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Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN -- But Not Necessarily for Fox
NewsRealBlog.com ^ | November 11, 2009 | Ben Johnson

Posted on 11/11/2009 5:00:03 PM PST by FrontPageMag.com

Now Lou Dobbs really is Mr. Independent.

The last of CNN's original news anchors just announced he is leaving the network he joined in 1980, and this evening's episode of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" will be its final broadcast. Dobbs revealed his motives in a straight-forward statement at the program's opening:

Over the past six months, it's become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us. And some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving.

He said chief among his concerns would be illegal immigration, America's foreign policy, and defending “our now weakened capitalist economy.” The former host of Moneyline added that he sought contractual release to address these issues "in the most honest and direct language possible," an opaque admission of what everyone already knew: Dobbs's views are increasingly out-of-step with CNN's dominant bias.

Translated into plain English, his statement says:

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benjohnson; bloggersandpersonal; cnn; foxbusiness; loudobbs
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1 posted on 11/11/2009 5:00:06 PM PST by FrontPageMag.com
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Fox should dump Geraldo and take Dobbs.


2 posted on 11/11/2009 5:01:54 PM PST by djsherin (Government is essentially the negation of liberty.)
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Fox should dump Whoraldo and pickup Dobbs. I agree.


3 posted on 11/11/2009 5:04:45 PM PST by stockpirate (Obama at 46% approval, how can we have so many stupid people in America?)
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Let’s go ahead and sh!tcan Shep while we’re about it.


4 posted on 11/11/2009 5:06:43 PM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: FrontPageMag.com

He’s got my vote.


5 posted on 11/11/2009 5:06:43 PM PST by MontaniSemperLiberi
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To: FrontPageMag.com

He signed off with... “I’ll see you on the radio”


6 posted on 11/11/2009 5:08:20 PM PST by tubebender (Santa Claus is always jolly cause he knows where all the bad girls live...)
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Lou and Ted Turner were big buddies.


7 posted on 11/11/2009 5:10:14 PM PST by scooby321
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To: FrontPageMag.com

What about dump Shep and put Lou in.............


8 posted on 11/11/2009 5:11:12 PM PST by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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It’s nice to see him take the high ground and act on his principles. He still has his radio job and we’ll see what else he decides to do.


9 posted on 11/11/2009 5:11:21 PM PST by 1776 Reborn
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To: scooby321

Yes, he thanked Ted Turner in his sign-off tonight.


10 posted on 11/11/2009 5:12:40 PM PST by FrontPageMag.com
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To: djsherin

But at a minimum FNC should dump Whoraldo.... Just to be safe.


11 posted on 11/11/2009 5:13:24 PM PST by bpjam (When it doubt, but a couple bullets in it. Just to be sure - Fione Glenanne)
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Maybe we can give them Shep too, do a two-fer.


12 posted on 11/11/2009 5:13:24 PM PST by stockpirate (Obama at 46% approval, how can we have so many stupid people in America?)
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Perhaps Murdoch is putting him on the Wall Street Journal payroll.

Perhaps he is joining a conservative Think Tank to promote some sane economic & fiscal policies for the next POTUS!


13 posted on 11/11/2009 5:21:40 PM PST by sodpoodle (Never give up- Keep Up!!!)
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Yep! Kick off Shemale Sheppard or Whoraldo and put Dobbs in one of their slots. Dobbs kicked butt tonight! Did anyone see his show?


14 posted on 11/11/2009 5:22:52 PM PST by classified
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Actually, the think tank option was the first thing I thought, as well. Or, maybe he’s running for office in New Jersey? It’s not impossible.


15 posted on 11/11/2009 5:23:01 PM PST by FrontPageMag.com
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I don’t blame him. He and his family being put in danger by thugs is not the best of worlds.


16 posted on 11/11/2009 5:23:29 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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Perhaps he is running for some sort of public office?


17 posted on 11/11/2009 5:23:46 PM PST by JSDude1 (www.wethepeopleindiana.org (Tea Party Member-Proud), www.travishankins.com (R- IN 09 2010!))
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Yes, he thanked Ted Turner in his sign-off tonight.

Folks always forget that when Turner started CNN he said one of the reasons was to provide a pro-American voice not present on the broadcast news. No one seems to have forgotten this more than Turner himself.

18 posted on 11/11/2009 5:24:57 PM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (a wild-eyed, exclusionist, birther religio-beast -- Daily Kos)
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It is CNN’s loss. Whatever network he chooses will be the better for it; of course FOX would be a ‘home’ for him...and DUMP Smith. (imho)


19 posted on 11/11/2009 5:28:18 PM PST by Outlaw Woman (I will die on my feet before I live on my knees.)
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Media is polarizing. Nation is drifting apart.

A house divided shall not stand.


20 posted on 11/11/2009 5:28:26 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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