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He must be going to Fox.
John~~
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From: Dzigbodi Akyea <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:42 am
Subject: Re: [MadisonLUChA] Re: ARTICLE - Lou Dobbs, CNN part company, leaving uncertainty
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> I think Samba Baldeh had something to do with Brother Lou's
> departure! LOL.
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> dzigbodi
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> Good Riddance indeed! And not a minute too soon!!
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Salvador Carranza
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:41 AM
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> Subject: [MadisonLUChA] Re: ARTICLE - Lou Dobbs, CNN part company,
> leaving uncertainty
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> Finally. It was a long time coming. Over the part few years, with
> his obsessive attacks on immigrants, Lou Dobbs went from being a
> respected journalist to a sorry excuse for an ideologue. His attacks
> on President Obama and his shameless right wing partisanship finally
> got him "canned". Good for CNN. I would hope that our Latino
> Community's campaign for CNN to get rid of him also had something to
> do with his departure. It is a joke that in his departing message he
> said that he would be working towards changing "partisanship and
> ideology" into "rigorous, empirical forethought, analysis and
> discussion," when all he did in the past few years as anchor was
> based on outrageous ideological lies against immigrants and against
> the President. No matter where he goes he will undoubtedly become
> more and more like Glen Beck, a buffoon, and less like the respected
> journalist he once was. I wouldn't be surprised if he resurfaces at
> Fox "News". Lou
> Dobb's Unfair and Unbalanced act will certainly find a welcomed home
> there.
>
> Good riddance Lou Dobbs.
>
> Sal Carranza
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/12/09, Gombar, Melissa <mgombar@cityofmadis on.com> wrote:
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> From: Gombar, Melissa <mgombar@cityofmadis on.com>
> Subject: [LaSup] ARTICLE - Lou Dobbs, CNN part company, leaving uncertainty
> To: "'LaSup@yahoogroups .com'" <[log in to unmask] com>
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 8:34 AM
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> Lou Dobbs, CNN part company, leaving uncertainty
> Link to article: http://news. yahoo.com/ s/ap/us_tv_ lou_dobbs
> By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer David Bauder, Ap Television
> Writer 1 hr 2 mins ago
> NEW YORK– Lou Dobbs may have left his anchor chair, but he says he'll
> keep talking.
> The last of the original CNN hosts, Dobbs told viewers on Wednesday
> that he was quitting his nightly show — effective at the end of the
> hour — to pursue new opportunities.
> What those are is still unclear, though he vowed to be a leader in the
> "national conversation" to restore "inspiration to our great free
> society and our market economy."
> CNN, meanwhile, plans to announce its decision on who will replace
> Dobbs on Thursday.
> Dobbs became a a lightning rod for criticism following his transition
> from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as
> illegal immigration.
> He 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.
> Then came Wednesday night's shock announcement. Seated at an anchor
> desk in front of a screen with a fluttering American flag, Dobbs gave
> the day's headlines and then said the network had allowed him to be
> released early from his contract.
> "This will be my last broadcast," he said.
> Dobbs said the decision came after months of discussion with CNN U.S.
> President Jon Klein. 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."
> 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."
> 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. "
> 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, "The
> Latino community can and should celebrate that Lou Dobbs is no longer
> on CNN."
> U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from Dobbs' home state of New
> Jersey and the Senate's only Hispanic member, called it "addition by
> subtraction" for CNN.
> The liberal research group Media Matters, which had urged CNN to drop
> Dobbs, also welcomed the news. "This is a happy day for all those who
> care about this nation of immigrants and believe in the power of media
> to elevate the political discourse," said Eric Burns, its president.
> Dobbs did not 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.
> Dobbs' ratings had cooled from the height of the immigration
> discussion. But his 879,000 viewers on Tuesday still eclipsed MSNBC's
> Chris Matthews (Fox News Channel's Shepard Smith had more than double
> the audience) and even beat Campbell Brown's CNN show, which followed
> Dobbs at 8 p.m. ET in prime-time, according to the Nielsen Co.
> ___
> CNN is owned by Time Warner Inc.; MSNBC is a unit of General Electric
> Co.; Fox is owned by News Corp.
> ___
> Associated Press writers Mark Kennedy and Suzanne Gamboa contributed
> to this story.
>
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