrorism” meme to Chris Wallace.

          As “radical Islam” and “radical Islamic terrorism” seem to be management approved euphemisms there, he didn’t challenge her.

          Not sure if such a Press Council exists.

  11. rubiconcrest says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:34 am

    When will the media, Van Jones included, come to the realization that the true victims of Islamic totalitarianism include the 50-70% of Muslims who want nothing do with Sharia. These journalists are afraid to say ‘tear that wall down’. The real Arab spring will only begin when the western world is declared sharia free and only those who wish to live this way be admitted as refugees and immigrants.

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:53 am

      “Muslims who want nothing do with Sharia”

      I will disagree with that.

      All Muslims want the Shari’ah (the straight path)–to some degree. Praying is a component of that.

      An unknown number of Muslims (most, perhaps) don’t want the whole thing.

      • Vyx says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 11:19 am

        I suspect there are many muslims in the US are what would be termed “non-practicing muslims.” I know a few; however, they are neither sunni or shia.

        As for Trump, who is to blame for the terror attacks during Obama’s reign?

        • PRCS says

          Dec 4, 2016 at 2:19 pm

          1.Yes, MINOs.

          2. And before that, and before that, and….

          Have a good day.

      • Michael Copeland says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 1:19 pm

        Unfortunately for those who do NOT want Sharia, what muslims want or do not want does not come into it. It is not optional.

        “It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair.”
        Koran 33:36

        • PRCS says

          Dec 4, 2016 at 3:30 pm

          They have really great excuses, however, for not complying.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      It is not the case, I’m afraid, that most Muslims reject Islam.

      Even in the US, more than half the Muslim population openly says they’d like to see the imposition of Shari’ah.

  12. Margaret says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:42 am

    Huh, I don’t remember Trump saying anything about Muslims before 9/11.

  13. Halperin says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:42 am

    So it’s the victims fault again. Disgusting! Shame on you CNN!

  14. Marty says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:43 am

    Apparently Van Jones thinks the chicken comes the before the egg. Why did Trump suggest changing our policies on muslim immigration in the first place? Muslim terrorism, of course. Increasingly when the left talks about Islam or Muslims you get this sense of “My God, are we actually having this conversation? Are we really arguing about this? Do leftists really need this spelled out for them?” It’s like arguing with someone over whether the sun rises in the East. Apparently all of Al-Qaeda and ISIS’s references to Islamic justifications for warring with infidels is just a cover. All they really want is more liberal immigration policies for Muslims. When you think about it, they’re just misunderstood SJWs! Who knew?

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:33 am

      While there are more that a billion (with a B) Muslims, worldwide, many U.S. “progressives” declare their “solidarity” with U.S. Muslims because they’re a minority group–here–while simultaneously regurgitating the usual “perversion of Islam” excuse for the violence committed by Muslims both here, and worldwide.

  15. DFD says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:45 am

    Hi Folks,
    and especially Robert Spencer,
    =======================.

    Some news from Europe, bit of topic, but nevertheless:

    The UK has banned or denied entry visas for three bishops. Namely
    1) Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul.
    2) Timothius Mousa Shamani, the Archbishop of St Matthew’s, which covers the Nineveh valley.
    3) Archbishop Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh, the Archbishop of Homs and Hama.

    Whilst several hate preachers have been given visas. One of these is even banned from preaching in Pakistan – and that is, by all accounts, a fervently anti Christian country.

    “Reasons” given: “….they did not have enough money to support themselves and they might not leave the UK.” You read that correctly.

    Talk about rapid deterioration in Europe.

    The US is accelerating, even though the mainstream media there seems to be ‘only half as bad’ as in Europe. They have to accelerate before Trump takes office.

    • Kay says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:17 am

      What? This is real? When?

