aubiefifty 16,858 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Yahoo David Knowles·EditorFri, February 5, 2021, 6:39 PM 3-4 minutes Fox News has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by one of Donald Trump's most ardent defenders, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Dobbs, 75, praised Trump on a nightly basis, excoriated the former president’s perceived enemies and promoted the false claim that the 2020 election had not been decided fairly by the American people. Dobbs’s show, which ran twice each weekday night on the Fox Business Network, will be broadcast for the final time on Friday, the Times reported. On Thursday, Fox News, Dobbs and two other hosts — Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro — learned that that they were being sued for $2.7 billion by Smartmatic, a voting machine manufacturer. All three hosts regularly cast doubt on the election results and implied wrongdoing on the part of the company. Former President Trump released a statement Friday in praise of Dobbs. “Lou Dobbs is and was great. Nobody loves America more than Lou. He had a large and loyal following that will be watching closely for his next move, and that following includes me,” Trump said in his statement. Fox anchor Lou Dobbs during "Lou Dobbs Tonight" at Fox Business Network Studios in 2019 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images) In December, Fox News aired an odd segment on Dobbs’s show that seemed designed to shield the company from a possible lawsuit from Smartmatic. It took the form of an interview with Open Source Election Technology Institute director Eddie Perez. Dobbs himself did not conduct the interview, nor did he later embrace the conclusions by Perez that there had been no discernable instances of fraud that could have changed the results of the presidential election. A spokesperson for Fox News told Yahoo News in a statement that the decision to cancel “Lou Dobbs Tonight” was in the works before the lawsuit brough by Smartmatic. “As we said in October, FOX News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on FOX Business – this is part of those planned changes. A new 5 p.m. program will be announced in the near future,” the statement said. The network also said it would contest the lawsuit brought by Smartmatic. “We are proud of our 2020 election coverage and will vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit in court,” the company said in a separate statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,858 Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 i used to love this man until he went off the rails. i wonder how many folks he has influenced with his lies and hate? that two and a half billion dollar lawsuit is going to be something to watch going forward and folks like him and hannity should be very worried at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 5,018 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 2/6/2021 at 1:07 PM, aubiefifty said: Yahoo David Knowles·EditorFri, February 5, 2021, 6:39 PM 3-4 minutes Fox News has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by one of Donald Trump's most ardent defenders, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Dobbs, 75, praised Trump on a nightly basis, excoriated the former president’s perceived enemies and promoted the false claim that the 2020 election had not been decided fairly by the American people. Dobbs’s show, which ran twice each weekday night on the Fox Business Network, will be broadcast for the final time on Friday, the Times reported. On Thursday, Fox News, Dobbs and two other hosts — Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro — learned that that they were being sued for $2.7 billion by Smartmatic, a voting machine manufacturer. All three hosts regularly cast doubt on the election results and implied wrongdoing on the part of the company. Former President Trump released a statement Friday in praise of Dobbs. “Lou Dobbs is and was great. Nobody loves America more than Lou. He had a large and loyal following that will be watching closely for his next move, and that following includes me,” Trump said in his statement. Fox anchor Lou Dobbs during "Lou Dobbs Tonight" at Fox Business Network Studios in 2019 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images) In December, Fox News aired an odd segment on Dobbs’s show that seemed designed to shield the company from a possible lawsuit from Smartmatic. It took the form of an interview with Open Source Election Technology Institute director Eddie Perez. Dobbs himself did not conduct the interview, nor did he later embrace the conclusions by Perez that there had been no discernable instances of fraud that could have changed the results of the presidential election. A spokesperson for Fox News told Yahoo News in a statement that the decision to cancel “Lou Dobbs Tonight” was in the works before the lawsuit brough by Smartmatic. “As we said in October, FOX News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on FOX Business – this is part of those planned changes. A new 5 p.m. program will be announced in the near future,” the statement said. The network also said it would contest the lawsuit brought by Smartmatic. “We are proud of our 2020 election coverage and will vigorously defend against this meritless lawsuit in court,” the company said in a separate statement. They are so proud of their coverage that they see the need to eliminate those that have exposed them to massive liability by pushing known false information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,858 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, AU9377 said: They are so proud of their coverage that they see the need to eliminate those that have exposed them to massive liability by pushing known false information. it is sad when someone needs to get rich more than caring what they say hurts folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, aubiefifty said: it is sad when someone needs to get rich more than caring what they say hurts folks. You just summarized all of DC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 5,018 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 We elect our representatives. Our votes matter and they count. The greatest harm to our elected form of government is to falsely claim that our elections are pre determined in some way, thereby making our participation useless. That is followed by sewing suspicion in everything in society. We cannot live and grow and prosper like that. We have long relied on the integrity of men and women to uphold the values of the constitution. When we cannot rely on that, where do we turn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,660 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 “When we cannot rely on that, where do we turn?” A renewal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,416 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, autigeremt said: “When we cannot rely on that, where do we turn?” A renewal Yeah, led by nihilists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,858 Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 we are our own worst enemy. kent state. beating vets in wheelchairs at the 89 dem convention. all the lies of nam. all the lies about nam which by the way they used to flood the ghettos with cocaine and crack. they lied to us about iraq. that one is cheneys and he made billions and never even sniffed a jail. we still have serious race issues and a liar that convinced dummies they were having their vote stolen by a can artist which was also hijacked by the white power guys which led to cops dying and folks looking to hang nancy and pence. now the repubs do not want to punish trump which would allow him to run for office again and do worse and make other bad bad folks encouraged to run because they would probably get off scott free. this country is dying and we are waving flags and killing each other. we are going down and i do not see how we can stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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