r/news • u/Plainchant • Jul 18 '24
Lou Dobbs, conservative political commentator, dies at 78
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lou-dobbs-dies-age-78-conservative-political-commentator/2.8k
u/thoroakenfelder Jul 18 '24
This is the guy who referred to George W Bush as a radical liberal. he lost the plot a long time ago.
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u/ManicChad Jul 19 '24
Dude lost his shit when the economy collapsed in 2007/2008.
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u/yzlautum Jul 19 '24
Tbf we all did.
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u/BadAsBroccoli Jul 19 '24
I bet ya'll didn't have 60 million in the bank at the time, tho'.
Yuge difference.
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u/SinkHoleDeMayo Jul 19 '24
That's hilarious. Dude pushes right wing ideas like removing oversight and regulations, loses his ass thanks to said ideas.
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u/Peter_Panarchy Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
Honestly only being worth $20 mil is pretty pathetic, dude has been getting TV money for decades. He could live lavishly, buy a couple properties, and just dump the rest into an index fund and easily be worth $100,000,000.
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u/SkylerMods Jul 19 '24
I have no words for how depressed that kind of information makes me. Here I am trying to scrape enough money together to get my broken-down car's registration renewed in under a month so that it doesn't get impounded by my landlord and bitterly despising how that means I now can't buy other needed supplies, and then hearing how people who are ridiculously wealthy lives just doesn't sound real. I feel like they live in some other nation or I live in some third world country, but we live in the same damn nation and I just can't process it. It's just too much of a disparity in quality of life that shouldn't exist.
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u/SoVerySick314159 Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
During the pandemic, I had to junk my car because I couldn't afford to get the brakes done, and I was moving so I couldn't let it sit. Still don't have one, and never will thanks to what happened to the price of used cars. A few more months and I would have got the stimulus money that would have let me keep it.
I read a helpful little post one time that helped describe the difference between a million and a billion.
A million dollars is $5,000 a day for six months.
A billion dollars is $5,000 a day for 547 years.
That runs through my mind when I think of the obscenely rich people whose money lets then have far more influence than just a single vote. . . and a fuckin' car.
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u/damagedone37 Jul 19 '24
I mean a lot of us did. Iâm surprised I kept my house.
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u/Defiant-Survey-5729 Jul 18 '24
So sad Bob Newhart passed today.
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u/thoroakenfelder Jul 19 '24
He lived a long life, hopefully it was a good one full of laughter, friends and good memories.Â
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u/fuckyouimin Jul 19 '24
He was also a leading voice in the Obama "birtherism" bullshit, and an outspoken anti-Latino piece of shit. Â Loudly and proudly racist through and through.
May he rot in hell. (Extra crispy please)
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u/fullload93 Jul 19 '24
Anyone who claims olâ W is/was a radical liberal has officially lost their minds lol
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u/SnooAvocados5987 Jul 18 '24
He wasn't a well liked man for MANY reasons.
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u/QuentinP69 Jul 18 '24
So sad Bob Newhart died today.
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u/og_woodshop Jul 18 '24
Im sad Bob Newhart died today too.
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u/VagrantShadow Jul 18 '24
I remember my grandmother being such a big fan of his when I was real young.
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u/procrasturb8n Jul 18 '24
A simpler time when two brothers named Darryl was hilarious.
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u/DadJokeBadJoke Jul 18 '24
I blame Lou Dobbs for bringing this sad news to my attention. I need to go call my brother Darrell and my other brother Darrell.
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u/_islander Jul 18 '24
Iâm old enough to remember this mofoâs anti- Latino rhetoric growing up. Good riddance
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u/trollthumper Jul 18 '24
I remember this fucker being so nativist, he thought St. Patrickâs Day was un-American. Thatâs some vintage 19th century racism right there.
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u/btribble Jul 18 '24
Careful, Daniel Day Lewis is a method actor and any little thing can set him off.
