And, I don't think Dobbs personally attacks illegal aliens to the extent that Leonhardt implies. I don't watch his show regularly, but I think he focuses more on illegal immigration and its enablers (such as the NYT and CBS). And, of course, the "nativist" tag is just a smear. And, the "broken" system is a stock talking point.
Please everyone write Leonhardt@nytimes.com and public@nytimes.com with your thoughts.
They can’t exactly call Lou Dobbs a bigot. He’s married to a Hispanic woman.
From the beginning I have believed this is an attempt to take down Lou Dobbs like they did Imus (not that I’m defending Imus, but he was neatly taken care of). They want Lou Dobbs’ head because of his high profile opposition to illegal immigration. Anything the SPLC is involved in is suspect. They are a marxist front organization that receives federal funding.
p.s. the closer we get to 2008, the closer we get to 50 million uninsured. Keep an eye on the Dem. v. Rep Presidential debate for the 50 million figure to magically appear.
But let’s continue to hammer Dobbs about about 7,000 with/without leprosy
Dobbs is excellent. His detractors probably tend to be corporate whores if one ‘traced the money’. In this case it’s a ‘short trace’ to the New York Times editors and board of directors.
VOTE THIRD PARTY.....YOUR HOSED AND GET USED TO IT....VOTE THIRD PARTY....
Dobbs is right about the 7,000 number. There are that many people with the disease in the country, mostly brought in by Mexicans. Once you get the disease you keep it. So, while it’s true that 7,000 people didn’t contract the disease last year, 7,000 have contracted it since the 80’s and still have it now in this country. It can be effectively treated but is not completely curable. The main point of Dobb’s arguments is that disease is just another manifestation of the illegal alien problem, which he is carrying the flag rather effectively on CNN and I’m sure the Libs resent it and are trying to tear down his arguments.
It’d also be great if those reading this could in return smack down those who are cheering the NYT’s “smackdown”.
In addition to leaving comments here, please visit the sites that are discussing this article and offer the other side of the issue.
You can find who’s discussing this at these two links:
http://www.memeorandum.com/
http://technorati.com/search/%22lou+dobbs%22?language=n&authority=a7
There’s a bit of a cycle here: the blogs feed off the MSM, and what happens in blogs filters up to the MSM. If you discredit several Dobbs-bashers on their blogs, at the very least they won’t retransmit smears of Dobbs, and it might even serve as a cautionary tale to the NYT.
U.S. Constitution, Article 4 Section 4:
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
I don’t like Dobbs, but this is a rather despicable hit piece.
I posted a discussion about the wider issue of online advocacy against such smear pieces here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1842609/posts