    • Cecilia Ellis says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:35 am

      DFD, how tragic! Thank you for informing us of this betrayal of three courageous Archbishops. After reading your comment, I found the following article:

      http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/739563/Christians-leaders-persecuted-bishops-Iraq-Syria-visas-UK

    • DFD says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:44 am

      PS: More from Europe:

      Today elections were held in Austria, repeat elections since it became obvious, and a court ruled accordingly, that the last elections were defrauded by postal vote – in favour of a far left candidate, by name of Van der Bellen. Who wants to bring in More Muslims and who wants see the press ‘better regulated (controlled)’. {insert: What? Even more?!}

      His opposition is a Mr. Höfer of the FPÖ. This party is approx were the German CDU was under Adenauer or Kohl… Nevertheless, it is decried by the European press, including the British one, as ‘far right’ or ‘Ultra right’. As is, for instance, the AfD in Germany. What has been said about the FPÖ is also true for the AfD. The Germans for example have only one Party which can be described as somewhere between far right and right wing, and that’s the NDP. Though, they used to be far right, many, many moons ago.

      Nevertheless, Mr. Höfer has been described by the ‘Daily Express, UK’ as “…The gun-toting fascist…” Note, there were attempts on his life, and the security for a ‘mere’ candidate is somewhat lacking – to be polite. Incidentally, Gert Wilders is also called far right, or at best referred to as ‘controversial’, in the UK that is.

      The ‘Daily Express’: “…If elected, Mr Höfer will become the first freely elected far-right head of state in Europe since World War Two.” WHOOPIEE! Let me put it this way, Norbert Höfer is easily to the left of Charles DeGaulle, Churchill or Konrad Adenauer – fun, isn’t it?

      So, here are some titbits from Höfer: “….Eurocrats are losing contact with their citizens. …
      Unfortunately, many EU politicians but also of the member states have lost contact with their citizens over the course of time …. There is no band between those politicians and the people. And some of these politicians are now suggesting that the people should be swapped {insert: he means for aliens/Muslims}. And I say we have to head in the opposite direction. We need to change the politicians … We know today that one refugee costs us €277,000 {insert: a $ and a € are about equal, roughly} over several years according to a study of the fiscal council for the national bank (of Austria) … I know that the human factor is more important, but we have to take into account these figures as people who get up to go to work every morning pay for it.”

      First results to be expected tonight. Good luck to us!

    • ECAW says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      Whatever happened to the exiled Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Amel Shimoun Nona? I hope he’s still alive. A few years ago he said this, which I find one of the most incisive and pertinent quotes ever about Islam, especially this bit “You must take strong and courageous decisions, even at the cost of contradicting your principles.”

      “Our sufferings today are the prelude of those you, Europeans and Western Christians, will also suffer in the near future. I lost my diocese. The physical setting of my apostolate has been occupied by Islamic radicals who want us converted or dead. But my community is still alive.

      Please, try to understand us. Your liberal and democratic principles are worth nothing here. You must consider again our reality in the Middle East, because you are welcoming in your countries an ever growing number of Muslims. Also you are in danger. You must take strong and courageous decisions, even at the cost of contradicting your principles. You think all men are equal, but that is not true: Islam does not say that all men are equal. Your values are not their values. If you do not understand this soon enough, you will become the victims of the enemy you have welcomed in your home”.

      • Jackson03 says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 12:51 pm

        “You think all men are equal, but that is not true: Islam does not say that all men are equal. Your values are not their values. If you do not understand this soon enough, you will become the victims of the enemy you have welcomed in your home”.

        A prediction well stated. A prediction unfortunately quickly coming true in many Western venues.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:35 pm

      DFD, this story is covered at Jihad Watch here:

      “UK bans three bishops from Iraq and Syria from entering the country”

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/12/uk-bans-three-bishops-from-iraq-and-syria-from-entering-the-country

      • DFD says

        Dec 5, 2016 at 2:11 am

        I know, I just covered it before JW did….

  16. Shmooviyet says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:52 am

    A great majority of Trump voters would agree with calling the SC killer an animal. He was a psychotic who took advantage of those innocents before slaughtering them.
    Jones and his ilk could never compare the two and call the OH killer an “animal”. They come across as disappointed and frustrated by the rarity of SC-like murders, and lack of anticipated backlash against muslims– who will kill for reasons these liars refuse to acknowledge.
    Jones & his desperate leftist co. are as frightening as jihadis.

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:59 am

      Agree with that.

      The lack of a coordinated, violent backlash against Muslims must surely frustrate them.

