Posted on | November 14, 2009 | 1 Comment
Dobbs gave up on $9M
Nixed CNN pact in ‘Obama birther’ flap
By MICHAEL SHAIN & DAVID K. LI
Last Updated: 4:25 PM, November 13, 2009
Posted: 4:23 AM, November 13, 2009
Lou Dobbs walked away from more than $9 million when he quit CNN, ending a long-running clash that boiled over during a debate about President Obama‘s birth certificate, sources said yesterday.
Dobbs, who will be replaced on the network by veteran Washington political correspondent John King, abruptly announced his resignation on air Wednesday night and offered no clue about what he planned to do next.
But the beginning of the end really came in July, when CNN President Jonathan Klein told Dobbs’ staff in a memo to drop so-called birther stories about conspiratorial doubts that Obama was US-born, sources told The Post.
Eligibility Stories Lead To Lou Dobbs’ Resignation
The New York Post is reporting that Lou Dobbs was forced out of his $9 million CNN job, ending a long-running clash that boiled over during a debate about Obama’s eligibility to serve as POTUS, sources said yesterday.
Dobbs, who will be replaced on the network by veteran Washington political correspondent John King, abruptly announced his resignation on air Wednesday night and offered no clue about what he planned to do next.
But the beginning of the end really came in July, when CNN President Jonathan Klein told Dobbs’ staff in a memo to drop so-called birther stories about conspiratorial doubts that Obama was US-born, sources told The Post.
“It seems this story is dead because anyone who still is not convinced doesn’t really have a legitimate beef,” read Klein’s memo to employees of “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”
Klein’s move incensed Dobbs, who wasn’t shy about telling off his boss.
“They have been talking pretty regularly since then,” a source said. “And it’s been pretty bad.”
CNN had also long been asking Dobbs, known for his tough stance on immigration, to tone down his harsh rhetoric.
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November 14th, 2009 @ 3:56 pm
Gee perhaps Lou Dobbs could replace Bill O’Reilly at FOX with his own show
“AMERICA GETS ANSWERS” with LOU DOBBS
His first show hour long interview with
Dr. Orly Taitz where she presents all of her evidence to convict the usurper for treason.
Followed by shows with prosecutors and Judge Napolitano asking constitution adherence.
AND THE BEST PART every week an hour with Dr. Taitz
NOW THAT WOULD BE A SHOW THAT WOULD continue
where GLENN BECK left off at 5PM
that would be awesome
Lou’s WEEKLY guest