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Anyone with half a brain knows this is just a nice way of saying "See ya'll on Fox News". Actually, Dobbs is likely headed to the fledgling Fox Business News Network, which is stockpiling a team full of hater castoffs like John Stossel and Mr. Nappy Headed Hoes himself, Don Imus. What a lineup! It's like adding Mark Teixeira to the Jeter and A-Rod of Haterism. Bravo,
Kick rocks, Lou. You shall not be missed.
Of course, somebody had to inherit that lousy 7pm time slot now, and the list of candidates is already floating around. So I'll make my final pitch to CNN...
HIRE SCREAMIN' A. SMITH, please!!!!
[PM Update: Sorry Screamin' A.]
Lou Dobbs's replacement may not draw the same kind of ratings as his predecessor, but he won't cause the same kind of headaches, either.Wow, talk about "outside the box" thinking! Great move, CNN. Giving a guy who's already boring as all getout for 4 hours every Sunday morning his own, surely boring as all getout daily show is the decision making of champions.
The network announced Thursday that John King will be getting a new show at 7:00 p.m., following the sudden departure of Dobbs, a long-time fixture whose increasingly strident politics have made him an awkward presence on a channel that strives for a middle-of-the-road image.
A former White House correspondent with impeccable straight-news credentials, King now hosts the Sunday morning show State of the Union, which will remain on the air for the time being. His new show will also focus on politics -- although presumably not on the sort of angry immigrant-bashing and conspiracy-mongering that reportedly caused CNN president Jon Klein to order Dobbs to tone down his rhetoric or find a new perch.
Mediocrity, FTW!!!
Dobbs was already getting clobbered by HLN and Backyardigans reruns in this time slot, and he was mildly newsworthy. Is CNN trying to set some low ratings record? Do we really need another milquetoast, middle aged white guy on cable TV? Haven't they reached their quota already?
Damn, who's a brotha/sista gotta sleep with to get a show around here?
Question: Who should CNN have hired to replace the disgraced and departed Lou Dobbs? Is John King boring vanilla to you too?
John King replaces Lou Dobbs at CNN [DailyFinance]
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Deuces Lou. Please move to a channel I don't watch (any of the Fox Stations).
Dear CNN, please take this opportunity to bring in an actual journalist (not a talking head) who knows how to be objective when reporting the news (not share his/her opinion). Please and Thank You!
I actually liked Lou on CNN. When Glenn went left CNN he was tolerable, he actually had some valid points. Since he's moved to FOX. he's out right ridiculous.
Lou was already losing it, so I expect him to go all Howard Beale if he goes to Fox.
Remember when he was mostly a business journalist? Like a lot of folks have said, FauxNews may be the next stop...
Lou would have some solid points but his delivery irked me for real. Oh well.
LOL @ Scream A. Smith
Have you ever watched Fox Business? All the female anchors dress like strippers. They wear short skirts, high heels, and low-cut tops. It's truly a thing to behold.
Dobbs has my grudging respect for certain reasons. A lot of times he seems to be the only voice in the media calling attention to important issues that everyone else gives the short shrift---i.e., his preoccupation with the plight of the shrinking middle class. And I STILL can't BELIEVE that he was the ONLY person in the mainstream media (or, astonishingly, Congress) to actually COMPARE and CONTRAST different countries' healthcare systems! I mean....DUH! That would have been the first thing I would have done if I was a reporter or a legislator. But no. Only him. And perhaps if only by default, he's a winner on those grounds.
Unfortunately, his bizarre obsession with illegal immigrants (yes, it's a big problem, but he was willing to overlook a lot of blatantly racist undercurrents in the backlash he regularly reported on/consulted with) has opened the door to Crazyland, which he hasn't entered yet but he's been hanging around the entrance a little too often. I'm a bit unnerved by imagining what he'll say now that he's off Ted Turner's extended leash.
What to put in the 7:00 spot? Eh. Just move old Wolf back there. He had that spot just a couple of years ago.
Lou could go round the bend but he was the only guy talking about illegal immigration and outsourcing.
I think John King is pretty boring.
But CNN in general is pretty boring.
I wouldn't have minded seeing Roland Martin get a shot.
I haven't see Lou Dobbs on CNN since the couple of months after 9/11/01 when I watched news TV incessantly. After I got burned out, I turned it off and it has stayed that way. Every time I've tried to watch either CNN or the Big-3, the news anchors grate on my nerves like nails on a caulk board. I don't know why. I seem to recall that back then, Dobbs' show was on financial and business news.
John King is a TOTAL snoozeasaurus. He's not even interesting to LOOK at; every time I see him I think he looks like what a cartoon version of a newscaster would be. I can take him in little doses--like off to the side playing humorlessly with The! Magic! Map! during the elections coverage, but a show? A whole show? Negative!
To all the folks dancing over Lou, he will land somewhere with greater reach. If folks want kool-aid, the prime time line up at MSNBC will be more to your taste.
@Shady_Grady Roland had his shot, there are cable-access shows that got better ratings.
John King of all people,with that damn computer, talking fast and all the double talk. Why, why, why?
I co-sign with Miss Kate. John King is the biggest snooze ever (he and his wife are the boringest couple in the world). I bet he's a place holder until they find someone more interesting (like Joe Scarborough or Keith Olbermann).
Big Ups on getting another Blog Log in the Express today!
Thanks, Marrio. I didn't even know I was in there today. I have them on my RSS feed, but if I'm not one of the first two quotes, I tend to miss this since I don't get the actual newspaper itself.
Thanks again, and please let me know when this happens in the future.
well...
yeah, John King does nothing to move me. Him at the electoral map was about as interesting as it got. I couldn't imagine the depth of boredom it would be to watch him at an actual news desk with his own show for a whole hour--especially in that time slot.
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