Chicago community leaders gathered in front of Barnes & Noble last night to protest TV pundit Lou Dobbs and his dangerous manipulation of the facts. Those who rallied outside the bookstore carried signs reading, “Immigrants are laborers, not lepers.” The signs referred to Dobbs' habitual linking of immigration to a fictitious rise in leprocy.
After Dobbs' book talk, Presbyterian minister Jennifer Hill asked about the hundreds of men, women, and children that die every year attempting to cross the border. Dobbs yelled at Jennifer to “Seek redemption for not blaming the Mexican government for their deaths.” Seeing that Dobbs would not engage respectfully (earlier in the evening, a supporter screamed, “Hispanics are not like us, they’re not white,” with no response from Dobbs), half of the crowd left.
Meanwhile, on CNN, Dobbs exploded over ICIRR Director Joshua Hoyt’s suggestion that “the immigration debate has descended into the world of bullies, bigots, and demagogues." Judge for yourself- watch a clip of Dobbs supporters, or read the transcripts of Lou interviewing Congressman Gutierrez here.
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