Under Pressure, Dobbs Announces Resignation From CNN

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http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/11/dobbs-leaving-cnn/
In his departure statement, Dobbs -- who previously mulled a run for governor of New Jersey -- seemed to hint at a possible run for elected office. "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," he said. "At this point, I am considering a number of options," he continued, proceeding to lay out his view of "the major issues of our time." Efforts need to be made to break the gridlock of "partisanship and ideology," Dobbs explained, adding, "I'll be working diligently to change that." "I thank you and may God bless you," he concluded.

[alsame]

1. He'll run as a Teabagger/Birther. nt

[madmax]

2. I think there is something

mentally wrong with him. Does anyone remember during the bush years he did make a modicum of sense. Then he went off the rails again.

[Joe the Liberal]

3. IF he does decide to go into politics......

how much you wanna bet this "independent" will run as a Republican? I doubt he will run though, I see him just going over to Fox like Beck did.

[beac]

4. Sounds like someone cribbed the quit speech of a certain Alaskan beauty queen.

Silly Lou, a quit speech is NOTHING without geese!

[dhpgetsit]

5. Are we seeing the beginning of a return to real News Anchors

instead of fake anchors who are just partisan hacks?

[tomm2thumbs]

6. I think Fox is going to try to start a hard-right politics channel

to try to split their 'neus' from their 'politics' but in the end, they'll cannibalize their own ratings because no one new is going to be watching

[BrklynLiberal]

11. Isn't that what they already have?

[ShamelessHussy]

17. i think he means spinning it off as a standalone/separate themed based channel like CNBC (business

because they certainly do have that today :hi:

[tomm2thumbs]

21. I didn't realize the irony of my post - yes, you are both right

:)

[Sky Masterson]

7. Good riddance you bigoted bag of sh_t!

:woohoo:

[GaYellowDawg]

8. Up next: Fox bound and batshit crazy!!

They're going to have to rename FoxNews "The CNN and Inside Edition Castoffs Network."

[Thrill]

9. Teabagger!!

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Gee..I wonder where he will go?

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[TheEuclideanOne]

27. "Go beyond his role here at CNN"

I like that quote. I don't think that they meant that his role was the issue, but I bet they put a big emphasis on the "beyond CNN" aspect of it. Has anybody started taking bets on whether he will move to Fox?

[Robb]

12. Sounds like he forgot to remove his occlusal guard. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Keith just said...

"I heard there was an opening at 7:00 on CNN". :rofl:

[Cha]

20. Funny stuff.

I never thought we'd see the end of dobbs on cnn..but, he seems to have talked his way out.

[Hulk]

14. Shephard Smith....move over!

louie is about to come aboard over there at the "news network, fair and balanced".

Sorry lou, but you really stepped in a lot of shit the past few years. Retirement is where you need to be.

[raging_moderate]

15. ummmm......

he seems to still act like he's Spartacus, but he reminds me more of Eddy Haskell. Weasel. It looks like the "so called Dobbsian Democrats" (so-called only by Dobbs hisself) aren't buying.

[ShamelessHussy]

16. DOBBS 2012

or continued perception manager, hmmm... hard to tell :evilgrin:

[go west young man]

18. Now he's against the wars?

Wasn't he a cheerleader for the Iraq War?

[AllTooEasy]

31. Afghan yes, but I don't think so with Iraq

In fact, he was one of the first (and few) conservatives to hit the administration hard after it was determined that Iraq never had WMDs. The rest (Fox News) tried to rejustify.

I'm not a fan of the guy, I'm just pointing this out.

[AllTooEasy]

32. Three things I will miss about Lou

1) He hammered Bush and the Rep controlled congress on their fiscal irresponsibility

2) Unlike other conservatives who tried to re-justify the Iraq war after it was proven that Saddam didn't have WMDs, he laid into the administration

3) He would never shut up about how big American corporations were sending our jobs overseas.

The rest of him can kiss my a$$.

[Grassy Knoll]

19. AH, the powers of the Illegal aliens with a nudge from Media Matters

I hope Dobbs chokes on a huge chorizo tube steak !

[Plucketeer]

22. Lou! oh Looooooooo uuuuuuuuuu....

Rupert's calling! :loveya:

[Jeroen]

23. Who was that man???

http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/255660/tue-november-10-2009-serena-williams

[GreenTea]

24. About fucking time!

[vaberella]

25. Ugh...it is true. This nutter is running for office. Dear God. n/t

[Tx4obama]

26. CNN has announced a replacement....

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)

CNN reporter John King will replace controversial departing host Lou Dobbs in a new weeknight political program on the 24-hour cable news network, CNN said on Thursday.

SNIP

King's new show will start early in 2010, Jonathan Klein, president of CNN/US said in a statement. CNN is a unit of Time Warner Inc.

Klein said the new program would "reflect what CNN is all about: straight facts from our anchors and the widest range of opinions from across the political spectrum." The network did not say what programing would run in that slot in the interim.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091112/tv_nm/us_cnn_king

[Locut0s]

28. Goodby racist turd, Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

I disliked him from day one even before his ranting became really chronic.

[PSzymeczek]

34. Hey, Lou!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE

[AsahinaKimi]

29. Does this mean he can finally

Go to FIX news?

[butterfly77]

30. Fake ass,independent/populist..

See you on the teabagging trail,fat ass..

[BumRushDaShow]

33. I noticed they have extended Wolf's show into the timeslot... n/t