A tale of two networks: CNN’s movement on Dobbs was long overdue, but they eventually decided that their credibility as a news network outweighed Dobbs’ (rapidly dwindling) ratings. Fox News, on the other hand, shows no such concern with Beck, maybe because they didn’t have a whole lot of credibility to sacrifice in the first place. [ READ MORE ] [ Justicia Poetica: Dobbs Rises and Then Falls Thanks to Immigrants ]

FLASHBACK — Dobbs: “It’s just killing the left wing in this country that they can’t force CNN to fire me”

Colbert: “long-time anchor and award-winning xenophobe Lou Dobbs” resigned to “spend more time misinforming his family“

Stewart “actually agree[s]” with Dobbs that his audience will better understand the issues now that Dobbs has resigned

Levin attacks “Trotsky-like” CNN over Dobbs’ departure

Beck responds to his former CNN colleague Dobbs’ departure: “I’m surprised he lasted that long at CNN“

Epilogue:

Who will mainstream right-wing attacks with Beck’s lieutenant gone from CNN? — With Lou Dobbs’ departure from CNN, Glenn Beck and the right-wing media have lost one of their lieutenants in their campaign to mainstream conservative misinformation. On both his TV and radio show, Dobbs has ceaselessly attacked President Obama, members of his administration, and other progressives, and repeatedly adopted the falsehoods and smears that have emerged from right-wing sources. [ READ MORE ]

Bonus NUT-Bag Video:

One-legged Savage calls Hannity and Limbaugh “chickenhawks”

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