[Peace-discuss] Fw: Lou Dobbs is dangerous

[E. Wayne Johnson]

I find it an ironic hoot that some outfit that dares call itself
"Democracy for America" is calling for the squelching of dissent...

FWIW, I don't generally watch CNN or Lou Dobbs,
neither have I seen J.R. "Bob" Dobbs on TV...

*
You'll PAY to know what you really think.
*JR 'Bob' Dobbs*

You know how dumb the average guy is, right? Well, mathematically, by 
definition, half of them are even dumber than that.
*JR 'Bob' Dobbs*

[His "Bob-ness" is not exactly right here, since his definition refers 
to the median,
while "average" is usually considered to be the "mean", and "dumbness"
is a skew distribution.]


On 8/12/2009 6:03 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> I don't see much similarity between what Dobbs and Goodman are saying.
>
> But I'm against any assertion of the form, "X should be taken off the 
> air because of what X is saying!"
>
> Obviously, that doesn't commit me to support the substance of "what X 
> is saying"
> for any X.
>
> I think Chomsky is right when he says, "If we don't believe in freedom of
> expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."
>
> And I despise a lot of people. --CGE
>
>
> unionyes wrote:
>> Carl,
>>
>> I usually agree with most of your points and analysis, but how you 
>> can claim
>> ANY similarities between Lou Dobbs ( and his promotion of racism against
>> Mexicans and now inciting violence against those who want a watered down
>> public healthcare option ) and Amy Goodman is beyond me !
>>
>> David Johnson
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "C. G. Estabrook" 
>> <galliher at illinois.edu> To: "Jenifer Cartwright" 
>> <jencart13 at yahoo.com> Cc: "Peace-discuss"
>> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 
>> 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Fw: Lou Dobbs is dangerous
>>
>>
>>> If this were about Amy Goodman, we'd regard it as an attempt at 
>>> censorship.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Tue, 8/11/09, Jim Dean, Democracy for America 
>>>> /<info at democracyforamerica.com>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Jim Dean, Democracy for America 
>>>> <info at democracyforamerica.com> Subject: Lou Dobbs is dangerous To: 
>>>> jencart13 at yahoo.com Date: Tuesday,
>>>> August 11, 2009, 2:21 PM
>>>>
>>>> Jenifer -
>>>>
>>>> It's time to get Lou Dobbs and his hate speech off the air.
>>>>
>>>> Yesterday, our friends at /Media Matters for America/, who are 
>>>> dedicated
>>>> to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting 
>>>> conservative misinformation in the U.S. media, caught Lou Dobbs 
>>>> promoting hate and inciting violence towards Governor Howard Dean.
>>>>
>>>> With violence from right-wing extremist groups on the rise and 
>>>> Republican
>>>>  backed mobs hanging cardboard versions of members of congress in 
>>>> effigy,
>>>> Lou Dobbs' statement is dangerous. Enough is enough.
>>>>
>>>> It's time for CNN and the United Stations Radio Network to fire Lou 
>>>> Dobbs. Call Now and demand Lou Dobbs be taken off the air 
>>>> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=R0TlwMzgXX7kD7BRD8xOtA...> *WATCH THE
>>>> CLIP AND GET THE NUMBERS TO CALL NOW 
>>>> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=jHAUT1gq_X1Hc10eJFtoBQ..> *
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This isn't the first time Lou Dobbs has used the air waves to 
>>>> promote hate and embarrass CNN.
>>>>
>>>> His relentless promotion of debunked, racially charged conspiracy 
>>>> theories about President Obama's birth certificate have already 
>>>> seriously
>>>> damaged CNN's credibility. Yet, Lou Dobbs remains on the air.
>>>>
>>>> Now, he's gone too far. He's not just making CNN look bad, he's 
>>>> inciting violence to stop Governor Dean from fighting for President 
>>>> Obama's health
>>>>  insurance option. That's not just un-American, it's irresponsible 
>>>> and dangerous.
>>>>
>>>> It's up to us to make sure CNN and the United Stations Radio 
>>>> Network know
>>>>  we've had enough.
>>>>
>>>> *CALL NOW AND DEMAND LOU DOBBS BE TAKEN OFF THE AIR 
>>>> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=R0inr8Lzz5A9YYfePW7zcQ..>*
>>>>
>>>> This isn't just about my brother Howard; this is about the America 
>>>> we all
>>>>  want to live in.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for everything you do,
>>>>
>>>> -Jim
>>>>
>>>> Jim Dean, Chair Democracy for America
>>>>
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