  17. duh swami says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Who was stimulating jihad 1400 years ago…I know Donald is older, but he’s not that old…

  18. JawsV says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:05 am

    I truly despise the moron known as Van Jones.

  19. mortimer says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:05 am

    CNN’s Van Jones MAKES UP HIS OWN ‘FACTS’ and presents is as ‘THE TRUTH’.

    Arrogance like this, without evidence is the reason CNN is now dismissed as the LAME-STREAM.

  20. Maffi says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:06 am

    People like Trump may piss people off, but imams and Islam make people into radical terrorists

    • Kay says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:15 am

      Well said.

  21. tedh754 says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:21 am

    Forgive me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t there been jihad for 1400 years?

  22. Westman says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:26 am

    Isn’t Van Jones the man who coined “whitelash” to describe Trump’s win? Then after receiving a barrage of opposition, “suddenly” understood he was out of PC alignment and is now hosting interviews, called, The Messy Truth, with Trump voters to explain why “good” people vote “bad” – for a few bucks, of course.

    Jones still doesn’t get it. The American people are faced with Globalist, Seditious, wanna-be dictators of the left on one hand and the Globalist, Seditious, wanna-be slave master, international corporate interests on the other. Jones is like a carpenter trying to explain the election in terms of a nail – it’s outside his range of thought.

    “How can I explain this to my children”, Jones cries, when the answer has entered his ears for years. Yes, Mr. Jones, people voted for a flawed candidate who offered to have pride in America instead of revising history to make America into the world pariah, or, to continue destroying American families and the Nation to “maximize returns for shareholders”, or, to continue 70 years of subsidy for Europe’s self-destruction.

    This election, Mr. Jones, was not about liberal issues vs conservatives or any of the other nonsense sold on CNN. It was about the nation and respect for it – Nationalism – as you would say with a demeaning tone; Making America Citizens First in its policies. Just as religion has revivals, patriotism, pride in one’s country, and concern for the people left behind in the orgiastic pursuit of wealth, is undergoing a revival.

    Does that frighten you, Mr. Jones? Only those without respect for their country should have a moment’s concern. Perhaps David Gergen can give you a hug – he’s just as clueless.

  23. Stephanie says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:38 am

    “Trump kind of helps make people radical”

    vs. free speech, 1st amd.

    hegemony, “cause of Allah ” http://quran.com/2/216 http://quran.com/8/39

  24. aspomdpkfm says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 11:46 am

    Oh, let’s cut to the chase, huh? Let’s stop massaging each other on this site with carefully considered words.

    The simple fact of the matter is this:

    ALL MOSLEMS MUST GO.

    And now I am all in for changing our constitution to exempt religious liberties.

    ALL MOSLEMS MUST BE DEPORTED, whether citizens or not. Change the law. Have a constitutional convention.
    _________

    Get ’em out of here and NOW. That’s it, or it’s bloodshed on the horizon. The time for talk is done. NOW is the time for action.
    _______________

    If you wish to avoid violence, then get the damned Moslems out.

    Otherwise, lock and load.

  25. Wellington says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    Van Jones is a true leftist and sees bogus grievances everywhere. He called the vote for Trump for President evidence of what he terms “whitelash.” Well, I’m white, I voted for Trump and it was my disgust with Washington, the MSM, the coddling of Muslims, and all the PC/MC crap out there that directed my vote for Trump and not my being a Caucasian. I don’t care what race, ethnicity or gender a person is. I care about ideas and what is best for America and the West.

    Van Jones is a professional grievance hustler and he’s so wrong about almost everything that if you conclude exactly the opposite of what Van Jones asserts you have something like a 98% of being correct. Yep, he’s this awful.

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 3:40 pm

      As I didn’t notice a specific reference to “what’s her name”, may I assume your disgust with Washington covers that?

      • Wellington says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 5:36 pm

        Indeed, PRCS. Hillary embodies Washington at its worst. Close behind is another female grievance hustler, Michelle Obama, who, for America’s sake and freedom’s sake, I hope has no political future. After all, her husband has done enough damage as President and so no other Obama is needed on the American political scene———-ever.

        • PRCS says

          Dec 4, 2016 at 6:26 pm

          Ditto.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 10:48 pm

      “Grievance hustler” definitely sums up Van Jones.

