Video: Glenn Beck's most recent attacks on Van Jones and 9/11 Truth reveal his own hypocrisy

September 3, 8:34 PMPolitical Buzz ExaminerRyan Witt

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Glenn Beck's attack should tell him about himself.  AP Evan Agostini

Today Glenn Beck continued the war on Van Jones with yet another "damaging" revelation and demands for answers.  I found it curious that Beck later said that it would not even matter if Obama fired Van Jones as it is now about the "system."  So then why is Beck focusing on Van Jones for an entire episode if it is not about Van Jones?  Regardless Beck's attacks on Van Jones today were a perfect refutation of himself.  Let me explain.

Beck condemned Van Jones for signing a petition from the 9/11 Truth Organization.  In something that seemed eerily like a hostage situation Beck kept a clock ticking threatening to reveal this damning information unless the White House answered his questions.  Then Beck said before the clock winded down that he was going to reveal the information no matter what the President did.  Just another sign that Beck is anti-Obama rather than against anything Obama stands for.

So what is the 9/11 Truth Organization?  Their central belief seems to be that the government in some way allowed terrorists attacks on 9/11 or that the government actually orchestrated the attacks themselves.  The twisted reasoning of the organization is that the government wanted the attacks to happen so that they could take more power, restrict civil liberties (i.e. Patriot Act), and go to war (i.e. Iraq).  The petition that Van Jones signed had much softer language then that found on the organization website.  The petition does not specifically advocate a conspiracy theory but instead asks question after question that they demand an answer to in response to their arguments.

Let me first say I believe the 9/11 Truth Organization's theories are bogus.  I have seen various documentaries on the alleged conspiracy theory and read some of the organization's material.  In the end I was unconvinced that our government was that evil to allow or perpetrate an attack.  Like many conspiracy theories (i.e. Birthers) their argument I find mostly relies on the lack of evidence from the other side rather than any hard evidence they have themselves.  Finally, I can not believe that our government could cover up such a grand conspiracy under the nose of the public and press.  Call me naive if you wish I will call myself reasonable.

I do not believe Van Jones should have signed the petition.  in the end I think this more a sign of stupidity than any evil intentions by Van Jones.  Having said that I must bring us back to the question I have always had which is, "What the heck does this have to do with green jobs?"  Beck and the Van Jones opponents still have yet to point me to one actual statement or decision by Van Jones since he has been in office which show he is a communist, or racist, or tyrant, or conspiracy theorist.  Why are we not focusing on the actual job Van Jones is doing rather than completely unrelated facts?

Ultimately I find the weakness of Beck's argument comes from his arguments in the past.  Beck condemns the 9/11 Truth Organization and Van Jones for allegedly believing these crazy conspiracy theories yet he uses the same reasoning for his conspiracy theories.  Beck consistently "proves" that the Obama administration is establishing a tyranny by merely asking "questions."  When the questions go unanswered because they are too ridiculous to answer Beck counts that as confirmation of his theory just like the 9/11 Truth Organization.  Look to this Beck segment on the alleged "civilian national security force" as an example.

Beck also condemns Van Jones for allegedly believing that our government was capable of such a heinous act as perpetrating the death of thousands, yet Beck himself consistently suggests to his audience that the Obama administration wants an "emergency" in order to seize power.  Beck's conspiracy theories actually match up quite well with the reasoning of the 9/11 Truth Organization.  Beck has even gone as far as to suggest that President Obama's health care reform will be part of some overall Nazi eugenics program.  So if we condemn Van Jones for giving the 9/11 Truth Organization credence, must we not also condemn Beck for giving his own scary theories credence?