Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs is a political pundit, talk radio host and television personality. He is the host of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight and is widely known for his vehement opposition to illegal immigration, guest worker programs and amnesty for illegal aliens.

Fast Facts

Born: September 24, 1945 in Childress, Texas
Joined CNN in 1980 as economics correspondent
Left CNN in 1997 to found Space.com
Returned to CNN in 2001
Hosts syndicated Lou Dobbs Radio on United Stations Radio Networks

Background

Dobbs graduated with a bachelors degree in economics from Harvard University in 1967. After graduating, Dobbs worked for federal anti-poverty programs in Washington DC and as a cash-management specialist for Union Bank in Los Angeles. He became a police and fire reporter for KBLU-AM in Yuma, Arizona in the early 70s and spent the remainder of the decade as a television anchor in Phoenix and Arizona. Dobbs was recruited by Ted Turner in 1979 to work for the then nascent CNN.

Categories

News | Journalists and Pundits | TV Anchors

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The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Lou Dobbs Tonight
Wikipedia: Lou Dobbs
LouDobbs4President.com: Lou Dobbs 4 President 2008
American.com: The Secret Life of Lou Dobbs (November 28, 2006)
The New Yorker: Annals of Communications: Mad as Hell (December 4, 2006)
The New York Times: Truth, Fiction and Lou Dobbs (May 30, 2007)
Video: Top 5 Dumbest Aspects of Immigration Bill (Time: 1:03)

Lou Dobbs Recent News

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CBS News: Lou Dobbs, "Advocacy" Journalist? (2007)
Editor and Publisher: Lou Dobbs Responds to 'Scurrilous' Attack By 'NYT' (2007)
CNN.com: Dobbs: Radical groups taking control of immigrant movement (2006)
Mother Jones: "Angry White Man" (2007)
Newsweek: Q&A: Lou Dobbs on Immigration and Objectivity (2006)

Lou Dobbs Background and Profiles

CNN.com: Lou Dobbs Biography
Wikipedia: Lou Dobbs
PBS.org: Lou Dobbs Biography
Slate Magazine: The Lou Dobbs Democrats (2006)

Lou Dobbs Blogs and Commentaries

Gawker: Lou Dobbs category
Crooks and Liars: Lou Dobbs category
The Volokh Conspiracy: Lou Dobbs and Leprosy
World Net Daily: Radio talk-show hosts sponsor contest to highlight 'a beloved American bigot'
Orcinus: Lou Dobbs vs. reality
The Huffington Post: David Sirota: Lou Dobbs Challenges The Great Objectivity Scam
NewsBusters.org: Lou Dobbs Attacks Media Coverage of Illegal Immigration
Economist.com: Free Exchange blog: The Evolutionary Psychology of Lou Dobbs
VDARE.com: Disappointing Lou Dobbs
Technorati: Lou Dobbs
Google Blog Search: Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs Photos

Yahoo! Image Search: Lou Dobbs
Google Image Search: Lou Dobbs
Flickr: Lou Dobbs tags

Lou Dobbs Videos and Podcasts

Cellcast.com: The Lou Dobbs Show on CellCast
YouTube: Illegal Amnesty Plan May End U.S. Sovereignty
Google Video: Lou Dobbs with Christopher Hitchens
FORA.tv: Lou Dobbs: "The War on the Middle-Class'
YouTube & Google Video: Lou Dobbs Search

Lou Dobbs Criticism and Controversy

Mediamatters.org: Posts about Lou Dobbs
New York Magazine: CNN Lures Viewers by Foxifying Itself
Fair.org: Lou Dobbs Search
CSMonitor: Middle-class woes? A letter to Lou Dobbs. (2007)
Diversity Inc: Is Lou Dobbs a Racist? The Southern Poverty Law Center Responds (2007)
The Nation: "Nightly Nativism" (2006)
SPLCenter.org: Broken Record (2005)

Lou Dobbs Timeline

1945: Born
1967: Graduated from Harvard University
1980-1999: Moneyline
2001-2003: Lou Dobbs Moneyline
2003-Current: Lou Dobbs Tonight

Lou Dobbs Satire and Humor

MSNBC.com: Borowitz on Lou Dobbs and Santa Claus - Satire
The Onion: Lou Dobbs Hosts Moneyline From Window Ledge (2002)

Lou Dobbs Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: Lou Dobbs Books
eBay: Lou Dobbs auctions

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