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Lou Dobbs Considering a 2012 Presidential Run

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Posted on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 01:59:09 PM EST
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Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs says he is considering a 2012 Presidential run. In the meantime, he may seek the Senate seat of Democrat Robert Menendez.

The only way I see for Dobbs to run for President is on a third party ticket. Maybe he'll bring Sarah Palin or Tom Tancredo along for the ride...into oblivion.

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    Lou Dobbs Considering a 2012 Presidential Run | 72 comments (72 topical)

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    Hahahahahahahahahaha! (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by rdandrea on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:11:48 PM EST
    Best post I've read on any blog all day.

    Do you think (none / 0) (#1)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:05:20 PM EST
    that people like Lou Dobbs think they can win, or do they see this as a way to promote what they believe in (xenophobia)?

    re xenophobia: my Congress person (none / 0) (#3)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:14:59 PM EST
    (Bilbray) has much more experience flaunting this issue.  

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    just arguing with my coworkers (none / 0) (#13)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:41:55 PM EST
    about this.  they say it is only to make money and they know they cant win.  I disagree.  I think he could be surrounded with just enough yes men to think he could win.

    wonder when he will make the pilgrimage:

    Matters of faith, politics on table as Palin visits Graham

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    I really think (none / 0) (#14)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:43:57 PM EST
    they do passionately believe this stuff and they are advancing something gravely important.  

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    Dobbs, IIRC, isn't a faith person... (none / 0) (#64)
    by oldpro on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 06:13:53 PM EST
    ...that could have changed, of course.

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    I think Lou may be earnest (none / 0) (#60)
    by coigue on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:50:04 PM EST
    with his nationalism and xenophobia.

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    Cool. (none / 0) (#4)
    by inclusiveheart on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:15:25 PM EST
    The guy is insane.  Really, he is a nutter.

    Another carnival act to add to the American political stage!

    Dobbs/Palin (none / 0) (#5)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:21:15 PM EST
    Palin/Dobbs

    the mind boggles.

    Based on what I know about Dobbs (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by inclusiveheart on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:29:56 PM EST
    and what we know about Palin, those egos would eventually end up being in a celebrity death match of epic proportion were they to attempt a run together.

    The McCain/Palin clashes will look like a love fest by comparison.

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    popcorn (none / 0) (#11)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:36:22 PM EST
    please

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    Why did Fort Bragg ask Palin (none / 0) (#7)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:23:56 PM EST
    not to come there?  Kind of odd.  

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    Not odd considering the mood today (none / 0) (#10)
    by Inspector Gadget on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:31:32 PM EST
    Palin did not give a speech during her stop Monday at Fort Bragg, home of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and Green Berets. The former Alaska governor promised to limit her enthusiasm after the Army worried Palin's appearance would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

    Army officials said more than 1,200 people lined up outside a Fort Bragg store where Palin signed copies of her new memoir. She waved and greeted some supporters before walking inside.

    Several military personnel craned to take photos of Palin as she arrived.



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    I'd have to think (none / 0) (#15)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:46:10 PM EST
    they were worried about undermining the President on a military installation.  It would be bad for the military if the evening news showed a group of military members publicly denouncing their President at a Palin book signing.

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    Bad and actionable (none / 0) (#69)
    by Socraticsilence on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:18:40 PM EST
    if done while in Uniform.

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    You don't get to talk chit (none / 0) (#75)
    by Militarytracy on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 08:48:41 AM EST
    about the commander in chief on a post or base.  It will not be encouraged or tolerated.  Events are not permitted to have a political slant either.  You can have those outside the gate.

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    It ensures that Obama wins. (none / 0) (#6)
    by Salo on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:23:32 PM EST
    Lou splinters the right quite neatly.    So indeed if true Obama can limp home with a piss poor record centrist record if he so chooses.

    What would be his party symbol? (none / 0) (#8)
    by Salo on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:24:35 PM EST
    A border fence?

    Snort. If I had to pick best comment (5.00 / 2) (#37)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:37:25 PM EST
    this could be it . . . but there are so many here.

    I go away for an hour and come back to Lou Dobbs running for president, Charlie Manson being a papa, and whoknowswhatnext as I work down the posts.

    Glad I picked up some coffee on the way back.  I may need it to cope with the news of the weird today.

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    Simple barbed wire... (none / 0) (#25)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:13:20 PM EST
    would suffice...covers border fencing and his love of cages for those who cross it.

    Or could go for an Orwell vibe and go with the jackboot crushing a human face image.

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    I think it's a jackboot... (none / 0) (#43)
    by Salo on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:48:03 PM EST
    ... repeatedly stamping on a face.   The Future Party!

    that would be a great GIF.


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    A sombrero with the Red "anti" circle (none / 0) (#70)
    by Socraticsilence on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:19:58 PM EST
    God, I loved the Mariachi's as his intro on the Daily Show.