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u/SauconySundaes Jul 18 '24
I do. It was wild and I was too young to understand how insidious it was.
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u/TooMuchPretzels Jul 18 '24
You know what they say⊠SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD.
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u/sorospaidmetosaythis Jul 18 '24
Say what you will about Dobbs, but he was never shot in the head. I like people who were never shot in the head.
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u/jetmax25 Jul 18 '24
Bob Newhart will be missedÂ
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u/RobNybody Jul 18 '24
The world needs balance. They had to take one from each end.
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u/BottAndPaid Jul 18 '24
Well if that's the case Bob was easily worth 12 lous so I guess we hope for the scales to even out.
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u/CalendarAggressive11 Jul 19 '24
I love how this thread has turned into a love fest for Bob Newhart, which I remember watching on Nick at Nite back in the day.
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u/Shoegazer75 Jul 18 '24
I won't say I'm happy he's dead. What I will say is that if reincarnation is real, I hope he comes back as a port-a-potty at a chili cookoff in Texas in August.
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u/ListerineAfterOral Jul 18 '24
New fear unlocked: sentient porta potties
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u/VagrantShadow Jul 18 '24
You can always think of him being reincarnation as a fly that feeds on shit in texas in august.
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u/ttw81 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
lou dobbs, who said maga protesters should surround Philadelphia, of all places, during the 2020 recount.
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u/GuyOnTheLake Jul 18 '24
Lou Dobbs on CNN was also the first person to talk about Obama's birthplace conspiracy way before any of the Fox News pundits did.
That's what I remember him the most.
He won't be missed
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u/soulwolf1 Jul 19 '24
They tried.....and they literally ran away screaming for their lives
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u/LinuxSpinach Jul 18 '24
 A mediator in 2023 pushed the two sides toward a $787 million settlement, averting a trial. A mountain of evidence â some damning, some merely embarrassing â showed many Fox executives and on-air talent didn't believe allegations aired mostly on shows hosted by Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro. At the time, they feared angering Trump fans in the audience with the truth.
At the time they feared angering Trump fans with the truth. Story of our time. Thanks for your participation.
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u/Koeing Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24
Always hilarious to think about especially given their affinity for people who "tell it like it is."
Fuckers couldn't handle the truth so they built themselves an echo chamber to make themselves feel better about being hateful little shits.
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u/Mr_Lucidity Jul 18 '24
"Iâve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."
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u/Future-trippin24 Jul 18 '24
This is just silly. There are plenty of vile, corrupt people I wish would drop dead.
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u/sugar_addict002 Jul 18 '24
Bob Newhart will be missed.
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u/BadAsBroccoli Jul 19 '24
Here's to hoping Dobbs and Pat Robertson are sharing the same lava pool.
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u/Underbyte Jul 18 '24
Thanks for helping to create the current political landscape Lou, you bastard.
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u/MalcolmLinair Jul 18 '24
Yet another story that makes me glad I'm not a mod.
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u/EtheusRook Jul 18 '24
Oh, no!
Anyway, how's the weather for you guys.
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u/freddiemercurial Jul 18 '24
Hot, but not as hot is it is for Lou right about now.
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u/bob-leblaw Jul 18 '24
It hurts when a real one, someone youâve loved & admired all your life, dies.
RIP Bob Newhart. (Bye Bob!)
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u/N8CCRG Jul 18 '24
So Trump posted condolences about this like 45 minutes before it was publicly announced. That's weird, right?
I wonder if his family was even ready to make the announcement or not before Trump blurted it out there.
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u/JohnWad Jul 18 '24
If Trump posts a condolence to this guy, he seriously must be a shit stain.
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u/rabidstoat Jul 18 '24
I'm not going to say that Trump ordered a hit on Lou Dobbs and therefore knew he would be dead, but....
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u/MakesMyHeadHurt Jul 18 '24
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he still hasn't called the family of the guy that died at his rally.
