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Van Jones

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The Resume

    (September 20, 1968- )
    Born in Jackson, Tennessee
    Wrote 'The Green Collar Economy'
    Co-founded the 'Color of Change' advocacy group
    Green Jobs Adviser for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (March 10, 2009-September 5, 2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He resigned from the Obama administration after just six months on the job due to his controversial past.
    In 2004, he signed a petition calling for an investigation into the Bush administration's role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
    He referred to Republicans as 'assholes' during a speech at UC-Berkeley.
    Glenn Beck accused him of being a 'neo-Marxist.'
    Critics say his 'eco-capitalism' green job movement was more about him wanting to make a profit than his concern for the environment.
    He supported the innocence claim of convicted murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first African-American author to write a New York Times best-seller regarding environmentalism.
    He worked with several groups to promote civil rights and social justice.
    Time Magazine named him as one of their 100 Most Influential People (2009).
    He drove bat-shit crazy people, like Glenn Beck, absolutely nuts.
    He was active in getting advertisers to boycott Beck's show after Beck called President Obama a 'racist' (2009).
    He graduated Yale Law School.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 118 Votes: 53.39% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 156 Votes: 54.49% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 40 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 108 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 105 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 347 Votes: 59.94% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 293 Votes: 61.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 288 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 313 Votes: 61.02% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 704 Votes: 61.22% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 1008 Votes: 65.48% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 1348 Votes: 63.20% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 648 Votes: 76.39% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 3292 Votes: 71.99% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 1806 Votes: 74.64% Annoying