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| Anchor Lou Dobbs leaving CNN Immediately |
| 2009-11-11 |
| CNN host Lou Dobbs shocked his viewers Wednesday when he announced that he would be leaving the network effective immediately. The longtime host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" said on his show that it would be his last and that he was ready "to pursue new opportunities." He said CNN had allowed him to be released from his contract, which was set for the end of 2011 and that he was considering a number of options. "I will let you know when I set my course," he said. The longest-running anchor on CNN's air, Dobbs was one of the nation's leading financial journalists before turning his program in a more opinionated direction. His persistent advocacy against illegal immigration angered many. "I'm the last of the original anchors here on CNN and I'm proud to have had the privilege of helping to built the world's first news network." CNN's average prime-time audience was third behind Fox and MSNBC during October, and it was even eclipsed by sister network HLN among younger viewers, according to the Nielsen Co. |
| Posted by:Procopius2k |
| #6 jerk off |
| Posted by: newc 2009-11-11 21:46 |
| #5 I imagine it has something to do with this that I read mere hours before the 'announcement': "Dobbs Excoriates Obama for Double Standard: Compares PresidentÂ’s Post-Cambridge to Post-Fort Hood Remarks" http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2009/11/11/dobbs-excoriates-obama-s-double-standard-compares-president-s-post-cambri#comments |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2009-11-11 21:45 |
| #4 Resigned two weeks after revealing this: Police Probe Shot Fired at Home of CNN's Lou Dobbs A gunshot was fired at the New Jersey home of CNN's Lou Dobbs after a series of threatening phone calls earlier this month, the host told listeners on his nationally syndicated radio show. Dobbs, a fervent proponent of U.S. border enforcement, told listeners of "The Lou Dobbs Show" on Monday that the incident is part of an ongoing assault against anyone who opposes amnesty or leniency toward illegal immigrants. "They've created an atmosphere and they've been unrelenting in their propaganda," Dobbs said in reference to pro-immigration groups like the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the National Council of La Raza and America's Voice. "Three weeks ago this morning, a shot was fired at my house where I live. My wife was standing out and that followed weeks and weeks of threatening phone calls." |
| Posted by: ed 2009-11-11 21:40 |
| #3 prolly joining Imus on Fox Biz News (I admit I like Imus even tho he has lib assholes on - he does drill them) or a Glenn Beck type show. CNN was a bad fit for him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-11 20:45 |
| #2 I suspect its a bell weather that the next big push for the triumvirate, knowing their Pork Out of 09 - Obamacare - Cap & Trade are such big sellers in middle America, is to get amnesty on the books before the next election to pack the voter rolls. They don't want Dobbs in the official state controlled media when it happens. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-11-11 20:41 |
| #1 Who? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-11-11 19:58 |