What's up Lou Dobb's ass? What a jerk

[Blue_Roses]

if I heard him right. I was listening from the other room and comments like, "Texas is doing it right and has their shit together (of course paraphrasing) and Louisiana's governor and mayor basically are idiots 'cause they didn't call in the troops early enough. :wtf:

He was also bitching about the mayor of NO being black and how his city was in poverty and why hasn't he done anything...:wtf:

Anybody else hear this? I need to see this again 'cause Lou Dobbs needs a serious tongue lashing if he's using racism in this disaster. When are the transcripts usually up?

Lou was sounding alot like someone who doesn't know anything about what he speaks of--basically a bigot.

[stillcool]

1. Whats up his ass?...

Bob Novack

[skooooo]

5. nuh uh! Novak's TURNED!

At least last night reports were that he was ripping Bush.

[Joebert]

11. What's the point of supporting the lame duck

Start spouting your agenda now!

He's probably just mad that the Feds are using tax dollars to aid people.

He probably thinks it's a massive welfare check.

Novak should be introduced to a wood chipper.

[mod mom]

27. with this disaster bu$h switched from a lame duck to a dead duck.

to quote fellow DUer Green Party voter:

Indict
Impeach
Imprison!

[elare]

16. They say that

rats are the first to desert a sinking ship ...

[Melodybe]

2. I used to like Lou until about a week ago when I found out he was a

disgusting racist, DUer's don't give Lou Dobbs your time.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. I tell you Mel, for a period of three months I was a lone voice in the

wilderness warning them about Dobbs. The man is a prick.

[Telly Savalas]

15. If one were to do a methodical search of the archives here...

you'd find quite a few of us who recognized this in those moronic flamewars about undocumented workers.

[Blue_Roses]

9. I'm definitely thinking the same thing

he is sounding alot like a bigot through this disaster. Blaming the black mayor as he calls it...

[jim3775]

13. Yep

Demonizing Mexican immigrants is an obsession on his show. I remember when he ran a series on a "killer virus" that the immigrants were introducing into American public.

[Vincardog]

3. He is basically a bought and paid for Corporate Whore. Nothing else.

[napi21]

Lou had a mixed bag of opinions tonight. You do need to watch it

later. He was very right on quite a few positions in tonight's show. I guess, if it's true that 10,000+ children of evacuees are already enrolled in schools and going to begin attending on Monday, Lou is right. That would have taken a lot of coordination and Tx. does deserve some kudos for accomplishing it.

You really need to listen to his whol show to understand his positions.

[Blue_Roses]

7. I'm all for giving kudos where it belongs

I believe in being fair--whether I like it or not, and as someone who has lived in BOTH states, I can agree. However, Lou sounds very racists these days. I've watched him quite a bit in the last year and while I like the fact that he is so outspoken on outsourcing, he really is biased against those less fortunate.

I keep trying to give him the benefit of the doubt even though he continues to sound more and more like a bigot.

[stillcool]

17. weighing the good and the bad....

he isn't worth it...i can get my buttons pushed elsewhere.

[CTD]

4. Even when Lou says things I agree with...

...it's still clear that he's pretty damn ignorant.

[tallahasseedem]

8. He must have just gotten...

his check in the mail from Rove.

[question everything]

10. But he did talk about a "wage rage" - Bush's decision to suspend

demand that federal contractors pay wage given in that region. He actually said that while corporations were going to make money, the employees would be squeezed.

[Gabi Hayes]

12. I started a thread on something aholish he said yesterday, and I usually

can't stand him, but he did also say that both parties are completely beholden to their corporate masters

so he has that going for him

[skooooo]

18. WAGE RAGE! I like that!

[question everything]

20. At least, that was the heading

here is the transcript:

DOBBS: There's outrage tonight over a presidential decision today that could hurt Gulf Coast workers looking to rebuild their lives and earn a living.

President Bush has waived rules that would require federally funded contractors to pay a competitive wage to workers in the cleanup and rebuilding efforts. Critics call this an unfair giveaway to big business trying to profit from the hurricane disaster.

Lisa Sylvester has our report.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents lost everything they own to Hurricane Katrina, but critics say a new executive order signed by President Bush will push down wages, making it harder for them to rebuild their lives.

RICHARD TRUMKA, AFL-CIO: Suspension of Davis-Bacon is a shameful government-sponsored wage race to the bottom for workers. It will allow workers to be exploited at a time whenever they need their government's help the most.

SYLVESTER: The White House is lifting part of the Davis-Bacon Act, created during the Great Depression. It requires companies receiving federal contracts to pay at least the average wage for the region.

Congressional Republicans who support the waiver argue it will save time and money.

