Political pundit Lou Dobbs dead at 78

[orange jar]

Source: KTLA 5

Political commentator Lou Dobbs has died at the age of 78.

Former President Donald Trump, whom Dobbs publicly supported, announced the passing on his Truth Social account.

“The Great Lou Dobbs has just passed away — A friend, and truly incredible Journalist, Reporter, and Talent,” Trump wrote. “He understood the World, and what was ‘happening,’ better than others. Lou was unique in so many ways, and loved our Country. Our warmest condolences to his wonderful wife, Debi, and family. He will be greatly missed!”

He famously questioned if former President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. and prominently supported Trump and his policies during Trump’s term in the White House.

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Welp. Can't exactly say I'm crying tears over this.

[yardwork]

1. I can't think of anything to say.....

Except to say again how much I'll miss Bob Newhart.

[badhair77]

2. Sums it up.

[steelyboo]

12. I texted my friend 'Sad News, Bob Newhart died. On a lighter note, Lou Dobbs died too"

[calimary]

27. OMG! GOOD one!!!

Husband and I both got a good laugh with that one.

[mountain grammy]

30. I'm stealing this for FB.. perfect.

[Warpy]

19. How about

Bye, Lou. Don't let the door smack ya.

I will miss Bob Newhart, too.

[Katcat]

54. Me too

His dry wit always undid me

[Lemon Lyman]

71. :-)

His delivered just cracked me up. I heard this one numerous times, still makes me lmao!

[JohnSJ]

3. Another right wing extremist racist has left us

[Traurigkeit]

4. If TSF praises him, he must of been shit

[orange jar]

6. He was a big proponent of "birtherism"

https://www.politico.com/story/2010/01/dobbs-birther-idea-common-sense-031370

[Justice matters.]

49. The convicted felon did not post that but a sycophant who...

knows how to write full sentences in good English did upon his instructions.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

5. Same age as Trump

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Good to point out

I don't know what scares me more - Trump in the White House or JD Vance taking his place.

[calimary]

29. Pretty awful.

Pretty UNIMAGINABLY awful!

[mountain grammy]

34. There you go, raising my hopes again.

[BigDemVoter]

7. I can only think of one word to say.

Good.

[wolfie001]

39. Here's another.....

.....riddance.

[BigDemVoter]

41. Re

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Guess he's not going to be speaking tonight at the Convention . . . . .

[orange jar]

9. I imagine they'll probably memorialize him tonight.

Gag me.

[AdamGG]

70. At least Dump didn't kiss his corpse on stage

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Well now THAT was unexpected

I remember watching him many years ago when he did business reports before he seemed to snap, and then went completely LOON.

[yardwork]

13. I remember he really went around the bend on immigration.

Really racist, ugly stuff.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Yup - that was the "transition"

He never did that when he was strictly a business anchor on CNN. The "immigration" thing seemed to have been like explosive diarrhea out of nowhere, and that got him fired, and off to Faux Snooze he went.

Same, believe it or not, with Maria Bartiromo, who also did business anchor duties for years, but on CNBC. When I saw that she also jumped over to Faux, it was like WTF is wrong with these people?

[yardwork]

37. I didn't know that either of them had ever been reasonable.

Interesting!

[BumRushDaShow]

40. Hate to say they were

My mother was a fan of both WAAAAAAYYYYY back. She would be rolling in her grave regarding what they devolved into.

I know we used to watch "Wall Street Week" with Louis Rukeyser on PBS back in the '80s. He would bring his dad Merryle on every once in awhile. Eventually when the city wired up for cable, she discovered MSNBC when they first came into existence (which she called "microwave" ) and then found CNBC. And between those and the original CNN and CNN Headline News - plus of course CSPAN - she was a happy camper!

[Ursus Rex]

78. I had friends who worked at Citi ca 2005 and had access to the executive grapevine

There were always stories about the nature of her relationship with Chuck Prince, however cliched that may be.

[ZonkerHarris]

11. bye evil man

[bobalew]

67. Thank the Universe that's over & DONE!

NT

[Sky Jewels]

14. ToodlaLou!

See ya!

I remember when this now mercifully dead piece of shit tweeted the address of Jessica Leeds, who accused Trump of sexual assault. Several of us then spread Dobbs' Virginia address around the internet.

[niyad]

15. Grim reaper got one right for a change.

[CTyankee]

16. One less.

[grockri]

17. All I can think is,

[BaronChocula]

18. OH NOOOOOOO!

Not Bob Newhart!

[William Seger]

21. Say 'hi' to Rush and Ronnie while you're down there

[Paladin]

22. Fuck 'em. (nt)

[JoseBalow]

24. Adios, Fucko

[The Grand Illuminist]

25. Should've left sooner.

nt

[Freethinker65]

26. Meh

[lapfog_1]

28. My mother taught me that when someone passes

if you have nothing good to say about them, then don't say anything.

so... I will say ""

[TasminCat]

31. Just as trump was about to announce what a great Commerce Sec he would be

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

32. May he rest in piss and not forget his asbestos draws because he's going to need them....

You supported CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, I.E., was in cahoots with STEALING kids...SOooooo, he's dead...GOOD!

