President Lou Dobbs?
EmailThere’s been rumblings of late about 2012. Not the movie but the upcoming presidential election. Much of the talk, the speculation really, has centered around Sarah Palin. She did not rule anything in or out as she made the interview rounds promoting her new book. But The New York Daily News is reporting on another possible contender for 2012. Lou Dobbs was a CNN anchor till recently. Now the out spoken broadcaster (especially when it comes to the nation’s immigration policies) is a free agent of sorts. It’s unclear whether he will retire, land another job in broadcasting or step into politics. The Daily News writes today about an interview with WTOP radio in which Dobbs talks about the notion of a White House run. “Well, I’ll tell you this much — it’s one of the discussions that we’re having,” he said. "And for the first time I’m actually listening to some people about politics; I don’t think I’ve got the nature for it, but I’m sure as — we’ve got to do something in this country, and I think that being in the public arena, you’ve got to be part of the solution. And I am, by the way, I am reaching out right now to Latinos groups, to the chamber of commerce, the business roundtable, all the groups with whom I have been in an ongoing debate, to try to bridge some of these conflicts and try to find solutions." Stay tuned.
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Oh lord yes!!! Palin/Dobbs 2012!!!
Posted by: ertymier | November 23, 2009, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
Clearly, new candidate material, is needed by the GOP.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | November 23, 2009, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Wow, maybe he can get Beck for his running mate HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA . He has as much chance as Palin does. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Posted by: frances530590 | November 23, 2009, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
What a hoot! These people on TV really think people worship them… I’d like to see this bag of wind perform in a forum where he didn’t control the microphone and people got to ask him touh questions…
Posted by: jtsilver2th | November 23, 2009, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
I hope Lou Dobbs does run for president, maybe we can get someone that is for America no all the other countries in the world. LORD knows obama has screwed us royaly. Lou has my vote and I’m a Dem.
Posted by: Ruby | November 23, 2009, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
just keep spreading the words everywhere on the internet “lou Dobbs for president 2012″!
Posted by: markynj | November 23, 2009, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
@Ruby – How closely do you follow the news everyday…and do you ever go to reliable news websites such as this one to further research to get all of the facts?
If you had, hopefully you would actually know that President Obama and his administration has accomplished a lot in this first 11 months of office. And, as far as “someone that is for America [no]sic all the other countries in the world…Good Grief, President Obama has to more countries in his first year in office than any other president and why? He is doing damage control for the way other countries view our country – thanks to 8 years of the Bush/Cheney administration. Our president knew this would have to happen and the he and the State Dept. would have a lot of work to do so other countries would once again respect America the way our country deserves.
I am very proud of our president and all that he has accomplished – especially given that he has two wars going on, an economy that was a shamble before he came into office and although the economy is slowing coming back now (thanks to the president and his team) and he is trying his best to do something no other president has ever been able to do – make significant reform in health care in our country and in the way health care insurance companies get away with what Wall St. did – only on a slightly smaller scale.
In addition to these huge issues to handle, President Obama has continued to push forward additional legislation on other issues that just haven’t attracted as much coverage as the above.
“Mr. Independent,” Lou Dobbs, would have us in worse mess than we had when George W. Bush left office and other countries would really hate us based on Dobbs actions if he initiated the actions he said were needed in his opinionated CNN program and on his radio show. I don’t think “Mr. Independent? represents Independent voters at all. He is way out on the fringe with some questionable followers than even the far right are concerned about.
Posted by: Becky | November 23, 2009, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm
just keep spreading the words “lou Dobbs for president 2012″!
Posted by: markynj | November 23, 2009, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
really?, fired TV anchorman to run presidency. What’s his agenda? He is against immigrant, not limited to illegal. He is aganst foreign countries, sort of liberterian. He is about write a book, to tell us more about himself. He’s smart enough, he doesn’t need a ghost writer. He is rich enough, he won’t need to raise much endorsement.He is too old to land any more meaningful job. Running for president, what not, good for his ego.
Posted by: greg | November 23, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
The man has no comprehension of how this country was started and built upon the influx of immigrants: legal and illegal. Then he espouses this non-American citizen nonsense about Obama. A loud voice and a mountain of self-righteousness do not recommend Mr. Dobbs for anything other than the mindless propagandizing for which he seems to have a penchant. I don’t want any more stupid ideologues occupying the White House.