REP. MARILYN MUSGRAVE (R), COLORADO: It's imperative that we have reconstruction start as quickly as possible, and when we're appropriating over $60 billion and more to come, that we get the very best for the money that American taxpayers have invested in this reconstruction.

SYLVESTER: Davis-Bacon has been waived before, by President Roosevelt for three weeks during the New Deal transition, by President Nixon for one month in 1971 to reduce inflationary pressure, and by President George H.W. Bush after Hurricane Andrew. It was reinstated when President Clinton took office, all short-term waivers. But this order is open-ended. For construction workers in the Gulf region, it means contractors won't even have to meet the average wage of $9 an hour, adding more hurt for the poorest of the poor.

REP. GEORGE MILLER (D), CALIFORNIA: It really is an outrageous situation, that the very same people that we saw who were left behind because of their low wages -- they didn't have money to put gas in the car to get out of town; they didn't have a car; they didn't have the means to get out of town -- those very some people now have had the wage protections taken away.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

SYLVESTER: The AFL-CIO notes that three of Florida's largest counties, Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe, are included in the president's waiver. And these counties had relatively little storm damage, but yet they're included on the list. And that will affect a number of federal contracts there -- Lou.

DOBBS: Do we know just whose idea it was? We know the president takes responsibility and signed it, which is, by any standard, highly questionable in terms of its impact on the people who have been punished so severely by Katrina. Now to rebuild it, they would have to suffer this indignity, as well?

SYLVESTER: Well, we interviewed one of the people who one of the point people on Capitol Hill. This was actually generated from Capitol Hill. A letter was sent by a number of members of Congress asking him to waive this act.

One of the members is Representative Marilyn Musgrave, who we interviewed in our piece.

DOBBS: Right.

SYLVESTER: Another Jeff Blake from Arizona, so some more questions to be asked, Lou.

DOBBS: A lot of questions, and the penalty here obviously against the very people who need the most help. Lisa Sylvester, thank you very much.

While the president is making it possible for companies to cut wages in the stricken Gulf Coast area, his administration is allowing some federal workers to spend a great deal of money.

Under the Disaster Aid Bill passed by Congress, FEMA employees working the recovery can now charge up to $250,000 on their government-issued credit cards, up sharply from the previous limit of $2,500.

Lawmakers who fought to take that provision out of that bill cite past incidents of employees charging jewelry, stereo equipment and other personal items to their government cards. That is really the issue. The Disaster Aid Bill also allows emergency workers to approve contracts worth up to $250,000 without requiring competitive bidding. That all to the good.

From http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0509/09/ldt.01.html

[madmom]

14. even in total failure...

these bastards strive to divide.

and they succeed

[Zynx]

19. Lou's a paleo-conservative, not a lib.

[susanna]

21. I certainly didn't hear that...

...but I am here to tell you that if I hear one more "NOLA needed a Rudy Giuliani" I'm gonna puke...why, you ask? Well, I'll tell you...

On 9/11, horrific as it was:
1) most of NYC had communications
2) most of NYC had potable water
3) most of NYC was above sea level and was not flooded
4) most of NYC residents did not require evacuation to points unknown

Anyone want to tell me why Rudy coulda done a better job under THESE conditions? I'm all ears.

[Blue_Roses]

23. my answer to that is

New York wasn't underwater

2ndly, lots of rich white folks to rescue. That would have had Bush in there real quick.

[susanna]

24. Sorry, Blue_Roses...

My post was not saying I don't believe that Dobbs said it, but it sure sounded that way on reading it this morning. It was unintentional on my part...oops.

[Gabi Hayes]

25. let's not forget how many people DIED because he didn't have a

forced evacuation of the second tower

or, you could blame all those in that tower for not leaving, if you felt like it

[susanna]

28. That is a VERY interesting point

You're right - no one blamed the victims in the 2nd Tower for not getting out to safety or Rudy for not forcing them out.

[leftofthedial]

22. basically a repuke

whaddya 'spect?

:shrug:

[RSchewe]

26. When did people actually start to like his show?

He is obviously a Republican. People sometimes agree with him if he attacks the Bush administration on certain issues. Don't be deceived by that.

[Sewsojm]

29. Lou's a real piece of work

I hate him and his almighty attitude, flipping thru the channels last week I happened to see him kissing *'s Ass all over the place. He's a disgusting pig and makes me :puke:

[ignatius 2]

30. Why don't these ignorant white wing assholes understand that the

worst part of the disaster was New Orleans? What don't they understand that sand bags were ready to be put in place but there weren't enough helicopters because they are in Iraq and the ones that were supposed to be there were sent by SOME mysterious order to airlift people? What don't they understand that the whole state was declared an emergency on 8-28 and the President played guitar,went to McCains birthday party while FEMA did nothing?

How the fuck do these men look in the mirror without hurling blood?