Lou Dobbs: I’m afraid to say ‘I love you’ to a guy from San Francisco.
By on Apr 4th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Lou Dobbs: I’m afraid to say ‘I love you’ to a guy from San Francisco.
Last night on CNN, host Lou Dobbs expressed his displeasure at having “one of those days” when “some folks are kind of just on you.” He then aired a clip of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) taking a subtle dig at Dobbs, in which, Menendez said: “I love you, Lou.” Dobbs then aired a clip of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) also taking subtle dig at Dobbs. “Sen. Menendez said he loved me, and so I’m going to say ‘I love you’ back,” Dobbs said, but added: “I can’t say ‘I love you’ to a fellow in San Francisco I suppose.” Watch it:
Last week, Dobbs caught himself just before he uttered a racial slur when referring to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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April 4th, 2008 at 10:40 amLou Dobbs:
April 4th, 2008 at 10:40 amracist, homophobe, bigot, but he wears his flag pin, that proves he is a “patriot.”
Daryll; Go Cheney yourself!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:42 amSince when has San Francisco been considered the northwestern part of anywhere, much less the United States???
And, Lou… if you’re so insecure in your maleness that you can’t express a little love to a fellow human being without worrying about your sexuality, maybe its time you had a long talk with yourself.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:44 amI’m not from San Francisco, but I live about 40 minutes away from Saugatuck, which is considered the San Francisco and/or Key West of Michigan.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:45 amI just want to say, “I love you, Lou and Daryll!”
Hate to tell you this Lou — but Gavin Newsom is heterosexual. Not only that, he’s engaged to be married, so he’s taken.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:46 amDude, ya wanna talk about sin?
April 4th, 2008 at 10:47 amJust last week, I attended a business summit in Las Vegas. Holy moly! The over indulgence of alcholol, the skimpy outfits, the amount of money being lost! And that was just me!!!
Dobbs is a frickin homophobic dinosaur. Does anyone besides my 81 year old Dad actually watch his show?
April 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am“I can’t say ‘I love you’ to a fellow in San Francisco I suppose.”
Why? Because the kids at school would call you names?
April 4th, 2008 at 10:51 amGeez, don’t wet youreslf, Lou… and you too, Darryl.
North-west portion? Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington… pretty big swath of the country, you freakin’ moron.
And if you didn’t like what you saw… what were you doing in that bath house?
April 4th, 2008 at 10:53 amDRxJ, LMAO!!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:56 amAnother freaky Friday in bull shit bush bizarro world. Good to read you here Uncle Ho…I quit blitzer, dobb’s and that entire bunch a while back when it was apparent they had lost their new’s ability and become a soap box for wind bag’s…Watch Keith only now…There isn’t much difference in MSNBC and Fux as far as I can tell.
When did think progress become think pulpit.? Or have the bible thumper’s become sponser’s to this site…Blessings
April 4th, 2008 at 10:59 amThank to some helpfrom my friends I stopped watching Lou before 2006. I used to watch him every day. I was caught up in his Hyperreality. But I broke free. It’s very awkward to look back. Lou is a clown. Someone needs to tell him opinions are like a$$holes and we all got one.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:08 amCISCO Seminar.Daryll,is this CISCO systems,or CISCO the cult???
April 4th, 2008 at 11:17 amDrxJ I live about 80 miles from Saugatuck, and I was in in San Fran in August. A homophobe like Dobbs would have a worst time at Oval Beach believe me. As far as praying for San Franciscans? No need, they have lots of gods out there.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:20 amDaryll Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
SF is located in the northern portion of California and is not far from Oregon. Alot of people in SF, Palto Alto, etc., consider themselves part of the northwest.
You spend a lot of time there, Daryll? Taken a poll? Having lived in California and the real Pacific Northwest since 1965, I can tell you that you’re are totally and utterly full of crap. People in the Bay Area do not consider themselves part of the Northwest. They identify with “the bay area” or, at most, “northern California.” Just admit you made a mistake.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am#3 - Daryll Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Daryll, I will continue to pray that you stop your “pick and choose” approach to the Bible, and ether enforece ALL the words of Jesus and actively campaign against divorce, or get over your “hollier than thou” attitude.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:23 amDaryll; I follow the golden rule.
LIVE AND LET LIVE!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:23 amThanks gummitch. No need to point out the utter idiocy of that particular “portion” of Darryl’s blather.
Has he explained yet why he was drawn by God’s will into that bath house yet?
And spent hours and hours in there, “doing the Lord’s work”???
April 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am“SF is located in the northern portion of California and is not far from Oregon.”
That is like saying SF is not far from Arizona, which is only a 10 hour drive.
“Alot of people in SF, Palto Alto, etc., consider themselves part of the northwest.”
No they don’t. I have lived in the SF Bay Area for over 20 years and I have never known anybody that considers this region to be part of the Northwest.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:26 amDarryl’s Golden Rule:
“As long as I live, I will continue to lie!”
April 4th, 2008 at 11:26 amMabey Daryll needs to spend a little time in Humboldt County.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:26 am#24 - Uncle Ho Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 11:23 am
It seems that is one of the portions of the Bible that Daryll has “chosen” to ignore. It doesn’t conform to his prejudices, therefore it doesn’t “count”.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:26 amDaryll Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 10:41 am
People in the North-western portion of the United States are sinful and quite scary.
BOO!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:28 amLook, the Bible has way more references to social justice than any other subject, if anyone is keeping track.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:29 amI was briefly stationed in San Francisco during the Vietnam war, & went hippie.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:33 amMy only problem with San Fran is you can’t get a picture of anything without a transient standing in the way.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:38 amPeople in the North-western portion of the United States are sinful and quite scary
That’s me, St D, sinful and scary, and I don’t need no stinkin prayers!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:42 amEven his old boss Ted Turner thinks he’s flipped out. Lou please for all of our sakes go get the help you so desperately need.
