BYE BYE LOU DOBBS

[Superfreakie]

.....and don't let the door hit you on the way out.


Fact is, I wouldn't of minded having someone presenting the right's position on CNN, all systems need balance, especially media. However Dobbs was, well, another selectively biased, certified  whack job. I could go on for pages but his viewership doesn't warrant it, only around 600,000, small potatoes when compared to Beck or Limbaugh. However, I must admit that, at times, he did present interesting arguments but unfortunately they were more often than not lost in his incessant fear mongering. Communist China. Communist China. Communist China. Communist China.

[rowjimmy]

He's gone?

Edit:

It's true!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/lou-dobbs-returns-to-his_b_354834.html
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Controversial CNN host Lou Dobbs bade the people of Earth farewell today as he embarked on a long voyage back to his planet of origin.

Standing on a launching pad with his rocket ship at the ready, Mr. Dobbs addressed a crowd of dozens who came to wish him a safe trip and godspeed.

"People of Earth, farewell," he said. "My work here is done."

In his farewell speech, Mr. Dobbs acknowledged the irony of his being an alien but insisted that he had been on Earth legally.

No, seriously.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/11/lou-dobbs-to-depart-cnn_n_354623.html

CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.

"This will be my last broadcast," Dobbs said after giving the day's headlines. Dobbs, who hosts a daily radio show unrelated to CNN, said the network had allowed him to be released early from his contract.

Dobbs was a CNN original, signing on when the cable network started in 1980. For much of that time, he hosted a nightly business broadcast that became one of the most influential shows in the corporate world, and CNN's most profitable show for advertising revenue.

But Dobbs said his world view changed after the 2001 terrorist attacks and corporate corruption scandals, and he began to more freely express his opinions. He was particularly persistent in bringing the immigration issue to the fore, winning him both higher ratings and enemies. Latino groups had an active petition drive seeking his removal.

His presence became awkward for CNN, particularly as it began emphasizing reporting and non-opinion shows. He angered management this summer by pressing questions about President Barack Obama's birth site after CNN reporters determined there was no issue.

Dobbs said the decision came after many months of discussion with CNN U.S. President Jon Klein. Dobbs said he wanted to concentrate on his role as a commentator and on advocacy journalism.

Klein hailed Dobbs' "appetite for big ideas, the megawatt smile and larger than life presence he brought to our newsroom.

"With characteristic forthrightness, Lou has now decided to carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere," Klein said. "We respect his decision."
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Dobbs said he was proud of his role in helping to build the first cable news network. He said some leaders in media, politics and business "have been urging me to go beyond my role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem-solving."

Seated at an anchor desk in front of a screen with a fluttering American flag, Dobbs mentioned his interest in issues such as health care, jobs, immigration, climate change and the wars.

"Unfortunately, these issues are now defined in the public arena by partisanship and ideology rather than rigorous empirical thought and forthright analysis and discussion," he said. "I will be working diligently to change that as best I can."

His resignation was hailed by activists who were seeking his ouster.

"Our contention all along was that Lou Dobbs, who has a long history of spreading lies and conspiracy theories about immigrants and Latinos, does not belong on the most trusted name in news," said Roberto Lovato, co-founder of Presente.org. "We are thrilled that Dobbs no longer has the legitimate platform from which to incite fear and hate."

Tom Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the leading Latino legal organization, said, "I think the Latino community can and should celebrate that Lou Dobbs is no longer on CNN."

Dobbs did not immediately return telephone and e-mail messages to talk about his critics.

Although he joined CNN in 1980, Dobbs left the network for two years in 1999, after angrily complaining on the air about a decision by then-CNN President Rick Kaplan to switch away from his show to a live news event. An Internet venture failed and when Kaplan left CNN, Dobbs returned.

A decision on who will replace Dobbs is expected to be announced on Thursday.

New York Times' Media Decoder blog first reported Dobbs' move.

Times reporter Brian Stelter tweeted on Wednesday evening, "NYT learns that Lou Dobbs' resignation is effective immediately; tonight's program will be his last on CNN." Another message sent shortly after: "A Fox spokesperson tells the NYT, 'We have not had any discussions with Lou Dobbs for Fox News or Fox Business.'"

http://www.youtube.com/v/5BbjB7xoUhg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0


Good riddance, you paranoid, old, bigot.

Now I can possibly watch CNN at dinner time with my family around.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

I stopped watching CNN when it became not so much a fact-based news channel and morphed into an opinion-based faux news for those that hate faux and msnbc.  I would say "good riddance", but I won't even miss him, and wouldn't know that he was saying spiteful things about immigrants if it wasn't repeated ad nauseum in various blogs and editorial pages that I read.  Which is kinda funny to me, because all of said news sources just assumed that I would know about it, because they assumed I watch CNN.

So, see ya later alligator, but really, it is not possible for me to miss you, because I haven't been missing you for a while now.