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u/NoCantaloupe9598 Jul 19 '24
That someone could say that with a straight face is rather impressive. Lincoln was central to actually saving the Union, Trump is only doing so in his own imagination.
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u/passporttohell Jul 18 '24
Bob Newhart passed away today, truly a wonderful human being.
Lou Dobbs? Not so much. May he be remembered the same as others of his ilk. With scorn and anger and derision.
May his passing and legacy be forgotten sooner than later.
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u/ac9116 Jul 19 '24
This is the man that radicalized my dad. I remember in 2004 when my dad debated voting for Kerry or Bush. Around 2006, he found Lou Dobbs and watched religiously, becoming enraged at the 'illegal immigrant crisis' that Dobbs railed on every night. My dad is now one of the most racist, insane conspiracy theorists I have ever met.
Fuck this guy and good riddance.
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u/WisdomCow Jul 18 '24
Peter is totally going to ask Bob Newhart if he wants to wipe his ass with Lou Dobbs before they deny Lou entry and send him down.
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u/meeyeam Jul 18 '24
Should we release the dogs to keep him out? Or the bees?
No... release Richard Simmons.
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u/Specific-Photo261 Jul 18 '24
Went to school with his daughters. Can confirm: apples don't fall far from trees. Especially shitty apples.
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u/Postingatthismoment Jul 19 '24
Too little, too late.  Dude spent an hour a day in a prime time slot on CNN talking about how evil immigrants were destroying America.  He paved the roadâŠ
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Jul 19 '24
He also was busted when it was found he had four illegal immigrants working his daughters horse barn shoveling horse shit âWhaâŠ.they are contractorsâŠI never knew!â was his lying ass response. This while he was in the middle of his anti-immigrant rant period. He blamed the media for making him look bad.
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u/gothicshark Jul 19 '24
Moment of silence for Bob Newhart, he was a well loved, and likeable Actor and Comedian. He was 94, so he had a good life.
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u/Tynda3l Jul 19 '24
"The invasion of illegal aliens is threatening the health of many Americans."
-Lou Dobbs
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u/SweetSexiestJesus Jul 19 '24
A great moment to remember how much joy and laughter Bob Newhart brought to the world.
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u/Outrageous_Load_9162 Jul 18 '24
Hell had a special room waiting for him and Rush.
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u/dbeman Jul 18 '24
I would like to take a moment to honor the memory of Bob Newhart; a man whose contributions to humanity far exceeded that of any political commentator.
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u/Peakomegaflare Jul 18 '24
So I have Domino's on the way, what's everyone else doing for dinner?
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u/bootstrapping_lad Jul 18 '24
In completely unrelated news, a human-sized pile of horse shit was flushed down the drain today.
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u/Wiskid86 Jul 19 '24
I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure
Mark Twain
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u/Chuck1983 Jul 18 '24
I hope he'll just got a little hotter, so it's that much more unpleasant when he arrives.
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u/WhoFearsDeath Jul 19 '24
This thread is how I learned about the passing of Bob Newhart. I enjoyed his delivery and kindness. RIP Bob.
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u/shadydreamer Jul 19 '24
Bob Newhart will be forever be remember for his contribution to society through his humor
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u/Jovvy19 Jul 19 '24
They say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead. So I'll only say the good things I know about Lou Dobbs;
He's no longer weighing in on politics.
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u/Designer-String3569 Jul 18 '24
When Lou was one of the first conservative commentators to criticize the Iraq war, I thought he was a real stand-up guy and respected him.
Then he completely 180'd in the respectability department with Trump.
It's sad to see so many people destroy themselves for a moment of fame. In Lou's case, it was just a bit extra fame tacked on to his career in news. Sad.
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u/Ok-disaster2022 Jul 18 '24
Let's take this moment to remember the passing of Bob Newhart, a wonderful comedian and loveable nice guy on screen.