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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo should we all reaccess our opinion of Van Jones' years of balancing on the fence...
by seeming to try to please republicans while also trying to be "down" with Black people and other Dems?
I don't know. Let's see what he does with the 100 million.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Tanuki
(14,914 posts)"Business)Jeff Bezos, the Amazon (AMZN) founder and world's wealthiest man, said Tuesday after flying to the edge of space that he planned to award $100 million each to CNN contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
Bezos said that Jones and Andres were free to do "what they want" with the money.
"They can give it all to their own charity," Bezos said at a press conference after his trip to space. "Or they can share the wealth. It is up to them."...(more)
onecaliberal
(32,777 posts)How many hungry children could use that money. This makes me physically ill.
spooky3
(34,403 posts)and others. I dont know about Jones.
We need to change tax laws so that the uber rich pay their fair share.
spooky3
(34,403 posts)malaise
(268,686 posts)ages ago.
spooky3
(34,403 posts)malaise
(268,686 posts)Ah well
brush
(53,740 posts)If covid is still running wild then, just cancel until further notice as it might still be around in 2024, the next traditional Olympic year.
miyazaki
(2,239 posts)brush
(53,740 posts)onecaliberal
(32,777 posts)With the money. I mean in general. The whole thing. I cant even say what I think about van jones here.
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Blue_true
(31,261 posts)He is already well off, so my guess is he spends the money on more charity activities that he is involved with.
onecaliberal
(32,777 posts)hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Ill take a wait and see attitude.
I am a huge fan of Chef Andres.
I dont like the idea that Bezos has bought himself some good PR at a time when his abuse of wealth for entertainment occurred. Let Bezos fix the problems he has created on earth (pay his taxes, make Amazon jobs come up to standard) and THEN he can have his gadgets.
brush
(53,740 posts)liberal_mama
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hatrack
(59,574 posts)pinkstarburst
(1,327 posts)Good grief. Chef Andres has a history of charitable works. That 100 million he gave to Van Jones should have been given to a charity. Not a political commentator. So many hungry kids who could have benefitted from 100 million and he gave it to Van Jones. I just can't even.
Scrivener7
(50,911 posts)brush
(53,740 posts)Scrivener7
(50,911 posts)I might be remembering it wrong, but I think it was in response to TFG giving a speech where he didn't grope any women during the duration of the speech, didn't visibly wet himself.
Something like that.
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Cha
(296,797 posts)do for me to give him a chance is..
Apologize for all the Toadying up to trump & his gd Fascist CULT.
48656c6c6f20
(7,638 posts)How dare they accept charity money from a man who rode a dick into not-space! They sully the good names of charities by doing so and we should shun them!
They should have refused but now we can go after them for taking the dirty money.
brush
(53,740 posts)100m can feed a lot of down and out people. As for Jones, who knows what he will do?
ChrisF1961
(457 posts)JI7
(89,239 posts)And which makes me see his positive comments about Trump and Republicans not just political strategy but his actual support for them.
Cha
(296,797 posts)First Lady Michelle Obama.
Wonder if he had an opinion on Worst "lady" melania?
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xmas74
(29,669 posts)Food insecurity.
Van Jones was involved in Dream Corps. Maybe he could use it to push for criminal justice issues such as sentence reform, actual rehabilitation through real job training and expungement of non violent records upon completing the sentence? There's also the green/ environmental aspect of Dream Corps or the tech equity.
I'm curious what will be done. The public is watching. I don't see either man keeping a penny of the money.
BannonsLiver
(16,294 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)The Chef already has a history of charity. And Jones does too.
SYFROYH
(34,162 posts)TheProle
(2,151 posts)Hes that sort of pragmatic incrementalist who frustrates some, but is indispensable to getting to a more progressive society.
Jones is on the right side of history. He is not my enemy.
I like him. 😊
Cha
(296,797 posts)to van jones?!
And, no "reaaccessing" from me.