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'''Lou Dobbs''' (b. Childress, [[Texas]]; September 24, 1945 ) is an [[American]] [[journalist]] and [[columnist]]. He has a B.A. in Economics from [[Harvard University]]. He was a longtime [[Cable News Network]] anchor, starting in 1980, and host and managing editor of CNN's '''Moneyline''' and ''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' and is now a host of FOX Business. <ref>[http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/10/fox-business-lands-lou-dobbs/ Fox Business Lands Lou Dobbs, Politics Daily, November 10, 2010]</ref> Dobbs was originally [[conservative]], but now he describes himself as an "independent populist" critic of the "excesses of capitalism." He has focused on [[immigration]] for years.

'''Lou Dobbs''' (b. Childress, [[Texas]]; September 24, 1945 ) is an [[American]] [[journalist]] and [[columnist]]. He has a B.A. in Economics from [[Harvard University]]. He was a longtime [[Cable News Network]] anchor, starting in 1980, and host and managing editor of CNN's '''Moneyline''' and ''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' and is now a host of FOX Business.<ref>[http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/10/fox-business-lands-lou-dobbs/ Fox Business Lands Lou Dobbs, Politics Daily, November 10, 2010]</ref> Dobbs was originally [[conservative]], but now he describes himself as an "independent populist" critic of the "excesses of capitalism." He has focused on [[immigration]] for years.

Dobbs is impassioned about several issues, especially open immigration policies, the negative effects of big business on America's middle class, global warming, and the military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is more outspoken on his afternoon radio show, which made its debut in March 2008. On radion he has spoken often in favor of the "birther" conspiracy theory that President Obama is not a United States citizen. When he mentioned the citizenship issue on CNN over the summer, he raised the ire of his bosses and provoked criticism from progressive groups.  More recently, his coverage of immigration provoked protests by Hispanic groups.  

Dobbs is impassioned about several issues, especially open immigration policies, the negative effects of big business on America's middle class, global warming, and the military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is more outspoken on his afternoon radio show, which made its debut in March 2008. On radion he has spoken often in favor of the "birther" conspiracy theory that President Obama is not a United States citizen. When he mentioned the citizenship issue on CNN over the summer, he raised the ire of his bosses and provoked criticism from progressive groups.  More recently, his coverage of immigration provoked protests by Hispanic groups.  

==Candidate for high office?==

==Candidate for high office?==

Dobbs has stoked rumors he may run for office--perhaps for the Senate from New Jersey, perhaps for the White House in 2012. Early polling in Nov. 2009 shows he could attract up to 14% of the vote, hurting the Republican candidate. However, some of that is almost certainly a generic protest vote as an unnamed "some other candidate" picks up between six percent (6%) and nine percent (9%) of the vote in similar 2012 match-ups.<ref> See [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2012/dobbs_in_2012_gets_up_to_14_of_vote_hurts_gop_chances Rasmussen Reports Nov. 25, 2009] </ref>

Dobbs has stoked rumors he may run for office—perhaps for the Senate from New Jersey, perhaps for the White House in 2012. Early polling in Nov. 2009 shows he could attract up to 14% of the vote, hurting the Republican candidate. However, some of that is almost certainly a generic protest vote as an unnamed "some other candidate" picks up between six percent (6%) and nine percent (9%) of the vote in similar 2012 match-ups.<ref>See [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2012/dobbs_in_2012_gets_up_to_14_of_vote_hurts_gop_chances Rasmussen Reports Nov. 25, 2009]</ref>

To soften his hard-earned reputation as a hard core enemy of immigrants, Dobbs told the Spanish-language network Telemundo he now supports a plan to legalize millions of undocumented workers, a stance he long lambasted as an unfair "amnesty." He now tells Hispanics, "I am one of your greatest friends."<ref>Peter Wallsten, "Dobbs Reaches Out to Latinos, With Politics in Mind," [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125910998942663259.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy '"Wall Street Journal'' Nov. 25, 2009] </ref>

To soften his hard-earned reputation as a hard core enemy of immigrants, Dobbs told the Spanish-language network Telemundo he now supports a plan to legalize millions of undocumented workers, a stance he long lambasted as an unfair "amnesty." He now tells Hispanics, "I am one of your greatest friends."<ref>Peter Wallsten, "Dobbs Reaches Out to Latinos, With Politics in Mind," [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125910998942663259.html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy '"Wall Street Journal'' Nov. 25, 2009]</ref>

[[Ed Rollins]], a Republican consultant who advised [[Ross Perot]] in his presidential campaigns in the 1990s, said Dobbs has two big factors in his favor: name recognition and a turbulent economic time that can help a populist, third-party figure.

[[Ed Rollins]], a Republican consultant who advised [[Ross Perot]] in his presidential campaigns in the 1990s, said Dobbs has two big factors in his favor: name recognition and a turbulent economic time that can help a populist, third-party figure.

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Dobbs has won almost every award in journalism and he's a best-selling author and columnist. He's an independent populist and the leading media advocate for working men and women, their families, our middle class and the American way of life. <ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/ Lou Dobbs] CNN.

Dobbs has won almost every award in journalism and he's a best-selling author and columnist. He's an independent populist and the leading media advocate for working men and women, their families, our middle class and the American way of life.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/ Lou Dobbs] CNN.

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==See also==

==See also==

*[[Anderson Cooper]]

*[[Anderson Cooper]]

*[[Larry King ]]

*[[Larry King]]

*[[Sean Hannity]]

*[[Sean Hannity]]

*[[Conservative Links]]

*[[Conservative Links]]

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