Posts Tagged ‘lou dobbs’
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 [...]
UPDATE: CNN Paid $8 Million in Severance, SNL Says “Adios” to Dobbs- Watch it
Posted: November 16, 2009 at 6:07 pm By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted at America’s Voice blog.
Update from Amanda Terkel at Think Progress, in “CNN paid Lou Dobbs $8 million to quit:”
Although Lou Dobbs has been saying that his departure from CNN was an “amicable parting on the best of terms,” the New York Post reports that CNN wanted him gone so badly that it [...]
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 [...]
TGIF Immigration Roundup: Tea Parties Get New Target, Gheen Says “Make My Day, Punk”
Posted: October 30, 2009 at 12:21 pm By Rachel LaBruyereHere’s a nice little Friday round-up from Jackie Mahendra over at the America’s Voice blog.
It’s gonna be in bullet points. Why? ‘Cause it’s Friday, people.
David Neiwert kicks things off over at Crooks and Liars, reporting, “Yesterday, a genuinely historic moment passed with scarcely a blip of attention from the media: President Obama signed [...]
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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