NY Post: Dobbs exit due to birth certificate

November 16, 2009 The New York Post is reporting Lou Dobbs left CNN because of barry’s birth certificate. No way he walked away from $9M. There must have been some type of deal. [$8M] From his farewell address it seems pretty clear he’s planning on running for office. One also wonders if he plans on pursuing the birth certificate issue – he recently became Orly Taitz’s Facebook friend.. » read more

Media Disseminated Myths about Obamacare

Nov. 19, 2009 Pro or con, major media spin distorts, exaggerates, and lies to avoid key truths on this critically important issue. After the House passed HR 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act, a November 11 Nation magazine editorial (likely by editor, publisher, and part-owner Katrina vanden Heuvel) admitted the bill's faults, yet praised it saying: -- "something remarkable happened on November 7 when the House voted 220-215 for legislation that the Congressional Budget Office says will extend insurance coverage to 36 million uncovered Americans.... » read more

A Quote from Mark Twain

Nov. 14, 2009 Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse. ~Mark Twain.. » read more

The Media As Enablers of Government Lies

Nov. 5, 2009 Why do politicians so easily get away with telling lies? In large part, because the news media are more interested in bonding with politicians than in exposing them. Americans are encouraged to believe that the media will serve as a check and a balance on the government. Instead, the press too often volunteer as unpaid pimps, helping politicians deceive the public. In 1936, New York Times White House correspondent Turner Catledge said that President Roosevelt’s “first instinct was always to lie.. » read more

'Birther' stories led to Lou Dobbs' resignation

Sources say CNN dispute over Obama's eligibility was 'beginning of the end' Nov. 13, 2009   Lou Dobbs Lou Dobbs' refusal to drop "birther" stories about challenges to President Obama's constitutional eligibility to hold office was a major source of contention with CNN management, leading the unconventional anchor to walk away from the network and more than $9 million, according to the New York Post. Dobbs, known for his strong stand against illegal immigration, surprised his loyal viewers Wednesday night by announcing his resignation and offering no indication of his next move. The Post, citing anonymous sources, said the beginning of the end of a long-simmering dispute came in July, when CNN President Jonathan Klein told Dobbs' staff in a memo to stop reporting on lawsuits that demand Obama produce evidence he's a natural-born American citizen, as required by the Constitution. "It seems this story is dead because anyone who still is not convinced doesn't really have a legitimate beef," Klein's memo said.. » read more

Head of CNN tells Lou Dobbs to shut up about Obama birth certificate

Nov. 14, 2009 Jonathan Klein, the Jewish president of CNN/US, has responded to the Jewish president of the SPLC’s demand that Lou Dobbs be fired, by not so subtly ordering Dobbs and his staff to quit talking about Obama’s birth certificate, because “the story is dead”: Jon Klein on Birthers: “It Seems This Story is Dead” TVNewser has learned CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein sent an email to a handful of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” staffers last night regarding the coverage of the so-called birthers and the validity of Pres. Obama’s birth in the U.. » read more

John King to Replace Dobbs' Show on CNN

Nov. 12, 2009 NEW YORK -- John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.   Jon Klein, CNN president, said Thursday that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. EST slot that's been vacated by Lou Dobbs.. » read more

Remember Daniel Pearl?

Nov. 7, 2009 Daniel Pearl was an American Jewish journalist, who was assassinated by the Afghans in 2002. I looked his name up on the Internet, and after 55 references to him, I quit. What do I bring this up? I do it because at that time, I remember hearing about Daniel Pearl 24/7 on more than one "mainstream" station. There are biographies of Daniel Pearl.. » read more

Lou Dobbs Announces His Resignation from CNN! - 11/11/09

Nov. 11, 2009 VIEW VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=COTHfsHof04. » read more

Lou Dobbs leaving CNN for 'new opportunities'

Nov. 11, 2009 NEW YORK – CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.   "This will be my last broadcast," Dobbs said after giving the day's headlines. Dobbs, who hosts a daily radio show unrelated to CNN, said the network had allowed him to be released early from his contract.   Dobbs was a CNN original, signing on when the cable network started in 1980.. » read more

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