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The Beginning of the Birther Party or Just Another Crazy Tea Party? Group With Racist Ties Urges Lou Dobbs to Run for President
blog.buzzflash.com - 8/5/2009
The Beginning of the Birther Party or Just Another Crazy Tea Party? Group With Racist Ties Urges Lou Dobbs to Run for President
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BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Meg White Oh, this is just what Lou Dobbs needed. First, Media Matters gave him hell for "mainstreaming" the already-debunked claims of the birther movement . Then, Dobbs' boss at CNN gets a letter from the hate groups watchdog Southern Poverty Law Center ...
huffingtonpost.com - 8/2/2009
Lou Dobbs A "Publicity Nightmare" For CNN: AP
— huffingtonpost.com — AP -- He's become a publicity nightmare for CNN, embarrassed his boss and hosted a show that... seemed to contradict the network's "no bias" brand. And on top of all that, his ratings are slipping. How does Lou Dobbs keep his job? It's not a ... (more) Lou Dobbs A "Publicity Nightmare" For CNN: AP

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 7/31/2009
Media Matters Running Ads Attacking Lou Dobbs’ Birther Obsession — On CNN!
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Okay, this is an interesting new frontier in political media criticism. Media Matters, which has been attacking... CNN for not reining in Lou Dobbs' birther obsession, has now purchased air time to run a TV ad attacking "CNN's Lou Dobbs problem" -- ... (more) Media Matters Running Ads Attacking Lou Dobbs’ Birther ...

Comments vote down Michael Calderone's Blog found this 7/31/2009found this
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 8/5/2009
CNN Privately Pressed Cable Operators Not To Run Ad Attacking Lou Dobbs
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — An interesting postscript to the whole war between CNN and Media Matters over Lou Dobbs' birther flirtation:... (more) CNN Privately Pressed Cable Operators Not To Run Ad ...

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Group With Racist Ties Urges Lou Dobbs to Run for President
The Political Carnival — ... Your Daily Double Dose of BuzzFlash: [...] Dobbs has a group that espouses "hysterical fear-mongering and xenophobic, anti-Latino conspiracy theories" encouraging him to run for president. The Web site for the Raleigh N.C.-based Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee (ALIPAC) says they support "those who legally immigrate, but we DO NOT support any amnesty, visa expansion or 'Guest Worker' program designed to reward illegal aliens or legalize their presence in the U.S." But the ...

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