Or, at least a lot of us hope. We can't emphasize enough the significance of Lou Dobb's abrupt departure from CNN yesterday. For years he had used the powerful platform of cable news to spread lies, distortions, and hate against millions of people living and work in the United States, sometimes leading to murderous results.
He pressed the bogus theory that President Barack Obama was not born a U.S. citizen. He completely made up some crap about illegal immigrants bringing a wave of leprosy -- yes, leprosy -- to the United States. And he almost called former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a "cotton-pickin' ..." before stopping himself.
In short, Lou Dobbs is a disgraceful excuse for a journalist and probably a weasel of a man. Almost more shameful is how long it took CNN to show him the door. In the U.K., they just had an intense debate over even allowing a known racist-extremist to speak on the BBC. In the United States, the racist-extremists have their own nightly news programs.
Cheers are in order for the people behind the 'Basta Dobbs' campaign at Presente.org. The end of 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' can accurately be described as grassroots activism gold.
Is Glenn Beck next?
A campaign to get rid of Glenn Beck? Sign me up!
Posted by: bentrogena | 13 November 2009 at 02:36 AM
you know this fool is going go to Fox or run for president...
Posted by: romeo | 13 November 2009 at 07:37 AM
You're probably right, Romeo. Fox is his fit.
Posted by: Daniel Hernandez | 13 November 2009 at 12:56 PM
The end of the NYT editorial on Dobbs leaving hits the hypocrisy mark right on the head:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/opinion/13fri3.html
Check it out.
Posted by: Daniel Hernandez | 14 November 2009 at 11:37 AM
Everyone at my work cheered when we heard Dobbs was leaving CNN. We especially liked that the ending was so abrupt.
Posted by: annette | 14 November 2009 at 12:11 PM