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    The mind reels. (none / 0) (#12)
    by Anne on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:41:04 PM EST
    Laughter follows.

    But, wait: doesn't he have to write a book first?

    he has written (none / 0) (#19)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:53:50 PM EST
    several hasnt he?

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    Yes. (none / 0) (#21)
    by inclusiveheart on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:03:57 PM EST
    I remember when he used to give one of his books away to every viewer who wrote something in to the show that was read on the air.

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    thank you (none / 0) (#22)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:05:52 PM EST
    I refuse to google Lou Dobbs

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    I remember (none / 0) (#24)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:09:23 PM EST
    one called Independent's Day being in our local Hastings.  

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    I know he's written books before, (none / 0) (#28)
    by Anne on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:20:42 PM EST
    but I think it's a requirement that a new one be written to effectively "launch" the campaign.

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    No way (none / 0) (#16)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:49:28 PM EST
    Sarah Palin would play second fiddle to Lou Dobbs on a ticket.  If she enters a race, it's gonna be on the top of the ticket.

    agreed (none / 0) (#17)
    by Capt Howdy on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:50:31 PM EST
    not so sure about Lou though.

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    Lou (none / 0) (#18)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02:53:12 PM EST
    could definitely take either spot.  That ticket would be the conservative radio pundits dream.

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    Pat Bucchanan would be (none / 0) (#61)
    by coigue on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:52:50 PM EST
    giddy as a schoolgirl.

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    Best laugh I've had so far today! I vote for (none / 0) (#20)
    by Angel on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:00:40 PM EST
    .....the ride into oblivion.  

    Palin/Beck (none / 0) (#23)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:06:54 PM EST
    and Dobbs/Tancredo.  

    Palin/Beck will the Commonsense Conservative Party candidates.

    Anyway you slice it, a whole lot of crazy.

    We should add the... (none / 0) (#26)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:16:37 PM EST
    Mile Hi/kdog ticket for a dose of sanity...talk about scary when we'd be the most reasonable candidates, eh pal?

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    plus (5.00 / 1) (#27)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:19:30 PM EST
    when you get low on smokes, you can try to bum some from Obama on the campaign trail.

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    Ha. What is your platform? (none / 0) (#29)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:21:11 PM EST
    decriminalize/legalize all controlled substances?  Get the gov't. out of my life?

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    Well... (5.00 / 3) (#30)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:24:20 PM EST
    ...you just lost your spot in the Cabinet as Czar of All Things Tebow/Harvin/Polanski!

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    I don't envision k dog having a cabinet. (none / 0) (#31)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:25:26 PM EST


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    Oh I'd have a cabinet... (none / 0) (#35)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:33:57 PM EST
    but Mile is on the top of the ticket, I don't even trust me with the top job.

    If Mile wants recos...I suggest we mine this online community, starting with our fine hostess:)  And Chuck D.

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    Here's one for your cabinet (5.00 / 1) (#49)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:54:11 PM EST
    to combine politics and football even more than they are combined here:

    Brett Favre as Head of the Office of Retirement Planning.  I mean, the man has retired so many times that he ought to be good at it by now.

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    Just for that... (none / 0) (#38)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:37:50 PM EST
    ...my first act will be to outlaw opera.  And the Padres.

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    You are clearly too "thin-skinned" (none / 0) (#45)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:50:47 PM EST
    for the job.  

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    I'll have you know... (5.00 / 1) (#54)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:59:12 PM EST
    ...that my translucent, pasty white skin is that of Polish royalty!  

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    Just in case: Film festival to advocate (none / 0) (#34)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:33:23 PM EST
    against child sexual abuse kicks off w/documentary re Polanski:  Times of India

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    the real question is (none / 0) (#32)
    by CST on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:27:33 PM EST
    where do they stand on the college football playoff issue?

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    Probably depend on Iowa's ranking. (5.00 / 1) (#36)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:35:00 PM EST


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    I don't even know... (none / 0) (#55)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 04:00:34 PM EST
    ...what we're ranked.  Like a true Iowa fan, I'm just happy that we beat those Gophers and kept Floyd of Rosedale where he belongs.

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    A friend joined Mandenberg's fan club. (none / 0) (#56)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 04:02:59 PM EST
    I asked if he was one of her grandchildren.  Answer:  no.  

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    This is (none / 0) (#33)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:29:54 PM EST
    an extremely important campaign issue!

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    We will get to that... (none / 0) (#40)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:40:24 PM EST
    after Belichecks uber-intense IRS audit and general harassment by several federal agencies:)

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    you just lost my vote (none / 0) (#41)
    by CST on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:45:00 PM EST
    maybe I'll have to go with Dobbs after all.  At least he'll leave my Pats alone.  With a name like the "Patriots" he'll probably overturn the spygate rule just for them.  He might even outlaw the Jets for hiring that Sanchez guy.

