CNN president shuts up Lou Dobbs

[medeak]

LOL! What an embarrassement to the network to have him....

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/07/cnn-president-jon-klein-declares-birther-story-dead.html

CNN President Jon Klein declares Obama birther story 'dead'
11:03 AM PT, Jul 24 2009
CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein told staffers at the cable news network Thursday night that the supposed controversy regarding the legitimacy of President Obama’s birth certificate is a “dead” story after anchor Lou Dobbs drew attention for raising the issue repeatedly on his radio program.

The website TVNewser reported today that Klein sent an e-mail to staffers of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” just as the program went to air, informing them that CNN researchers had determined that Hawaiian officials discarded all paper documents in 2001. A long-form birth certificate with details about the doctor who delivered Obama no longer exists, they reported. The shorter Certificate of Live Birth noting Obama’s birth on Aug. 4, 1961, that has been made public is the official record.

“It seems to definitively answer the question,” Klein wrote, according to TVNewser. “Since the show's mission is for Lou to be the explainer and enlightener, he should be sure to cite this during your segment tonite. And then it seems this story is dead -- because anyone who still is not convinced doesn't really have a legitimate beef.”

[Canuckistanian]

1. Cue the freepers screaming "censorship!" in 5..4..3..2..

:popcorn:

[DefenseLawyer]

2. Discarded? Just like the Apollo footage!

Wake up people!

[depakid]

3. He ought to have been fired for his unrepentent lying about leprosy

But then- this is CNN.

[merh]

4. This is what will make the freepers and birthers go wild

informing them that CNN researchers had determined that Hawaiian officials discarded all paper documents in 2001.

I don't believe that has been what Hawaiian officials have reported. My understanding is they have seen the long form and only persons with proper standing under Hawaiin law can have a copy or see a copy of the long form.

This will just stir the shit even more.

[Walk away]

5. I know there's no god because Lou Dobbs is alive....

and Walter Cronkite passed away.

[otohara]

6. Anyone Missing Pat Buchanan???

now if the cop/professor/POTUS story would die.

I give it one more week.

[Strelnikov_]

7. Jump to Faux News imminent n/t

[Wednesdays]

8. K&R

:kick:

[Cha]

9. We'll just see how

this plays out.

[TexasObserver]

10. Recommend

[Enrique]

11. ooh, he called Dobbs's beef illegitimate

Dobbs can't let that stand.

[orleans]

12. anyone watch his show tonight? did lou do what he was told?

“It seems to definitively answer the question,” Klein wrote, according to TVNewser. “Since the show's mission is for Lou to be the explainer and enlightener, he should be sure to cite this during your segment tonite.

link in op

and if he didn't do it, will cnn fire him now? please?