Posted on 01/14/2004 8:35:11 AM PST by John Farson
CNN host is newest victim of American job exportation
NEW YORK -- In a surprising move, CNN announced yesterday that it is laying off long time anchor Lou Dobbs, host of the network's hit economic news program Lou Dobbs Tonight. CNN cited rising production costs and the availability of overseas broadcasters willing to work for less as reasons for the layoff.
Dobbs, whose recent features have included titles such as "Exporting America" and "Broken Borders," does not find the irony amusing. Responding to his termination tonight on his final show, Dobbs said that he regretted waiting so long to cover the exportation of American jobs. Paraphrasing Pastor Martin Niemoller, he said, "First they came for the loggers, and I did not speak out because I was not a logger. 
Then they came for the manufacturers, and I did not speak out because I was not a manufacturer. Then they came for the computer programmers, and I did not speak out because I was not a programmer. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me."
"You, my friends, must carry on the fight," Dobbs continued. "And that's our show. Tune in tomorrow for the premiere of Lokesh Narayan Tonight. For all of us here, thanks for being with us. Good night from New York. Anderson Cooper is next."
Lokesh Narayan Tonight will be broadcast from Mumbai, India. Friends of Lou Dobbs object that Narayan lacks Dobbs' experience, but industry analysts say that won't matter in the long run. "Back in the Moneyline days, sure, you needed a financial expert," says Dr. Mark Kinsley of the Institute for Economics and the Media. "But with Dobbs' recent turn toward protectionism, he’s made knowledge of economics essentially irrelevant for his position. Narayan can fill it if he hasn’t even read Adam Smith. In fact, it’s better if he hasn’t. I think CNN made a smart cost-cutting move here."
The Hemingway Star has learned that other professional anti-free traders may be feeling the bite of foreign competition in the near future. The board of directors at The American Cause, a conservative group founded by past presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, has hinted that it may replace its leader with a team of undocumented workers. In Missouri, home state of protectionist politician Dick Gephardt, a popular ballot initiative calls for exporting the Minority Leader’s job to the Philippines.
In the meantime, Dobbs’ agent Anne Wilcox reports that she has found him a number of openings in the fields of dishwashing, seasonal harvesting, and chicken plucking, but apparently the former anchor does not find these jobs so appealing after all.
Fortunately for his fans, Dobbs’ television career may not be over yet. With Steve Irwin fighting for his job after bringing his infant son dangerously close to a live crocodile, the Discovery Channel is considering replacements. “Crikey!” Dobbs exclaimed in an off the record interview. “I would love to strike a blow for American workers and take that Aussie redneck’s livelihood!”
LOL
So it's finally come to this, huh?BUMP!
Take care Lou. Best of everything to you and the family.
Twenty years ago a high school drop out could get a job in construction, trucking, or manufacturing, and still do pretty well for himself. Well enough to own a car and afford some type of housing, by the age of twenty.
One by one these jobs have been outsourced, or filled by a wage suppressing immigrant, lowering the expectation and living standard of many Americans. Such is not suppose to be the case. In raising the boat of third world nations we have sunk the boats of many average Americans. Meanwhile those that stick it out through college are finding their jobs outsourced and their options limited.
You are merely parroting the propaganda of the enemy like a good little public school student. There are not that many white collar jobs and in fact all jobs have been artificially manipulated out of the country, or by immigrants in country all due to deadly socialist government policies and freedom robbing Free Trade.
52 posted on 01/14/2004 5:15:38 AM PST by MissAmericanPie
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Conservative Debate Handbook
"First they came for the verbs and I said nothing, for verbing weirds language.
Then they arrival for the nouns and I speech nothing, for I no verbs." --Peter Ellis
I'll let my fly girls takes us to the top of the hour...
Hee hee. There are lots of media types I'd tune in to see hanging around with hungry crocs. Steve Irwin knows how to do it and not get eaten. Takes away a lot of the appeal. Toss in Katie Couric and watch the ratings soar!
Bwahahahah!! This is hilarious!
Thanks! ;)
This is a shocker. We were expecting Baghdad Bob.
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