Posted by: Igor | November 23, 2009, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
Louis Dobbs is a fringe, conspiracy theorist who thinks all of the nations problems are due to one thing: Mexicans. How can he possibly say he has been “reaching out to Latino groups” when his screeds are nothing short of modern day, 21st century racism? Between a no-nothing serial liar in Sarah Palin, an unadulterated racist in Louis Dobbs, a phony and fraud in Mitt Romney, and a jesus-freak in Mike Huckabee, the disgrace that is now known as the “republican party” stands no chance in 2012, and nor should they. Despicable.
Posted by: Awktalk | November 23, 2009, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
really ? ‘mindless propagandizing’ & ‘stupid ideologues’ the press can and should ask questions about all of these matters. California is going broke. trillion’s of dollars paid for : too big to fail; health care … there should be nothing taboo about asking questions of those holding the highest office. I think Mr Dobbs simply asked the president to address the residency issue and put the rumors to rest so he could go about the business of running the country. I think Mr Dobbs asked the tough question about reviewing the residency status of people. Granted they are taboo questions but not having an effective/efficient process in place by the INS is a major issue both from security and an economic perspective. to declare Mr Dobbs questions as ‘mindless propagandizing’ & ‘stupid ideologues’ is simply laughable.
Posted by: mark | November 23, 2009, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
I’m still hoping Hillary resigns at State in time to challenge Obo the clown for the Demo nomination. Don’t know much about Dobbs but it is impossible to have more audacity than the Dope.
Posted by: jerry | November 23, 2009, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Awesome!!!!!!!!! Dobbs / Palin 2012, it works for me!
Posted by: Dawn | November 23, 2009, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Don’t get too excited…..Lou is not a Republican….he’s an Independent! I think it’s about time we have a third party, but not Lou! OR PALIN! hahah
Posted by: Bobcat | November 23, 2009, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
He’s been a spokesman for the Establishment Elite, so now he wants to serve this aristocracy.
Posted by: rich | November 23, 2009, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
DOBBS AND PALIN…
THE GOP IS JUST FALLING APART.
INCREDIBLE.
Posted by: CHUCK | November 23, 2009, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
Dobbs sounds good. Palin’s a non-starter with me though.
Posted by: Wassila runnerup | November 23, 2009, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
What a joke. People with advanced periodontal disease do not make good presidents. Look at this dude’s teeth….unbelievably gross!
Posted by: dano | November 23, 2009, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
CHUCK
Palin is EXACTLY what this country needs.
Palin is the first politician that actually took office and did what she said she was going to do. She also didn’t ride the coattails of some wealthy/powerful man to get to where she is (unlike clinton, pelosi, huffington, kennedy).
Palin also sold the private jet, fired the private jet and cleaned house of corrupt dems/repubs.
Where is obama’s “record of reform”? Oh yeah, it doesn’t exist. He somehow rose up in the dirtiest political city in America, but he is squeaky clean….
In reality, he was making backalley deals with convicted felon/slumlord tony rezko to secure a 2 million dollar mansion for himself (rezko was also his biggest senate campaign race organizer) and aligning himself with the dirtiest people around like rev racist, bill ayers, rashid khalidi.
Posted by: Dave | November 23, 2009, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
Why do so many people suggest that they want to add 4 years so quickly to their lives by anxiously awaiting the 2012 presidential election?
Can we just njoy the moment?
Posted by: T | November 23, 2009, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Racist? His wife is Mexican. To be against illegal immigration does not make one racist. Get over your pc self.
Posted by: Richard Wilson | November 23, 2009, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
Lou Dobbs has my vote. He is 100% American and doesn’t bow to the rest of the world.
Posted by: David Dixon | November 23, 2009, 5:41 pm 5:41 pm
The last good reporter CNN had left….is now gone.
Funny thing about Lou Dobbs is he’s independent. Do you liberals know what that means? It means he is NOT going to run as GOP.
Just because someone is critical of Obama, does not make them automatically GOP, or a rightwinger, or whatever else the Kos tells you to call them.
Posted by: Kate | November 23, 2009, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
“….I’m actually listening to some people about politics; I don’t think I’ve got the nature for it,”…… Translated, it means: “I want to be able to sit back and run my big mouth with being challenged”! Like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Hannity, etc, etc. More Republican joke-telling! Please stop! Please stop! I will get a hernia laughing if you keep this up, you guys! Oh no, just stop! It tickles too much!
Posted by: Sentinel | November 23, 2009, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
Palin is the first politician that actually took office and did what she said she was going to do.
Posted by: Dave | Nov 23, 2009 5:25:12 PM
______________ ______________________
And what is that …QUIT.
The poor people of Alaska still wondering where the Governor they elected went.
