Van Jones' real title was Special Advisor for Green Jobs.
But the media dubbed him Green Jobs Czar
The next time some brain-dead Tea Bagger says there are "more czars in the Obama administration than in the Soviet Union," please point them towards this article.
They are wrong on two levels. Firstly, THERE ARE NO CZARS in the Obama administration. There have never been any czars in any administration. The term "czar" is a media phrase used to describe a White House special adviser who is assigned to oversee a certain policy area. Van Jones, was the erstwhile green jobs czar. Richard Clarke, author of "Your Country Failed You," was "counter terrorism czar" under three presidents, including both Bushes and Bill Clinton. Clarke's real title was National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism. (Try fitting that on a business card.)
Jones' full title was Special Adviser for Green Jobs. However the media decided that green czar was easy to write and also sounded snappier. According to a Time magazine article most czars do not have any budgetary control, or real power. Of course it is easier for FOX News viewers to believe the lie, than actually do the research, which took me all of 30 minutes.
In addition, there were no czars in the Soviet Union. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, was killed in 1918 during the Russian Revolution. The Soviet Union was officially formed in 1922.
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