A World With Lou Dobbs (A Rocky Mountain Mike Song Parody)

Once again, I'm a little thin on blog entries, and I'm saved by a Rocky Mountain Mike song parody! This one is to the tune of Peter & Gordon's World Without Love. Enjoy, and thanks again Mike!

Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN

Image from source, Huffington Post

I wonder if this means he'll be joining FOX "News"? It would be a perfect fit.

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Lou Dobbs QUITS CNN

New York Times' Media Decoder blog is reporting that CNN anchor Lou Dobbs -- who has been the target of furious protests over his immigration coverage -- is leaving CNN. . .

Read more (with video) at: Huffington Post

Media Matters: CNN Should Drop Lou Dobbs

I've never watched the guy, but the clips I've caught and the stories I've read don't paint a very flattering picture. And his foray into the whole "birther" issue seems to make him a better fit for FOX "News" than CNN.

Rachel Maddow on Being Called "Tea Bagging Queen" by Lou Dobbs

As everybody knows, I'm a huge Rachel Maddow fan. I like her feisty combination of brains and snark, and loved her double-entendre laden coverage of the "Tea Parties." Those were the vague protests staged by. . .er. . .people who don't like Barack Obama. Totally nothing to do with the fact that he's black or anything. Rachel seized upon the double-meaning of the phrase "tea bag" and its spin offs, "tea bagging," "tea bagger" and all the rest. Hilarious.

Even funnier was the prim, put-upon response by the Tea Baggers themselves, and other conservatives. How dare this woman make such off-color fun of these stand-up people? Heh. Since the tea has stopped steeping, Rachel has of course moved on. I've particularly enjoyed her take on C Street, and the creepy conflagration of religion and politics in "The Family," the religious cult that runs this halfway house for wayward Senators. Rachel has also been featuring pieces on the "birther" movement, and skewering them with her usual aplomb.

This has rubbed cranky old CNN talking head, Lou Dobbs the wrong way. Even so, I think him calling Rachel a "tea bagging queen" was a classless--and kind of bizarre--move. Don't worry though. She took it in stride, while snarkily smacking the old poop upside the head.