Drop Dobbs
Earlier today NDN issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, after years of Lou Dobbs using his CNN platform to promote the work of hate groups, spread racially charged conspiracy theories, and engage in hate speech, NDN proudly joins 11 other organizations in announcing the launch of the Drop Dobbs campaign. DropDobbs.com, which also launched today, is a new site which demonstrates Dobbs' history of xenophobia and nativism, and will monitor his misinformation in the future.
"Lou Dobbs has no place on CNN, a cutting edge news network with high journalistic standards and a global reputation for excellence," said Simon Rosenberg, President of NDN. "Whatever Lou Dobbs once was, he no longer is. In his increasingly desperate quest for ratings and relevancy he panders daily to fringe, nativistic and hateful groups and theories, bringing shame to the proud and respected Time Warner and CNN brands.
"It is long past time for CNN to make clear that they do not condone this type of divisive and knowingly ill-informed programming and remove Lou Dobbs from their network today.
"By going to the site Dropdobbs.com, regular people can let CNN and Dobbs's advertisers know that they expect more from such an important global source of news and information, and register their desire for CNN to drop Lou Dobbs today."
DROPDOBBS PARTNERS
NDN joins the following organizations in the DropsDobbs campaign:
America's Voice
Center for Community Change
Center for New Community
Dolores Huerta Foundation
The Hispanic Institute
League of United Latin American Citizens
Media Matters for America
National Council of La Raza
National Hispanic Media Coalition
National Puerto Rican Coalition
Southern Poverty Law CenterDOBBS' HISTORY OF HATE
Over the years, Dobbs has consistently used his CNN platform to spread hatred and fear. He played a critical role in the right's successful effort to derail immigration reform in 2006, and his obsession with the issue of immigration and with defeating immigration reform continues unabated. Adding to his repertoire of hate and fear-mongering, he has recently promoted the racially-tinged charge of the "birther" conspiracists who seek to attack the legitimacy of Obama's presidency.
It is time to demand accountability from advertisers who, by their purchase of airtime on his show, actively support his hate speech. When advertisers sponsor Lou Dobbs, this is for what they are paying:
- Dobbs advanced racially charged conspiracy theories about Obama's birth certificate.
- Dobbs has close ties to "hate group" FAIR.
- Dobbs declared that "Mexico has become our enemy."
- Dobbs smeared U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as "interested in the export of American capital and production to Mexico, and Mexico's export of drugs and illegal aliens."
- Dobbs fear-mongered about Mexican "reconquista" plot.
- Dobbs aired hate group's graphic to illustrate "the Vicente Fox Aztlan tour."
- Dobbs spread leprosy falsehood in claiming "invasion of illegal aliens" is threatening Americans' "health."
- Dobbs asked if Obama is "pandering to ethnocentric special interests again" by accepting Gov. Bill Richardson's endorsement.
- Dobbs praised Philadelphia English-only sign ruling as "a defeat for ethnocentric special interests."
VIDEO: DOBB'S HISTORY OF HATE & PARANOIA
The campaign has also launched a video, "Dobb's History Of Hate & Paranoia," demonstrating how Dobbs has consistently used his national platform to spread misinformation, including racially charged, fringe conspiracy theories about immigrants and President Obama's birth certificate.
You may view the video here:
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Latinos, patience, rationality - Success for Immigration Reform
Mr Simon Rosenberg :
Thanks for wonderful organization NDN.org that I constantly visit .... Thanks for beautiful posts, and the Hope for a better World. Mr Lou Dobbs will be forgtotten as the Nazi Priest of the 1930s Father Charles Edward Coughlin ....
Latinos need patience and rationality - But there will be Success for Immigration Reform ... I am sure of that ... Many things depend on the Strength of Mr Obama ......
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Is Mr Obama a weakling ?? - A Sissy to be beaten up by the Republican Bullies - Perhaps not - Obama Analysis - Psychoanalysis of Politics
Many people complain that Mr Obama seems very weak before his enemies, that he seems very detached from Reality, that he lacks certain strength of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or Lyndon Baines Johnson ... These two mentioned presidents were the main architects of Social Legislation in U. S. Twentieth Century History.
They had many powerful enemies in their times ( Republicans and Rich Corporations ) but they showed Great Strength and Force of Character to succeed in Legislation.
Perhaps the people that fear that Mr Obama is a Little Sissy to be beaten up by the Republican Bullies are wrong.
To analyze the personality of Mr Obama, we have first to understand the he is half "Black" and half "White" ... we should paint ourselves with these two colors before wearing Obama's shoes.
The condition of being the "Weird", "Foreigner", "Stranger" and "Other" in a Hawaian School and later in the U. S. Continent has to have an impact on Obama's Soul. This has to produce a reserved and interior personality, more introverted than extroverted, in order to survive or to improve his standing in every situation.
We can not expect Mr Obama to be a buoyant Teddy Roosevelt, or a Franklin Roosevlet from Money and Society Nobility .... Or a Big Texan like Lyndon Johnson. ... Obama comes from the World of Underdogs.
That requires "Survival by Shrewdness", "Quiet endurance of harsh conditions", etc .... be quiet and avoid useless revenge for small nuissances.
So Obama is an occult and hidden personality, but "Filth that doesn't kill you makes you stronger", so Obama may have become stronger with all the Dirt and Filth of Society.
Every new king, ruler or president has to be very prudent when he reaches the throne.
It is reported that Caligula and Nero were welcomed as very Human, Civilized, Kind and Polite, during the first years of their Emperorships.
Obama is not a Caligula or Nero, not even a Tiberius. Obama has little in common with Julius Caesar ( a scion of the Julian Nobility ) but Obama may have an ounce of Augustus ( Diplomacy, Politics ) a gram of Trajan ( Great Builder ) and a pound of Claudius ( Shrewdenss, Intellect, Understanding )
"Felicitor Augusto, melior Traiano" was a ritual formula to greet the Roman Emperors when they arrived to a new city. "Be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan"...
Be more happy and lucky that Augustus and build more good things for the Empire than Trajan.
Mr Obama may have hidden strengths and reserves of Psychological Strength.
He may be "Quiet "Waters" : in many countries there are rivers and lakes of incredible danger, because they may have hidden currents, whirls, spins, fast rotations that are not apparent in the surface.
So the expression "Quiet Waters" may mean "Hidden Dangers", and as applied to a person, it may mean that under a Quiet and Tranquil personality there are hidden currents of energy and strength to face enemies.
That Mr Obama seems very "Republican" in Afghanistan and other policies, may be buying time to gain strength or to study a situation. ( Perhaps he is not a strong believer in some of his temporary policies )....
Mr Obama is Professorial, Rational, Reasonable, Intelligent, Shrewd, Calculator, Cold, Historian, Bookish and Librarian Like, but he may have a hidden maelstrom of energy and strength.
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