Lou Dobbs Gives Kudos to Wolf Blitzer, Blows Raspberries at Lynne Cheney (You've Got A Friend)

NewsBusters ^ | 10/29/2006 | Noel Sheppard

[tobyhill]

As NewsBusters previously reported, Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, had a rather heated interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday (video of entire must-see segment here). Seeming to recognize how poorly he performed, Blitzer needed some encouraging words from one of his colleagues. So, he brought on Lou Dobbs to pat him on the back, and chastise Cheney (video available here). After some niceties, Dobbs said:

Well, I, with all due respect, I don't believe Lynne Cheney could be more wrong, both in tone and in fact. The truth is that this government is not functioning. It is dysfunctional, in point of fact.

Government isn’t functioning? Great. Can I have my money back? After all, government seems to be collecting taxes, and spending like a drunken sailor. How is that different than how it has been functioning for the last 76 years? Ignoring such realities, Dobbs continued his government is broken-Lynne Cheney doesn't know what she's talking about tirade:

It's failing to secure our borders, it's failing to inspect cargo, five years after a terrorist attack on this country. It's inexcusable. Homeland security is nothing more than a sham being perpetrated right now, and sometimes aided and abetted by the national media, Wolf, as you well know.

[Kewlhand`tek]

so, Lynne Cheney is the only republican with balls to call cnn on its asshattery? hell she isnt even an elected offical. I still wish Bush or Cheney had said something about cnn running alqueda propoganda. something like charges are being filed, wouldve worked for me.

[photodawg]

<<< The truth is that this government is not functioning. It is dysfunctional, in point of fact......It's failing to secure our borders .... >>>

Lou is right on the money there.

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Wrong. The boarders haven't been "secure" in fifty years. The truth is every administration has dropped the ball on this. At least republicans are firming up resistance to amnesty and working towards closing the door on more illegals coming in. If this "government" is dysfunctional so were the last ten administrations. The dems and media are trying to paint a picture of total incompetence. it is absolutely not true.

[OldFriend]

Dobbs and Buchanan are now best buddies. That tells me all I need to know.

[OldFriend]

It would be a very dangerous precedent for this administration to make charges against CNN.

While justified, it would be characterized much the same way as when the klinton cronies threatened ABC with regard to Path to 9/11.

It's up to us to let CNN know what we thought of their playing the terror propaganda tape.

Further, Duncan Hunter did an excellent job of letting them know that they don't deserve to be embedded with our troops in Iraq.

[OldFriend]

The nineteen hijackers entered the country legally. Some of them broke the law while here and yet nothing was done to deport them.

Some overstayed their visas and they too were left to do as they wished.

There are millions of people here who entered on student visas, visito visas, and have been here for decades.

This didn't just happen. INS has long looked away when it came to border matters. Doris Meissner was slick willie's willing pawn. She allowed millions to enter this country without proper background checks so they could vote for the dems.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Ole Lou needs to stick to border issues.The rest is over his head.

[Citizen Soldier]

Wolfie brought a knife to a gun fight!

[StoneColdGOP]

Lou often describes the administration of George W. Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress as "disgraceful." At the same time he has argued voters have very little choice under the US two party system as both parties are controlled by big business and corporate interests making them almost one and the same and thus do not offer real debate or policy alternatives to ordinary Americans.

I don't see what he's wrong about here, but its enough to get you labeled a traitor to America by some on this website.

[ozzymandus]

Blitzed and dobbs trashed Mrs. Cheney behind her back when she couldn't reply. What a pair of RAT punks.