Lou Dobbs leaving CNN

[Chicago Dog]

New York (CNN) -- CNN's Lou Dobbs stepped down from his controversial role as an advocacy anchor at the network at the end of his show Wednesday night after announcing plans to seek a more activist role.

"Over the past six months, it has become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us, and some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem-solving as well as to contribute positively to a better understanding of the great issues of our day and to continue to do so in the most honest and direct language possible," Dobbs said during his 7 p.m. broadcast.

Does anyone else find it incredibly funny that he ended a paragraph-long run-on sentence with the words, "to do so in the most honest and direct language possible?"

More here.

 

[dhart]

IMO, "advocacy anchor" would describe 99% of anchors working in network television today

 

[Wideangle]

IMO, "advocacy anchor" would describe 99% of anchors working in network television today dhart

More like 100% of the "anchors" on Fox. This is probably where Dobbs will end up. He needs to be on an "Opinion" network rather than a news network...if there are any news networks left these days!

 

[Foxwood]

From The Onion.


American VoicesFriday, November 13, 2009

Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN
The outspoken CNN anchor announced Wednesday that he was resigning, effective immediately. What do you think?


Petra Wimbish,
Systems Analyst
"Where on cable television am I supposed to find another right-wing, xenophobic, paranoid white guy pretending to be a journalist?"

Arthur LeBlanc,
Sidehand
"It's going to be a tough adjustment period for Mrs. Dobbs, what with Lou being at home all the time, hanging out down in the basement and barking into his CB radio."

LaVonn McDonald,
Music Typographer
"Finally, we'll get to hear what he really thinks about illegal immigrants."