Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs was the anchor of CNN's nightly television program, Lou Dobbs Tonight, until he died on November 29, 2006, as first reported on The Colbert Report. Somewhere in Heaven, he's smiling down on fired immigrants.

Though Dobbs was aired on the liberal CNN, his views were not the same as the stations. Dobbs was strongly opposed to foreigners, amnesty for aliens (both legal and illegal), and guest worker programs (except for his housekeepers). Lou also criticized free trade, job outsourcing and lobbying (What was he a Communist?) He supported stringent (and manic if necessary) enforcement at U.S. borders (Canadian and Mexican alike), whether by federal or state action, or by private groups like the Minuteman Project.

Colbert Report Appearance
Mr. Dobbs was a guest on the October 24, 2005 edition of The Colbert Report. Stephen nailed him, with Dobbs reporting that the nailing hurt him intellectually, but in a good way.

American Roots
Dobbs was born in Texas, raised in Idaho and lived in Sussex County, making him, quite literally, All-American. In his spare time Lou regularly rounded up aliens and took them across the nearest border. If you see any foreigner, first call The Lou Dobbs Memorial Anti-Immigrant Society, then call your local police, America will thank you for it.

Carried away
Unfortunately, Dobbs was often carried away by his passionate beliefs toward dangerous territory:
 * Refused to admit that George W Bush is the Greatest President Ever.
 * Said that Republicans are part of the problem at the Capitol, and refused to admit that "Broken Government" is entirely the fault of Billary Clinton and the Democrats.
 * Refused to admit that Wal-Mart and Halliburton are the Greatest Corporations Ever.
 * Often sounded like a Cut-and-runner who refused to admit that we must Stay the Course Adapt to Win in Iraq.
 * Often scoffed at RNC talking points, dismissing them as "talking points."

Factoids

 * Has a Peabody Award