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Wonk Room: The WonkLine: November 16, 2009
Ace of Spades HQ: Purge: CNN Pays Lou Dobbs Eight Million to Go Away
Crooks and Liars: CNN to Dobbs: Here's $8 Million, Now Just Go Away
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RT @OdileAntoinette: CNN gave Lou Dobbs $8million to leave http://bit.ly/25FSp7 2 days ago |
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@NewsFlake But as that link said, he'll get the 20% crazy vote. Will never get into office. $8 mil story: http://bit.ly/wvOkv 3 days ago |
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Yep, he was pushed. CNN was so sick of bigot Lou Dobbs it gave him $8 million severance to get rid of him. http://bit.ly/2BaogF #p2 #tcot 4 days ago |
The WonkLine: November 16, 2009
Wonk Room —
... The NY Post reports that CNN gave anchor Lou Dobbs an $8 million severance package to leave the network following feuds between CNN boss Jonathan Klein and Dobbs over “the kind of reporting Dobbs was doing on his show.” ...
Purge: CNN Pays Lou Dobbs Eight Million to Go Away
Ace of Spades HQ —
Purge: CNN Pays Lou Dobbs Eight Million to Go Away Ideological purification. But the expensive kind. CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave, The Post has learned. "They wanted him out," according to a source. Dobbs, who a source said had a year and a half to go on his $12 million contract, shocked viewers last Wednesday by announcing he was quitting. CNN boss Jonathan Klein and Dobbs, 64, had been publicly feuding over the kind of reporting Dobbs was doing on his show -- especially stories about illegal immigration and the ...
CNN to Dobbs: Here's $8 Million, Now Just Go Away
Crooks and Liars —
... Wow. Look how much CNN wanted him out of there:
CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave, The Post has learned.
"They wanted him out," according to a source.
Dobbs, who a source said had a year and a half to go on his $12 million contract, shocked viewers last Wednesday by announcing he was quitting.
CNN boss Jonathan Klein and Dobbs, 64, had been publicly feuding over the kind of reporting Dobbs was doing on his show -- especially stories about illegal immigration and ...
$8,000,000: CNN Paid Dobbs To Quit?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
New York Post:
CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave, The Post has learned.
“They wanted him out,” according to a source.
Dobbs, who a source said had a year and a half to go on his $12 million contract, shocked viewers last Wednesday by announcing he was quitting.
CNN boss Jonathan Klein and Dobbs, 64, had been publicly feuding over the kind of reporting Dobbs was doing on his show — especially stories about illegal immigration and the anti-Obama ...
Catching up, the November edition
No Runny Eggs —
... Lou Dobbs got a $8 million parting gift from CNN as they strive to be “objective” be a clone of PMSDNC (H/T – ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/16/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Source: CNN Wanted Lou Out CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave, The Post has learned. “They wanted him out,” according to a source. Dobbs, who a source said had a year and a half to go on his $12 million contract, shocked viewers last Wednesday by announcing he was quitting. […] Originally, plans had been for Dobbs to announce his decision to leave during last Friday night’s broadcast. “But when his assistant asked, ‘Lou, do you ...
SPLC President Tells Bill O’Reilly To Pay Up $10,000 Bet
Wonk Room —
... that was posted yesterday, Cohen states “You lost the bet. Time to pay up!” Granted, O’Reilly’s commitment to the bet was tepid, at best — but Cohen points out that “in the court of public opinion, you lose.” Cohen cites Dobbs’ $8 million severance package as proof that Dobbs didn’t just get “fed up and quit.” ...
