Lou Dobbs quits CNN; illegal immigration profiteers shouldn't celebrate just yet

Lou Dobbs is announcing on CNN right now that he's quitting the network (link), saying:

"Some leaders have been encouraging him to engage in positive problem solving... and to continue to do so in the most direct way possible... At this point I'm considering a number of options..."

Expect illegal immigration profiteers to cheer the news, but they shouldn't do so just yet. CNN's center-left slant and confusion over what is and isn't journalism were a thorn in his side as much as he was a thorn in their side. Those like Rick Sanchez and Soledad OBrien masquerade as journalists, but they rarely live up to the title. Most of the others on the network are largely just establishment hacks who have no interest in challenging politicians on their many lies and misstatements.

Lou Dobbs will probably go to Fox News, raising their already-high ratings and abandoning CNN's abysmal ratings; he probably chose the right time to bid them adieu. Or, perhaps he'll try his hand at politics; in June 2008 he was rumored to be considering running for governor of New Jersey and perhaps seeking public office might give him an even more powerful platform than Fox.

And, as always, most of the criticism of him comes from those who have some financial or electoral stake in illegal immigration; see his name's link up above for a partial list of them. If you'd like the help him out, one of the best things you can do - and something that few other people try to do - is to discredit his opponents. That's the goal of many of the posts at his name's link above, and it doesn't take all that much to write posts pointing out how one of his detractors is lying or misleading and it takes even less to leave a comment on someone's post where they lie or mislead about him. Unfortunately, it's difficult to get people to bestir themselves into doing things that are actually fairly simple but which can be highly effective.

UPDATE: The transcript of his remarks is here.

Wed, 11/11/2009 - 17:12 · Importance: 4