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mediamatters.org - 7/26/2009
CNN "conspiracy theorist" Lou Dobbs discredits his network -- one wild claim at a time
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Lou Dobbs has repeatedly used his prime-time CNN show and his radio show to spread discredited theories and wild claims -- his attention to which jeopardizes CNN's credibility. Dobbs has promoted the fringe notions -- labeled "conspiracy theor[ies]" by his own CNN colleagues -- that ...
Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"
mediabistro.com - 7/24/2009
Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"
— mediabistro.com — TVNewser has learned CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent an email to a handful of "Lou Dobbs Tonight"... staffers last night regarding the coverage of the so-called birthers and the validity of Pres. Obama's birth in the U.S. In part, Klein writes, "It ... (more) Jon Klein on Birthers: "It Seems This Story is Dead"

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CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 7/25/2009
CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from New York -- CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein told staffers of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on Thursday... that the controversy regarding the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate -- a topic Dobbs has avidly pursued on the air -- is a ... (more) CNN chief addresses Obama birth controversy - Los ...

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mediamatters.org - 7/28/2009
Eric Boehlert: How Lou Dobbs scared Rush Limbaugh off the birther story
— mediamatters.org — I can think of three (inadvertent) positives that came out of Lou Dobbs' ill-advised embrace of the... birther movement: 1) The CNN host has permanently tarnished his reputation 2) The birther movement is officially kaput (like, ... (more) Eric Boehlert: How Lou Dobbs scared Rush Limbaugh off ...

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skippy the bush kangaroo:  but he don't know nuttin bout birthers no babies!

DownWithTyranny!:  CNN Advocates Killing Howard Dean-- They Should Lose Their Broadcast License

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but he don't know nuttin bout birthers no babies!
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... on the july 15 edition of "lou dobbs tonight," mr. dobbs questioned the official certificate provided by the president and the state of hawaii and complained that president obama has not made public the "original document." on his radio program, mr. dobbs has repeatedly questioned the president's fitness for office, demanding he "show the documents" and, at one point, jokingly suggesting president obama may be "undocumented." ...

CNN Advocates Killing Howard Dean-- They Should Lose Their Broadcast License
DownWithTyranny! — ... an unparalleled level of credibility by reporting it as an ongoing and unresolved story. His coverage is part of a career spent advancing prejudicial, anti-immigrant, and conspiratorial right-wing canards. He has also portrayed Obama as a "socialist" and compared him to fascist dictators. Again, this from a "journalist" with a prime time show on CNN, the self-described "most trusted name in news," a network that has publicly advocated its political neutrality and commitment to serious, fact-based reporting. ...

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