It was a day of reckoning for Lou Dobbs and his organization. Lots of hand wringing, tears falling freely and fear for the future as ALIPAC’s William Gheen announced he was dropping his support of Lou Dobbs and any future political ambitions the former CNN anchor might have. Really? Not really. Only in Willy Gheen’s oversized ego fueled fantasies. If the truth be known, Lou Dobbs and his bunch breathed a sigh of relief knowing they wouldn’t be associated with this known group of bigoted xenophobes. After Mr Dobbs gave Gheen a verbal ass whipping on his radio show Monday here’s how ALIPAC’s Weird Willy Gheen responds:
After a week of pissing and moaning about Lou Dobbs apparent shift in his views on immigration reform, ALIPAC’s William Gheen had his opportunity to talk to the big man on the radio yesterday. To put it in a nutshell, it was funny. Gheen was outclassed from the moment he opened his mouth, spouting his anti-hispanic agenda. Gheen’s position as always was deport them all. If legalization is granted, then the borders disappear and civil war erupts, because (and this was insinuated), we don’t want no dirty Mexicans here. Dobbs, on the other hand, reiterated his long time position, one which I have heard, that he is for immigration reform, once the borders and ports are secure. Of course, what MORE
It’s no great secret that William Gheen’s ALIPAC is a place where all opinions are welcome, as long as they are Dear Williams, and they don’t fall contrary to his own. Take this example from the fall out over Lou Dobb’s unexpected revelation that he supports a common sense approach to immigration reform. A “New Recruit” to ALICRAP made the mistake of stating his opinion of the hysteria of the lemmings:
What began as another attempt by William Gheen of ALIPAC to ride another’s coat tails to glory, in this case, Lou Dobbs, has now turned into another pathetic attempt for attention, and another monumental failure. On Monday, Willy allegedly received a call from a Fox News reporter who professed an interest in Gheen’s www.LouDobbsForPresident.org. ”The world may be coming to see this site soon so you might want to visit and show your support”, Gheen said. On a FOX NEWS interview, Dobbs said he isn’t ruling out a presidential run. “What’s so crazy about that?” Dobbs quipped when asked about a possible presidential run. “It’s one of the discussions that we’re having.” “For the first time, I’m actually listening to some people MORE
The venerable and well respected Southern Poverty Law Center released this statement this morning on the departure of Lou Dobbs from CNN. We Concur. Earlier this year, we called upon CNN to remove Lou Dobbs from the air for trading in falsehoods and racist conspiracy theories. Tonight we are glad that Dobbs has announced his departure from his influential position at CNN. In his announcement, Dobbs complained that the public debate over important issues is now defined by “partisanship and ideology rather than rigorous empirical thought and forthright analysis and discussion.” The truth is, Dobbs has done as much as anyone to poison the immigration debate by repeatedly reporting false information about immigrants. The most outrageous statement was his claim MORE
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.
An “undocumented blogger” sent us this alleged phone conversation between Sheriff Arpaio, Lou Dobbs and ALIPAC’s William Gheen: Joe: Whats up fellow KKKer’s? Willy: Hi guys (in a simpering voice) Arpaio: Who’s that dippy hippy? Lou: He’s a nobody but has his uses, but I’m concerned Joe. Joe: Whatever for? Willy: Me Too Me Too damned Mexicans Lou: Shut up Willy! Joe, My ratings are dropping. Not as bad as yours over you coming out on every National TV program announcing you racially profile (thank God I had the sense to keep you off my show that week) and now with the FBI criminal investigation videos going viral. Its this fucking BastaDobbs movement and these f*%king Latino’s fact checking my MORE
A federal judge in California has issued a brutal ruling dismissing a closely-watched “birthers’” lawsuit challenging President’s Barack Obama’s qualifications to be president. In a 30-page ruling issued Thursday morning, Judge David Carter used unusually withering language to throw out the suit prominent birthers’ attorney Orly Taitz brought on behalf of a variety of military personnel and some third-party presidential and vice presidential candidates, such as Alan Keyes.
Interviews with the New Jersey State Police have yielded a rather different assessment of the events described by Lou Dobbs and later parroted by anti immigration buffoon William Gheen of ALIPAC.us In a phone interview conducted yesterday, Sgt. Stephen Jones, a NJ State Police spokesperson, chuckled out loud after he heard about Dobbs’ account of the gunfire incident. Jones commented that he “wouldn’t classify it [the gunfire incident] as very unusual.” He also confirmed that there are hunters in the area, and stated that, “at this time of year hunter [shooting] complaints go up.” He observed that in the ongoing police investigation sparked by Dobbs’ complaint, “nothing has been determined [regarding] what the intended target for this bullet was.” Nor MORE
By Stephen Lemons in Feathered Bastard Is Sheriff Joe “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” or “America’s Biggest Wimp”? That’s what I can’t help wondering as I read this latest press release from his PR staff. It lamely attempts to link the folks who protest Joe almost daily outside downtown Phoenix’s Wells Fargo Building — where Arpaio keeps two floors of ultra-expensive executive offices — to Lou Dobbs’ recent report that a gun was fired outside his house three weeks ago. “The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office security detail is re-examining the level and methods of security it provides to Sheriff Joe Arpaio,” reads the statement, “in light of news coming out of New York City today that CNN TV host Lou Dobbs may have been MORE