  26. Agni says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    Idiot!!!Did Jihad not exist before Trumps birth? Did 9/11 happen because Trump “Said stuff” that offended Muslims and radicalized them??? Again what an idiotic moron!!! Only CNN can recruit such people

  27. Richard Paulsen says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    CNN trying to rewrite old and new history, insulting viewers and civilized people. Will help humanity?Inte
    Islam has always fought others as well as each-other. Nothing new.
    Strange that they get economical support from the West and are allowed to live and thrive in the Western world, which they always tried to conquer. No reason to accept. Against all values of the Western world. They demand islam, islamic state and islamic way of living

  28. Raja says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    I got this sensible comment from the net (by twfuller):

    Van Jones helps make already radicalized Muslims even more radical, and more bold. Leftists, including Jones, and Obama and the entire Democrat Party, along with the United Nations and many other Leftist nations around the world which have turned their backs on humanity are responsible for the spread of radical Muslim terrorism around the world. The Left, and Jones, are dripping with profuse sympathy, empathy and misguided understanding for Muslim terrorists, which only seeks to embolden them to further acts of terrorism.

    Trump, as President, may just be the man who can, and will, put an end to this madness – if he has the courage to take on these terrorists abroad, and here in America, and not worry about the Leftist media which will do everything it can to undermine Trump while providing aid and comfort to the terrorists.

    Make no mistake about it – the Democrat Party supports radical Muslim terrorism, and so too does the Leftist media. They have proven that time and again with their warped interpretation of how and why all these various Muslim terrorist groups have popped up over the years.

    The Left has always blamed Americans, and in particular American conservatism and Christianity for Muslim terrorism. And through their lies, false narratives and wicked anti-American propaganda, the Leftist media, at the behest of the Democrat Party, and probably the United Nations, among other Leftist organizations, has fueled Muslims to become even more radical, hostile and blood thirsty.

    Is that not the definition of providing aid and comfort?

    • Richard Paulsen says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      Antonio Guterres as UN General Secretary 2017 will be like the opening of hell. He states that Europe must disappear and people from the muslim world must take over.
      Maybe he has the same views also concerning U.S.A.? He is mad.
      https://www.antonioguterres.gov.pt/

      • PRCS says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 3:46 pm

        Thanks for the link.

        Troubling, for sure.

        • Richard Paulsen says

          Dec 4, 2016 at 6:35 pm

          You are welcome.

      • gravenimage says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 10:57 pm

        Thanks for the link, Richard. This moron has also said that “blocking Muslim refugees supports terrorism”:

        http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-daesh-guterres-idUKKBN0TQ1MO20151207

  29. jewdog says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:35 pm

    This is just an example of boilerplate Marxism: Crime and terror are the fault of economic and environmental factors and not individual immorality or perverted ideology. Hitler invaded Poland because his mother voted for Trump.

  30. billybob says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    See the a fantastic oratory of Geert Geert Wilders debate in the Dutch parliament, September 21 2016
    I watched it to the very end, spellbound.

    Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom Speech and debate in the Tweede Kamer The lower chamber of the Dutch Parliament

    https://youtu.be/MlP2oBJR_K8

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      I saw that.

      Not aware of a single U.S. politician stating anything as brave and accurate as that.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:40 pm

      Yes–bravo, Geert!

  31. Frank says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    Has anyone ever wondered why NO Islamic nation is accepting any Muslim immigrants ???
    When Westerners will understand that Islam is NOT just a religion but a system of political, legal, and religious domination ???

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 3:50 pm

      Some have.

      The answer, as I understand it: they fear that violent jihadists would be amongst them.

  32. Lesley says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    Even if Trump’s first words as an infant were sufficient to drive Muslims to violence, what is Islam’s excuse for the other 1300+ years of barbaric violence?

    This guy’s remarks remind me of some other kinds of blaming the victim declarations:

    “Mommy drinks because you cry,” and “I wouldn’t have to hit you if you’d stop being mouthy– see what you made me do!” “She was asking to be raped, look what she was wearing;” absolutely unacceptable, backwards logic that doesn’t belong in civilized society.