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    Then Dobbs... (none / 0) (#42)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:47:55 PM EST
    should lose your vote too...you want Sanchez right where he is I'm sure, at least yesterdays version:)

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    Heh (none / 0) (#47)
    by CST on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:52:32 PM EST
    true that, rough night, almost felt bad for him.

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    Somehow I just knew Belicheck was (none / 0) (#46)
    by oculus on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:51:34 PM EST
    closer to the top of your list than BCS.  

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    And make them... (none / 0) (#48)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:53:38 PM EST
    ...take back all current head coaches who "studied" under Bellicheat.  Especially ones named Josh.

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    Can you give last year's (none / 0) (#53)
    by AlkalineDave on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:58:26 PM EST
    Super Bowl to the Cardinals for me please?

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    How much cash... (none / 0) (#62)
    by kdog on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:57:38 PM EST
    ya got Dave...I'll refer you to our assistant under secretary of lobby bribe collections if you outbid Steve M's Lions bid:)

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    Ah, well. Pols will be pols (5.00 / 2) (#66)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 06:30:57 PM EST
    after all.  Already with the "fundraising" (short version: opening the bidding for bribes) for the MileHi/kdog ticket.  Sigh.

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    Okay, what's the name of the third party? (none / 0) (#39)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:39:20 PM EST
    Let's have some more fun here.

    And then we can come up with campaign slogans. . . .

    Flaming American Moat Filled (5.00 / 1) (#44)
    by Salo on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:50:43 PM EST
    with Crocodile's Party.

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    I was thinking that there is (none / 0) (#51)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:56:05 PM EST
    a historical ring to the Know-Nothings.

    But then, that doesn't go back far enough.  Maybe Dobbs could resurrect the Whigs.

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    The Fanatics. (none / 0) (#57)
    by Angel on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:02:50 PM EST
    According to Winston Churchill, "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject".

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    Name of Lou's Party (none / 0) (#50)
    by kmblue on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:54:43 PM EST

    The "You, ME, But None of Them" Party.

    for short (none / 0) (#52)
    by kmblue on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 03:56:20 PM EST
    UMENOT Party.

    Thank you.  I think I'll go to my AA meeting.
    I need one.

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    Grand Wizard, maybe? (none / 0) (#58)
    by Edger on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:27:36 PM EST


    I just checked for a full moon (none / 0) (#59)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:34:32 PM EST
    which is the only explanation I can imagine for three so-improbable things all coming at me in less than an hour today:

    -- the poor guy who finds out he is Manson's son;

    -- Lou Dobbs thinking he is presidential material;

    -- my daughter, the one who had to drop out of college owing to her chronic health condition in a couple of ways (constantly getting sick or screwed up by meds changes had effects on her grades, plus then she was heading to 25 and going off our insurance, and we couldn't afford the cost of a non-group plan with what her pre-existing condition did to the premiums, nor could we afford the meds without coverage) . . . the one who then worked so hard in her career but in an industry that got hit hard by this economy, so she got laid off . . . the one who then got the grit to get back in school, first at a voc school where she did so well that she then got back in college this fall . . . that daughter called to report that she got 100 on a term paper.  A HISTORY paper.

    No full moon, so what is the explanation?  Did the earth shift on its axis today?  Am I in some parallel universe? :-)

    Hard work. And grit. And a momma who taught (none / 0) (#63)
    by Angel on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 05:58:38 PM EST
    her well.

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    Teaching can only do so much (5.00 / 2) (#65)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 06:28:43 PM EST
    as I tell my students, using a localism to "learn me something."  I tell them that I can only teach them; I can't "learn them." :-)

    It's what I see so often in older students, who finally figure out that just coming to class -- or, as it were, having a pulse -- is not sufficient.  (For those who even do that. . . .)

    As you say, learning is harrrrrd worrrrrk.  And now she loves it.  She just put a book on her Christmas list.  A book!  Be still my heart, yet again.  Right now, I would buy her a whole library!

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    Man is it possible to get a negative latino vote? (none / 0) (#68)
    by Socraticsilence on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:16:55 PM EST
    I mean at least Tancredo could possibly fool low info Hispanic voters- and he was far right so maybe would have gotten some Cuban votes-- but Dobbs is like a central casting "Angry Rich White Bigot"

    Will he show for a Telemundo/Univision sponsored (none / 0) (#71)
    by Socraticsilence on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:21:47 PM EST
    Debate?

    Oh, just imagine the SNL skit. (none / 0) (#73)
    by Cream City on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:55:51 PM EST
    It's enough to make me want to see him run.  

    Almost.

    Nah.

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