This is a request from Southern Poverty Law Center to help them get Lou Dobbs off the air. Southern Poverty Law Center(SPLC_ works to reduce and eliminate hate groups. In Orange County, Congressman John Campbell is leading an effort to make Barack Obama produce his birth certificate. Campbell is espousing the same hateful, bigoted views at Lou Dobbs.
Please help get Dobbs off the air.
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As you recall, we asked you to join our call to CNN to take Dobbs off the air because he refuses to stop peddling extremist propaganda in the guise of journalism.
We've had an overwhelming response, and many other organizations are also now demanding that CNN and Dobbs stop mainstreaming hate and extremism. Dobbs has dug in his heels, saying he will continue to raise questions about whether President Obama was really born in the U.S. and therefore eligible to be president. He's even suggested that Obama is an undocumented immigrant.
As I told you, this wild conspiracy theory has been repeatedly and thoroughly debunked by virtually every reputable news organization — even Dobbs' own CNN. Yet Dobbs persists in perpetuating the lie, just as he has for years spread xenophobic falsehoods that demonize Latinos.
This week, I appeared on the "O'Reilly Factor," and Bill O'Reilly told me that we shouldn't take Dobbs seriously, that it's all just about ratings.
But Dobbs is playing a dangerous game. By promoting paranoid conspiracy theories that originate in extremist circles, he's fanning the flames of racism among a segment of society that can't accept a black man in the White House. And we've already seen a wave of violence committed by racial extremists since Obama was elected.
Let me be clear: This issue has nothing to do with Dobbs' First Amendment rights. We're not calling for the government to silence Dobbs. We're simply calling for CNN to exercise responsible editorial judgment.
O'Reilly told me that CNN won't care what the public thinks about Dobbs' irresponsible reporting. I disagree. I think, together, we can make a difference. I want to thank all of you who have joined this call and all who support SPLC's work.
Please help us again by joining our call to take Dobbs off the air — and forward this email to your friends and family members so that we can make our voices ring even louder in CNN's executive offices.
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