Well, neither NJ Senate seat is up for election in 201 so he must be thinking about the House, which is probably more doable, depending on where he lives (or claims to live). #loudobbs
Dobbs should make his official residence in central Newark or Camden (or maybe Elizabeth) because I think the voting base in those towns is most in tune to his political beliefs. And there are no minorities in those towns. #loudobbs
@Zira: I'm thinking Camden, because South Jersey is always a little more conservative than Essex County.
And I'm sure all of his laid-off bilingual neighbors would love to get a chance to meet him at a townhall/tea party.
I may be in the minority here but I thought he came across as fairly reasoned in his response to most of the questions thrown at him, especially given the fact that the Spinner was trying to get him to thrown CNN's management under the bus.
@Buttafooco: I've only watched this snippet, but that he would respond so calmly and matter-a-factly to the question "is Obama the devil?" is not coming across as fairly reasoned to me, particularly since O'Reilly asked the question like that was a legitimate and literal concern #loudobbs
@Atilla the Bun: which is why I said, most of the questions. I certainly can't and won't defend many of his stances on certain issues, but he was equally harsh on the Bush administration so I am more inclined to believe he comes at many of these issues from what he believes is a principled position.....as it exists in his noggin. But you're correct, sitting there and accepting O'Reilly's description of Obama is one of the reasons he comes across as being so offensive to many. #loudobbs
Ummm, there's a difference between an attitude of impartiality (I said attitude, not reality) and the kind of insipid, myopic, opinion poll-obsessed, non-analytical, 24-Hour news-cycle-mongering crap that CNN pedals. Of which John King is, well, the King.
That, my friends, is why CNN is unwatchable these days. They can't take a stand or offer in-depth analysis of any kind whatsoever. If Satan himself crawled out of a flaming pit of brimstone in the middle of Times Square, they'd get a panel of pundits on to discuss how it might affect Obama's approval numbers, how this is going to affect the healthcare debate, and whether the Devil was upset because Michelle Obama showed too much of her arms. #cnn
John King may be a little more mild-mannered and less outspoken than Lou Dobbs, but he's no less of a raging conservative internally. He was absolutely incredulous during the campaign when it seemed like nothing McCain was doing was gaining any traction; he couldn't believe it. And he outright refused to believe CNN's own polls about who won the debates; he flat-out said not to pay any attention to those polls because they clearly did not reflect his own point of view of what had happened. (The polls turned out to be right, btw, and were supported by other polls taken by other organizations... not to mention the election itself.)
He obviously tries to temper his conservatism for what he sees as his duty as a journalist, and that's nice I guess, but on the other hand I'd rather have what I'm dealing with out in the open. There's nothing worse than bias that's not obvious enough for most people to catch, but that nevertheless can affect the public's perceptions of things. Until now, John King was not in a position to have much of an effect, but he will be now. #cnn
@badasscat: I agree with all you said. But I'm not worried about him having an "effect" - he's thick as a brick for one thing. Too much of a company man to rock any boat. As odd as it sounds, if you're going to be spreading bile like Beck or Dobbs, you need to know what dangerous game you're playing. King is not bright enough, he has no originality or ideas of his own. CNN wants to position itself as "centrist"- which of course means, heavily Republican with one dirty hippie thrown in as a punching bag. King won't be much different from the rest of the Beltway crowd. #cnn
I expect to soon see Lou Dobbs reporting live, and fully armed, from a northward bend of the Rio Grande, probably with a Fox News logo behind his big fat head and a toll-free number for Eugenicists-4-Freedom crawling across the bottom of his bottom-feeding screen. #cnn
Odd. This is the second Gawker post within a week that betrays a fundamental confusion about the meaning and presentation of gambling odds. Let's do a trade-off: I'll explain odds to you if you can explain baseball to me. #loudobbs
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Dobbs should make his official residence in central Newark or Camden (or maybe Elizabeth) because I think the voting base in those towns is most in tune to his political beliefs. And there are no minorities in those towns. #loudobbs
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And I'm sure all of his laid-off bilingual neighbors would love to get a chance to meet him at a townhall/tea party.
See ya on the Parkway! #loudobbs
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That, my friends, is why CNN is unwatchable these days. They can't take a stand or offer in-depth analysis of any kind whatsoever. If Satan himself crawled out of a flaming pit of brimstone in the middle of Times Square, they'd get a panel of pundits on to discuss how it might affect Obama's approval numbers, how this is going to affect the healthcare debate, and whether the Devil was upset because Michelle Obama showed too much of her arms. #cnn
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He obviously tries to temper his conservatism for what he sees as his duty as a journalist, and that's nice I guess, but on the other hand I'd rather have what I'm dealing with out in the open. There's nothing worse than bias that's not obvious enough for most people to catch, but that nevertheless can affect the public's perceptions of things. Until now, John King was not in a position to have much of an effect, but he will be now. #cnn
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