Chicago — Lou Dobbs, whose anti-immigration stance roiled controversy, has exiled himself from CNN.
The longtime CNN anchor announced on his TV show Wednesday that he’s leaving the cable network he helped launch in 1980 and, save for a two-year stint with the Web site Space.com, has worked at ever since.
Wednesday’s edition of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” was Dobbs’ last at CNN. Although his contract was to run for a little more than two additional years, he told viewers CNN agreed to let him out of his contract.
Dobbs left open the possibility he might not be moving to another TV outlet but vowed to remain engaged in the issues he has championed over the years as he evolved from a traditionally neutral newscaster at CNN into an outspoken commentator who was often at odds with his bosses.
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grammaddy (anonymous) says…
I wish Glenn Beck had that much sense.
jimincountry (anonymous) says…
I guess CNN could not put up with Dobbs being critical of government under Obama.........but they did not seem to mind his criticism of Bush and his policies.
Still none of the networks are in Obama's pocket more than nbc/msnbc.
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus (anonymous) says…
"I guess CNN could not put up with Dobbs being critical of government under Obama"
No, I think that he couldn't stay on his meds was the real problem. But that won't be a problem at Fox.
cheeseburger (anonymous) says…
Why are the dems so upset that Fox might lean slightly right? The republicans have had to endure biased, left-leaning media for years, in the form of abc, nbc, cbs, cnn, and others!
Cooky_the_Cook (anonymous) says…
People who use the word "meds" think that mental illness is a fashion statement.
rbwaa (anonymous) says…
"Why are the dems so upset that Fox might lean slightly right?"
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thanks for the chuckle..."slightly right?"
autie (anonymous) says…
Oh no. This is going to make my Daddy cry.
Machiavelli_mania (anonymous) says…
Who cares?! I don't watch CNN. It should be locked out at the cable box.
headdoctor (anonymous) says…
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus (Anonymous) says…
“I guess CNN could not put up with Dobbs being critical of government under Obama”
No, I think that he couldn't stay on his meds was the real problem. But that won't be a problem at Fox.
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Yup. Not a problem at Fox. Just what they need is more of this for all their intelligent viewers.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/108118/the-...
cheeseburger (anonymous) says…
rbwaa (Anonymous) says…
“Why are the dems so upset that Fox might lean slightly right?”
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thanks for the chuckle…”slightly right?”
The degree to which Fox may lean right doesn't even come close to the degree the other aforementioned media outlets lean left! Can't the dems spare one network to lean a direction other than left?
sfjayhawk (anonymous) says…
So fox is getting another old angry white guy? Shocker!
headdoctor (anonymous) says…
headdoctor (Anonymous) says…
just_another_bozo_on_this_bus (Anonymous) says…
“I guess CNN could not put up with Dobbs being critical of government under Obama”
No, I think that he couldn't stay on his meds was the real problem. But that won't be a problem at Fox.
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Yup. Not a problem at Fox. Just what they need is more of this for all their intelligent viewers.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/108118/the-…
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And for those who missed it here is the link for Hannity's response. LMAO. Of course it was a mistake.....Because they were caught Red handed manipulating the story. If Fox was monitoring their own production and it was a legitimate error they would have issued an apology instead of waiting until they were caught by a comedian no less.
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo....
Satirical (anonymous) says…
I never liked Lou Dobbs.
I agree with jimincountry. I think it is more than a little odd that CNN had no problem when Dobbs was using advocacy journalism to oppose Bush, but suddenly has a problem when he uses it against ObamaCo.
75x55 (anonymous) says…
Curious, Satirical - that didn't strike me as being odd at all... ;-)
MyName (anonymous) says…
Why are you people (aside from the one person speculating that he might land at Fox), trying to turn this into some sort of Fox News holy war? It's not what the story is about and it's not really very interesting as the network has been around enough that the majority of the 297.5 million Americans that don't watch Fox News have already made up their mind. And the same can be said for the 2.5 million that do.
tony88 (anonymous) says…
it's odd that some folks here are cheerleading a media outlet that blatantly lies to them, and has been repeatedly and definitively exposed as consistent liars. hilarious! evolve, people!
Agnostick (anonymous) says…
One of Jon Stewart's better moments:
"Yes, they are being accused! By the guy whose show was on right before you!"
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com...
Agnostick
agnostick@excite.com
headdoctor (anonymous) says…
Agnostick (Anonymous) says…
One of Jon Stewart's better moments:
“Yes, they are being accused! By the guy whose show was on right before you!”
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com…
Agnostick
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Yeah, I posted a link above with the same story along with Hannity"s apology and so far it has been ignored. I suppose it is just a little to real for some to come to grips with. Especially the Fox lovers.
mjwgoku (anonymous) says…
Lou Dobbs? Never heard of him. What is this CNN you all mention? The media blows like Pelosi.
Fox rocks
Agnostick (anonymous) says…
Kevin, go spit already.
