So Lou Dobbs was paid $8 million to leave CNN after the network came under increasing fire for giving Lou Dobbs a primetime slot to incessantly trash immigrants and Latinos (and even the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce). Kudos to CNN for finally doing the right thing. This victory was a testament to the hard work of so many – if you can, take a minute to spread the word!
And after that kind of publicity, what’s a humble talk show host like Lou Dobbs to do next?
Well, like Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs has hit the talk show circuit this week on a reputation salvation tour: The O’Reilly Factor, the Today Show and even the Daily Show with Jon Stewart (who greeted him with a mariachi band) last night. But being best known for repeating the words "criminal illegal alien" ad nauseum (and being fired) isn’t exactly a recipe for success these days.
After the jump, a roundup of some of the best (and even tear-jerking) video on Dobbs’ sudden departure:
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update: Lou Dobbs:
Daily Show – Lou Dobbs Goes Rogue:
Colbert Report – Stephen Claims Lou Dobbs’s Audience:
And on the running for office front, when asked about the threat of a Dobbs-Menendez match for New Jersey Senate in 2010, a Menendez spokesperson said the Senator would "relish" running against "an opponent from so far out of the mainstream and who has never done a thing for the hard-working people of New Jersey."
Hopefully, Menendez’ colleagues in the Senate will also take notice: the Dobbs-brand anti-immigration message just isn’t selling.
It is giving the humor writers at Comedy Central lots of material, though...
Cross-Posted at America's Voice