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    Daily Show: Obama, McCain and the Dobbs-O-Meter

    Considering Lou Dobbs hates everything “foreign,” you know Obama and McCain’s respective speeches to The National Council of LaRaza would make his head explode. Obama’s appeal for multilingualism reached especially dangerous levels on the “Dobbs-O-Meter.”

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    “Last week both candidates spent a lot of time wooing Latino Americans by speaking to various Hispanic interest groups. How did they fare? Well, the best way to measure success in wooing the Latino community is by using the ‘Dobbs-O-Meter.’ The angrier Lou Dobbs gets, the better you’re doing”




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    1
    snackmaster Says:

    It was fun watching his head explode.

    2
    chicano2nd Says:

    I am suprised that anything came out when he blew. I was sure it was a vacuum in there.

    3
    Dana Says:

    ‘Long time suffering piƱata American’ LOL!
    But don’t eat the candy, it’s tainted with
    xenophobia and hatred.

    4
    General_Rennenkampf Says:

    The xenophobia displayed by Bill O’Reilly and Michelle Malkin towards the Hispanics gets all the cuter when BillO would have been in that boat prior to 1960 and Malkin prior to about 20 years ago.

    5
    Geraldo Says:

    I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

    For such a big head, there wasn’t much candy in there.

    7
    The Truth Hurts Says:

    Damn it, I’m ‘murikan….and I only speak ‘murikan!

    8
    Wheeee Says:

    lmao @ the dobbs-o-meter, hah.
    that’s funny shint.

    9
    Left&Left Says:

    I only watch Lou’s show because he has good diverse guests. But Dobb’s hides his bigotry behind a phony nationalism complete with an American flag stuck up his fat condescending ass. I’m sure Dobbs has some illegal immigrant Mexican chiefs locked in his mansion cooking him homemade burritos and tamales with guacamole.

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    Orangutan. Says:
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    DMS Says:

    You mean, Obama had the nerve to tell a Hispanic audience they should teach their kids Spanish? What a subversive.

    12
    jeff Says:

    Why isn’t Lou on Fox News, it seems like such a better fit than CNN. One other question while we are at it; why are there so few Latino reporters on the major networks?

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    Samson- Says:

    (disclaimer: i can’t stand lou dobbs and ONLY watch his show when trapped like a caged beast)

    that said, what i have seen really is irksome. he gets on his high horse and castigates the results of the economic system he supports. if i were to believe he was really a populist, and not a salesman with a shiny new product, he would address the reasons for our troubles, not the effects.

    14
    Samson- Says:

    jeff @ 12:

    Why isn’t Lou on Fox News, it seems like such a better fit than CNN. One other question while we are at it; why are there so few Latino reporters on the major networks?

    i think dobbs fits fine on cnn (take that as an insult to cnn, not a compliment to dobbs)

    Left&Left @ 9:

    I only watch Lou’s show because he has good diverse guests. But Dobb’s hides his bigotry behind a phony nationalism complete with an American flag stuck up his fat condescending ass. I’m sure Dobbs has some illegal immigrant Mexican chiefs locked in his mansion cooking him homemade burritos and tamales with guacamole.

    That flag will come flying out at warp speed about three or four hours after eating that particular meal.

    16
    P.D. Says:

    Lou Dobbs daughters are equestrians. I beleive Oberman had a segment about how Dobbs avoids the question of whether or not the have Hispanic workers at the girls stables.

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    lemmywinks Says:

    hilarious as always, however, that picture of dobbs is very disturbing.

    18
    displssd Says:

    General_Rennenkampf @ 4:

    The xenophobia displayed by Bill O’Reilly and Michelle Malkin towards the Hispanics gets all the cuter when BillO would have been in that boat prior to 1960 and Malkin prior to about 20 years ago.

    I once did that with an Irish-American friend of mine who said we should kick out all immigrants. I pointed out that his grandparents would have to go too, and he said, “they should have let my grandparents in and then shut the door for good!”

    Yeah, nice.

