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Dobbs Fires Back at Stossel

Don Irvine  —   October 24, 2009
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CNN’s Lou Dobbs took to the airwaves to refute John Stossel’s claims that he said immigrants were wrecking America.

From the HuffingtonPost

If Lou Dobbs really is heading to Fox Business, he isn’t looking to make any friends there.

On his radio show Thursday, Dobbs slammed Fox Business’ latest high-profile hire, John Stossel, calling the former ABC News correspondent a “self-important ass” who has “his own brand of myopic idiocy.”

Stossel had taken Dobbs to task for what he called “rants about immigrants wrecking America.”

“Immigrants wrecking America — I’ve never said anything close to that,” Dobbs said. “As a matter of fact, I embrace immigrants to this country, I welcome them, I want more — and as a matter of public policy, we need them. In no way am I restrictionist, and to hear this ass continue his act over at Fox News. I just can’t wait until he starts blowing bubbles in the air — that’s about all he’s equipped to do.”

The New York Times reported earlier this month that Fox Business was eyeing Dobbs for a potential role at the startup business network.

You can listen for yourself by going to the original story.

 UPDATE: John Stossel responds on his blog

That’s what Lou Dobbs just called me:

What a self-important ass… He doesn’t understand basic economics… He’s just a silly little trick waiting to do some sort of libertarian flip…

Immigrants wrecking America — I’ve never said anything close to that. As a matter of fact, I embrace immigrants to this country, I welcome them, I want more.

Sorry, Lou, if you never said that, if you “embrace immigrants… welcome them… want more,” then I apologize. After all, I did say, on Glenn Beck’s radio show, that I don’t subscribe to the “Lou Dobbs-kind of rants about immigrants wrecking America.”

You don’t say that? It was certainly my impression that you’ve been ranting against immigrants. But in fairness, I’ve only heard that secondhand. Maybe it’s another in the long list of things that the MSM get wrong.

I believed it because of my TV confrontation with you. That was when I interviewed you about outsourcing. You had written a book that said government should limit free trade, and outsourcing “has to end.”

“Just because of cheap labor, we’re destroying our middle class. That is just stupid. Being stupid is un-American,” you told me.

I responded that the opposite was true — that outsourcing and free trade are “smart,” because they create jobs by bringing us lower prices. For example, trade in clothing makes clothing cheaper, freeing up money for other purchases, and therefore creating jobs. Your reply was rather odd:

Dobbs: This country cannot even clothe itself. 96 percent of our apparel is imported.

Stossel: But that’s okay. We have more choices for less money.

Dobbs: When was the last time you bought a suit of clothes? Because if your prices went down, I would be shocked.

Be shocked then. Here’s the Labor Department’s price index for men’s clothing. It’s gone steadily down.

I told you about that Dartmouth Business School study that found that companies that outsourced the most — created the most jobs in America. I told you about an entrepreneur whose business grew and created jobs in America; who said he might be out of business if outsourcing were outlawed. You told me:

“Then he probably should be out of business, because the fact of the matter is, either his business would be successful with American workers, or it’s not going to be successful at all.”

It’s better if a company goes out of business than hire foreign workers? You certainly sounded xenophobic to me.

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6 Comments for Dobbs Fires Back at Stossel

Wily Elder, CBA

Here is an idea. 

How about Dobbs and Stossel debating the de-criminalizing of drugs? 

That would be a hoot.

tyler

Legal immigrants are wrecking this country.  George Bush imported third worlders from somalia and other places.  They commit crimes and are a pathetic people.  Illegal immigrants are even worse.  One in three prisoners in this country is an illegal mexican.  Our government has done this no one else.  They should all be tried for treason starting with george bush.

Former_Democrat

Tyler, this started long before Bush,  try Bill Clinton and Janet Reno.  But of course you wouldn’t dare think of calling them out because you suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome and cannot tell the truth if your life depended on it.  What about the Democratic Leadership who is pushing for “immigration reform”, the code words for legalizing the illegals, but you don’t say one word about them.  Bush had his faults, but get over it.  Until you can truthfully and honestly lay the blame on Dems too, you have no credibility.

Wesley in Dallas

Janet Reno got away with invoking “Possi Comitatus” in Waco, and denied doing so, although the video of the end of the conflict clearly shows the Military involvement. Only the President of the United States can invoke the use of our Military for police actions.

Bush could have done much more on the Southern Border, but at least he did fund the 700 mile fence. Which Obama now wants taken down, thus wasting several million dollars, but to Obama, $550 Million is pocket change.

My view, no green card, go back home and get in line. They (Mexico has very strong Border Laws) why should we not have the same.

As far as Dobbs is concerned, he is jealous of Stossel getting a job with Fox, since Dobbs had requested a position first. But Dobbs is correct in his assumption that illegal immigrants are ruining the Country, but not without the help of Democrats and their Sanctuary policies.

The Major

To Wesley #4,  Para#4; Yes,I agree,Dobbs is probably jealous of Stossel for jumping to FOX 1st
Dobbs is right about illegals. In Calif.alone,25-
37 hospitals have closed for lack of re-embursment
by Uncle Sap,all because they cannot turn away
illegals without the ACLU suing them. Hospitals are a business
Para.#3,,Yes,absolutely.Seal it up tighter than a
drum. Every other country in the world does it,why not us,too!!! If you & I drove a motorhome thru Mexico,,we would be followed all the way to their southern border by police & secret police,&
we would be lucky not to be robbed by them. It has happened to American tourists,never heard from
AGAIN. If that happened here,,PAGE 1 news.
Para#2 FDR,said to be Mussolini’s fave Fascist in
the West.Hemi.,,DEPORTED millions of Mex’s in the
30’s,to save jobs for Americans.Truman,also a DEM.
did it in the 40’s after WW2,same reason,& IKE did
it also after Korea,same reason!!! It ALL fell
apart after Civil Rights,,all the rules changed,as
the Lefties & Bleeding Hearts came to power.
Para#1 In Waco,was it the Army,or the National
Guard??? if it was the Guard,,then they were sent by the Governor,NOT the Prez,since Clinton is a
COWARD anyway.

Wesley in Dallas

Hello Major,

It was the Army National Guard out of Waco, who supplied 2 helicopters, a Tank, and 26 Guard members. Reno insisted the Army National Guard trained the FBI to use that tank in less than a day. On the other hand, the FBI learning how to fly the helo’s with expertise…I do not think so!

The video footage was viewed and verified by the United States Army personnel, as the footage was replayed after the Army verified the tape with commentary and shown as a Special on the Military Channel.

Moreover, yes, Clinton was a Coward, when he committed perjury and was caught, the Articles of Impeachment were violated, if the democrats had known the Articles of Impeachment, they should have voted for impeachment.

I posted the Impeachment of a President here:

http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/nobel-no-longer

Post #39

As far as the Constitution, Obama is also ripe for Impeachment.






 
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