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Defend America on Monday, February 15, 2010 7:36:03 PM
Gillibrand Draws Fire for Scheduling Forum With Van Jones
By Judson Berger
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FOXNews.com
New
York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's plan to attend a panel discussion next
month with former Obama administration official Van Jones proves she's
out of touch with New York voters, one of her election challengers
says.
Bruce Blakeman, Gillibrand's only announced Republican challenger
for the upcoming November election, said the event shows the Democratic
senator is now "pandering to the left-wing fringe of her party."
"She shouldn't be meeting with him. She shouldn't be sharing the
same platform with him. And I think it just proves she's out of touch
with most New Yorkers," Blakeman told FoxNews.com.
Jones, the former White House green jobs adviser, was pushed out of
the administration in September following criticism of his past remarks
and the revelation that he once signed a petition supporting the "9/11
truther" movement -- which believes the Bush administration may have
been involved in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/15/gillibrand-draws-scheduling-forum-van-jones/