Lou Dobbs abruptly quits CNN

[30ashopper]

Just caught his fond farwell, and he gave no indication of what he'll do next. My guess is go into politics or join FOX News.

I don't know what the heck I'm going to watch now from 6-7. Dobbs had his quirks and slants, but I enjoyed his commentary and more importantly, the people he had on his show (both rep and dem) were some of my most respected. Not sure why CNN would let him go either. CNN is really falling apart.

Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

 

[Bob]

money

 

[Lynnie]

Threats on his family perhaps?

 

[Beach Runner]

Thank goodness! Alll of his fighting for the middle class rhetoric ... kept waiting for the solutions. And his boring voice. When I'm driving at night I like listening to loud music, but when that doesn't work, I turn on CNN to listen to the news so I can think about what they're saying. Except for when Lou Dobbs comes on -- his delivery is so soporific.

 

[Teresa]

I kind of liked ole Lou, but got really tired of his constant whining. He is so OTR all the time.

I wish him well and hope he lands in a happy place.

 

[Bob]

I kind of liked ole Lou, but got really tired of his constant whining. He is so OTR all the time.

I wish him well and hope he lands in a happy place.

he wants to roll in the heather

 

[Alicia Leonard]

He's going to go in search of Obama's birth certificate, full time.

 

[AlphaCrab]

Money. Or go in search of Obama's birth certificate. Probably money.

 

[mikecat adjuster]

I kind of thought the innuendo was that CNN was not letting Lou speak what he sees to be the truth. Even though he spoke well of CNN, which may have been sincere, I also think he may have been being 'professional' about it. I wasn't a HUGE fan of Lou, but I thought he did a good job of what he does.

He did push a few points a little too much and when he had staff reporting on certain issues, Lou seemed to pressure them to conform to his line of thinking. But I liked some things about Lou. He was opinionated, but he seemed to apply common sense to matters and had opposing view points on his show.

Anywho, I wonder who will pick him up. He seems to have a following. But after being pretty 'prime time' I only see him taking another big show offer. That's my 1/2 cent.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

The Onion BREAKING: Lou Dobbs Deported From U.S. -- CNN Host Living Illegally In Country Since 1961





http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_deports_lou_dobbs

Source: bit.ly
WANTAGE, NJ—Acting on anonymous tips from within the Hispanic-American community, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday deported Luis Miguel Salvador Aguila Dominguez, who has been living illegally in the United States under the name Lou Dobbs for 48 years.