[PAA-Discuss] Drop Dobbs

[Juli3 at aol.com]

       September  29, 2009        (http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/)   
The pressure on CNN's Lou Dobbs continues to mount. 
Earlier this month, along with NDN, America's Voice, and several  other 
prominent progressive groups, we launched a campaign demanding  that Lou Dobbs' 
advertisers stop supporting his fact-free hate speech.  Thousands of people 
have already taken a stand and signed our petition.  Now we're asking you 
to add your voice to the growing number of  Americans who are unwilling to 
stand by while poisonous hate is  broadcast in our media. 
Tell Dobbs' advertisers to stop sponsoring hate: 
_http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/_ (http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/)  
As Media Matters has spent years detailing, Dobbs represents a  shocking 
stain on CNN's credibility. His tendency to traffic in  anti-immigrant 
rhetoric and outlandish conspiracy theories recently  culminated in his promotion 
of racially charged fringe theories about  President Obama's birth 
certificate. When a company sponsors his  program, it is enabling Dobbs to use his CNN 
platform as a powerful  perch from which to spread hate, fear, and 
misinformation. Now you have  an opportunity to tell those companies that it's time 
to Drop Dobbs. 
Sign the petition and tell Dobbs' advertisers to stop sponsoring  hate: 
_http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/_ (http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/) 
 
Dobbs has taken notice of our recent efforts to expose his hate,  
frequently lashing out at Media Matters over the past few months. He has  implied we 
are a "hate group," called us "fleas," "really pathetic,"  "attack dogs," 
and "the Swift Boat of the left." But we're not going to  be deterred by 
name-calling. Just this past week, we ratcheted up the  pressure, highlighting 
how Dobbs has frequently echoed stories pushed by  leading conservative 
demagogue Glenn Beck. In recent weeks, as Beck  himself has come under fire from a 
progressive coalition of activists  led by ColorOfChange.org, more than 60 
advertisers have reportedly  dropped their support of his program. As it 
becomes increasingly  difficult to tell the difference between Dobbs and Beck, 
it's time CNN's  "Mr. Independent" faced that kind of pressure, and long 
past time for  Dobbs' advertisers to take a close look at the type of hate they 
are  sponsoring. 
Sign the petition and tell Dobbs' advertisers to stop sponsoring  hate: 
_http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/_ (http://www.dropdobbs.com/take-action/) 
 
Thank you for your continued help in holding the media  accountable. 
 
Eric Burns
President
Media Matters for  America




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