    19
    andy Says:

    Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

    20
    Dave Says:

    I hate to dumb down the discussion, but… Dobbs is a douche.

    21
    Chill Says:

    I watched this segment last night and I swear that it was one of the funniest moments that I’ve ever seen on the Daily Show. Frickin’ genius!

    22
    Left&Left Says:

    andy @ 19:

    Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

    Don’t make me do the Stromm Thurman explanation.

    23
    EJG Says:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

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    The Dude Says:

    Left&Left @ 22:

    andy @ 19:

    Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

    Don’t make me do the Stromm Thurman explanation.

    Actually I believe his wife is Hispanic…

    25
    constituent Says:

    why is there opposition to regulated immigration? i realize this issue goes way back in time..but the last
    20-30 of unregulated immigration i believe has hurt this country. depending what ares of the country your in.
    ever since reagan it’s really gotten out of control. it’s cheap labor for corporations and military. it’s by design and we know it. i knew nothing was going to change now this demographic has gotten so big it to can’t fail.there’s a trend starting to appear even amongst undoc. immigrants they are now challenging employers
    it’s human nature to want to be treated fairly. i heard an interview on public radio recently about agriculture labor immigrants in california being exposed to pesticides and health problems they’re having…guess who pays for the medical treatment?

    26
    The Dude Says:

    EJG @ 23:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

    Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability…

    27
    Left&Left Says:

    The Dude @ 24:

    Left&Left @ 22:

    andy @ 19:

    Dobbs is married to a foreign woman.

    Don’t make me do the Stromm Thurman explanation.

    Actually I believe his wife is Hispanic…

    My point is that a person can be attracted to or even love a member of any race or group and still dislike that race or group.

    28
    The Dude Says:

    constituent @ 25:

    guess who pays for the medical treatment?

    Probably not you….

    29
    Move on people, nothing to see here. Says:

    I know that there are some who think Jon overrated. I don’t get my news from him, thats not his job (I get it from many other slanted news networks) but I always enjoy his (and staffs) irreverent view of peoples actions. He just cuts them down to size, show just how silly we should see them. I mean why should we give a crap about what Lou Dobbs thinks. He’s just a talking head! Its all his opinions. O’Reilly interviewing Malken, Malken interviewing O’Reilly. Who cares? Not much different when Olberman interviews Maddow (I personally just agree with them most of the time) but its just the same thing.

    Its just TV people, go get involved in real life. Join a local party!

    30
    constituent Says:

    The Dude @ 28:

    constituent @ 25:

    guess who pays for the medical treatment?

    Probably not you….

    taxpayers……..dude

    31
    The Dude Says:

    constituent @ 30:

    The Dude @ 28:

    constituent @ 25:

    guess who pays for the medical treatment?

    Probably not you….

    taxpayers……..dude

    … you’d be surprised to know that even illegals pay taxes.

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    The Dude Says:

    Left&Left @ 27:

    The Dude @ 24:

    Left&Left @ 22:

    andy @ 19:
    Don’t make me do the Stromm Thurman explanation.

    Actually I believe his wife is Hispanic…

    My point is that a person can be attracted to or even love a member of any race or group and still dislike that race or group.

    True that, although I always wonder about the self respect of the husband or wife married to a person who disparages his or her own ethnicity.

    I would have expected Mrs. Dobbs to ask him to STFU long time ago…

    33
    samdog Says:

    Geraldo @ 5:

    I find the whole thing very funny; I am learning Spanish in my spare time because I want to be able to talk to Mexicans when I go down there, they are very nice and friendly people. Plus learning a new language helps stave off senility; maybe Lou should try it!

    Umm. Yeah. Sure. Can I just say this? YOU are wasting your time learning Spanish, and our new Hispanic neighbors are wasting their time with English. Forget all of that and start teaching your kids MANDARIN.

    34
    EJG Says:

    The Dude @ 26:

    EJG @ 23:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

    Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability…

    Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don’t have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don’t see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

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    Peter G Says:

    EJG @ 23:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

    I think you have the wrong blog> I think this is the one you want: stormfront.org. Sorry SM for posting that link but I think EJG got lost and I just wanted to point the way home for him.

