Lou Dobbs

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Lou Dobbs (b. Childress, Texas; September 24, 1945 ) is an American journalist and columnist. He was a longtime CNN anchor and managing editor for Lou Dobbs Tonight. 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.

Quits CNN

On November 11, 2009, Dobbs announced that he was leaving CNN to pursue other opportunities to "engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively to the great understanding of the issues of our day." [1]

His CNN program drew an average of 631,000 viewers in October, 2009, putting him in third place behind Fox News and MSNBC. Like other CNN programs his ratings have declined in recent months.


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. [2]

University: BA Economics, Harvard University (1967).

Political views

Once a self-described "Lifelong Republican" and fiscal conservative, Dobbs now considers himself an "independent populist" and criticizes what he sees as the "excesses of capitalism." Illegal immigration is one such excess that he scrutinizes on his television program. He is opposed to amnesty for illegal aliens and advocates enforcement of existing immigration laws, along with a tightening of border security. On trade Dobbs advocates protectionist restrictions in order to protect American industry, and maintain U.S. sovereignty. Positions that are not regularly covered on Dobb's show include a pro-choice stance on abortion, an opposition to gun control measures, and support for the gay agenda.

Books

  • Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas (2004).
  • Space: The Next Business Frontier (2005).
  • War on the Middle Class (2006). "The middle class is being picked apart and its future mortgaged for the benefit of a small group of powerful American interests," Dobbs says in this book.

Lou is married to Debi Lee Segura, a former CNN sports anchor; they have four children and reside on a 300-acre horse farm in Sussex County, New Jersey.

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References

  1. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/lou-dobbs-to-depart-cnn/
  2. Lou Dobbs CNN.