From Daily Finance:
Lou Dobbs knows the world is watching him closely now for clues that might explain his sudden resignation from CNN. So it’s probably safe to read some meaning into the choice of the anchorman’s venue for his first big post-CNN interview: He’s going on Fox News.
The network is set to announce that Dobbs will be a guest on Monday night’s edition of Bill O’Reilly’s show, DailyFinance has learned.
Warm feelings between the two men goes back to last summer, when O’Reilly publicly defended Dobbs against critics who wanted him fired for repeatedly showcasting the claims of “birthers” who allege President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.
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Monday’s appearance [...] could be a not-so-subtle signal that Dobbs is inclined to sign on with Rupert Murdoch’s legions, as many believe he will.
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One unknown is whether Dobbs has the contractual freedom to become a Fox Newser. CNN president Jon Klein has said he let Dobbs out of his contract early — it was supposed to run through 2011 — but declined to say whether he did so on the condition that the anchor not go to work for a competitor. It’s possible that Dobbs could join Fox Business Network, which doesn’t compete with CNN or other Turner Broadcasting properties, and then expand into a role with Fox News once any exclusivity period that may exist runs out. (A Fox spokeswoman says there have been no discussions with Dobbs about working at either channel.)
Monday’s O’Reilly Factor interview is a “cable exclusive,” meaning Dobbs won’t appear on CNN, HLN or MSNBC before then.
18 Comments
November 15, 2009 at 1:22 am
On “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” this morning, after i9 was mentioned that Fox denies having talked to Dobbs yet, someone said, “Well, he’s been auditioning for them for the past three years!”
November 15, 2009 at 2:00 am
why would faux want old lou? i don’t think he’d bring a huge audience over there. anyone who faithfully watched him at cnn probably already watches faux.
November 15, 2009 at 2:13 am
True enough. He has been making the rounds to some of the “values voter” events, though. I wonder …
November 15, 2009 at 2:24 am
i think he’s just an arrogant old coot looking for attention. i think he, capt underpants, and joe mcliebercain should start their own network. they can call it LAM-TV. (lam, of course, stands for look at me!!!!)
November 15, 2009 at 2:35 am
Actually, that’s a pretty good use for them. LAM! I love it.
November 15, 2009 at 5:21 am
Maybe Louser can go on cable and sell real estate tracts for wall construction. He’s a natural.
November 15, 2009 at 6:05 am
he can sell bullet-proofing for aluminum siding. he can tell his dramatic personal story.
November 15, 2009 at 6:08 am
Shall I start a pool? Lou Dobbs on Fox Business by 2010?
November 15, 2009 at 6:24 am
i think the faux biz channel is a better bet than faux news, but i don’t know if he’ll even be wanted there. he’ll probably demand big bucks, and they’re already losing money, so why sign him? i don’t think they think that his viewers will follow him to a business channel. maybe they’ll get him on the cheap as an analyst instead of giving him his own show.
November 15, 2009 at 4:38 pm
the only thing i would like to see dobbs do is pick lettuce and oranges with the people he so “loves”
why are there so many arrogrant pricks in this country
November 15, 2009 at 10:41 pm
wouldn’t that be poetic justice? or maybe he could shovel the horse poop with the illegals who clean out the fancy stables where his daughter rides her horses.
November 15, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Faux reporters belong on Faux snooze.
Feel the hate & discrimination!
November 15, 2009 at 10:42 pm
they’re soaking in it!
November 15, 2009 at 9:23 pm
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November 18, 2009 at 2:05 am
Turns out CNN gave the old fart $8 million cash to leave. I doubt they give a damn where he lands next, just as long as he stays away for good.
I hope Fox News does hire him. That way all the nutjobs will be confined to that one station and be that much easier to avoid.
Meanwhile, I hope his Hispanic wife divorces his honky ass and takes half his money.
November 18, 2009 at 3:10 am
i feel better about writing to cnn. i didn’t think they’d even bother to read emails, but i guess the distaste for old lou was pouring in at a rate that was too difficult to ignore.
November 19, 2009 at 9:35 am
Poor old WaterLou, he met his match in the American people and those who were tired of his fictions.
November 19, 2009 at 9:46 am
did you see old lou on the daily show? hilarious! the extended interview should be online tomorrow.