Dobbs Tells O’Reilly He 'Discerned' a Different Tone from Critics Under Obama Versus Under Bush

Newsbusters ^ | November 17, 2009 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Former CNN host Lou Dobbs stuck to his guns when questions were raised if he was forced out at CNN in an interview with Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly.

However, Dobbs did make one distinction - how his detractors decided to pile on when he was critical of President Barack Obama instead of former President George W. Bush. He elaborated on this on Fox News Channel's Nov. 16 "The O'Reilly Factor."

"I discerned more of a difference between then, which was under the Bush administration, whom I was criticizing and now when it is the Obama administration and an entirely different tone was taken, not so much in the case of CNN management certainly, because there is no - my contract is very explicit. I have absolute editorial control. What I reported is what I chose to report."

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[Rufus2007]

If McCain had been elected and Lou Dobbs was beating up on him daily - who wants to bet Dobbs would still be on CNN?

[1776 Reborn]

Being fired, (or leaving CNN under pressure) is a badge of honor for Dobbs. He can take it all the way to the bank for
his next gig.

[Venturer]

Musn’t make fun of the Kenyan President.

[browardchad]

"I discerned more of a difference between then, which was under the Bush administration, whom I was criticizing and now when it is the Obama administration and an entirely different tone was taken, not so much in the case of CNN management certainly, because there is no - my contract is very explicit. I have absolute editorial control. What I reported is what I chose to report...

"What I heard, very directly, was they decided to take CNN in direction in which advocacy be a part of it," Dobbs said.

I'm afraid what comes across in this interview is Dobbs being dodgy. 

[lentulusgracchus]

[Article] "What I heard, very directly, was they decided to take CNN in direction in which advocacy be a part of it," Dobbs said.

This is completely confusing. Either he means that CNN has taken a decision that they will now openly advocate (Obama-ism, presumably), or else he meant to say that CNN has decided that "advocacy journalism" (i.e. Dobbs) will no longer fit in at CNN. Until they hire Ed Schultz, of course.

If McCain had been elected and Lou Dobbs was beating up on him daily - who wants to bet Dobbs would still be on CNN?

Well, exactly. The bottom line is that, now that Obama is president, CNN wants to get rid of Dobbs because of what Obama is planning to do w/r/t giving citizenship to all the illegals so they can sign up with ACORN.