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Lou Dobbs Canceled And Gone For Good From Fox

Posted by Ellen -7841.60pc on February 05, 2021 · Flag

One day after Fox and Lou Dobbs became defendants in a huge defamation suit, Dobbs’ evening FBN show has been canceled and he will no longer appear on the network.

According to the Los Angeles Times, which broke the story, tonight was the final airing of the Lou Dobbs Tonight show and it was guest hosted. “Dobbs, 75, remains under contract at Fox News but he will in all likelihood not appear on the company’s networks again,” the Times reports.

Fox is claiming the cancellation has nothing to do with the $2.7+ billion lawsuit it is facing over false claims that the Smartmatic voting technology company stole the election for Joe Biden (Fox hosts Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo were also named as defendants). More from the Times:

But people familiar with discussions say the decision to end Dobbs’ program was under consideration before the legal issues with Smartmatic arose. (Fox News said it stands by its 2020 election coverage and will “defend this meritless lawsuit in court.”)

“As we said in October, Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on Fox Business,” the representative said in a statement. “This is part of those planned changes. A new 5 p.m. program will be announced in the near future.”

On the other hand, Fox was on notice about the potential lawsuit at least as early as December 10.

Another coincidence: Larry Kudlow was just hired at Fox Business Network to host a weekday show, beginning Monday, at an as-yet unnamed time. Dobbs’ departure opens up a nice slot for Kudlow.

My colleagues at Crooks and Liars say that Jeanine Pirro is rumored to be next.

Really, Dobbs, a long-time bigot and hate monger, should have been fired long ago. You can watch him call Democrats “enemies of the people” below, as one good example. It’s from FBN’s October 27, 2020 Lou Dobbs Tonight, via Media Matters.

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Rw Fan commented 2021-02-07 14:44:17 -0500 · Flag
I don’t even think OON or Newsmax would touch this guy, he’d be a major headache for either of them.
Bob Roberts commented 2021-02-06 12:04:41 -0500 · Flag
Wonder if Dan Bongino is in line for a Faux slot??? He’s got the right attitude.
truman commented 2021-02-06 09:19:47 -0500 · Flag
Is it too late for Orange Donald to grant Birther Lou one of those Presidential pardons?
Bemused commented 2021-02-06 05:34:52 -0500 · Flag
Must admit I was floored to learn that Smartmatic machines had actually been used in only one county in the whole of the USA. Even the weight of Dominion machines was not sufficient to have any effect on the nation-wide results. And I’ve heard that Trump actually won in many (all) counties where Dominion machines were used.

I guess the foxies felt that Smartmatic and Dominion would be too small to have the nerve to sue.

Let me know, will you?, if there’s a fund-raising effort to help them stay the course?
Bemused commented 2021-02-06 05:31:14 -0500 · Flag
Were I Dobbs – which I fortunately am not – I’d insist on full and unconditional respect of my contract. The only reason Fox(not)News has sidelined him is because he’s mentioned in that Smartmatic lawsuit. Rescind his contract and he may personally have to cough up some of those damages.
Antoinette commented 2021-02-05 23:40:05 -0500 · Flag
The Foxies claim they will defend themselves in the Smartmatic USA lawsuit. We have very bad news for the suits and skirts at this worthless news network. The Smarts have video after video of evidence from Dobby’s show to back up their claims.

More heads are going to roll out the door of Fox “News” Channel. It’s coming down the pipeline.

Don’t expect HanniePie the Long Island Omen or Tucky to defend Dobby and blast the Foxies. These frauds don’t want to lose their massive paychecks.

Dobby is still under contract with the Foxies which means he can’t work at another network until his contract expires. On the other hand, the suits and skirts may pay him off just to get rid of this clown.

The fun begins.

Coming down the pipeline:

1. Inside fighting at the Foxies.
2. Hosts frighten that they will be next on the chopping block.
3. Revenge!
4. The Foxies settle and they are steamed!
5. The cutbacks begin.
6. The senior executives issue a severe warning to hosts, producers, field producers, associate producers about stolen election stories.
7. Time to sell assets.

NOTE TO DOBBY

You can always work for Trumpy as his butler.
John McKee commented 2021-02-05 21:45:29 -0500 · Flag
I’m not a religious man, but Hallelujah!








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