Lou Dobbs: John Stossel A "Self-Important Ass" (AUDIO)

If Lou Dobbs really is heading to Fox Business, he isn't looking to make any friends there.

On his radio show Thursday, Dobbs slammed Fox Business' latest high-profile hire, John Stossel, calling the former ABC News correspondent a "self-important ass" who has "his own brand of myopic idiocy."

Stossel had taken Dobbs to task for what he called "rants about immigrants wrecking America."

"Immigrants wrecking America -- I've never said anything close to that," Dobbs said. "As a matter of fact, I embrace immigrants to this country, I welcome them, I want more -- and as a matter of public policy, we need them. In no way am I restrictionist, and to hear this ass continue his act over at Fox News. I just can't wait until he starts blowing bubbles in the air -- that's about all he's equipped to do."

The New York Times reported earlier this month that Fox Business was eyeing Dobbs for a potential role at the startup business network.

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[sales67]

Targetting illegal immigrants to gain an audience for Dobbs and his ilk is destructive for a number of reasons. First, illegals would not come to the U.S. if there weren't employers willing to hire them in agriculture, construction, the garment and service industry--key sectors of the U.S. economy that thrive on the illegal population. And that cheap labor provides tremendous benefits to the American consumer. If you want to go after some high rollers, then go after those industry heads who are making a fortune off that exploited labor. Second, why target the little guy who has minimal political or economic power? Go after the big fish who are actually squandering America's future with unnecessary wars, waste, fraud and abuse in both the private and public sectors.

The destruction of America's middle-class is not the fault of illegal immigrants. It is the direct result of the manufacturing base taking its operations to places like China, Vietnam, India where labor is cheap.

The fleasing of the U.S. economic base was further eroded by the financial institutions that manipulated the market to enrich themselves. Those should be the targets of America's wrath, not that illegal who toils in the hot sun from early morning to late evening, 7 days a week at minimum wages with no benefits to speak of.

[MyUserName]

Continue...

NOW, If this country is in NEED of workers there are legal means..Green cards, work visas etc..to meet that need..and I'm all for it. But that is after you get the lazy ones OFF their butt and OFF welfare cleaning the rooms and picking those crops. Now perhaps you'll understand a little better how this conservatives mind works. *Be a responsible parent to the children you bring in the world. *Work for your wants and needs of yourself and family..LEGALLY!!! *Teach people how to fish when you give them a helping hand..don't just give them the fish! *Lookout for your family, your neighbor, your country..LEGALLY!!! It will benefit EVERYONE and make it possible to have the surplus to help others that are incapable of helping themselves in this country as well as other nations in need.

[alanposting]

The ones really fleasing America love it......all of your attention going after people who have nothing..but not one word about the real fleasers..­..bankers, insurance companys and we could go on and on. Just make sure those welfare mothers don't get a Cadillac.....hey we have been there and I thought we had moved on. Why people act of emotion and not intellect is beyond me, and the right wing know exactly what motivates them.....that's the scary part.

[MyUserName]

That is so typical, change the subject instead of addressing what I actually said.

The subject was not the fleecing of America which is a whole other subject.
It was Illegal Aliens. Within that subject I addressed many common sense issues...
Which you ignored.
But yes! There is a fleecing of America by banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, Wall Street, politicians, lawyers, ACORN.. etc...as well as welfare recipient's and illegal aliens. The list is endless.
I am not motivated by the right wing (I am a conservative Independent) and I use my intellect and emotion to see the bigger picture. You obviously do not.
There is little difference in a lazy capable welfare mom having a Cadillac or the wealthy corporate elitist that gropes for more than he deserves or has earned. What is right is right..what is wrong is wrong no matter where you work or how much you make.
Remember the bank failures were part and parcel to the domino effect of government agencies forcing banks to lend money on mortgages the home buyer couldn't afford....using credit cards to purchase their wants instead of there needs. The bubble burst and everyone is responsible. The users and takers from the top to the bottom...and yes..illegal aliens and capable welfare recipients as well

[respected]

Conservative media is scary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnmxW-UyKo

[mater]

"Pot", meet "Kettle"!

[MyUserName]

You're right..But sometimes the truth can be scary and unnerving

[respected]

They can't handle the truth and neither do they report it.

[GreatTruthsSeeker]

I mean no disrespect to anyone, but it would be interesting if they could carry their spat into a game in which they each tried to tag each other with the most codes (Google DSM-IV Codes).

I think I know who would win.

[Pjnpurcell]

Talk about the pot casting aspersions on the Kettle! Ever hear the phrases:

He who is without Sin cast the first stone?

People in Glass houses.......

Pathetic.

[MyUserName]

Why do people comment about issues they know nothing about?

I have watched Lou Dobbs many times.
He is NOT against Hispanics..nor immigrants.
He is against ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ..no matter what the nationality.

He is against people here AGANIST the LAWS of the land!
No Green card ..no Visa..ILLEGALLY here!
Just as every other Nation on Earth...including Mexico whose Immigration laws are much more harsh than ours.
Why do the Hispanics have a problem with that?
It is not his fault nor mine that the majority of illegal aliens are Hispanics.
I too am against anyone here ..who is here illegally.
Just as I am against anyone coming in my home unless I gave them permission or invited them.

[alanposting]

Hey, i hope you carry that criticism of Illegal emigration to your produce department next time you buy some fruit and veggies....and if you travel in the west you can't stop at ANY hotel or motel cause you would not like all those unkempt dirty rooms.... and BTW, I certainly know, that I would not find any products of COMMUNIST china in your home.... I just don't understand how conservatives minds work...I thought communism was going to be the downfall of the world, not poor people from Mexico.

[MyUserName]

Hey, Yes..I do carry that criticism of Illegal emigration to my produce department, as well as EVERYTHING I purchase. I check to see where every fruit, veggie, electronic, clothing etc... are made before I purchase.

I first look for my state and/or country. After that I ALWAYS choose Mexico or Canada if available.

For well over 25 years I have done this..because I saw and recognized what was happening.

More times than I can count...I have NOT purchased many items that I wanted ..because they were made in China! I have many times paid more for the same item made in Japan or South Korea because it was a needed item and no longer Made in America!

I have never purchased a foreign made vehicle, I never will.

Travel..guess what ..I have yet to travel to any city in this country that didn't have citizens on Welfare that are very capable of the cleaning jobs at hotels..and I have personally cleaned, picked fruit and vegetables when I was out of work or needed money during a difficult time in my past. You see I was told by the Welfare Dept. during this time that I was not eligible for any Welfare or financial assistance because

*I was married.

*The man I was married to WAS the father of my 4 children.

*He lived in the home (but had just lost his job)...
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[sdmomof4]

Well, Lou would knows one when he sees one, assuming he looks in the mirror regularly.

[proudloudlib]

BTW, is Stossel EVER going to give up the 70's porn star look?

[proudloudlib]

In 6-year old sing-song voice: "It takes one to know one."

[DCSuburb]

did he just call john stossel a "trick"? LOL

[BowlingForRevenge]

Dobbs and Stossel's words are just more of the flotsam and jetsam of the right wing media.
Whoever can talk louder and faster wins the argument with you guys.

[BowlingForRevenge]

Well look frogs can fly!

[Dbos]

Large foreheads used to identify aliens. Look in the mirror lou

[ccsammy]

DOBBS WQHAT A CEREEP WILL BE GOOD AT FOX ,FIT IN WELL

[sasidechick]

"Immigrants wrecking America -- I've never said anything close to that," Dobbs said.

Are you kidding me? NEVER said ANYTHING close to that? Lou, there is a little thing called "videotape" which keeps a record of what you actually say. Are you aware of that?