Dobbs a Headliner at Hate Group's D.C. Gathering Next Week
For those two or three people remaining in America who are still uncertain if Lou Dobbs is an immigration extremist, the CNN and radio show host has removed any doubts: He is. Dobbs is a headliner next week when the â FAIR â takes its annual âHold Their Feet to the Fireâ show to Washington, D.C.
Some 47 radio station talk show blabbers are scheduled to broadcast Sept. 15-16 from Capitol Hill. They will interview members of Congress, immigration reform proponents and â best of all â âhigh profile media personalities and activists,â according to FAIR. FAIR members also will try to buttonhole elected representatives for a chat about immigration issues, and there will be a reception to recognize those who have made âsignificant contributions towards true immigration reform.â
Dobbsâ scheduled broadcast at the event prompted Media Matters for America President Eric Burns to write an open letter to CNN President Jonathan Klein on Aug. 28. Burns noted that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated FAIR a hate group.
Among other things, FAIR has employed officials in key positions who are also members of white supremacist groups, and promoted racist conspiracy theories about Mexicoâs secretly coveting the American Southwest, and another theory claiming secret plans to merge the United States, Mexico and Canada. FAIR was founded in 1979 by , whose toward Latinos and Catholics has been well documented by the ĂŰĚŇ´ŤĂ˝.
Dobbs already has damaged CNNâs credibility by the âattention and legitimacy he gave to the âbirtherâ movementâ recently, Burns wrote. [ĂŰĚŇ´ŤĂ˝ President Richard Cohen in July calling on him to remove Dobbs from the air because of his lending credence to birthersâ unsubstantiated claims that President Obama wasnât born in the United States and therefore canât legally be president]. âCNNâs association with FAIR through Mr. Dobbs is nothing less than a stain on an organization that calls itself âThe Most Trusted Name in News,'â Burns wrote.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Burns and Media Matters hadnât received a response from Klein. It seems unlikely the CNN honcho will prohibit Dobbsâ participation in the FAIR event. One need only look at the name of last yearâs headliner to see why: Lou Dobbs.