Video: Glenn Beck on the media’s suppression of the Van Jones story

A critical fact that shouldn’t be forgotten: It’s not at all clear that the media buried this story simply to help Obama. I tend to agree with Byron York that, if not for their loathing of Beck and populist conservative media, they might have covered this. A little.

The first words of the Times’ story on Jones’ resignation were, “In a victory for Republicans and the Obama administration’s conservative critics. …” One news anchor suggested Jones was “the Republican right’s first scalp.” Other coverage called the Jones affair a victory for Glenn Beck, Fox News, right-wing blogs, and even Sarah Palin, who played no role in the matter.

If you throw in Rush Limbaugh, you have all the bogey-people of the conservative world. To some on the left, including some journalists, denying them a victory was a top priority, no matter what Van Jones had said and done.

There was a day, not too long ago, when the Times and other influential news organizations could kill a story — could deny the bad guys a win — simply by ignoring it. Sometimes they still try. But it just won’t work anymore.

Won’t it? If not for his dalliance with 9/11 Truth, Jones would still be our “green jobs” czar, never mind the communist past and the shilling for Mumia and the “Republicans are assholes” comment and so forth. Watch the second clip below, of the boss talking about “wackjob” science czar John Holdren, to see just how powerless new media is. Jones happened to stumble across one of the few political lines that a leftist can’t transgress; Holdren, a former advocate of forced abortions and mass sterilization, is still safely on the other side. And no one will press Obama on it, of course. After all, not one question — not one — was asked about Jones at today’s White House presser.

Enjoy the czar stuff now because I think Ace is right that Beck is moving on. Next up: The NEA’s propaganda push.