When I first heard Beck’s personal attack against President Barack Obama’s “Green Jobs” adviser Van Jones, I thought he was crazy. Seriously, what’s so un-American about pushing for green jobs, especially among young, unemployed minorities? For his work in that field, Time magazine named Jones one of the most influential people in America.

Sure, along the way, Jones had made a few mistakes. He signed a petition asking for an investigation into the bizarre theory that George Bush and Dick Cheney had planned the Sept. 11 attacks. And he referred to Republican opponents of Obama’s legislative agenda as “a-holes.”

Big deal! Yet, in just two weeks, through a relentless, Joe McCarthy-esque smear campaign, Beck was able to force Van Jones out of his White House job. Welcome to the Beckification of American politics.

I don’t know what makes me more angry: the fact that Beck was so successful, or the fact that the Obama White House was willing to throw Jones overboard so fast. Either way, it’s a sad day for America.

One thing's for sure: Now that he’s tasted blood, Glenn Beck is not going to stop with Van Jones. Among White House czars, who’s the next to fall?

way to go Mr. Beck!
keep up the fight!
don't let ass holes like this take over the goverment. once you get roches, you can never get them out!