Lou Dobbs "Seriously Contemplating" Presidential Bid

I suppose he will run on the "I hate Mexicans" platform........

Lou Dobbs for President? Don't laugh. After months of telling reporters that he "absolutely" would not consider leaving his highly-rated CNN show in which he crusades against free trade and illegal immigration, Mr. Dobbs posted a commentary on his Web site last week predicting a surprise new presidential candidate in 2008. The mystery candidate is an "independent populist . . . who understands the genius of this country lies in the hearts and minds of its people and not in the prerogatives and power of its elites."

Friends of Mr. Dobbs say he is seriously contemplating a race for the first time, although it's still unlikely. They spin a scenario under which the acerbic commentator would parachute into the race if Michael Bloomberg, the New York billionaire and favorite of East Coast elites, enters the field as an independent. With Hillary Clinton continuing to score badly in polls in the categories of honesty and integrity, and with the public's many doubts about Rudy Giuliani and other GOP contenders, Mr. Bloomberg may well see an opportunity to roil the political waters by entering the race late. If so, Mr. Dobbs then sees a niche for a "fourth-party" candidate who could paint the three other contenders as completely out of touch.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/15/lou-dobbs-seriously-cont_n_72867.html

Talking heads anonymous maybe.

He & Mr. Bloomberg entering the race would assure a Dem victory.

of room for an unelected gasbag like Dobbs--they've pretty much got the spectrum covered. Anti-immigration? Rudy's going to cover that. Health insurance? Hillary. Washington outsider? Bloomberg. I suppose there's no one who's anti-free-trade, so he could run on that. He'd be Perot with less money. What a narcissistic ass.

;)

:)

:hi:

:hi:

Can you imagine a Lou Dobbs presidency? Methinks Taco Bell would be outlawed!: At least instances of explosive diarrhea would drop dramatically...:D

But not Alberto "Gonezo" GonzaleS...:evilgrin:

up to the forefront of political conversation.

If that's unhinged, it must be good.

Nah, pundits have been race baiting on immigrants since the beginning of time.

You'll find plenty of people like Lou Dobbs back in the early 1900s whining about all those dirty, disease-ridden Northern Europeans who are coming to our country and refusing to learn English.

there'a a quote on how many legal immigrants are allowed each year into the country. I think I heard 2 million a year, but of course you could google it.

One thing is for sure, it's not 20 million from one country.

Other people wait 4 years and more to be allowed into this country. Why should 20 to 30 million be allowed to break the law, sneak over our unguarded bordes, and be rewarded for jumping ahead in line of the millions from many many other countries waiting their turn to get in legally.

But if you're for illegal immigration with no consequences to the lawbreakers by all means, let me know how you feel about it when you have to go out searching for a job, which you wont get unless you agree to work below minimum wage like an illegal does.

On Edit: Refuse to learn the language. Obviously you dont live in an area which is flooded with illegal immigrants from South of the Border. THEY DO REFUSE TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND SPEAK THE LANGUAGE IF THEY DO KNOW IT. Wait til you have a company that you hire to put a new roof on, send a crew of illegal immigrants that dont know the first thing about roofing, or what length of nails must be used, or that you have to put the plastic cover back on the roof when it starts to rain and not run away. Try telling them what they have done is causing water to leak through you ceiling, and get a blank stare, "tell boss, tell boss".

Then talk to me about how they are being picked on because they dont speak English.

I strongly disagree with you. Every LEGAL group that came here inthe previous century made every effort to assimilate, to learn English and speak it as well as they could. When I visit another country, I at least learn a few phrases or study enough to get along and not insist they speak English to me.

The illegals from South of the Border make no effort. They''re not here to assimilate, and they have said they want to take "their country" back.

Yep, I'd vote for Lou in a New York minute.

It's a matter of paperwork. A few crossed t's and a few dotted i's.

to you.

You're getting all bent out of shape over a little piece of paper.

you dont get it.

The people telling you what to think?

you like eating ecoli and somonella ?

I dont.

You like new strains of tb which are incurable, not to mention dengue fever, and a few other diseases we've never had in this country? I dont. Plus diseases that have been conquered are re-occuring because illegals dont go for the vaccinations.

If they came in legally, and were sick, they would not be allowed in.

There's no control whatsoever at our borders.
But, gee that's the way Bush wants it. So let's all support what he wants.

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

for Tom Tancredo or Duncan Hines?

It depends on what country you are coming from and what skills you have. If you are Hispanic from Central America, go to the back of the line and be prepared to wait as long as 10 years before you can maybe immigrate. But if you are a white European, you can jump to the head of the line and get in no problem.

what a waste of a vote if you would vote for a television personality in a new york minute.

family from an island whose name I cant even remember.

She came here with 2 children, but now has 5. They all receive food stamps, medicaid, free hospitalization and drugs, and cash. One child has
been accepted in college with a scholarship.

I like that family. But multiply it by 20 million and
figure out whose paying for it.

How do you know where they came from, and that they were getting foodstamps and cash.

(snicker)

I clothed them, supplied them with towels, sheets, plates, silverware, and food. Took them to buy mattresses at second hand shops.

I told you. I like that family but when there were 5 children and they had learned how to play the system
I didn't think it was terriffic.

And I dont think it's terriffic when there are 20 million like that.

If you wanted to move to another country and snuck in illegally what do you think would happen to you?

and snicker right back at you.

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

... meets Nathaniel Bedford Forest.

hannity and o'reilly.

:spray:

would abuse the welfare system is a bit misplace, the problem is not illegals, the problem is how the programs are run.

start a path to citizenship, and then they can all be "on the books" taxpaying citizens, demanding higher wages like the rest of us.

And that's what made the base angry.

Sorry. I dont buy into bush's destruction of this country.

The law is clear. You're illegal, you get deported.

And I'm for deporting all 20 million.

Legal is legal

Illegal is illegal.

If that isn't self-pitying bullshit, I don't know what it. Middle class people whining that the poor are getting a break from time to time. Yeah, Americans have the natural born right to be middle class even if others have to starve so they can have it.

Immigration is not a big problem at all. The environment, health care, the war, the dollar, education, you name it, it's all more important than whether everyone here has complied with the most restrictive set of immigration laws on earth. And blaming the undocumented for everything is just ridiculous.

or any other countries.

Even CAnada has rstrictions now that you must have
certain abilities, engineering, IT , etc etc to emigrate.

You can emigrate to Panama if you can show a minimum
of $1000 a week or so income....

and many other companies have similar requirements.

So how is the USA more restrictive than any other country?

Plenty of legal immigrants came here with $5.00 in their pocket in the last century. NOt too restrictive eh?

In fact, Canada has the common sense to realize they need immigrants.

I took the test, and even I could qualify to immigrate to Canada! Until I turn 49, I have enough points. And don't have to have a sponsor in Canada or anything!

Whenever I look at another country's immigration laws, they are rational and fair and show that their country realizes it needs immigrants with certain skills.

Ours are arbitrary, based in 1950s reality, and don't recognize current economic needs. We therefore do an "amnesty" every once in a while, leading foreigners with little respect for these laws (and many Americans, too.)

On the other hand, he does understand economics, that used to be his show and I think he has a wall street background but became a populist.

Bloomberg is okay, except that he switched to republican to become Mayor.

I'd vote for Lou i8f Edwards and Kucinich dont switch to Independent.

What comes out of his Dorito-chute on TV?

A Dobbs/Bloomberg ticket would be great.

Bloomberg has actually DONE something about pollution and global warming in his state.

Dobbs, if people would take off the blinders, would realize he's for legal immigration and a strong domestic economy (globalization can only go so far; domestic economies are still quite relevant). Illegal aliens can come from any country. Once we get a rash of Swedish illegals he'll be on their cases too.

why some might vote for him--he's got a solid record of achievement. Lou is not much better than the ever-bitching farmers who gather around the coffee pot at the grain elevators I work at. How 'bout Lou tries running for Governor, or Senate, or Mayor first? What makes him think we'd hire him for the top job right out of the gate? He's fucking delusional.

and he bought the mayorship.

However, I must admit, he's a relief after Giuliani

He actually built a legislative/governing record. Same with Rudy. Same with Hillary. They ran for a lesser public office first. They didn't try to come straight out of the private sector, riding TV fame, to take the top job--who knows WTF he would do in office, without some kind of past record of keeping promises to constituents and upholding an oath of office?

until recent years when you needed millions to run
because of corpos lining the pockets of candidates.

Abraham Lincoln couldnt run for President today or could Harry Truman.

Peel off all the racists from the Rethugs. Then Dobson can take all the Religiofreaks.

What the hell will the Rethugs do when they can only count on the votes of Bush Pioneers?

Damn I hate that immigrant barrel of contradictions.

When you keep declaring that you are "ABSOLUTELY NOT" running when no one is asking you to RUN means only one thing.

SOMEBODY!!!! PLEASE!!!! MAKE!!!! ME!!!! RUN!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

(waiting for a "Draft Wienerdoggie" committee to contact me)

Hey, I know! They could revive the Know-Nothing Party!! :puke:

They'd be great together.

then I thought is this what he was leading up to. And if Thompson can run I suppose he thinks...why the hell not.

Article I, Section II of the United States Constitution reads:

"No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

And as we all know, Lou Dobbs is against birthright citizenship, and has not taken the necessary exams or filled out the necessary paperwork to get citizenship any other way.

immigrants he'll have an easy focus.

Once he makes it impossible for anyone to cross the border we'll be in bidness!

And forget the "legal" crap, these people would make everyone immigrant illegal or make it even more impossible to come legally. They aren't interested in enforcing the laws that are forgiving on immigrants (and there are some) they rage on against the legal immigrants too, just outraged that this or that person was able to come legally this or that way. The other night he was whining that aliens who join the military and go into battle for the U.S. can become citizens. Isn't that the least you can do for someone willing to go that far? As if there aren't many native born Americans who won't.

Like this?


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Sure, Lou. :eyes:

of his show recently, and I thought that he was seriously considering this as an option.

puke!

He has the money and acess to media

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



:loveya: CatWoman!

:rofl:

Both parties would FREAK!!!

:rofl:

... an egolamiac.

Jack Cafferty for his outspokeness though, huh.

First he needs to step out of the ballroom in The Shining. He's looking like Lloyd the Bartender these days.