Lou Dobbs Rants About Clinton, Obama "Distortions"

CNN's Jessica Yellin's report on Lou Dobbs' show last night on the back-stabbing half truths of political ad campaigns was apparently a revelation for the show's seasoned host. Yellin told viewers that Sen. Clinton's ad attacking Sen. Obama for accepting money from oil companies was disingenuous (Clinton, after all, has not only accepted money from oil companies, but has accepted more from them than Obama), which prompted outrage from the "straight-shooter" Lou Dobbs.

"This was supposed to be the politics of change," says Dobbs, "but what you're saying is that both the candidates are lying about the issues." Yellin cautiously agrees, admitting that the candidates are "making the strongest case for themselves." Dobbs persists:

"... Our journalists become victims of this striving for objectivity, because the reality is that they have done exactly that... they have distorted each others positions."

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[maxwellinformed]

Lou's wearing a flag pin, leave him alone.

[Blutus]

And all those Mexicans who are American citizens and oppose illegals
are bigots too?

Nonsense.

It's not about race. It's about the border.

[Chiang]

Our journalists become victims of this striving for objectivity, because the reality is that they have done exactly that... "

I once watched Lou Dobbs on closed caption with the sound off. He continually says long phrases of wordy, pompous nonsense that have nothing to do with anything.

He's the biggest gasbag on TV.

[Manx]

Lou Dobbs doesn't like Mexican immigrants and he hates Obama. He doesn't like anyone whose skin isn't lily white. Dobbs sounds like a monotonous broken record, saying the same things over and over. I used to have respect for his opinions but not any more. He's become an unmitigated, loudmouth bore.

[texascommonsense]

What a blanket statement - without fact. You don't like what he as to say so he is a bigot? His wife doesn't happen to be 'lily white', and we can assume he 'likes' her....typical

[pleeezzze]

Still...truth is Obama is Lying !

[Actionmac]

So what about his wife, he is what he is and CNN becomes Fake News 2. A cheap copy of a cheap copy.

[scruftavius]

I used to watch CNN through the dinner hour but I got tired of Lou's self-rightous BS. He NEVER reads a comment that is not pro Lou. He is like the TV version of Rush Limbaugh. No thanks, you lost me CNN.

[Bluedog12]

Lou! Its the dam Mexican speechwriters again!

[GrandmaSue]

Webster's Dictionary
rant- to talk in a loud, wild way
Do I need to get my ears checked, should I see an optometrist? OR
Do you need to get a dictionary? and use it.

[randyjet]

For all of you who think Dobbs is wrong, I suggest you read Barbara Jordan's comments to Congress when she was head of Clinton's panel on immigration. Maybe you can call her a bigot and rightwing Republican then. It might change most of your minds if you have any intelligence, which I doubt.

I actually have lived on the Texas Mexico border for a number of years. Dobbs actually worked side by side with Mexican field workers and knows them FAR better then any of you. The problem is NOT the immigrants, but the ILLEGALS who spit on our laws and think that they have a right to be here. All of my neighbors, who were ALL Hispanic, on the border did NOT like illegals and more than I did for the simple reason that they were driving down THEIR wages. The only ones on the border who love illegals are the wealthy who employ them and who contribute to the local politicos campaigns

You cannot be a liberal and support illegals. You are only doing the work of the wealthy..

[morbie5]

Good points

[mamacat]

Why would anyone support illegals? It doesn't make sense. However, what we are seeing is a whole lot of noise-making over this issue, as opposed to getting something done. This is not a left vs. right issue, but the right has tried to turn it into one, for political profit.

A sideline: the pictures of illegals running across the border are very dramatic. However, according to government statistics, the majority of illegals do not enter the country in that way. The government has determined that the majority of illegals actually enter the country legally. What that means is that some people enter this country as tourists or as students, and then stay in the country after their paperwork has expired.

Also, according to government statistics, about 30% of illegal immigrants are from Asia. I haven't seen Dobbs comment/rant about these things. I think it is more popular to decry the "awful" Mexicans, and Dobbs' primary motive is ratings, nothing else.

[westreal]

Lou sure doesn't distort when he goes on his hate mongering rants about Mexican immigrants and how they single handedly are responsible for the financial destruction of this country.

[ylpatriot]

westreal... get your facts straight !!! Lou Doubbs says nada neg about immigrants .... LEGAL IMMIGRANTS....... Lou has much to say about illegals ... get it ILLEGAL IMMIRANTS THAT OUR COSTING YOU AND OUR COUNTRY FAR MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD, WHILE CHANGING OUR COUNTRY INTO A SPANISH SPEAKING NATION !!!! and this said from a born in the USA, legal citizen and yes my ancestry is Spaniard and they came to this country the correct way legally!!!!!!!!!!


get it ? Go Lou ! you tell it like it is !!!!

[westreal]

You proved my point!

[escapee]

What do you call someone who slurs his speech and goes off on daily tirades? Lou Dobbs is a drunk!

[wm1066]

When I used to watch him I noticed when he was into one of his rants one eye would get big and the other eye would squint up. He reminded me of "Bill the Cat'"

[cramos]

Lou Dobbs is the only reporter on CNN with any integrity left---Yellen drank the OBAMA kool aid along time ago..........

Somebody pull the chain and flush !!!!!!!! CNN needs a major staff shakeup

[morbie5]

Dobbs is great. He's one of the only reporters that tells the truth.

[SmolderingRuin]

Dobbs has been ruthlessly attacking Obama, and sneering at Hillary. I think he wants to run for president as some kind of "populist independent", perhaps with Bloomie. I hate Lou Dobbs. I can't believe I used to like him. He's a liar.

[morbie5]

I love him. He's great. He's not afraid of hurting feelings when he tells the truth.

[Charmed]

Lou admitted on a black talk radio show that he attacks Obama because it's "personal" and he "doesn't like" Obama so anything he says comes from emotions not facts. I don't like Lou always ranting about the borders and illegal immigrants but at least he was honest when he said "it was personal". So he's getting paid who knows how much money to sit on tv and attack people he doesn't like....I wish I could get that job....

[randyjet]

I love how the Obama supporters who think that they are intelligent can do nothing other than call names. It simply shows that Dobbs is right in that our schools have failed to produce thinking, intelligent, educated voters. When such folks cannot understand the difference between legal and illegal immigrants, it shows a lack of intelligence and education.

[cramos]

Scary isn't it! GAMERS ruling the world.

A generation who doesn't even know who our northern neighbor is? By the way that is Canada.

[Bobzmcishl]

Lou Dobbs has become a one issue commentator and an angry one at that. I'm surprised CNN still carries him.

[TurgidCaterwauling]

Here's one for you, Lou: Tonight on NBC, the deep thinkers are scratching their asses wondering how our nation which spends more on health care than any other country in the world can rank 42nd in life expectancy.

Pity all those poor buggers in countries with national health. Since they are living longer, I guess they have to endure those horrible national health programs that much longer.