Van Jones on Final Debate: 'You Can't Polish this Turd'

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 20, 2016
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CNN political commentator Van Jones brought the news outlet’s political commentary to a new low following the final presidential debate Wednesday. “You know, this is a really sad night. I’m just going to say it. This is a very sad night for the country. You can't polish this turd,” bemoaned the leftist. That’s right, Jones resorted to being a proverbial potty-mouth, just like he did during the Republican National Convention when he called the GOP “doggie poo.”

“Technically, you cannot polish any turd,” joked moderator Anderson Cooper, which drew laughter from the whole panel. But that did little to quell Jones’ frustration with Donald Trump’s refusal to say that he would accept the results of the election, but went on to praise Al Gore for dragging the country through months of chaos:

Look, I'm going to be very, very clear about this. Al Gore respected the constitution, respected the process, respected every voter… And when the election results were certified, he told his party and base to stand down and accept this. Even though a lot of us were very, very upset.

Yet there are liberal to this day that refuse to accept the results of the 2000 election.

Jones followed up his praise for Gore with swift attacks against Trump. “He doesn’t talk about Ronald Reagan the way he talks about Putin and Assad,” he whined, “This man has demonstrated an appalling lack of patriotism.” He then slammed Trump supporter and NewsBusters contributor Jeffrey Lord, saying, “And you should be ashamed at yourself to sit up here and defend it.” 

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