We’re talking, of course, about the previously mentioned race-baiting asshole, Van Jones.

President Barack Obama’s adviser Van Jones has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday.

Van Jones, an administration official specializing in environmentally friendly “green jobs,” has been linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.

Good riddance, then, but boo to the Obama administration for hiring this guy to begin with. This little bit of fun brought to you by the guy of whom Christopher Buckley famously said, “He is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for.”

I think I’m going to have fun returning to that quote a few times over the next three years.

Just sayin’.

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