Posted by: did-i-quit-you-betcha | November 23, 2009, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
It seems as though we peasants are moved by anything that is advocated by the media. Some of us are not in agreeance with any thing that anyone suggest. And yet, we don’t have a suggestion or an answer. We are pitiful. At last, I understand why electoral volts are the heart of the president election. One might ask themselves: what are the qualities that they would like in a president, and not what nationality. Our forefathers came too this land, or was shipped here. Nevertheless, let’s agree that we are all Americans.
Johnnie
Posted by: Johnnie M. Ashley | November 23, 2009, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm
Welcome to the kitchen. I hope you find the heat bearable.
Posted by: Pat | November 23, 2009, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm
Dave
Our country does not need Palin. Seriously, she’s a joke, literally.
Posted by: Jim Bob | November 23, 2009, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
Dobbs would not run on a Rep. ticket as he is an Ind and finds just as much wrong with the GOP as he does with the Dem’s. As a Ind. I would love to see him make a go of it. Especially if the dumb run GOP throws up another Palin. Cant believe there are those that think she could even run a country. Amazing.
Posted by: CA | November 23, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
Lou, maybe you can “get your hands dirty” in politics and as preparation for your 2012 presidential run by co-hosting “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe on TV. Since you just vacated you position at CNN, this new TV slot would be a “natural” for you since you are already used to dirt, slime, ooze, scum, etc, etc from your old show!
Posted by: Sentinel | November 23, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
You are clearly into “bimbo politics”. Sarah got into office by promising to pass out some checks. When the money ran out – she bailed! Now that’s a stiff backbone she’s got there! It is much easier to manage a government organization when there is plenty of dough. But when the money ran out, her lack of management skills became even more apparent – again, she bailed!
Posted by: Sentinel | November 23, 2009, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
Lou has been critical of both parties so don’t get your hopes up. Having said that he’s always advocated the dire need for a 3rd political party. Dobbs/Lieberman or Dobbs/Ron Paul for 2012 and he’ll get my vote.
Posted by: agnosticsocialist | November 23, 2009, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm
he is just arrogant to say he wants to be a president. Does he think americans are fools. he will be a global disgrace for our nation. Any way he will not pass anywhere he will not pass any debat. It takes sense to lead.
Posted by: kristk68 | November 23, 2009, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
The real question is, “has he been indorsed by Rush”?
Posted by: Don | November 23, 2009, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
Why is ABC trying to link Dobbs with Palin with a story like this? Are you guys trying to marginalize Lou Dobbs? Good luck, I’d concider voting for Lou Dobbs, but not Palin, so I don’t see the connection between the two. Besides, I think Lou might seek a congressional seat.
Anyone successful enough should consider running for congress, BECAUSE IN ONE YEAR FROM NOW, WE ARE GOING TO SELECT A WHOLE NEW SET OF REPRESENTATIVES!
Posted by: Ozarkess | November 23, 2009, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
Obama Then Dobbs,,,,,Fire To Da Frying Pan !!!
Posted by: D.B. Cooper | November 23, 2009, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
Anything is better then what we have now…SOMEBODY, ANYBODY COME SAVE US FROM THE CLOWN IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!
Posted by: Izzy68 | November 23, 2009, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm
“Palin is EXACTLY what this country needs.
Palin is the first politician that actually took office and did what she said she was going to do. She also didn’t ride the coattails of some wealthy/powerful man to get to where she is (unlike clinton, pelosi, huffington, kennedy).”
was quitting in mid-term part of what she said she was going to do?
as to ‘riding the coattails of some wealthy/powerful man to get where she is’, perhaps you’ve never heard of john mccain? without him picking her out of the obscurity of alaska, no one, i repeat, no one, would have any idea of who she is…
Posted by: justsane | November 23, 2009, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm
He may have tons of great ideas but the Government (House and Senate) would do what they do best….screw it up.
Posted by: CC | November 23, 2009, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm
@Becky: Well said. I completely agree.
Posted by: Kuhsay | November 23, 2009, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
I hope he does run for President but I am not sure America want someone who is honest and has a vision for a better America. Half the people think the lack luster would be celebrity we have is doing just fine. And he is doing just fine if you are content to listen to speeches without any real success or accomplishments in improving America. Is it true he is changing the national bird from the eagle to the ostrich?
Posted by: David Templeton | November 23, 2009, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
you got to be kidding lou dobb please do uu a favor an fade away
Posted by: gary | November 23, 2009, 7:22 pm 7:22 pm
Lou Dobbs is an embittered racist.
He is not “Mr. Independent” either. Everything he says ties in with vested interestes in his personal stock portfolio, which he will not reveal.
I’d have more faith if we elected Humpty Dumpty for president than a bigot and ignoramus like Lou Dobbs.