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    constituent Says:

    The Dude @ 31:

    constituent @ 30:

    The Dude @ 28:

    constituent @ 25:

    Probably not you….

    taxpayers……..dude

    … you’d be surprised to know that even illegals pay taxes.

    i’m aware some pay taxes…….i also know many citizens are paying extra costs equated to paying more
    taxes this corporate welfare. part of the increase in healthcare cost since many aren’t covered by health insurance….can’t pay their healthcare bills put on the paying consumer/taxpayers. auto ins. that is a mandate inthe state i’m in has a lot of uninsured/underinsured
    drivers my auto ins. close to doubled spoke to me agent people without ins. they can’t afford it.
    apparently your advocate for unregulated immigration i’m will just have to leave it at that….

    37
    snackmaster Says:

    Because of his pseudo populism and obsession with everything Mexican, Dobbs is unwatchable. CNN really should replace his show with something progressive.

    38
    Commentator Says:

    Lou Dobbs = Mindless, Lying Racist & Gasbag Extraordinaire.

    That is all.

    39
    constituent Says:

    http://www.breitbart.com/artic....._article=1

    here’s an “illegal immigrant arrest” with a big fine

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    Samson- Says:

    EJG @ 34:

    The Dude @ 26:

    EJG @ 23:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

    Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability…

    Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don’t have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don’t see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

    i live in south philly and i probably have more mexicans living in my neighborhood than in tijuana itself.

    your post is embarrassingly bigoted.

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    The Dude Says:

    EJG @ 34:

    The Dude @ 26:

    EJG @ 23:

    I have a daughter-in-law who lives in Arizona. She said the Mexicans who live there stuff as many as they can into a house and completely ruin it. Their yards are full of trash, they blare music at all hours of the night, they carry guns and there are more shootings then anyone realizes. They hate the whites who are there and many run in gangs. This is in the Phoenix/Mesa area. She has since moved because she doesn’t want that mentality to influence my grandson. I know there are a lot of good Mexicans and other Hispanics but hell, from what I hear from many people who live near the neighborhoods they take over they are few and far between.

    I live in the NE and recently became disabled. I had to go to the welfare office to apply for food stamps. It was mostly full of Hispanic women with a ton of kids who were wearing designer clothing, had expensive jewelry (I make jewelry now so know the difference) all had cell phones which rang off the hook and the majority needed to speak with someone who could speak Spanish. They are the ones who are in most of the gangs and involved in most of the killings and drug deals in the area. They also have illegal guns by the dozens. They are the majority although a few are decent hard working honorable people. They majority want a quick buck by illegal means or getting on welfare and lying about who they live with.

    The problem is that those who think they are so great don’t live near them and don’t have a clue. Spanish is not the language to learn, Chinese is. The countries that the Hispanics come from have educations as poor as ours in this country or worse so very few will ever make anything of themselves. Just look at the numbers who flee into this country to take what is left after the jobs are going from here to there.

    Gonzales was a good example of the ethics of the majority of these people. Keep that in mind while you pat Obama or McCain on the back for reaching out to them.

    Wow I did not know that overwhelming ignorance qualified as a disability…

    Actually I am probably more intelligent then you AND I am also not afraid to say things like they are. You obviously live in an area where you don’t have to deal with these people. That is the problem, those who make the decisions have all the money and don’t see the real issues. Try living in an area where they settle then tell me that I am ignorant. Like most you have your head in the sand. Hope one of them flashes their gun at you (not hurt you) but give you a sample of the real experience then see what you have to say. Or maybe you like gun toting, drug dealing gangsters.

    Actually I am part Hispanic, I have a PhD in applied physics, an MS in EE, and let me tell you that I see your “Mexican over run Phoenix suburb” and I raise it to “Whitetrash trailerpark among meth houses in the middle of Kentucky.”

    BTW, Bush was born and raise in the NE… so I guess that speaks volumes as a “good example of the ethics of the majority of your people,” right?

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    Left&Left Says: