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Ad Calling Out Lou Dobbs' Birtherism Won't Run On CNN

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

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A television advertisement attacking CNN host Lou Dobbs for promoting the "birther" conspiracy theory will not be airing during Dobbs's show -- or on ...

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Lou Dobbs Demands Wolf Blitzer Show Birth Certificate

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

"Either produce a birth certificate, or subject yourself to the continuing rumors that you suckled at a wild canine's teat," Mr. Dobbs said.

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Born In The U.S.A.: My Ethical Workout Tape Playlist for CNN's Pride And Joy, Lou Dobbs

David Wild | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

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David Wild

I'm no Birther, so I thought that maybe I could try to talk a little sense to Mister Lou Dobbs in the only way that I know how: with a goofy but totally grooving playlist here on Huffington Post.

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White Racism Black Bigotry: The Talk About Race is All Wrong!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

The problem with discussing "issues of race," is that it dummies down the issue of racism to an individual level, when the real problem is at the macro level.

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Media Matters' Lou Dobbs Ad Set To Appear On CNN (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

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Media Matters has released its ad targeting Lou Dobbs over his promotion of the "birthers" movement. The ad is set to appear on CNN during Dobbs' pro...

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Hey! Who's on Lou Dobbs This Week?

August J. Pollak | Posted 09.03.2009 | Comedy

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August J. Pollak

A week of very serious issues.

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Lou Dobbs A "Publicity Nightmare" For CNN: AP

AP | Posted 09.02.2009 | Media

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AP -- He's become a publicity nightmare for CNN, embarrassed his boss and hosted a show that seemed to contradict the network's "no bias" brand. And ...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home

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Arianna Huffington

This week, the House unanimously approved a resolution recognizing that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. You'd hope that would signal an end to the birther virus infecting the GOP -- but just a day later Roy Blunt, the former Minority Whip and current Senate candidate, called Obama's place of birth "a legitimate question." It's time for these folks to put up or shut up. Show me a Kenyan birth certificate, Lou Dobbs, or zip it. Also this week, the NFL reinstated dog-killing quarterback Michael Vick, leaving sports fans to ponder which team might sign him. Probably best to avoid those with an animal mascot. The Saints wouldn't be a good fit either. He should stick with a team like the Giants or Steelers or Vikings. Why go looking for trouble?

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Obama, the Birthers, and American National Identity

Joseph Lowndes | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

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Joseph Lowndes

Birthright can an effective articulation of resistance to Obama precisely because it joins an unspoken racial claim about national belonging to the Constitutional requirement of natural born citizenship for the office.

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Bill Maher Issues Warning On Birthers: They Can Take Over "Like Crab Grass Or Cirque Du Soleil" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy

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Tonight on HBO, Bill Maher took on the "birther" movement because, in his words, "In America, you know what, if you don't immediately kill errant bull...

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Media Matters To Run Ads Attacking Lou Dobbs' Birther Obsession -- On CNN!

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

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It looks like CNN president John Klein's laissez faire attitude about Lou Dobbs "birther" obsession is about to be tested. Yesterday we noted that CN...

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Progressives Urge Beck Advertisers to Stop Enabling the Extremism

Howie Klein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

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Howie Klein

The top online civil rights group Color of Change urged its 600,000-plus members to petition companies who advertise on Glenn Beck's radio and television shows.

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The Birther Movement: Beyond Unreasonable Doubt

Tina Dupuy | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Tina Dupuy

Birthers don't want proof of what they don't believe. They want to hold onto doubt regardless of evidence.

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Jason Linkins

Dobbs' Ratings Take A Hit Over "Birther" Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Backing the "Birthers" may be a good way to gain notoriety and attract criticism, but it's proving to be ratings poison for Lou Dobbs. The New York O...

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The Disgraceful Mr. Dobbs

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Ryan J. Davis

For years, Dobbs has used his program to spread misinformation and paranoia. CNN needs to move quickly and remove Dobbs from their lineup to prevent further embarrassment. It's been a long time coming.

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I Understand Lou Dobbs

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Michael Wolff

Does Lou Dobbs feel sheepish about finding himself the troglodyte of American broadcasting? He has broken through to the sweetest spot in the media business.

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Cable News Catches the Slime Flu from Talk Radio

Bill Mann | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Bill Mann

When CNN's Big Lou Dobbs recently went off the deep end, did he also drain the press (as well as the swimming) pool?

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Unfair to the Unbalanced: When Fair and Balanced is Not Required

John Milewski | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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John Milewski

Do we really need to be respectful of the views of the scarily unhinged, tragically misinformed, or strategically dishonest?

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"And Brad Pitt as Lou Dobbs"

John McNamara | Posted 08.30.2009 | Comedy

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John McNamara

Lou Dobbs, you're a journalist and you believe there's something not quite right about the whole Obama birth certificate thing. Go with your gut on this one, arrange a trip to Hawaii, expose the web of lies.

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Jason Linkins

Don Imus Tells Chris Wallace: Lou Dobbs Acting Like "Grassy Knoll Nut" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Lou Dobbs, whose flaxen locks change color and hue depending on how terrified he is that day of the coming Mexican reconquista, is all about the birthers now. And everyone is yelling at him. Who's yelling at him today? Chris Wallace and Don Imus, for starters!

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Earth to Lou Dobbs: Hawaii Is A "United State"

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Richard Laermer

Today is not a wasteland of slow news. The Government is having its most thorough health care discussion ever, the climate is doing all sorts of strange things, and Vick is once again a free man.

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So You Think You Can Douche: Hannity, Dobbs, And Beck Compete For Dubious 'Daily Show' Honor (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.30.2009 | Comedy

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Jon Stewart went after Obama's craziest detractors last night in a new segment called "So You Think You Can Douche." He began with Sean Hannity who sa...

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O'Reilly May Host Dobbs For "Birther" Discussion (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

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Last Tuesday, CNN host Lou Dobbs, became a focal point of the "birthers" brouhaha, when he hypothesized on his radio show that Obama may not be a pro...

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Maddow Responds To Lou Dobbs: "Deeply Confusing" To Be Called "Tea-Bagging Queen" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

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Last night Rachel Maddow responded to CNN's Lou Dobbs calling her a "tea-bagging queen" on his radio show yesterday. She said Dobbs called her that b...

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Lou Dobbs Slams "Tea-Bagging Queen Rachel Maddow," Refuses To Back Off Obama Birth Certificate Controversy (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

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CNN's Lou Dobbs has come under fire for recent comments he made suggesting President Obama might be undocumented, and that, as a result, Obama's presi...

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