Deseret News | With drama and fire, Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN

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With drama and fire, Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN

Chad S | 6:07 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Sounds like Lou was finally run out of town. Who is left on CNN to watch? Anderson Cooper?

dave4197 | 6:11 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Perhaps the other opportunities include such humanitarian work as teaching english as a 2nd language, or teaching new industrial skills to outdated union workers. That's where you could help, Lou, instead of filling the airways with your hatred towards mexican immigrants and similar hatred towards businesses aiming to grow and profit.

jason | 6:13 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Really didn't care for him anyway.

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Awesome!! | 6:19 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Good guy leaving a stupid liberal station. What a joke CNN is!! ILLEGAL Immigration is Illegal and so is Obama. He had the guts to say it. Nice job Lou. See you on Fox soon.

JAFO2008 | 6:35 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Maybe he'll go to FOX like Beck did. CNN replaced him with Jane Velez Mitchel (A Nancy Grace Clone). Now they've added that idiot from the View; Joy Behar! No wonder their ratings are sinking. I didn't agree with everythihg Dobbs said, but he brought up a lot of good points on issuse like illegal immigration that other "lamestream" news orgs won't touch.

Anonymous | 6:36 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

good move lou

FOX | 8:20 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

I watched CNN during and after the Gulf War and the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan,
also watched many of their specials.

Good reporting and 24 hour coverage in some areas.

Other news organizations were reporting Madonnas love life.

Then CNN changed-
their hatred for president Bush, his administration and the Republicans became news toxic.

I switched to Fox New and have never looked back.

Indepenent | 8:26 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Well, he'll probably go and join the "fair and balanced" NOT! station as he is another one just like O'Reilly!

Al | 8:35 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

He'd better not go to Fox if he wants to be heard. No one but the far right take that station seriously. Sorry, kids, I'm just stating a fact.

CHANGED | 8:40 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

People change as the times change.

dobbs made an admirable attempt to change with the times, but ended up being just another angry, my way or the highway tv guy.

As someone suggested earlier, FOX can always find a way to use the persona dobbs has become.

Dobbs dude | 8:47 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Good luck, Lou. You deserve better than CNN and their slanted views of domestic politics and worldwide issues.

Character | 8:58 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

At least he is standing up for his own integrity and character. Good for him!

Anonymous | 9:15 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

Fox has a credibility issue with middle America as being to far right winged.

Lou Dobbs could either help Fox or hurt Mr. Dobbs.

Anonymous | 10:09 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009

well cnn will probably be around 100,000 viewers now while fox hovers around 5 mil. He was entertaining I doubt I will ever turn on cnn anymore.

American Conservative | 7:28 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

To Al, I just have to say, wake up and smell the roses or perhaps smell the stink in the liberal democratic party. Whether you like the Fox network or not, try understanding the constitution and the peoples rights and nobody in their right mind would ever affaliate with the liberal left which today is Obama and the democratic party.

Freedom is a priceless gift and the Fox network is the only place where someone stands up for FREEDOM and the American Way. Either stand up for America or fall to the tyranny of socialism that the liberals are spooning out. I prefer FREEDOM, freedom to be productive andto keep what I earn rather than rely upon a government tht has failed in every effort to govern in the lives of the people.
You choose but choose wisely my friend!

gary from colorado | 7:46 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

I hope he goes to fox. A positive move for him, and 1 million new viewers for FOX.

Hmm | 8:22 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

Are you whackos talking about CNN or MSNBC? I'd agree with your vitrol if it was against the latter. CNN is remarkably fair. Sure, slightly left of middle, but it's the most middle-ground cable station we have unless you want the straight to the source bore of CSPAN. I can't believe a few people on here actually admit to watching FOX, which has admitted guilt in manipulating and falsifying video and running with falsified documents about the president - the very thing that ran Dan Rather right out of town. Watching FOX News is no different than keeping your eyes closed. Why strain yourself? As for Lou, he was generally knowledgeable and good at his job. Sad to see him leave.

To: Al | 8:37 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

Whether or not Fox News is taken seriously is up for debate. But the fact that they have double the viewership than CNN and MSNBC combined and have for almost all of this year says that a lot more people are tuning in to watch them. CNN and MSNBC's viewship is steadily declining while Fox News Channel's viewership is steadily increasing. Seems to me that if no one takes them seriously, people wouldn't waste their time.

Is it that because the White House and Mr. Obama say they don't take them seriously, you think that means no one else does either? Poor logic. Or is it that you just can't admit that more people in America are seeing that Mr. Obama isn't the messiah afterall, that he never intended to deliver on his campaign promises, and that not every word that falls from his lips should be blindly accepted as holy writ?

I guarantee Mr. Obama takes Fox News seriously. Otherwise, why so much energy expended to try and counter everything they say?

Gabrielle | 8:39 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

Lou Dobbs is not to CNN what Sean Hannity and Glen Beck are to FOX.

To; Hmm | 8:42 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

Nice way to participate in a dialog...addressing people as "whackos"? Yeah, that will buy you a lot of credibility. When the name calling starts, it makes you look desperate...like you have nothing to back you up except insults. You might want to think about that.

He he he | 9:00 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

How dare CNN talk bad things about Bush.
Just look at what a wonderfull job he did taking down America.
Fox, Beck, Hannity, Rush, thanks for holding up the light so Bush and company could get off the stage and allow bright thinking people into office.

Don | 9:18 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

Good Luck Mr. Dobbs! Those who can't wish you well, oh well just goes to show what they are made of! I appreciated your energy and focus to issues even if I did not agree with everything! If America took care of it's house better life would have been better for all of us who are citizens and even illegal aliens!

jfmcel | 9:56 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

When Scott Pierce wrote the article "CNN has got to cut Lou Dobbs loose", I committed to stop talking about Mitt's polygamist roots if CNN actually fired him in the article's comment section.
But looks like Lou left of his own freewill. So I guess Chihuahua George is still fair game. Sorry, but thanks for the effort anyway.

Go | 11:09 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

CNN is a sinking ship. Good idea to get out while you can.

Joe | 11:47 a.m. Nov. 12, 2009

CNN is passe' and the new Titanic. The sip will sink along with Obama.

Confused | 2:13 p.m. Nov. 12, 2009

I'm a bit surprised by the reaction of some of you. I thought Lou Dobbs was loved by the Utah Progressives, especially after he took cheap shots at the LDS Church when former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, visited Utah a couple of years ago.

BDODSON | 4:32 p.m. Nov. 12, 2009

It was actually a great pleasure to watch Lou when I could. I found him a refreshing break from the so liberal as well as the ultra conservative alike. It was a nice break to listen to someone that was so passionate about what he thought and really wasn't trying to please either party. Who watches CNN? Not me anymore!

flick | 10:02 a.m. Nov. 13, 2009

I will miss Lou, but I am not surprised that this has happened nor am I surprised at the ugly hostile comments being made by many of this great countries citizenry. Lou over the years have made America think and question like never before. "What a talent", but sadly he and so many other jounalist stop giving the public the lies and the truth being circulated by our government officials; but they decide to become opinionated; bolstering up their own ego's when their viewership and ratings skyrocket. I will continue to respect this man and pray that he can more objectively express his facts without anger where ever the future leads him.

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