    I hope that in the near future, apologists for barbarism are laughed off their platform, and offered a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia, Iran, or some other Islamic cr@phole.

  33. Avner Eliyahu Romm says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 1:03 pm

  34. noanoa says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    There’s a huge lump of shit at CNN, and it keeps attractive flies especially the retarded ones like Van Jones.
    He’s an embarrassment to the human race.

  35. John A. Marre says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    And what about all the murders perpetrated in the name of this religion before Trump was born?

  36. davej says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    The media advises “Do not resist” or it will inspire more attacks. Surrender monkeys don’t realize that the underlying inspiration is in the ideology as plainly laid out in the Quran.

    The truth is that firm resistance is the only thing that Muslims understand, so stop trying to disarm us. Banning the Quran as hate speech and then a strict policy of deportation of criminals and Sharia preachers is our best bet. Islam is not here to assimilate, only to oppress and victimize the unbelievers.

  37. Angemon says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    liberal CNN political commentator

    What good could possibly come from someone with that mixture of traits?… Certainly not an explanation to why muslims have been “self”-“radicalizing” in the 1400 or so years before Trump was even born.

  38. Peter says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    Muslims engage in predatory Jihad necause of Muhammad, Islamic scriptires, doctrines, and texts, not Trump.

    Van Jones, along with the rest of the mainstream media, needs to analyze, if he is even capable of rational thought backed by evidence, his unconscious bias and proclivity toward unwarranted microaggressions.

    Then again, he is with Conformist Nonsense Network.

  39. PRCS says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    Not everyone is buying Jones’ nonsense!

    https://twitter.com/jihadwatchRS/status/805422815763660804

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 11:44 pm

      Some *excellent* replies to this bs, PRCS–thanks for the link.

  40. gravenimage says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    CNN’s Van Jones: Muslims turn to jihad “when people say stuff like Trump. Trump kind of helps make people radical”
    …………………..

    OK–let’s assume for just a moment that this is true–do we want people pouring into the US who are going to turn to mass murder if someone implies that they might be violent?

    I have heard people claim that vegetarians are “like Hitler” since he didn’t eat meat–I find this ridiculous, but have to assure you this charge has never made me want to invade Poland or commit genocide…

    • PRCS says

      Dec 4, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      As a vegetarian, me neither.

      • gravenimage says

        Dec 4, 2016 at 11:45 pm

        🙂

  41. jbt1844 says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Trump wants to curtail immigration of potential terrorists who may become violent. Potential terrorists, per Van Jones, therefore become violent. Doesn’t that prove the need for Trump’s policies?.

  42. eduardo odraude says

    Dec 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    Muhammad affirms that those who do not follow him will be slaughtered
    LINK: Page 222 (326 in the Arabic) of the earliest Muslim biography of Muhammad:

    Abu jahl said to them: “Muhammad alleges that if you follow him you will be kings of the Arabs and the Persians. Then after death you will be raised to gardens like those of the Jordan. But if you do not follow him you will be slaughtered, and when you are raised from the dead you will be burned in the fire of hell.” The apostle [Muhammad] came out to them with a handful of dust saying: “I do say that.”

    Quoting Islam

  43. steve brown says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 1:03 am

    Van Jones should read the Koran. The Koran commands muslims to ; lie- rape- torture- stone- whip and kill to advance the cause of conquering the world for their prophet.

  44. Former Liberal Now Libertarian says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 2:06 am

    So in other word , following Van Zones’ logic , for Van Zones it would be fully understandable and reasonable:

    1) If the atheist and agnostic art communities were being slaughtered by evangelicals and catholics considering how they mock christianity in very disgusted way eg. Picture of Cross in Urine,

    2) If the black people were being killed by whites considering how hateful the BLM rhetoric toward white people.

    3) If the US Nationalist started to terrorize , decapitate and blown the Leftist activists considering how hateful the leftist for BURNING the US Flag.

    Van Jones is not only proofing himself for being a complete retard in this particular matter but also extremely dangerous with his comment, the fact is comment like his is one of the primary factors in helping the nourishment of radicalism.

