[lbo-talk] far right deepens understanding of Maoist Van Jones

Max Sawicky sawicky at verizon.net
Fri Aug 28 13:52:31 PDT 2009


Anybody read to the end of this? Slightly flabbergasting. After ranting about Jones, who may or may not have evolved from his prior views, we learn Mr. Phillips gave a stirring tribute speech about Paul Robeson on the occasion of the latter's being put on a U.S. postage stamp.

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> [from the right-wing PR shop Special Guests]
>
> GREEN JOBS CZAR VAN JONES’ ORG CHIDED US ‘IMPERIALISM’ DAY AFTER 9/11
> (guest in Pacific Time)
>
>
> CONTACT: To schedule an interview, call: Special Guests/Amy Reis or Lynne
> Campbell, 630-848-0750. Television inquiries: Jerry McGlothlin,
> 212-699-2518.
>
> Just one day after the 9/11 attacks, the group founded by Obama's "green
> jobs czar" expressed solidarity with Muslim and Arab Americans and mourned
> the ‘victims’ of worldwide "U.S. imperialism!"
>
> What? Making the U.S. the enemy of the world—right after 9/11? What kind of
> U.S. Loving American could possibly do such a thing? Such a person couldn’t
> get elected to Dog Catcher—ah, but he could—and did—get appointed to the
> ‘imperialistic’ position of ‘Green Jobs Czar’ by Barack Hussein Obama.
>
> According to WorldNetDaily, ‘Czar’ Jones is ‘an admitted black nationalist
> and radical communist’ (
> http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=108180 ) and founder of t
> he revolutionary Communist group, “Standing Together to Organize a
> Revolutionary Movement, a.k.a. STORM.
>
> "Reclaiming Revolution," STORM’s motto and battle cry, is now gaining web
> hits daily (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Together_to_Organize_a_Revolutionary_Movement
> ).
>
> Conducting Talk Show interviews on this topic is JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS, author
> of “He Talk Like A White Boy,” and a former star on The Bill Cosby Show.
>
> During your interview with Joseph Phillips he defends Glen Beck’s comments
> made on August 26 about a section of STORM's manual describing Van Jones'
> organization as having a "commitment to the fundamental ideas of
> Marxism-Leninism."
>
> “It’s a known fact that Van Jones founded STORM and it’s a known fact that
> STORM embraced the fundamental ideas of Marxism-Leninism, Mr. Beck certainly
> cannot be faulted for reporting the facts,” said Phillips.
>
> Joseph Phillips has frequently been criticized by his peers for ‘talking
> like a white boy’ when he dared to talk like Glen Beck—long before Beck
> talked on Fox News about such matters! Such criticism led to his writing his
> White Boy book.
>
> During your interview, Joseph shares how the STORM Manifesto said, "We
> agreed with Lenin's analysis of the state and the party…and we found
> inspiration in the revolutionary strategies developed by Third World
> revolutionaries like Mao Tse-tung and Amilcar Cabral." (the late Marxist
> revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands)
>
> So, is it ‘talking like a white boy’ to say the truth? Joseph says it is
> talking like an American and that race should have nothing to do with it.
>
> Said Phillips, “Van Jones is so enthralled with Communism that in 2006 he
> actually named his newborn son after Cabral and ends many of his emails with
> a quote from Communist leader Cabral.”
>
> In the wake of the Rodney King riots, Van Jones reportedly told The East
> Bay Express newspaper, "I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then
> the (Rodney King) verdicts came down on April 29th…By August, I was a
> Communist.”
>
> Later, when STORM disbanded due to bickering among its members, Van morphed
> his Communist message into the environmentalism movement, writing the book,
> "The Green Collar Economy," opening at No.12 on the New York Times'
> bestseller list. He then founded Green for All, a group advocating an
> ‘inclusive’ green economy. In a 2005 interview with East Bay Express Jones
> said that his environmental activism was a means to fight for racial and
> class "justice."
>
> During your interview Joseph would like to talk about true American
> idealism that includes color blind family values and character and that
> denounces the racist and Communist ideals espoused by Obama’s Green ‘Czar’
> Van Jones.
>
>
> ABOUT JOSEPH C. PHILLIPS…
>
> Joseph Phillips is an accomplished politically conservative author and a
> riveting speaker covering a broad range of topics- American Idealism, Family
> Values and Character and Cultural issues. The venues have also covered a
> wide gamut: Mr. Phillips has hosted benefits, taught workshops and given
> keynote addresses at conservative based functions, community groups,
> colleges and high schools throughout the country. Mr. Phillips’ passionate
> thoughts on family, faith and freedom leaves audiences both moved and
> enthralled.
>
> Joseph’s community service activities include working with the Special
> Olympics, March of Dimes, the Red Cross, and Big Brothers. Joseph currently
> serves as an ambassador for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
>
> Few other speakers can claim to have starred on the number one rated
> television program of the 1980’s-the Cosby Show (as Lt. Ma rtin Kendall)-
> and worked as a surrogate for the president of the United States of America;
> starred on the number one rated daytime drama and syndicated a popular
> weekly column and authored a bestselling book; performed on Broadway,
> off-Broadway and regional theatre stages and been an Abraham Lincoln fellow
> for the Claremont Institute. Phillips is a true Renaissance man with
> something to say, and a unique way of saying it.
>
> Mr. Phillips has earned his position as a sought after speaker; be ready to
> be rocked!
>
> TESTIMONIALS:
>
> Joseph C. Phillips proved to be the perfect Master of Ceremony for the U.S.
> Postal Service’s Paul Robeson Stamp unveiling that was held in Chicago. Mr.
> Phillips was articulate, witty and thought provoking as he mesmerized the
> audience with his profound knowledge of Mr. Robeson’s life and times…
> ..Mr. Phillips’ distinctive and articulate delivery in telling the story of
> Paul Robeson was humorous, insightful and extremely informative. Mr.
> Phillips exceeded our expectations with his outstanding fulfillment of his
> duties as the Master of Ceremony…Without a doubt; Mr. Phillips is one of the
> most effective speakers that I have ever heard.
> --Bonnie Johnson, Customer Relations Coordinator, ret. US Post Office
>
>
> Perceptive, passionate and persuasive -- Joseph C. Phillips knows what he
> believes and, more importantly, why he resolutely believes it. He delivers
> an articulate, principled and forthright commentary on the challenging times
> in which we live.
> --John Edward Hilbolt, Director, Lectures/Seminars, The Heritage Foundation
>
> Dude you rock!
> --Brian Johnston, Western Regional Director, National Right to Life
> Committee
>
>
> Some of Joseph’s Recent Speaking Engagements:
>
> YAF-Leadership Conference
> YAF-Reagan Ranch High School Conference
>
> Colleges/All invited by College Republican Groups thru Patrick Coyle at YAF
> (pcoyle at yaf.org), exce pt Bowdoin (Jeff Jeng)
>
> Susquehanna University
> Hamilton College
> Kansas State
> Central Washington State
> Pepperdine
> Texas Tech
> Bowdoin College
>
> Groups
> California Right to Life-Sacramento, Brian Johnson
> Sickle Cell Disease Association (spokesperson)
> Alphas
> -Project Alpha –Youth oriented program aimed at youth ages 12 – 18
> - Event host
> LA VIDA- Los Angeles based program with at risk youth
> Stockton Library
>
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