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Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Birthers, Obama Birth Certificate, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Michael Vick, Roy Blunt, Home News
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

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Birthers, Immigration, Obama, Birther-Movement, Liz Cheney, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
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

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck, Color of Change, Media News
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

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Birthers, Hawaii, Obama Birth Certificate, John McCain, Birther-Movement, Bill Posey, Politics News
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

Read More: Birthers, Jon Klein, Lou Dobbs, Media Criticism, Cnn, Media News

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

Read More: Lou Dobbs, 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, Birthers, Obama Birth Certificate, Cnn, Alex Jones, Media News
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

Read More: Broadcasting, Lou Dobbs, Birthers, Michael Wolff, Cnn, Media News
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

Read More: Msnbc, Michael Savage, Birthers, Washington Post, Cnn, Beck, Lou Dobbs, Media News
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

Read More: Birthers, Journalistic Bias, Obama Birth Certificate, Birther-Movement, Conservatives, Liberals, Fair and Balanced, Lou Dobbs, Journalism, Barack Obama, Partisan Politics, Media News
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

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Cnn, Chris Wallace, Don Imus, Mark Halperin, Media News

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

Read More: Birthers, Cnn, Space.com, Jon Stewart, Lou Dobbs, Media Responsibility, Jonathan Klein, Barack Obama, Obama Birth Certificate, Lou Dobbs Birthers, Media Coverage Birthers, Media News
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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Why I Urged CNN to Take Dobbs Off the Air

J. Richard Cohen | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Cnn, Radical Right, Lou Dobbs, Hate in the Mainstream, Southern Poverty Law Center, Bill O'Reilly, Right-Wing Extremism, Media News
J. Richard Cohen

Dobbs' ratings game is so dangerous because there is a segment in our society that is not ready to accept the fact that we have a black man in the White House.

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Birther Conspiracy Reaches the Mainstream

Mike Papantonio | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

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Mike Papantonio

Fringe Democrats looked ridiculous when they suggested McCain wasn't eligible to be president because he was born in Panama. The grown-ups in Democratic leadership put a quick end to that.

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The Spurn Of The Native

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Did you catch Liz Cheney on Larry live?/Allowing the birthers' claims to thrive/Carville, quite exasperated on Mr. King/Telling us this is, indeed, a very "nutty thing".

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Klein Puts CNN's "Most Trusted" Brand at Risk

Eric E. Burns | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

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Eric E. Burns

On July 23, CNN president Jon Klein acted like the head of a serious news network. On July 24, he acted like an intern for Lou Dobbs.

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How Lou Dobbs Scared Rush Limbaugh Off the Birther Story

Eric Boehlert | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Lou Dobbs, G. Gordon Liddy, Birthers, Cnn, Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama Citizenship, Barack Obama, Media News
Eric Boehlert

If Limbaugh won't back the birthers, that means most right-wing AM hosts won't either.

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'The Wacko Wing'

The Progress Report | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs, Birthers, John Campbell, James Inhofe, Barack Obama, Bill Posey, Politics News
The Progress Report

Birthers claim that the birth certificate posted by the Obama campaign was "a false, fake birth certificate," but its authenticity has been independently confirmed.

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CNN, Others Using "Fig Leaf" to Justify Whack-Job Coverage

Bill Mann | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

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Bill Mann

Cable news, it's been noted, is the beast that must be constantly fed. And lately, with the coverage of the Birthers, it's been on a junk-food diet.

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