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Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN
NY Slimes ^ | 11/11/09

Posted on 11/11/2009 4:06:36 PM PST by freespirited

Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-immigration views have made him a TV lightning rod, plans to announce Wednesday that he is leaving the network, two network employees said.

A CNN executive confirmed that Mr. Dobbs will announce his resignation plans on his 7 p.m. program. His resignation is effective immediately; tonight’s program will be his last on CNN. His contract was not set to expire until the end of 2011.

Well known for his political positions, Dobbs is an outlier at CNN, which has sought to position itself as a middle ground of sorts in the fractious cable news arena.

Mr. Dobbs met with Roger Ailes, the chairman of the Fox News Channel, in September. At the time Mr. Dobbs was viewed as a potential hire for the Fox Business Network. But a Fox spokesperson said Wednesday, “We have not had any discussions with Lou Dobbs for Fox News or Fox Business.”

Mr. Dobbs has been with CNN since its founding, save for a two-year stint at a Web site called Space.com. He has evolved over the years from a straight-laced business anchor to an outspoken commentator who rails against illegal immigration and taxpayer bailouts, among other subjects.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cnn; dobbs; loudobbs; msm; quit; update
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To: freespirited

CNN only damages Dobb’s credibility.


101 posted on 11/11/2009 5:35:00 PM PST by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: cripplecreek

Illegals are not immigrants. They’re border jumpers.


102 posted on 11/11/2009 5:35:55 PM PST by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: londonfog

Reading between the lines of his farewell comments, it certainly looks like he will be getting into running for office of some kind.


103 posted on 11/11/2009 5:37:18 PM PST by balls (Fight the global warming scam)
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To: freedomlover

“mecca hiney ho”


104 posted on 11/11/2009 5:57:16 PM PST by defal33 (Michigan: Stuck on Stupid)
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To: classified

BOR should get Beck’s 5:00 spot, or a weekend show :)


105 posted on 11/11/2009 6:16:59 PM PST by defal33 (Michigan: Stuck on Stupid)
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To: freespirited
...whose anti-immigration views...

Of course there is no difference between ant-immigration and anti-illegal immigration in the liberal lexicon. And oh yes, aliens only come from outer space.

106 posted on 11/11/2009 6:42:40 PM PST by luvbach1 (Worse than we could have imagined.)
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To: MamaDearest

that was the story line in the new V show. Why would fox want to interview Obama after all he really is a liar! I sure as hell wouldn’t watch it.


107 posted on 11/11/2009 6:47:48 PM PST by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: classified

what exactly was said?


108 posted on 11/11/2009 6:49:27 PM PST by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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To: Clintonfatigued
If CNN thinks this helps their credibility, they’re off their rockers. I hope that Fox News can eventually find a time slot for Dobbs, even if it’s only a weekend show.

This should help Fox ratings at 5PM ET, especially if they replace Dobbs with a leftist gremlin.

109 posted on 11/11/2009 7:48:52 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Joe Wilson said "You lie!" in a room full of 500 politicians. Who was he talking about?)
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To: Terpfen

The costs of policing the world (now a trillion dollars per year) aren’t paid by the tooth fairy. They come from the same sources as domestic spending including borrowing, taxes, and printing money.


110 posted on 11/11/2009 9:43:58 PM PST by Captain Kirk
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To: Captain Kirk

Odd, I don’t see the DoD getting $1 trillion in the annual budget.

Of course, I don’t see the US military policing the world either, so w/e. Back into the fortress you go.


111 posted on 11/11/2009 10:03:14 PM PST by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
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To: pvoce

Agreed that Lou Dobbs in place of Geraldo or Shep (or both!) would be a great big PLUS for all of us out here in FOX-land! LOL! Here’s hoping Lou will soon be broadcasting on FOX, or else that he runs for public office and will work to GET THE ILLEGALS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!


112 posted on 11/12/2009 12:45:15 AM PST by LiberaMa
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

“This should help Fox ratings at 5PM ET, especially if they replace Dobbs with a leftist gremlin. “

DOBBS time slot was 7:00 p.m. ET, which was up against FOX Report w/ Shepard Smith.


113 posted on 11/12/2009 7:16:15 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Oops, right, 7PM.


114 posted on 11/12/2009 7:30:21 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Joe Wilson said "You lie!" in a room full of 500 politicians. Who was he talking about?)
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To: Clintonfatigued; sickoflibs

Hmm people on this thread want him to take Shepard Smith’s spot. ;-D


115 posted on 11/12/2009 1:09:03 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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To: Impy; Clintonfatigued

Dobb’s is a character but a bit liberal on many issues, not immigration though.


116 posted on 11/12/2009 1:11:06 PM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the government spending you demand stupid")
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To: Terpfen
I note that you didn't provide any sources. I will do so, however, and try to bring our discussion to a higher level.
117 posted on 11/13/2009 7:48:18 AM PST by Captain Kirk
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