[Wonder Why]

33. Thoughts and Prayers. Thoughts that he has just done the right thing by leaving us and prayers that he will be

remembered for supporting a traitor.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. Who cares?

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

36. Good riddance

[Skittles]

38. what a sad day

Bob Newhart died

[SunSeeker]

42. The only good thing I can say about him is he won't be voting for Trump in November. nt

[LilElf70]

43. Lou who?

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That's right, Lou who?

[Tarzanrock]

44. One less racist Republican Pig in the world ...

one more racist Republican Pig in Hell. Good riddance, Sewer Rat!

[LPBBEAR]

45. Everyone has to go sometime......

I'm glad to hear his turn came before mine.

[IbogaProject]

46. GOP likely voters minus one

Keep it coming fate.

[Chellee]

47. Hell burns a little brighter tonight as they welcome one of their own home. nt

[BidenRocks]

48. Where is his grave?

You know why.

[Traurigkeit]

51. Hidden on a golf course

[Mad_Dem_X]

50. No tears from me.

(BTW, I wonder if T**** has yet given condolences to the wife of the man who was killed at his rally?)

[DENVERPOPS]

52. First they made Dobbs and Bartiroma

financial experts during the stock/internet boom. He, nor Bartiroma, had any experience, but they built them up as experts.

Next thing we know, the Stocks/Internet boom goes away, and suddenly those two appear as Journalists who are POLITICAL experts.

LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL...........

And of course, they are in lock step with the Republican Media because that Media has been both their claim to fame and cash cow.

Their drivel was as pathetic as Rush Limbaugh's.

[Takket]

53. good

[dobleremolque]

55. In a little while, Lou Dobbs will be like

Rush .... oh, Rush, Rush Whatshisface? Hardly remembered, how much less "revered."

[Betty Boom]

56. I'm reminded of a quote from Mark Twain

About reading obituaries.

[sakabatou]

57. Look upon my field of fucks and see that it is empty

[Jirel]

58. A nice little grave dance

can be had by all.

[Botany]

59. And he will still be dead tomorrow too?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

60. As I said on another thread

Meh

[Vogon_Glory]

61. Once upon a time I enjoyed listening to

Lou Dobbs—when he talked about money and financial matters. That was decades ago. He lost me when he transformed himself into a right-wing commentator.

To the hand-wringers and pearl-clutchers worried about Joe Biden, I would remind you that Lou is Donald John’s age and from the photos it looks like he took better care of himself than TFG does.

Club Pachyderm might need a new presidential candidate soon. And I doubt that JD Vance has the sex appeal of Florida Man to the MAGA faithful.

[jmbar2]

62. The last thing Dobbs saw before he died

Link to tweet

[Piratedog]

63. Not the least bit sad he's dead. People die all the time. Sometimes it's sad because

Sometimes it’s not. This is one of the not times.

[padah513]

64. Trump didn't write that. One of his minions did.

[BootinUp]

65. Phew. They are going to have to bury him deep.

[FoxNewsSucks]

66. Good. He can give Limpbaugh a nice warm kiss when he arrives in Hell

if Hell exists.

His exit makes the planet better, it's only too bad he didn't take a few rightwing assholes with him.

[Katcat]

68. Well poo

Bob Newhart passed away.

[czarjak]

69. Lou who?

[garybeck]

72. Believe it or not, Dobbs used to be a hero here on DU

I'm surprised it's not being mentioned here.

This forum DU got popular when there was suspicion about the Diebold machines in the 2004 election, Bev Harris, Andy Stephenson... I know some of you remember this well. For a long time, the subforum on election reform was more popular than General Discussion. Most of the talk on DU was about the voting machines.

At the time Dobbs was the only MSM reporter who would talk about it. He actually had regular show for a while all about the voting machines. He was on CNN at the time. I actually recorded all the shows he did on Diebold and made DVDs of them and gave them away to people.

Then he went to the dark side.

Good riddance.

[orleans]

75. i remember my amom and i watched his show

and i'm trying to remember why

if it was diebold talk/reporting then that was the reason

and for awhile, we liked him

[garybeck]

80. i still have DVDs of every show he did on Diebold

he had Bev Harris on there several times

[JohnSJ]

77. He was never my hero with his xenophobic rants

[Rincewind]

73. I feel sorry for all the people in hell,

who now have to spend eternity with him.

[Mr. Mustard 2023]

74. What Are Rules of Civility When...

...a Ku Klux Klan member dies? My instinct is to laugh. I want to dance. Is this wrong?

[NoMoreRepugs]

76. Often wonder what makes an apparent sane individual turn UGLY.

In his case the racist inside seemed to take over.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

79. Who cares?

Link to tweet