Shameful Human of the Week: Lou Dobbs

I have a vague and distant memory of Lou Dobbs hosting an entertaining financial news show. Those memories feel like they come from another dimension at this point, because all I see of Lou Dobbs now is his current show, “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” on which he rants about his super right wing, protectionist ideals and contempt for immigrants.

Dobbs, supposedly a knowledgeable economist, seems to lack any understanding of what immigrant work and trade with China mean for the American economy. His opinions seem to come from sheer hatred for other countries and cultures rather than rational thought.

What is particularly frustrating about Lou Dobbs Tonight is that it is yet another program on CNN which masquerades as a news and opinion show, but offers a completely slanted view of everything, and removes any value that those opinions might actually have. Dobbs simply brings in guests who do not support his points of view, and then lashes out and attacks them throughout the course of his show, or he brings in people who agree with him and they circle jerk throughout the course of the show. He hammers away at the same topics night after night, ranting unrelentingly about his hyper conservative points of view at anyone who fails to see through his maniacal protectionist scheming.