So Van Jones just said...

[FM123]

"You can not deal with this White House because you can not deal with facts, you can not deal with science, you can not deal with economics, you can't deal with jobs - you can't deal with anything but mythology and slogans. And that's where we are."

[RKP5637]

1. That, really sums it up well! n/t

[exboyfil]

2. Carl Sagan had an expression for it

The Demon Haunted World

I bet he would never imagine that it would apply to the U.S. in the 21st Century.

The candle is fading.

[DefenseLawyer]

3. Mythology, slogans, vendettas, cronyism and spite. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

12. And Russian mobsters

[WinkyDink]

4. Mythologies have SENSE to them! Unless that's supposed to be a sly code word for "theologies."

[hatrack]

5. Why Van! I thought you were going to tell us how he just became presidential!!

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[njhoneybadger]

18. I was thinking the same thing

[thegoose]

21. Right? It wasn't that long ago

That he was worshiping Cheetofuhrer.

[MontanaMama]

6. So, Van is

finally catching on? I haven't forgiven him for the "He became presidential in that moment" comment. Sure, he and the rest of their lot are critical today but tomorrow they'll kiss his ass on some other random thing...The talking heads are not helping.

[FM123]

11. Uh oh

Now I remember.
He really did say that.
His statement about the treaty today was good, maybe he is learning....

[MontanaMama]

16. We can hope.

Van Jones has been brilliant here and there but I'm not giving any "journalist" a pass if they do not hold 45's feet to the fire. If any of them compliment this rolling dumpster fire, they're off my list.

[oasis]

7. Trump's "base" of Deplorable shitheads are actually shaping U.S.policy.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. but Van - sorry, you have no credibility - since you are so easily cowed by this "presidential" man.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Batshit.

Total fucking guano. The place is up to the rafters in it.

[okieinpain]

13. yeah but the repubs are going to run commercials of van

jones saying "He became President of the United States in that moment, period".

[onecent]

14. WOW.....so true!!

[DBoon]

15. Fascists were good with mythology and slogans

Facts and science were leftovers of the Enlightenment that has to be eliminated

[RhodeIslandOne]

17. Yeah, but did he become President today?

Fuck Van Jones and every idiot who normalized this thug.

[MontanaMama]

19. With you.

I'm really not interested in giving the people with a platform a second chance to blow smoke up 45's ass. The stakes got higher today. As if they could get any fucking higher.

[volstork]

20. Seems about right.

n/t