Lou Dobbs challenges his own CNN network

[superconnected]

Source: AP

NEW YORK – 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 on top of all that, his ratings are slipping.

How does Lou Dobbs keep his job?

It's not a simple answer. CNN insists it is standing behind Dobbs, despite calls for his head from critics of his reporting on "birthers" — those who believe President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States despite convincing evidence to the contrary. The "birthers" believe Obama was born in Kenya, and thus not eligible to be president.

Dobbs' work has been so unpopular that even Ann Coulter has criticized him.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_lou_dobbs

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1. The guy has admitted he knows nothing about finance...yet his whole career is based on moneyline

he is a complete fabrication, and needs to go away.

[UTUSN]

2. K&R #1 n/t

[MrsBrady]

3. I've always been told to never embarrass your boss

I don't see how that will last for long.

[pjt7]

4. Although I don't agree

with him, I like that he has his own views & is sticking to them.

Most media folks just read whatever there handed.

[redqueen]

8. How can you like that he is 'sticking to' idiotic talking points?

He's 'sticking to his own views' on whether Obama is a citizen.

Does that not in any way affect your appreciation for said 'sticking'? It really should.

[mac56]

10. Ralph Waldo Emerson would not like Lou Dobbs:

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

[Cha]

11. lou dobbs is a fucking bigoted racist idiot..and that's not

admirable..no matter how you spin it.

[MrsBrady]

14. well, yea....

crazy usually doesn't "let go" very easy.

[GinaMaria]

5. signed contract getting in the way of letting him go?

That's what popped into my mind, either that or CNN is behind the whole birther thing while trying to appear that it is not :shrug:

[shadowknows69]

7. I'd give either possibility about a 50/50 chance of being so.

[PSPS]

6. dup

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3997094

[spooky3]

9. it annoys me that CNN & Dobbs are getting so much free publicity out of this

[bamacrat]

12. He should be fired or moved to his rightful home Faux News.

There he can report on all the made up crazy stories he wants and no one will question him.

[Plucketeer]

13. The Dobbs 'n Beck Hour

Has a nice ring to it, no?

[jakeXT]

15. Is it so difficult to get a birth certificate from the 60's?

Dobbs has acknowledged that he believes Obama was born in Hawaii. But he gives airtime to disbelievers, and has said the president should try to put questions fully to rest by releasing a long version of his birth certificate. He's twice done stories on his show after the public leak of a memo from CNN U.S. President Jon Klein saying that "it seems this story is dead."