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The Dobbs Factor
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
The Dobbs Factor
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Lou Dobbs loves it The New York Times manages to produce an article about the controversy over Lou Dobbs that doesn’t really offer any specific examples of what Dobbs’ critics are talking about. But to get a flavor, the man’s strain of nativism runs so deep that he’s ...
CNN's Lou Dobbs Claims Shots Fired at Home, Wife
newsbusters.org - 10/29/2009
CNN's Lou Dobbs Claims Shots Fired at Home, Wife
— newsbusters.org — 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 ... (more) CNN's Lou Dobbs Claims Shots Fired at Home, Wife

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Geraldo Rips Lou Dobbs For Latino-Bashing Rhetoric, Says He ‘Is Not Coming To Fox News’
thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
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 ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/25/2009
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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The Reaction:  Stand by your man (if you're CNN and he's Lou Dobbs)

Political Animal:  Feeling Dobbs-related embarrassment

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Stand by your man (if you're CNN and he's Lou Dobbs)
The Reaction — ... Think Progress has the details. See also Yglesias: For all that, if CNN wants to stand by Dobbs then, fine, they should stand by Dobbs. But if they want to stand by Dobbs then they should ...

Feeling Dobbs-related embarrassment
Political Animal — ... at least some embarrassment. Matt Yglesias' suggestion is a good one: "[I]f CNN wants to stand by Dobbs then, fine, they should stand by Dobbs. But if they want to stand by Dobbs then they should stand by Dobbs and feature him prominently in their four-hour 'Latino in America' documentary. After all, from what you can see watching the network day-to-day the executives at CNN think Dobbs has a credible and important perspective on this issue. Instead, they just kind of want to sweep the crazy uncle under the rug for the purposes of a big special, and then trot him back out ...

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