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Lou Dobbs Calls Obama Immigration Heckler “Refreshing”

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on June 17, 2012 · Flag

Although Bill O’Reilly was pretty darned positive about President Obama’s new immigration policy Friday night, he trotted out Lou Dobbs, of all people, to attack, I mean “react” immediately afterward.

Bringing on Dobbs to comment on Obama’s change in immigration policy is kind of like bringing on Glenn Beck to discuss President Obama’s outreach to African Americans – which O’Reilly also did earlier in the week. Or like Neil Cavuto bringing on Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to discuss the policy change. It’s one way of cooking the Fox News books to get a guaranteed, strongly anti-Obama outcome.

O’Reilly made no mention of Dobbs’ history as a virulent immigrant-basher and birther. In fact, O’Reilly went out of his way to present Dobbs as reasonable and credible on the subject in his opening of the discussion:

“You and I have been covering this immigration thing for years. We both have the same mindset that the federal government has responsibility to uphold immigration law, that is secure the borders, make sure there’s not chaos down there and to make sure that people who come here are documented so we know who they are and where they are. That’s the law of the land. You want to change the law of the land? Get Congress to change it. So you and I agree on that.”

However, O’Reilly continued his mostly positive response to Obama’s announcement. Even Dobbs agreed it was a “brilliant political move” by the president.

O’Reilly also reiterated his calling out of Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro who heckled Obama during his announcement. O’Reilly’s criticism of Munro had somehow gotten edited out of the Fox News video of the previous segment. “I wouldn’t have yelled that question in the middle of his speech, would you?” O’Reilly now asked Dobbs.

Dobbs answered, “No, but… on a slow Friday afternoon at the White House it might have been a relief for some of them, at least in amusement.”

O’Reilly pressed. “But let’s just talk appropriateness… There has to be a decorum here or you look like – you know.” He never elaborated.

Dobbs replied, “I think the fact that we actually had a reporter challenge this president, it was probably as off-putting as it could be to Mr. Obama. Was it in decorum, was it the correct demeanor, professional demeanor? No, I agree with you on that. But the fact is, this president is constraining and controlling the national liberal media and God, it’s refreshing just to see a direct question asked on a specific point.”

O’Reilly laughed.

Video of the complete discussion is below.

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mj - the same one commented 2012-06-17 18:07:51 -0400 · Flag
Lou Dobbs Calls Obama Immigration Heckler “Refreshing”

No, Lou-ser — taking a leak after a long drive is “refreshing”; what the “reporter” from the Daily Holler did was just plain disrespectful . . .

“But the fact is, this president is constraining and controlling the national liberal media and God, it’s refreshing just to see a direct question asked on a specific point.”

Um, how the hell is holding a press briefing “constraining and controlling the [nonexistent] national liberal media”??

And Lou-ser, if you’re so impressed by Munro asking the President a direct question {which he didn’t}, you must’ve been OVERJOYED when Helen Thomas asked GW Bush why he went to war in Iraq back in 2006 — right?

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doors17 commented 2012-06-17 15:58:16 -0400 · Flag
If Dobbs found the heckler so refreshing then he should have one on his show everyday heckling him while he’s doing his show. It’ll should do wonders for his ratings.

Happy Fathers Day!
Anne-claire Souza commented 2012-06-17 10:36:37 -0400 · Flag
What is it exactly that you do Lou?This to me is another pompous ass that I try to ignore.
truman commented 2012-06-17 10:11:52 -0400 · Flag
Birther Lou and tRump will soon screech that the President’s new immigration policy is an evil plan to allow him to stay in the USA after his Kenyan birth is proven.
radpat_USA commented 2012-06-17 07:33:19 -0400 · Flag
Add this reporter’s actions and Lou Dobbs response to same to a growing list of threats posed to everything our country has attempted to represent for the last two hundred and forty years, which includes buried in this rightwing noise directed at Obama, total contempt for the sixty five million “thinking” Americans who exercised their civic responsibility by electing one who if presented the opportunity in a democracy that actually functioned as our founders intended might be inclined to represent the interest of the American people.

Restoration of a goverment as described begins with the total destruction of the corporate noise machine known as the MSM that continues to give unAmerican neo-fascist rats like Lou Dobbs a forum where his fabricated nonsense is presented to an apathetically ignorant audience without rebuttal.
Aria Prescott commented 2012-06-17 02:48:02 -0400 · Flag
I’ve begun really hard to try pretending that Lou Dobbs doesn’t exist. It’s happier that way.
Kevin Koster commented 2012-06-17 01:48:02 -0400 · Flag
I really have to wonder why this kind of thing is becoming the norm. First we have Joe Wilson screaming “You lie!” in the middle of a State of the Union address. Then we have Samuel Alito mouthing something similar. Then we have the endless parade of insults for President Obama – to the tune that either he wasn’t born in the country, or didn’t get good grades or whatever other nonsense they want to throw out.

And now we have this guy from the Daily Caller doing his best to disrupt a speaking appearance by the President, and then trying to argue the point afterward. Munro’s excuse rings quite hollow – he knew full well what he was doing, and went ahead anyway. He wasn’t trying to get in a question – he was trying to ask a “gotcha”, and felt it was a good enough hit that he could forego even waiting for the President to finish his remarks.








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