Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate

[Friday on my mind]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/...politics_dobbs

PHOENIX (Reuters) – A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.

"Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I do next," Dobbs, whose outspoken views on immigration and other topics often angered liberals, told Reuters in a telephone interview from New York on Thursday.

Dobbs, 64, a veteran CNN anchor who had become one of the most divisive figures in U.S. broadcast journalism, announced last Wednesday he was leaving CNN after spending the better part of 30 years at the 24-hour cable news network.

He still hosts a daily radio show.

A Texas native, Dobbs has drawn fire from Latino leaders and civil rights groups for frequent on-air remarks about U.S. border control and immigration that critics saw as demonizing illegal immigrants.

He was also seen as lending credence to the "birther" conspiracy theory, whose adherents believe President Barack Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate was faked to hide a Kenyan birthplace that would make the first black U.S. president ineligible for his office.

Dobbs acknowledged his commentary also stirred friction with CNN executives.

Discussions with CNN/U.S. President Jonathan Klein made it clear Dobbs' style of combining news and opinion was untenable at the network, Dobbs said.

"They wanted to reverse direction on my show from what had been a news debate and my opinion to a middle-of-the road, as Jon Klein styled it, non-opinion show," he said.

"It was just not gratifying to me to sit there and read a news show -- and I much prefer to be more engaged."

Dobbs vowed to carry on expressing his views "fully and straightforwardly in the public arena no matter what I decide to do next."

Since his departure, some have speculated he might run as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey, where he has a home, or even run as a third-party candidate in the 2012 U.S. presidential elections -- options he says remain on the table.

"I am ruling nothing out. ... I have come to no conclusions and no decisions," he said. "Do I seek to have some influence on public policy? Absolutely. Do I seek to represent and champion the middle class in this country and those who aspire to it? Absolutely. And I will."






Run for the senate from my state of NJ????

Good luck on that one Lou,even republicans here won't be very keen on being associated with you and dems wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole.All that anti hispanic rhetoric might be good for media career (at least at Fox) but in NJ will mean you are going nowhere with almost everyone.And that birther stuff is just beyond the pale.

[georges]

You are too afraid that he will kick your actual lovely new jersey democrap senator's ass. Not every people like illegal aliens and criminals who belong to ms13, nortenos, surenos and other gang scum coming from Mexico. Maybe you do if it is the case go live with them but don't complain if you are robbed.
I am also sure that one day authorities will discover that Obama has faked his birth certificate and didn't desserve the American citizenship in any case and that he was ineligible for president.

[Facetious]

I have always thought that Lou would make a sound political figure, however, to Lou's cred, I don't think that the man is cut out for long tedious committee meetings or situations when there's compromise and negotiations to be made. Could you imagine Lou Dobbs backing down to meet some juxtapositional political foe half way on something ? NO ! Hell No

LD a feisty guy whose not afraid to mix it up with either the democrats or republicans. Whatever he decides I wish him the best. The thing that I like most about Lou is that he's uncompromisingly a 100% American Patriot.

Thanks for the mention, Fri

[Friday on my mind]

Originally Posted by Facetious

I have always thought that Lou would make a sound political figure, however, to Lou's cred, I don't think that the man is cut out for long tedious committee meetings or situations when there's compromise and negotiations to be made. Could you imagine Lou Dobbs backing down to meet some juxtapositional political foe half way on something ? NO ! Hell No

LD a feisty guy whose not afraid to mix it up with either the democrats or republicans. Whatever he decides I wish him the best. The thing that I like most about Lou is that he's uncompromisingly a 100% American Patriot.

Thanks for the mention, Fri

Well if he can't compromise and is going to be hardline and never willing to bend on an issue he would never make it in politics.Just look at what has been happening in the health care debate on the abortion issue.For now at least Pelosi and the dems have had to agree to an amendment saying no public plan could have abortion coverage.That of course is not what they want to do on that issue but in order for a bill to be moved forward they have had to compromise.Nobody usually gets everything they want in such processes.

And just think of the pay cut Lou! What ya make at CNN ,few million a year?Being in govt as a senator for example you will be making less than a couple hundred grand.Maybe he would be OK with that since he probably has enough wealth to not have to be concerned with money.And he might be electable in some states but NJ isn't one of them.Not that republicans can't be elected here,obviously they can and have been.But you have to be a fairly moderate republican who is seen as non racist and Lou has issues on that score

[Will E Worm]

Originally Posted by georges

You are too afraid that he will kick your actual lovely new jersey democrap senator's ass.

Yes.

Not every people like illegal aliens and criminals who belong to ms13, nortenos, surenos and other gang scum coming from Mexico. Maybe you do if it is the case go live with them but don't complain if you are robbed.
I am also sure that one day authorities will discover that Obama has faked his birth certificate and didn't desserve the American citizenship in any case and that he was ineligible for president.

I don't like them. And, yes on the Obama comment.

[Facetious]

Originally Posted by Friday on my mind

Well if he can't compromise and is going to be hardline and never willing to bend on an issue he would never make it in politics.Just look at what has been happening in the health care debate on the abortion issue.For now at least Pelosi and the dems have had to agree to an amendment saying no public plan could have abortion coverage.That of course is not what they want to do on that issue but in order for a bill to be moved forward they have had to compromise.Nobody usually gets everything they want in such processes.

