Lou Dobbs out at CNN

Lou Dobbs, controversial anchor of CNN’s Lou Dobbs tonight, who hitched his star to the rising tide of anti-immigrant hysteria, announced his immediate departure from the network last night.

In the world of business, being let out of a contract two years early amounts to being fired. Call it what you will, the man who gave a patina of legitimacy to hate groups like FAIR, NUMBERSUSA; who gave a platform for border vigilante groups and their leaders like Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project, is off the air, for now.

In September, Roberto Lovato, co-founder of Presente.org started the BastaDobbs.com Web site, for  what they describe as the anchor’s on-air xenophobic views and called for his ouster from CNN.

Dobbs had gone to the dark side. Railing against immigrants, always Mexican and making obscene accusations of immigrants spreading disease and crime and in general being responsible for all the problems our society is confronted with.

But Dobbs is still free to spread his hate and slander on his radio show, syndicated on 160 stations nationwide. And his future is anybodies guess.

So nothing was won with Dobbs stepping down. He’ll resurface and in a more vile and vitriolic manner.

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