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Jason Linkins

"Drop Dobbs": CNN Pressured To Give Up Controversial Host (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Immigration Reform, Birthers, Media Matters, Media Criticism, Lou Dobbs, Drop Dobbs, Souther Poverty Law Center, Video, Media News

CNN is facing pressure on a number of fronts to drop Lou Dobbs from their roster of on-air talent, a move that would force millions of Americans seeki...

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What Beck, Dobbs and Limbaugh Are Really Afraid Of

Timothy Karr | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Free Press, Rush Limbaugh, Cnn, Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck, Free Speech, Fox News Channel, Media News
Timothy Karr

The ultimate irony of Beck, Dobbs and Rush is that they couch in populist rhetoric a message that is anti-populist, designed to protect the swindle at the core of our media system's failure.

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Colbert Loses Mexico-Bashing World Record To Lou Dobbs (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.16.2009 | Comedy

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Stephen Colbert attempted to set a world record last night for the number of times he insulted Mexico during a broadcast. Unfortunately, he failed. Co...

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Glenn Beck's Witch Hunt: Who's Next?

Josh Silver | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Mark Lloyd, Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Joseph McCarthy, Media News
Josh Silver

Emboldened by his success, Mr. Beck, along with Lou Dobbs, Rush Limbaugh and their extremist cohorts are moving on to their next progressive targets.

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Glenn Beck's "Deep-Seated Hatred" for Obama and Why Fox News Won't Budge

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Bill Shine, Van Jones, Boycott, Racist, Glenn Beck Fox News, Lou Dobbs, Race, Barack Obama, ColorOfChange.Org, Glenn Beck Van Jones, Cnn, Fox & Friends, Racism, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Brian Kilmeade, Media News
Karl Frisch

If Bill O'Reilly has the "no-spin zone," Glenn Beck seems to have the "sponsor-free zone" of late. In fact, at least 62 companies have ceased advertising on his Fox News program in recent weeks.

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Called to Serve

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Van Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, Obama Administration, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Robert Byrd, Barack Obama, Politics News
Ferentz LaFargue

Let us be clear that Van Jones' resignation is not a defeat for the Obama administration, but it's a defeat for anyone who believes in public service.

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Toxic Shock Doctrine?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Naomi Klein, Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, Shock Doctrine, Toxic Shock, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Whether it's a failed public option, or a failed profit margin, one thing becomes increasingly more evident day by day. It's getting harder to tell the Dems from the dames.

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The New McCarthyists: Fear and Smear

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

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Michael Likosky

New McCarthyists conjure "socialism," "communism," "marxism," and other "shocking labels" to drum up hate-mongering.

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DC or Bust: Lou Dobbs and His Hate Groupies

Karl Frisch | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Birthers, Undocumented Immigrants, Birther-Movement, Illegal Immigration, Lou Dobbs, Splc, Immigration, Southern Poverty Law Center, John Tanton, Dan Stein, Fair, The Lou Dobbs Show, Immigration Reform, Obama Birth Certificate, Cnn, Hate Groups, Neo-Nazis, Illegal Immigrants, Jon Klein, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Pioneer Fund, Eugenics, Jonathan Klein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Media News
Karl Frisch

If Dobbs won't end his association with FAIR, which the Southern Policy Law Center has designated as a hate group, CNN should do the right thing and end its association with Dobbs.

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Dobbs To Rally Anti-Immigrant Fans On Capitol Hill

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Fair, Lou Dobbs, Lou Dobbs Fair Rally, Lou Dobbs Fair, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Media News

On September 15 and 16, Lou Dobbs is scheduled to once again broadcast his radio show from Capitol Hill as part of the "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" l...

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It Was Never Fair and Balanced -- Now It's Not Even News

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Craig Newmark, Msnbc, Newspapers, Bill Kling, Tucson, Lou Dobbs, Aspen Institute, Mark Lloyd, Media Matters for America, Keith Olbermann, Democratic Party, Race, Democrats, John Carroll, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama 2008, Fcc, Media Matters, Sean Hannity, Cnn, Craigslist, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Media News, Bill O'Reilly, Republican Party, University of Arizona, Republicans, Media News
Larry Gellman

What we now see on cable TV is nothing resembling news. The entertainers who pose as newsmen now routinely spew lies, distortions, and biased opinions or provide a platforms of legitimacy to the sociopaths who do.

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Palin Supports Corsi: District 9 Is a Documentary

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy

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Warren Holstein

An indignant Palin immediately released a series of searing Facebook status updates denouncing the impending alien immigrant infestation as "icky" and "un-American,"

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Don Lemon & CNN: No to "Real Americans," Yes to Real Journalism!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: The Constitution, Lila Garrett, George W. Bush, Progressives, Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright, Fox, Norman Solomon, Msnbc, America's Town Halls, Americans for Prosperity, Conservatives, Corporate Media, Health Care Town Halls, Rush Limbaugh, Progressive Democrats of America, Lou Dobbs, Alan Hardage, Marcy Winograd, Barack Obama, David Swanson, Cnn, Brad Parker, Maureen Cruise, Sean Hannity, Dr. Jo Olson, Corporate Media Coverage, Iraq War, Anti-War Protests, Tom Hayden, Real Americans, Don Lemon, Bill O'Reilly, Wayne Williams, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Can anyone tell me of any wall to wall on-site coverage of peace movement events over the past six years where the corporate press offered extensive air-time to listen to progressive leaders? I don't recall that ever happening. Do you?

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Mediocre Grade for the Southern Poverty Law Center's Latest Report

Carol M. Swain | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Splc, White Supremacy, Hate Crimes, Southern Poverty Law Center, Race Relations, Hate Groups, Black Nationalism, White Nationalism, Civil Rights, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

Instead of providing readers with a systematic analysis and hard data supporting its warning about a growing threat, the SPLC's report was chocked full of vague generalities and unnamed sources.

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O'Reilly, Beck, Olbermann and Maddow: Venomous Snakes?

Charles Warner | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Msnbc, Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Bill O'Reilly, Pat Buchanan, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Lou Dobbs, C-Span, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Sean Hannity, Jim Lehrer, David Brooks, The News Hour With Jim Lehrer, Media News
Charles Warner

No one wants to watch normal, well-adjusted, happy, rational, reasonable people on TV; they're boring -- like C-SPAN or the News Hour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Detention, Biometric Identification, 2006 Immigration Bill, Illegal Immigration, Numbersusa, Jeff Sessions, Immigrants, Immigration, James Sensenbrenner, Jim Webb, Deportation, 2007 Immigration Bill, Obama Administration, Peter Schey, DREAM Act, Illegal Immigrants, Tom Daschle, McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill, Racism, Visas, Earned Legalization, Undocumented-Immigrants, Legalization, Immigration Debate, 1986 Immigration Reform, John McCain, Alberto Gonzalez, Rush Limbaugh, Homeland Security, La Raza, Xenophobia, Amnesty, Lou Dobbs, E-Verify, Chuck Hagel, Jon Kyl, Ted Kennedy, John Cornyn, Immigration Reform, John Ashcroft, Rahm Emanuel, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 2005 Sensenbrenner Bill, Lulac, Organized Labor, Broken Borders, Chuck Schumer, Mexican Immigration, Torture, National Identification Card, Politics News
Anis Shivani

The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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Sam Stein

Dobbs Sort Of Sorry For Saying Dean Could Be Stopped With "Stake Through His Heart"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.11.2009 | Media

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CNN host Lou Dobbs is expressing some regret for referring to former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean as a "bloodsucking leftist" who c...

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Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus

Carol M. Swain | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Panthers, Hate Crimes, Poverty, Vanderbilt University, Cnn, Lou Dobbs, Department of Justice, Southern Poverty Law Center, Justice Department, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

Mission creep occurs when an organization strays beyond its original purpose and engages in actions antithetical to its goals. Rather than monitoring hate groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center has become one.

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An Open Memo to Progressives: Do Limbaugh, Dobbs, and Beck Represent Your Country?

Eric E. Burns | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Betsy Mccaughey, Birthers, Dick Armey, Orly Taitz, Rush Limbaugh, Freedomworks, Lou Dobbs, Barack Obama, Media Matters, Sean Hannity, Nancy Pelosi, Jon Klein, Harry Reid, Fox News, Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, Media News
Eric E. Burns

No matter what progressive issue you pick, conservatives are working to turn it into nothing less than sedition, carried out by an illegal president. The conservative media is their megaphone.

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Are Baby Boomers Senile, Uneducated or Just Babies?

Ray Hanania | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: R Ightwing Extremists, Baby Boomers, Rush Limbaugh, Public Option, Ann Coulter, Civil Rights, President Barack Obama, Lou Dobbs, Michelle Malkin, Senior Citizens, Uninsured, Sean Hannity, Hate Mongering, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Instead of acting like intelligent people, today's seniors, the Baby Boomers, are acting like crybabies who have set aside everything they once held sacred in order to insure that their selfish interests and their comfortable healthcare options are protected.

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Lou Dobbs: From Business Journalist To Conspiracy Theorist Wingnut: What Happened?

The Daily Beast | Posted 09.07.2009 | Media

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In 1980, Dobbs launched his brilliant career as a whip-smart Harvard grad who practically invented television business news at the fledgling cable ne...

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Think Again: The Mainstream Media Opens the Door to Hate

Eric Alterman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Howard Kurtz, Hate, Michelle Malkin, Henry Louis Gates, Cnn, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Birth Certificate Controversy, Media Matters, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Right-Wing Extremism, Media News
Eric Alterman

Brooks Jackson: "As a former CNN reporter, I believe this episode is an embarrassment to CNN... They have an anchor on there saying one thing and their reporters saying quite another."

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Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!

Bob Cesca | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wingnuts, Public Option, Rush Limbaugh, Social Security, Lou Dobbs, Tea Parties, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Senior Citizens, Steve Kagan, Sean Hannity, Health Care Reform, Glenn Beck, Medicare, Socialism, Health Care, Astroturf, FreedomWorks Health Care, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Senior citizens disrupting town halls are participating in a corporate lobbyist-driven campaign to prevent the rest of us from acquiring the same affordable, reliable public health care they enjoy.

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Breaking: Paula Abdul Announces Alaska Gubernatorial Run

Mark Morford | Posted 09.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs, Fox News, Paula Abdul, American Idol, Satire, Cnn, Media News
Mark Morford

Abdul quickly announced she is offering a new, generous gift to all humanity: She will soon be running for governor of Alaska.

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Lou Dobbs: "All Of The Folks At CNN Are Just Terrifically Supportive" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 09.04.2009 | Media

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Today on RFD-TV's Imus in the Morning CNN host Lou Dobbs happily described how supportive his colleagues and management have been throughout the rece...

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