Posts Tagged ‘CNN’
Lou Dobbs’ war on immigrants: The Hypocrisy Runs Deep
Posted: October 7, 2010 at 9:15 am By Rachel LaBruyereThis time last year, Lou Dobbs was only days away from being dropped by his then employer, CNN. After years spent waging war on undocumented immigrants from behind his news desk, Dobbs’ platform was pulled out from under him when groups like Basta Dobbs and Drop Dobbs pressured the network to fire the news anchor [...]
Lou Dobbs? Not Tonight!
Posted: November 12, 2009 at 4:59 pm By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted at the America’s Voice blog.
Last night, Lou Dobbs aired his final broadcast on CNN.
Tonight, when viewers tune in to CNN primetime, the hate TV will be gone. According to the New York Times, CNN President Jonathan Klein said:
Lou Dobbs will carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere.
In other words: Dobbs’ hate speech will [...]
CNN Deports Lou Dobbs
Posted: November 12, 2009 at 4:57 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast night, Lou Dobbs hosted his last show ever on CNN. Yes, our dear friend Lou has officially resigned from the nation’s ‘most trusted name in news’ to bring his special blend of xenophobia and hate-mongering elsewhere.
This is incredible news and due in no small part to the efforts of the Drop Dobbs and Basta [...]
CNN hides from it, so MSNBC runs Drop Dobbs Ad
Posted: October 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereOriginally posted at Standing FIRM.
America’s Voice has been steadily working towards the goal of airing a Drop Dobbs ad on CNN. Originally, the target was to run the ad during CNN’s off-the-mark “Latino in America”, which featured no mention of good ole Leprosy Lou.
When CNN turned them down – hmmm… wonder why – they persisted [...]
CNN Immigration Poll Redux: 2/3 Favor Legalization Over Deportation
Posted: October 28, 2009 at 11:21 am By Rachel LaBruyereBy Lynn Tramonte. Originally posted at America’s Voice blog.
Here’s the headline CNN put on a poll it released last week, which has already made the rounds on Lou Dobbs Tonight, and all the top immigration-restriction websites:
CNN Poll: 3 out of 4 want illegal immigration decreased
Sounds pretty tough on immigrants, right? Rough week [...]
CNN’s Half-Conversation About Hate Crimes – Does it Help?
Posted: October 23, 2009 at 10:46 am By Rachel LaBruyereBy Adam Luna of America’s Voice. Cross-posted at the America’s Voice blog and at Jack and Jill Politics.
CNN began airing their highly-publicized series, “Latino in America,” last night, and I have to say, their coverage of the uptick in hate crimes against people of color was powerful. The series delves into the racially motivated murder [...]
Help us in the the effort to Drop Dobbs from CNN!
Posted: September 23, 2009 at 12:29 pm By adminLast week, the Reform Immigration FOR America campaign joined 14 other organizations in the launch of the Drop Dobbs campaign. DropDobbs.org will provide an up-to-date list of Dobbs’ sponsors and ways for concerned viewers to hold them accountable.
“CNN has become an impediment to having a serious, rational dialogue about immigration and what we should [...]
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