I can't enter into a discussion about healthcare because the imperative isn't about the embetterment of our health or hospital services, the imperative is about a government amassing too great of an amount of authority over the American peoples' lives. The same can be said about global warming - It's not about improving anything in the environment, it's about the government displacing our liberties and wealth and giving them to the undeserving proletariat. Health care and global warming are manufactured misleading urgencies that promise to decimate capitalism, personal accountability, free will, private property rights, free speech... you name it, so that's that.

And just think of the pay cut Lou! What ya make at CNN ,few million a year?

I heard that he would have earned $15,000,000 over the next 2 years remaining on his contract at CNN.

Being in govt as a senator for example you will be making less than a couple hundred grand.Maybe he would be OK with that since he probably has enough wealth to not have to be concerned with money.And he might be electable in some states but NJ isn't one of them.Not that republicans can't be elected

It's not about the money anymore, Friday, I think that the time is here for wealthy people like Lou to rally for the future of this country and forget about squeezing out that last dollar in a dying country. I believe that we'll see more wealthy, formerly complacent Americans begin to use their influence to fight back against a system of government that is incompatible with the working families of America and the American way of life that we have all taken for granted.

[jasonk282]

Originally Posted by Facetious

I can't enter into a discussion about healthcare because the imperative isn't about the embetterment of our health or hospital services, the imperative is about a government amassing too great of an amount of authority over the American peoples' lives. The same can be said about global warming - It's not about improving anything in the environment, it's about the government displacing our liberties and wealth and giving them to the undeserving proletariat. Health care and global warming are manufactured misleading urgencies that promise to decimate capitalism, personal accountability, free will, private property rights, free speech... you name it, so that's that.

It's always about bigger and bigger government.

I heard that he would have earned $15,000,000 over the next 2 years remaining on his contract at CNN. It's not about the money anymore, Friday, I think that the time is here for wealthy people like Lou to rally for the future of this country and forget about squeezing out that last dollar in a dying country. I believe that we'll see more wealthy, formerly complacent Americans begin to use their influence to fight back against a system of government that is incompatible with the working families of America and the American way of life that we have all taken for granted.

Only in America can a person spend millions and millions of dollars for a job that pay in the hundred thousands.

We need someone that cares about the issues of the everyday person struggling to provide for their family. Some of the issues I would like addressed in a candidiate would be Fiscal Responsbility/conservatism, Strong National Defense, Strong Military, Free Market Solutions to Health Care, Strict law aganist illegal Immigrants. I could careless which side of the aisle it comes from, but I am tired of politicans from BOTH sides pandering to issues that people either do not want or are for special interest.

Just my. LD can run for office if he likes, but really why take the pay cut?

[Friday on my mind]

Originally Posted by Facetious

I believe that we'll see more wealthy, formerly complacent Americans begin to use their influence to fight back against a system of government that is incompatible with the working families of America and the American way of life that we have all taken for granted.

We already have been seeing that (the very wealthy running for office).And they would all say they ran for the interests of working americans.Bloomberg (mayor of NYC),Corzine (the recently dumped gov of my state NJ) and even your own Gov (Arnold) are examples and Perot was trying to be the same thing when he ran.The only difference is I think you don't agree with them politically like you do Dobbs.Again I don't think Dobbs is really all that viable a candidate,his baggage over his rhetoric about immigrants will be much more of a hinderence than an asset politically unless something really was to happen to radicalize the country in a way that made them receptive to a candidate of backlash.In other words he don't have a prayer IMO unless things got so bad economically that we were looking to really scapegoat immigrants(hispanics) much more than we do now ala the way jews were blamed for all the ills of germany by the Nazis.

Originally Posted by jasonk282

Just my. LD can run for office if he likes, but really why take the pay cut?

The rich don't have to care about money they have it so for many it's time to move on and find some sort of new challenge for themselves.They may wish to just be in a postion that gives them a new sense of power that just being wealthy doesn't give or for some they may actually be thinking they can now make a difference and give something back to the society that made it possible for them to be successfull or a combination of both.

[titsrock]

Originally Posted by Facetious

It's not about improving anything in the environment, it's about the government displacing our liberties and wealth and giving them to the undeserving proletariat.

At least you're admitting to your class-based elitism. Marie Antoinette said essentially the same thing. Why hide it anymore? Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber represent the conservative Proletariat rising up to "take control" of the GOP--either through Religious Populism or Blue Collar Populism/aka "Liberty" Populism (guns, god, SUVs). But, since there are many GOP voters who are also class-based elitists (like anyone who works on Wall St or lives in places like Orange County, CA), this bifurcation within the GOP will amount to nothing except Democratic control.

Free Market Capitalism is the central cause of Global Warming. Free Market Capitalism relies on people having short life spans, hence the disregard and animosity toward any sort of regulation to assist the consumer. For every consumer who dies from making a bad purchasing decision, a new consumer must be born--hence the automatic anti-abortion stance. A Free Market Capitalist would prefer that people are allowed to die from buying bad products because people should know better. This is the kind of Liberty you and the Teabagging Militias seem to cherish--the Liberty to make uninformed choices which cause death.