Posted on 03/20/2007 9:28:10 AM PDT by areafiftyone
A Web site is spearheading a move to draft veteran newsman Lou Dobbs as a presidential candidate in 2008 – and NewsMax Magazine is front and center on its home page.
The site features the front page of the magazine’s March issue, showing the host of CNN’s "Lou Dobbs Tonight, along with this quote from NewsMax Magazine’s exclusive interview with the journalist who is on a crusade to protect our borders, our jobs and the American dream:
"I think something on the order of an Independent movement will come if these two parties fail the American people again.
"Look at the choices we had over the last two presidential elections. Go back to 2000 – Al Gore, a product of a family of privilege, versus George W. Bush, a product of a family of privilege; 2004 was a contest between two men from families of privilege.
"If we can’t do better than to put up mirror images of what is, frankly, not the most remarkable talent, what have we become and what are we to become?”
The Web site operators are hoping the quote becomes prophetic regarding an "Independent movement” – with Lou Dobbs at the helm.
NewsMax Magazine’s special report "Lou Dobbs: Saving a Troubled Nation” takes an in-depth look at the newsman who has made "saving our fading middle class” the centerpiece of his nightly crusade.
Lou Who?
You can say that again - I've heard the guy's name but that's about it.
Liberal third party candidate. He can get in line with Ralph Nader and the others.
Like Lou and his position OPPOSING illegal alien invasion, BUT...
Years ago, Congressman and medical doctor Larry McDonald was working late in his Capitol Hill office when an old friend from medical school knocked on his door. Larry rose and greeted his guest and, after exchanging the usual pleasantries, looking a bit dejected, his friend slumped into a chair.
Larry asked him what was wrong.
With a little sigh, his friend said “Every few years, a group of us have to take time away from our practices and jobs and come all the way up here to meet with our representatives and senators to try to head off some new effort to trash the Constitution. And I often get the feeling that these guys up here just aren’t listening.”
Laughing, Larry offered, “You do know, don’t you, that there’s a better way?”
“What’s that, Larry?”
“You and your friends ought to get together at home and find a House candidates who shares your values and get behind him with support and resources and REPLACE those guys who aren’t listening. And if there is no candidate with those qualifications, go out and CREATE one – maybe even run yourself! And if, down the road, the new guy stops listening to you, work to replace HIM. The beauty of the House of Representatives is that the Founding Fathers designed it so that these folks have to come home every 24 months to get their tickets punched by the voters. And as we both know, the taxing and spending occur in the House. If the lower house refused to fund some liberty destroying or unconstitutional agency or program, it just won’t happen.”
“But, Larry, how do we convince the rest of the voters that the incumbent needs to be replaced?”
“That used to be a real challenge since poll after poll asking folks what they thought of congress usually got very negative answers. But when asked how they thought THEIR guys were doing up here got responses indicating that THEIR guys were doing a good job. There’s a new program called Tax Reform Immediately (TRIM) that uses only one yardstick for its quarterly rating of every member of congress – the United States Constitution.” (http://www.trimonline.org)
“Does it work, Larry?”
“One of my favorite stories about that is the 16 year-old paperboy out in the Midwest who every quarter paid to have 10,000 TRIM Bulletins printed and threw them on his route and in another 9,500 lawns in his district – FROM HIS BIKE! After 3 quarters of that, the incumbent was ousted for someone who more closely represented the views of the voters. On election night, the red-faced loser was interviewed on TV and, waving a TRIM Bulletin, sputtered that it was a right-wing plot to “get him.” It was GREAT TV.”
“A ‘plot’ by a 16 year-old paperboy.” Larry and his guest laughed.
“And it’s happening all over the country – even in my state, Georgia. My supporters down there are keeping the voters in the 7th informed about my votes up here. Since my only standard is the Constitution, they keep sending me back. So it works both ways: The good guys get reelected and the bad guys get sent home – or hang around as lobbyists.” Another chuckle.
“But what about the presidential election?”
“While important, if we had 300 or so decent representatives up here on the Hill, they’d take back much of the power they’ve shipped down to 1600 over the past years and the 4 year beauty contest would become far less important than it now is. A metaphor for these elections for president, representatives and senate is a 3 card Monte game: While everyone is focused on the card marked with the “P,” the “R” and “S” cards are largely ignored.”
Larry’s friend returned home, got his friends and neighbors up to speed with TRIM – and within a year, had a new and improved representative.
Some guy on Commie News Network.
Yeah. Giuliani/Dobbs 08 on the Confused ticket. that is the third pary I want to see.
John MeCain's 3rd Party VP choice?
I can't stand Herr Dobbs. The guy is a nationalist, and a socialist, which makes him a national socialist. He loves the government, hates immigrants both legal and illegal, loves protectionism, hates the Joooos, -- in any other era we'd call this clown a fascist.
But thanks to wackademia, fascism now means limited government, local control opposed to federal control, free markets, personal liberty, and supporting liberal democracies instead of dictatorships. Isn't Newspeak great?
Let's just see how fast a prominent conservative jumps at the chance at third-party run if both Democratic and Republican nominee are liberals...Why? GET THIS THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL -- CONSERVATIVES HAVE A DESIRE TO VOTE FOR A CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE RATHER THAT A RINO FOR PRESIDENT. And, many of us realize what utter disaster it would be to elect RINO Rudy as President and will do everything we can to defeat him in both primary and, if necessary, in the general election.
Where's the Barf Alert?
UM WHY DON'T YOU STOP TALKING ABOUT RUDY FOR A MINUTE! This is NOT a Rudy thread! Your obsession with Rudy is breathtaking!
Sorry I forgot it. Totally My error!
If Lou isn't conflicted, he should be. His own dem party is worse on the illegal immigration issue than the pubbies. This is his main topic. As to 3rd party, he only needs to look at Pat Buchanan to see how far you can get on a protectionist ticket.
I totally agree third parties are for the birds!
Where's the(MEGA BARF) Alert???
LOL! I'm sorry I forgot it. I wish FR had a correction button so I could fix it! That is one thing we need.
Coming from FR`s #1 Rudy Cheerleader, I find that remark quite ludicrous. Your juvenile infatuation for Rudy is breathtaking... 24-7-365!
ROTFL... great laugh for the day.
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