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CNN's Lou Dobbs Claims Shots Fired at Home, Wife
CNN's Lou Dobbs Claims Shots Fired at Home, Wife
Recently a lot of hubbub had been made about the possibility that the peaceful tea party protests and some conservative voices would stir up emotions that could lead to violence. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was even one of those sounding that alarm . But what has gone unsaid by those ...
Geraldo Rips Lou Dobbs For Latino-Bashing Rhetoric, Says He ‘Is Not Coming To Fox News’
Geraldo Rips Lou Dobbs For Latino-Bashing Rhetoric, Says He ‘Is Not Coming To Fox News’
thinkprogress.org — Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the Spanish newspaper El Diario La Prensa on Thursday, Fox News... host Geraldo Rivera said, “One of the aspects of our reality in the United States now is the defamatory tone of the immigration debate and how ... (more) Geraldo Rips Lou Dobbs For Latino-Bashing Rhetoric, Says ...
Isabel Macdonald: NJ Law Enforcement Appear to Contradict Dobbs' Version of Gunfire Incident
huffingtonpost.com — New Jersey state police appear to be contradicting CNN Host Lou Dobbs' account of a gunfire incident... near his Sussex County, New Jersey, house. (more) Isabel Macdonald: NJ Law Enforcement Appear to ...
Geraldo Rivera Slams Lou Dobbs In Speech, Says Dobbs Won't Be Coming To Fox
huffingtonpost.com — Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera spoke at a luncheon sponsored by El Diario La Prensa NY yesterday,... during which he unleashed a devastating critique of CNN's Lou Dobbs, and told the assembled crowd that Dobbs' future career path will not lead to Fox. ... (more) Geraldo Rivera Slams Lou Dobbs In Speech, Says Dobbs ...
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Lou Dobbs discusses physical attacks, harassment
Michelle Malkin — But of course, these attacks don’t count in the eyes of the open-borders mob too busy trying to shut down the speech of illegal immigration critics. Via Jeff Poor: Recently a lot of hubbub had been made about the possibility that the peaceful tea party protests and some conservative voices would stir up emotions that could lead to violence. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was even one of those sounding that alarm. But what has gone unsaid by those same voices has been the possibility of violence against those who might take a position antithetical to that of the ...

Lou Dobbs: Gunshots Fired At Me, My Wife, My House
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Lou Dobbs said on his radio show that gunhots have been fired at him, his wife, and their home in the past few weeks — and he blames his critics (via NewsBusters). ...

today’s very dangerous Lympian rhetoric
Knowledge is Power — ... terrific - they responded instantly. But this shot was fired with my wife not, I don’t know, 15 feet away and we had threatening phone calls that I decided not to report because I get threatening phone calls,” Dobbs continued. “I now - it’s become a way of life - the anger, the hate, the vitriol, but it’s taken a different tone where they’ve threatened my wife. They’ve now fired a shot at my house while my wife was standing next to the car. It’s become something else.” ...

New Jersey Police: Reports Like Lou Dobbs’ ‘Not At All Uncommon’ During Hunting Season
Think Progress — ... Several media sources have reported that shots were fired at the residence of CNN’s Lou Dobbs. While Dobbs and his anti-immigrant supports were quick to jump to conclusions about the motive of the shooting, Sgt. Stephen Jones confirmed to ThinkProgress this morning that the New Jersey State Police are stilling “looking at all the possibilities” and that a hunting-related accident has not been ruled out. ...

Will The Left Turn Down The Rhetoric?
Rhymes With Right — ... broadcaster and his family who have been the targets of gunfire. A gunshot was fired at the New Jersey home of CNN's Lou Dobbs after a series of threatening phone calls earlier this month, the host told listeners on his nationally syndicated radio show. Dobbs, a fervent proponent of U.S. border enforcement, told listeners of "The Lou Dobbs Show" on Monday that the incident is part of an ongoing assault against anyone who opposes amnesty or leniency toward illegal immigrants . "They've created an atmosphere and they've been unrelenting in their propaganda," Dobbs said in ...

Stray bullet hits Lou Dobbs' home, he claims victimhood, and Bill O'Reilly buys it
Crooks and Liars — ... that the evil people who have targeted him for removal from his CNN anchor's seat are now taking shots at him and his wife in their home: "But I want to tell you, when you talk about what they've done - they've created an atmosphere and they've been unrelenting in their propaganda," Dobbs said. "Three weeks ago this morning, a shot was fired at my house where I live. My wife was standing out and that followed weeks and weeks of threatening phone calls." Dobbs detailed the event, the notification of law enforcement and threatening phone calls he had received after the fact. ...

Stray bullet hits Lou Dobbs' home, he claims victimhood, and Bill O'Reilly buys it
Orcinus — ... that the evil people who have targeted him for removal from his CNN anchor's seat are now taking shots at him and his wife in their home: ...

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