    • eduardo odraude says

      Dec 5, 2016 at 9:14 am

      Yep. Van is mouthing the Dems’ utterly clueless talking point on this. People who mouth this talking point show they don’t care a whit about reality or logic on an issue as important as freedom vs. totalitarianism.

      Muhammad affirms that those who do not follow him will be slaughtered
      LINK: Page 222 (326 in the Arabic) of the earliest Muslim biography of Muhammad:

      Abu jahl said to them: “Muhammad alleges that if you follow him you will be kings of the Arabs and the Persians. Then after death you will be raised to gardens like those of the Jordan. But if you do not follow him you will be slaughtered, and when you are raised from the dead you will be burned in the fire of hell.” The apostle [Muhammad] came out to them with a handful of dust saying: “I do say that.”

      Quoting Islam

      • eduardo odraude says

        Dec 5, 2016 at 9:17 am

        sorry, duplicate post

  45. Rufolino says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 2:51 am

    Why on earth does anyone take anything CNN says seriously ? They don’t report news, they propagate an agenda, only slightly attached to the news. This man Jones also said Trump won the election because of a “white-lash” for heaven’s sake. Please !

  46. Michael McDermott says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 3:25 am

    Chicken & Egg case surely?

  47. Mike Burns says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 7:51 am

    Van Jones is a racist. No one cares what your bias opinion is. You are a sore loser and a pitiful father. You lied to the American people for months now your exposed and should be shamed off the air. News needs to be unbiased not you trying to force people to believe the way you do. Please join the democratic downfall and learn that was the American people wanted, not your silly opinion. Please go away.

  48. Eric Jones says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 8:11 am

    According to the Van Jones analysis someone must have triggered Mohammad to say kill all infidels where ever you find them 1400 years ago. Early in the Obama administartion Van Jones was trying to encourage Black Americans to become involved in the renewable energy industry. That was at least a useful effort. After some accused Jones of being a communist, Obama kicked him to the curb.

    Since then Jones has been a political party hack for the democratic party and a masochist servant to Obama: the same guy that kicked Jones to the curb. He and many others are trying to find a way to continue to feed at the democtaric party swamp that will soon be drained.

    Eric Jones

  49. Capitalist-Dad says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 9:13 am

    According to leftists everybody (except them) is just dumb. Voters “vote against their own interests” whenever they don’t slavishly conform to the leftist line. Or else the voters are irrational, or angry, or uneducated. It’s never the leftist ideology–built on a foundation of lies–being rejected. Likewise, radical jihadis have no independent beliefs and goals, but are simply “reacting” to “provocations” (in the case of OSU consisting of walking along the street). Remember the truth is unimportant. Only the “narrative”–lies and half-truths concocted to support the leftist drive for power–counts. Van Jones is so trapped in Opposite World or Bizzaroland that CNN or MSNBC are the only losers available to actually pay for the Bravo Sierra that he spews.

  50. Cretius says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 10:40 am

    Jones is another useful idiot enabling Islamic holy war. A war that has been going on for 1,400 years. A military response historically has been the only way to roll back Islamic aggression. That time is coming.

  51. Gary Daniels says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Jones is absolutely correct! Accusing a muslim of having a propensity for violence makes the muslim want to kill you.

  52. Louise M. says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 10:55 pm

    Gee, Mr Van Jones, are you implying that our Mr Trump has the power to travel beyond space and time and cause centuries of Jihad, all by himself ?
    Do you think he may have dictated what Mr Mohammad Prophet wrote about what Jihadists should do, and why ?

    ……Are you sure you are a professional reporter ???

  53. More Ham Ed says

    Dec 5, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    “If only we would learn to censor ourselves in accord with Sharia blasphemy restrictions, all would be well, and peace would dawn” (good sarcasm).

    “We want to know how people become self-radicalized…” — it has somethin’ to do w/ the unholy ko ‘ran (not sarcasm).

  54. JimBob says

    Dec 6, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    You show weakness they become radical You show strength they become radical. You ask intelligent questions about their religion the become radical, they are seemingly a totally irrational cult I will never trust them or their lying ways. I can be an amiable enemy but most likely I will seek ways to publicly display the horrible love that your men seem to have with death and the forced chains around your women. Let us see who wins.

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