Van Jones on CNN: Republicans ‘Don’t Care’ About Minorities

Van Jones on CNN: GOP ‘Not in Touch’ With Minorities, ‘Don’t Care’ About Their Communities (NewsBusters)

It is not surprising that Rand Paul has a media target on his chest for announcing himself as a Republican presidential candidate. What is unusual is the fact that CNN  saw fit to bring in Van Jones, a man with flirtations with communism and 9/11 conspiracy theories (and briefly President Obama’s "green jobs" czar) to evaluate Paul’s political aspirations.

When Carol Costello asked Jones for his thoughts regarding Paul’s outreach to the black community, he used the opportunity to slander Republicans: “You know, the Republicans have a very tough branding issue when it comes to people of color. Since that they are not in touch. They don't care about some of these communities. I think Rand Paul has been the big exception to that over the past couple of years.”