Posted by: William Joseph Miller | November 23, 2009, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm
Univision cancels a Palin interview because she was unprepared to answer questions concerning Latino issues. In other words, everything she knows about Latinos, she learned at Taco Bell.
And, now, Lou Dobbs is thinking about making a run.
Both after Sottomayor was appointed to the Supreme Court.
Coincidence? I think not.
Time to “make a run to the border.”
Posted by: Didier | November 23, 2009, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm
Yeah Buddy, You Betcha. Dobbs/Palin 2012. How Sweet It Is!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: AmericansLetsRoll | November 23, 2009, 7:55 pm 7:55 pm
Becky wrote:
(Asking Ruby if she had researched information:
“If you had, hopefully you would actually know that President Obama and his administration has accomplished a lot in this first 11 months of office.”
And
“Good Grief, President Obama has [sic} to more countries in his first year in office than any other president and why?”
My question to Becky is, why has Obama visited so many countries? I am concerned that his visits – even to promote the Olympics in Chicago – are empty and simply escapist.
We needed a president in the US working on the economy and the job losses.
His accomplishments? You didn’t say….only that he has tried? Tried what? What are the other lesser known issues he is working on? Shouldn’t we all know?
He’s usually “out of town” accomplishing nothing while some news — such as trying terrorists in NYC–breaks and he can be free of the negative reactions.
I would like to know what he has accomplished. We are more divided than ever in this murky political mess and he has been a no-show at work.
Oh — but he did get the Nobel Peace Prize!!
(Which is still a big joke!)
Posted by: pcafe | November 23, 2009, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm
This person is a journalist not a politician. Why would a person with no political background just up and run for the highest office in the land? Not going to happen. To run successfully, he would need a broad section of the population to support him but with his anti immigration stance regarding Mexicans, that is just not going to happen. He would be the next joke..
Posted by: johnnylee | November 23, 2009, 8:02 pm 8:02 pm
Yes — Lou Dobbs should run for office!!
We need someone who challenges the corruption in both parties and asks out loud, what are they thinking??
He needs to do the mending as he mentioned – but “telling it like it is” will be a new experience for some who are used to typical politicians.
Posted by: pcafe | November 23, 2009, 8:04 pm 8:04 pm
Lou Dobbs for president! That’s almost as laughable as Sarah Palin. Although, Lou does at least have a brain.
Posted by: Mandy | November 23, 2009, 9:19 pm 9:19 pm
Its a new america, anyone that doesnt get it isnt fit for office. This country is going in a new direction with new people(immigrants). I will not vote for anyone who isnt getting it. The majority voted and gets it. Lou Dobbs doesnt get it and isnt part of the vission or destiny of MY country. I will not vote for him or anyone else that doesnt get it. GET IT??
Posted by: Harry | November 23, 2009, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
Dano – 5:20 .. he can fix his teeth but you can’t fix stupid like Obama!
Posted by: Michael W | November 23, 2009, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
LOU DOBBS is a patriot, not a liar who would sell out his country like the current crowd in Washington. The liberals have now no clothes on as their european global warming partners have uncovered emails proving the world is cooling and they have lied for over six years. The left hates Palin and Dobbs because they speak the absolute truth and not some liberal democratic or republican talking points lies.
Posted by: rockychance | November 23, 2009, 9:45 pm 9:45 pm
Oh what rubbish? This bigot cannot win a state senate seat. Is the press trying to build this fool up? Oh bring it on Lou Dobbs and taste the bitter taste of failure.
Posted by: Ndubueze Chuku | November 23, 2009, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
Lou is married to a Mexican is true. This makes me wonder, why does he hates immigrants so much?. I cannot say he is a true American, the only Americans I know are almost extinct and living in reservations up in New Mexico and Arizona suffering years of unemployment, alcoholism and drug addiction. Is Mr. Dobbs related to any of these true Americans? Why is this man so hateful and so angry? Is his wife so hard to deal with that he takes it out all the rest of Mexicans and Latinos? If Lou Dobbs tries to run for president ever, the terrorists will again try to bomb us, to high-jack airplanes and kill generations of immigrants who live in the USA. He will not think twice sending our men (the left overs we have) to war to fight figments of his imagination. The time has come for all Americans to stop those who encourage hate, division and bigotry. We claim to be the land of God, but I never seen so much hate from those who daily quote the Bible and who are willing to kill those who do not look like them or speak like them or believe in the same things like them. This country does not have just one religion, but many and we all came here to practice freedom of religion. We need to embrace those who are here running away from persecution. This is written in the Constitution of this United States of America. We are in big trouble if we think that any fanatic could run for office such as the likes of Lou Dobb and Sarah Palin.