And please watch those racial slurs..think before you open your mouth and insert your foot….
April 4th, 2008 at 11:42 amGeez, where’d Darryl go?
Perhaps we were just a little… too..
SNARKY w/ him!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:52 amTRoS, perhaps he had some testing to do on his super-secret decoder ring DOD website
April 4th, 2008 at 11:55 amEither that, RU, or…
He went… back… to… the bath house…
April 4th, 2008 at 11:59 amTRoS ~ The “lord” works in mysterious ways…
April 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pmDaryll Says:
People in the North-western portion of the United States are independent thinkers and are not superstitious. We must continue to party with them.
Thanks for the compliment, you superstitious fool.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:23 pmDaryll Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
SF is located in the northern portion of California and is not far from Oregon. Alot of people in SF, Palto Alto, etc., consider themselves part of the northwest.
You are such a liar! SF is “close” to Oregon if you consider 8 hours driving time “close.” I grew up in the Bay Area, and there was no way anyone considered themselves from the Pacific Northwest.
God hates liars. You better try to make this right, Daryll.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pmWhen did think progress become think pulpit.? Or have the bible thumper’s become sponser’s to this site…Blessings
When the posters here allow Darryl to hijack every thread it pops up in.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:47 pmHaving lived in Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, AND southern California, I can tell you that:
1) People in Seattle do not consider any part of California to be part of the PNW — that distinction belongs to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. And some purists exclude Idaho because it doesn’t border the Pacific Ocean (but they DO include British Columbia).
2) People in San Francisco and the surrounding area — not to mention all of northern California — don’t consider themselves part of the PNW.
3) People in Los Angeles and points south DO consider San Francisco to be part of the PNW — actually, they consider everything north of Bakersfield to be PNW.
Now, as far as the “sinfulness” goes of these areas? People are sinful all over. Even going by Daryll’s definition of “sin” which appears to include only sexual “sins”.
Oh — and a note to Lou: Despite what you’ve heard, there are more heterosexuals in San Francisco than there are gays.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:57 pmDaryll, we are the people our parents warned us about.
I have been to war, and shed blood. I am divorced. My hobby I play rock and roll in some fairly wild bars ( and some country =). I date women and sleep with them, and I have no plans to marry again.
I also investigate “hauntings” ( yeah, like TAPS, but I don’t do a show ) and religious “miracle” claims as another hobby, scientifically.All of the other people I team with are professionals, police, firemen, scientists and techno geeks, like me. We usually debunk 80% of all “hauntings” we check out ( hard to explain objects seemingly moving on their own volition, as opposed to finding squirrels in the attic =). About 99% of all religious “miracle” claims are debunked as frauds.
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April 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Geez, where’d Darryl go?
Perhaps we were just a little… too..
SNARKY w/ him!
The Good side of the Snark eventually is too bright for the Dark side. =)
April 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pmWayne!
Love the Buffett, especially when visiting St. Thomas (One Particular Harbor)
A Pirate Looks at Forty pretty much sums up my life (well, except the part about having enough money to buy Miami).
Yes I am a pirate
April 4th, 2008 at 1:43 pm200 years too late
The cannons don’t thunder
There’s nothing to plunder
I’m an over 40 victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late.
(Alas, I turn 42 in 3 weeks)
DRxJ Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Wayne!
Love the Buffett, especially when visiting St. Thomas (One Particular Harbor)
A Pirate Looks at Forty pretty much sums up my life (well, except the part about having enough money to buy Miami).
One of my favorites, I used to play every time I practiced, was “Peanut Butter Conspiracy” =)
(Alas, I turn 42 in 3 weeks)
April 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pmI turn 50 next week. heh.
What is the purpose of Lou airing this segment, other than to highlight how sensitive he is to criticism. What’s up with that, weirdo. Since he is an alleged professional newscaster, this sounds a tad bit whacky to me. Sorry Lou, I agree with Ted, your nuts.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:05 pmMethinks Dobbs flatters himself a little too much…
April 4th, 2008 at 6:32 pmDaryll - April 4th, 2008 at 11:00 am
SF is located in the northern portion of California and is not far from Oregon.
This is true, if you are looking at a map. It’s even closer if you are using a world globe.
Out here in the real world, San Francisco is rather far from Oregon. You’ve never been here have you?
Alot of people in SF, Palto Alto, etc., consider themselves part of the northwest.
I don’t know what constitutes “A lot of people” in your deluded tiny little pointy head, but most people in the Bay Area consider themselves exactly that Bay Area, or Northern California. NorthWest? Not a chance.
Now we know you are 1)not Black, 2) not Christian, 3) not very bright, and 4) not good at geography.
April 4th, 2008 at 6:55 pmLast week, Dobbs caught himself just before he uttered a racial slur when referring to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
I know that a lot of people who recognized that the words “cotton-pickin” were on his lips saw this as a racial slur, and yes, it is a phrase with racially charged origins, but let’s be fair. It is a phrase that has been a part of certain American vernaculars for so long that many people using with out intending it to have any racial connotation whatsoever. Yes, it’s archaic and in our own progressive time even a bit backwards, but it’s an old saying equivalent to “gosh-darned”. Besides, when he used it, he was referring to a group of politicians reflecting Condolezza Rice’s sentiments, not specifically about her.
I truly despise how so much of our media has been turned into a “he-said-she-said” affair, where progress is stalled by its particpation in the political mudslinging extravaganza, and I expect you, ThinkProgress to rise above it. I hope you will.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:35 pm