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.

[CottonBall]

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.

Yes, it is. It's a fairly simple concept. So either TPTB are idiots or doing it on purpose.

[RichInOC]

"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."

Aided and abetted? To the extent that homeland security is a sham and the media has anything to do with it, they're not accessories to the crime, they're frankly some of the principal doers.

[tobyhill]

The discussion with Lynne was not about the border it was about whether Blitzer was aiding the terrorist, which he is. CNN is made up of one trick ponies.

[svcw]

Saw the interview Mrs. Second Lady cleaned Wolfs clock.

[Always Right]

Not sure what that had to do with Lynn's comments. Lou is a one-issue pony.

[Dane]

The discussion with Lynne was not about the border it was about whether Blitzer was aiding the terrorist, which he is. CNN is made up of one trick ponies

Especially lou dobb's.

[tobyhill]

Wolf really needs a friend about now after Lynne took him down about 10 notches.

[george76]

 

[tobyhill]

Dobbs will get in on the love fest going on down there at CNN between themselves.

[EveningStar]

Hey, Lou. Bend over and crack a smile.

[GregH]

Lou Dobbs is a one trick phony, ok two trick phony if you add the china outsourcing along with his illegal immigration rants. Lou Dobbs indirectly support Dems by trying to create dissatisfication among Republicans, unfortunately for him Republicans are smart enough to realise what a phony he is.

[Howlin]

EWWWWWWWW.

[SevenofNine]

What kiss a*** Lou is hey LOU where your kneepads LOL!

[tobyhill]

It's obvious that CNN is on the defense and all they can lean on is Dobbs hitting on the border and ports issue.

[onyx]

I saw part of this on Friday, but *clicked* after his first couple of statements. Marxist tool Lou was wearing his knee pads.

[mware]

Brave man that Lou, attacking her after she left like that.

[BonnieJ]

I had heard in the past that Lou Dobbs was a Republican. Is that true, because if so he sure has done a complete turn-around since his return to CNN!!

[TracyTucson]

<<< 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.

[ozzymandus]

Lou Dobbs is a bitter, disappointed man, who has failed financially and professionally. Some Freepers are so stupid they think he's a conservative, but he's just another RAT hack, like wolfie and that old geezer jack whatever.