Posted by: whowouldjesusdeport? | November 23, 2009, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
The people (immigrants) of this country are of a new color. It may be an offensive color to some. But its a new color and it will move foward with or without its fear-mongers, racists extremist and greedy selfish few. The world did not end on 2000 and it will not end on 2012, on the contrary, it will begin its final push foward towards what “America” should have always been. Land of the free.
Posted by: Harry | November 23, 2009, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm
Has this country gone so low that we have to trust palin/Dobbs after Bush. We have short memory.
There was nobody for two terms to kick Bush out of office and save our country.
After he burn our economy to the ground and Obama comes and fix the mess suddenly all kind of wannabe wants to have a piece of our country. Not to help but to put us more in the hole.
Posted by: stan | November 23, 2009, 10:30 pm 10:30 pm
The World hate us, because of people like Lou Dobbs and Bush. Please let us bring our country to Glory. You remember Glory?
Posted by: C. Turner | November 23, 2009, 10:40 pm 10:40 pm
Let’s hope there aren’t too many people like Dave who would vote for a journalism major unable to name a single major newspaper when asked, or an ALASKAN governor who nothing of the Supreme Court case of Exxon vs. Valdez but claims to be a dedicated environmentalist. Her book has exactly eleven pages of specific political strategy and vision while the rest of it is a polemic of b______ at all those she thinks has somehow injured her. Over three hundred pages whining about exactly the kind of nonsense Dobbs routinely does. I have not heard a complaint from Obama about the personal and other attacks on him. He keeps his cool and does his job. If he hadn’t we be a deep depression right now because that’s exactly where Bush and Cheney took us to edge of.
Posted by: Igor | November 23, 2009, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm
Whats going to happen when the unemployment checks run out,No one talks about that,if we get China mad at us we willnot have shoes on the shelves,theres something wrong with that..Whats the real reason why all those jobs went over there,was not someone looking down the road or did they care..Daniel
Posted by: Daniel Simpson | November 23, 2009, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm
DEMOCRAT dream team: Palin/Dobbs or Palin/Beck!
Posted by: Mark Bohannon | November 24, 2009, 2:56 am 2:56 am
If this country is truly ignorant enough to elect Lou Dobbs or Sarah Palin, then I doubt there’s much hope for our future. Both are so incredibly regressive that they will take this country backwards 50, 60 or 70 years, while the rest of the world moves on. And we will never catch up again, much less lead.
Posted by: windrider | November 24, 2009, 3:02 am 3:02 am
>>>What a hoot! These people on TV really think people worship them… I’d like to see this bag of wind perform in a forum where he didn’t control the microphone and people got to ask him touh questions…<<< JTSilver…you're talking about Obama, right? He seems to think that his constant appearing on TV makes him adorable. And all of us would LOVE to see that bag of wind perform in a forum in which HE (or his teleprompter) didn't control the microphone. And where he would actually ALLOW tough questions…besides the staged questions of 8 year olds ("Why don't people like you?"). Yep, you got Obama down to a tee in your comment. Thanks
Posted by: ncpilot09 | November 24, 2009, 5:29 am 5:29 am
dano, our very first president had periodontal disease. Matter of fact, rumor has it that he wore dentures made of wood. You want to stand by your position that he could not have made a good president? Leave it to a liberal to attack a physical looks of an opponent when he or she can’t attack an issue………good grief.
Posted by: ncpilot09 | November 24, 2009, 5:32 am 5:32 am
I never once heard Mr Dobbs voice any opposition to immigration, only illegal immigration . We need an independant in the white house . Lord knows that the two “major parties” are totally self serving ,corrupt and inept . We couldn’t do much worse .
Posted by: Bob | November 24, 2009, 10:58 am 10:58 am
Oh my God, you have to be kidding me, and here I thought it couldn’t get any worse with the U.S.A. with your past President, Bush. Well, if it ever happened Dobbs/Palin, the U.S.A. would have to go it alone because the entire world will lose any respect left for the U.S. As it is some americans are trashing one of the only Presidents you have had that can think through problems and isn’t a war monger, Obama and Kennedy. The U.S. is truly in a mess if that is the thinking about Dobb/Palin. Heaven help us all
Posted by: Danielle | November 24, 2009, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
Dobbs & Palin Both are part of the US problem not the Solution. Dobbs Is Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Latinos and he is the Microphone of the GOP. His Show was nothing more then propaganda. If Lou Dobb runs for president, GOP will suffer heavily. History will tell Obama presidency and hiswork ethics.
Posted by: Madar | November 24, 2009, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm