Dobbs a Headliner at Hate Group's D.C. Gathering Next Week
For those two or three people remaining in America who are still uncertain if Lou Dobbs is an immigration extremist, the CNN and radio show host has removed any doubts: He is. Dobbs is a headliner next week when the 鈥� FAIR 鈥� takes its annual 鈥淗old Their Feet to the Fire鈥� show to Washington, D.C.
Some 47 radio station talk show blabbers are scheduled to broadcast Sept. 15-16 from Capitol Hill. They will interview members of Congress, immigration reform proponents and 鈥� best of all 鈥� 鈥渉igh profile media personalities and activists,鈥� according to FAIR. FAIR members also will try to buttonhole elected representatives for a chat about immigration issues, and there will be a reception to recognize those who have made 鈥渟ignificant contributions towards true immigration reform.鈥�
Dobbs鈥� scheduled broadcast at the event prompted Media Matters for America President Eric Burns to write an open letter to CNN President Jonathan Klein on Aug. 28. Burns noted that the 澳彩开奖 has designated FAIR a hate group.
Among other things, FAIR has employed officials in key positions who are also members of white supremacist groups, and promoted racist conspiracy theories about Mexico鈥檚 secretly coveting the American Southwest, and another theory claiming secret plans to merge the United States, Mexico and Canada. FAIR was founded in 1979 by , whose toward Latinos and Catholics has been well documented by the 澳彩开奖.
Dobbs already has damaged CNN鈥檚 credibility by the 鈥渁ttention and legitimacy he gave to the 鈥榖irther鈥� movement鈥� recently, Burns wrote. [澳彩开奖 President Richard Cohen in July calling on him to remove Dobbs from the air because of his lending credence to birthers鈥� unsubstantiated claims that President Obama wasn鈥檛 born in the United States and therefore can鈥檛 legally be president]. 鈥淐NN鈥檚 association with FAIR through Mr. Dobbs is nothing less than a stain on an organization that calls itself 鈥楾he Most Trusted Name in News,'鈥� Burns wrote.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Burns and Media Matters hadn鈥檛 received a response from Klein. It seems unlikely the CNN honcho will prohibit Dobbs鈥� participation in the FAIR event. One need only look at the name of last year鈥檚 headliner to see why: Lou Dobbs.
