WSJ: "Lou Dobbs has been invaded & left with the brain of Dennis Kucinich"

[kerry-is-my-prez]

LOL!

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110004778

Lou Dobbs Takes On the World

Not too long ago, the people who watch Lou Dobbs's evening business program on CNN tuned into see someone who looked just like Lou Dobbs ranting about free trade and corporations that outsource jobs--"Exporting America," he calls it. This didn't compute. The Lou Dobbs everyone thought they knew was a font of economic reason. Every night of the week now, no matter how big or small the rest of the day's news, the Lou nobody knew finds time to kvetch about outsourcing.

-snip-

He's got a Web site that lists "more than 350 corporations we've confirmed are exporting America." He reads letters from viewers who wonder "why are we importing beef." The new Lou mocks Adam Smith and David Ricardo--"economists who lived 200 years ago." He invites in liberal Democrats, such as Senators Hillary Clinton and Max Baucus, to share ideas on a "plan" to keep America's jobs "at home."

Old admirers are aghast. It's as if whatever made Linda Blair's head spin around in "The Exorcist" had invaded the body of Lou Dobbs and left him with the brain of Dennis Kucinich. No public figure has moved so far left so fast since the transfiguration of Arianna Huffington. So who is this wild and crazy guy in the dark suit, white shirt and dark tie and where did he come from? Since Lou Dobbs is on television, I can't answer who he is, but I think I know where he's coming from.

-snip-

Lou's guest was the hyper-liberal Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, once a stronghold of unionized mining. But Sen. Baucus was a globalized moderate compared to his host.

[MrBenchley]

1. Might just be

that Lou can smell the stench right wingers put in the nostrils of ordinary Americans...

[Art_from_Ark]

9. The editorial is coming from the same publication

that called poor people "lucky duckies" because they don't have to pay so much in federal income taxes
:puke:

[Melinda]

2. Priceless!! Thanks for posting this!!

:)

[SmileyBoy]

3. Lou isn't an idiot. He sees the economic hell we've been going through.

And it's about to get worse if * is (re)elected.

[The Blue Knight]

6. As Terry McAuliffe said, "Quoting the WSJ is like quoting MADD magazine."

[anarchy1999]

4. Oh thank you, yes!

Can't quit laughing. Head spinning round.

[treepig]

5. there's a hyper-liberal senator from montana?

is that a joke?

and if not, how did such an unlikely occurrence take place?

[Stephanie]

14. Must be a joke - Baucus is a Democrat, but very, very moderate

Montana is a red state. Baucus is no hyper-liberal.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

16. This is the WSJ editorial staff calling him that.....

n/t

[classics]

7. Lou has bitch slapped a few CEOs in the past few months.

Some of them really came out looking like idiots.

Those guys are just going out and pitting the media whores against him for a little revenge.

[RobertSeattle]

8. Classic "attack the messenger" (Lou Dobbs) piece

WSJ's Editorial Page puts the wack in right wing wacko. It's an embarrassment.

Wouldn't this be great:

To: DANIEL HENNINGER, OnlineJournal writer
From: OnlineJournal Editor

Subject: You've been outsourced

Dan,

Sorry to let you know, but we found this great little New Dehli company that will pump out drivel like you've been doing for a penny a word, so pack your bags, you've been outsourced!

Yours,

The Editor

[madmax]

10. Write to Lou and tell him thanks

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/

C'mon all you good letter writers. Show your support for Lou, he's been doing a good job lately. I don't know why - maybe he has seen the light. Whereas, Wolf continues to shill for bush.

[arcane1]

12. done

sent him the link, too

[Frank_Person]

15. done

[Rebellious Republican]

18. Done N/T

[newsguyatl]

11. lou dobbs

is shaping up to be a real fighter with and for us...


if any of you feel so inclined, shooting him or his showteam an email of appreciation would certainly be a good thing. trust me, the producers and anchors actually do READ these emails (at cnn at least) and they really do make a difference... he needs to know that viewers have noticed the change (growth?) in him and his program, and encourage him to keep it up.

[JanMichael]

13. He started thinking and got carried away.

Who doesn't these days?

[DemBones DemBones]

17. Thinking like Dennis Kucinich is a major improvement for

any of the TV newsguys.

Hell, thinking is a major improvement for any of that lot.



Lou may lose his job at CNN over his outspokenness and I give him a lot of credit for that. I hope that CNN is moving away from trying to be FOX but we'll have to see how it plays out.

[K8-EEE]

19. Telling The Truth?? What A BAD Republican.

I'll def write him and thank him for it!