MediaMatters: Lou Dobbs’ coverage of the phony controversy surrounding President Obama’s birth certificate ran afoul of CNN president Jon Klein, who sent a memo to Dobbs’ staff telling them to knock it off with all the “birther” stories. This apperently enraged “Mr. Independent,” who was given a choice — stick to news on TV and leave the garbage for your radio show, or quit CNN. Apparently, the bigot chose what he is most comfortable with — LIES, BIGOTRY and ANTI-IMMIGRANT XENOPHOBIA. [ READ MORE ]

Notes: The New York times reports that months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs, the channel’s most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN. [ READ MORE ]

The Week in Which Lou Dobbs Got Fired Reviewed

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“Lou Dobbs, a man who was an accomplished journalist, and who left to start his own venture in the digital media… and then came back to CNN, and nobody was watching his program. He discovered that one of the ways he could get people to watch was to make of the image of a young Latino trying to get into this country a profoundly negative icon. Lou Dobbs is almost single-handedly responsible for creating, for being the architect of the young-Latino-as-scapegoat for everything that ails this country.” — Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera was speaking at a luncheon sponsored by El Diario La Prensa, yesterday. El Diario la Prensa is the largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City, and the oldest Spanish-language daily in the United States. The paper covers local, national and international news with an emphasis on Latin America, as well as human-interest stories, politics, business and technology, health, entertainment, and sports. El Diario La Prensa currently has 294,769 daily readers and 676,570 unique readers each week. [ READ MORE ]

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CNN, the enabler of “birther,” anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic bigot, Lou Dobbs, will not air the “Drop Dobbs” ad (below) during the “Latino in America” series next week.

Tell CNN To Drop Hate-Monger Dobbs

Mediamatters: Dobbs promotes website that hosts several pro-secession articles: On the September 17 broadcast of his radio show, Lou Dobbs hosted Tenth Amendment Center founder Michael Boldin and repeatedly “urge[d]” his listeners to visit the group’s “very interesting” website. The site, among other things, has published or reprinted several articles advocating secession from the United States. [ READ MORE ]

HUFFINGTONPOST: Faced with a growing movement of communities demanding that CNN drop his program, Lou Dobbs responded Friday with one of his favorite postures: the victimized defender of American virtue. “They ask CNN to fire me because I oppose illegal immigration” said Dobbs, who added, “”The last thing they want is a first amendment, where people can express themselves… These are the most un-American, frightened people in the world because they won’t compete in the marketplace of ideas and facts.” [ READ MORE ]

Dobbs on “ethno-centric interest groups” calling for him to be fired: “these are the most un-American, frightened people in the world“

Taking more cues from Beck, Dobbs advances attacks on White House, NEA, “left-wing propaganda” educational video

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From dobbsconspiracy.com: This week, we are launching the above television ad against CNN and Lou Dobbs. We purchased airtime on Dobbs’ show as well as on Fox News and MSNBC. It will air starting on Tuesday, and we need your help to run it as many times as possible. Preview the ad and please make a donation today so that we can keep the pressure on CNN.

Sign petition to kick the KING OX XENOPHOBIA’S ass out of CNN!!

[ Reference: Right-Wingers Are Stirring Up Xenophobia to Swiftboat Health Reform ]

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