Sulla (anonymous) says…
FOX doesn't like Dobbs' protectionist trade stance and he isn't a Christocrat, so my bet is that Lou is going to run for some political office in the near future or he's just going to retire and/or/or be a player in another news network...
Sulla (anonymous) says…
I meant, in a new network.
beawolf (anonymous) says…
Tom,
The Rasmussen surveys exists solely to advance GOP talking points. Scott Rasmussen is a right wing, christian conservative who was actually paid by the RNC and the Bush re-election committee as a consultant. His automated telephone recording methods have been heavily criticized. Just to give you an idea on far off based they can be, they had Hoffman (NY House district 23) as a +17 favorite. Of course Owens (Dem) won by +4.
As of today the Gallup poll shows Obama's approval at 53%. Not that I put much emphasis on any polls, at least the Gallup is reasonably impartial.
rooster (anonymous) says…
Hello My name is Nancy boy, I'll post articles from newsmax the most right wing website on the internet to back up my claims.
What an idiot.
somedude20 (anonymous) says…
barrypenders (Anonymous) says…
"It's too bad the grasshoppers shot at him. I wonder if it was a sniper? Stimulus, evolution and Posercare lives
Darwin bless you all"
What the hell does that even mean? Do you have the best drugs in Lawrence or something or are you skitzophrenic?
MyName (anonymous) says…
@TomShewmon:
>the Fox News “holy war” was started by Anita Dunn...
I call BS on that. People have been debating the relative merits and biases of Fox News since the early 2000s. Whether the current spat with the Obama is an extension of that is beside the point. Most Americans know enough to make up their mind by now, and if they don't, then they probably don't care about the news all that much.
MyName (anonymous) says…
And I think Lou Dobbs has stopped being a reporter or anchor and started becoming a professional op-ed type, which makes his show less of a good fit for a network that is trying to stay a hard news outfit.
Jimo (anonymous) says…
"The degree to which Fox may lean right doesn't even come close to the degree the other aforementioned media outlets lean left! "
Keep drinkin the kool-aid.
Jimo (anonymous) says…
The problem with Dobbs, who is a very smart man and who was instrumental with Ted Turner in getting CNN off the ground and revolutionizing cable tv, is that he's a liar.
On multiple topics, he's been drawn, quartered, pinned-down word-by-word and shown that he's speaking mistruth, and the guy's so stubborn that he'd refuse to accept what's embarrassingly obvious to the world.
(word to 'opposeobama')
MyName (anonymous) says…
Oh, now you're calling anyone who sees a network claiming to be "fair and balanced" in its ads and wonders if it is really that way or if that's marketing-speak a "far-left kook".
But hey, the 297.5 million Americans who don't watch Fox News on any given day are glad to know you're thinking of them.
jumpin_catfish (anonymous) says…
I think it was anti illegal immigration stance and CNN is not a hard news outfit. The Drudge report comes closer to being a hard news source then CNN.
gphawk89 (anonymous) says…
My first thought when I read the title of the article was: "Who is Lou Dobbs?"
overplayedhistory (anonymous) says…
wow! lot o conservatives and few liberals, and know one gets business. Hispanics watch TV too you know. Oh yeah and cnn is third in the ratings. Not very good for a news channel that pioneered 24 hour news. If they would stick to the news and maybe start spending money on investigating, like news networks used to 20 years ago, they might get some viewers back.
There is an unfortunate outcome to spending money and going after the truth. The truth has a nasty tendency to create a biased liberal media.
notajayhawk (anonymous) says…
tony88 (Anonymous) says…
"it's odd that some folks here are cheerleading a media outlet that blatantly lies to them, and has been repeatedly and definitively exposed as consistent liars. hilarious! evolve, people!"
Well, tony, luckily there aren't that many people (outside Lawrence) who watch MSNBC.
TopJayhawk (anonymous) says…
Shame on CNN for kow-towing to those with anit-democratic principles.
Is this the kind of democratic principles liberals want?
Get rid of all who do not agree with us.
Yes let's follow Obama's lead and try to crush all decent.
Good for Lou for standing by his beliefs and principles when no one else around him apparently have any.
This is a real black-eye for all "progressives."
And again. Why is it that Fox's ratings are so high, and every other news agency is a bottom feeder?
This is not democracy. It is more an attempt at mind control. You know, "I pledge allegiance to Barack Obama."
Scary people, wake up..
beawolf (anonymous) says…
TomShewmon (Tom Shewmon) says…
"Really beawoof? Rasmussen called last Novembers' election of The Messiah to the number. "...
So did my Grandmother. What's your point?
RalphReed (Ralph Reed) says…
@Tom.
You're name calling again. That's even below your usual standard rants. I would score your rants here, but I've not figured out how to include the East German judge's score. However, your posts here are below zero. A new low. Very well done.
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Breaking news on Lou Dobbs. The US finally deported him.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/...