Probably the best news I have heard from CNN lately is word that supposed “independent” but actually right-wing blowhard Hispanic-hater Lou Dobbs resigned as of last night.
The network has announced that “State of the Union” host John King will take over the time slot left by Dobbs’ exit. It’s probably the best they can do right now. I like King immensely as a reporter. He has credentials that you don’t often find these days in the cable news biz, mainly that he was the main political reporter for Associated Press.
As an interviewer on a Sunday morning show like SOTU, King hasn’t really impressed me. Perhaps something like this hour slot will allow him to focus more solidly on subjects, thus finding something that will really showcase his reporting talents. I sure hope so. CNN needs to do something.
There are less than a handful of anchors on CNN that I can watch these days. And their prime-time line-up up to now has positively stunk. You had Dobbs, a one-time respectable business reporter turned bigot loudmouth. Then came Campbell Brown, who just annoys the living hell out of me. Larry King, who should have retired to Miami decades ago. And Anderson Cooper. Need I say more?
So I hope King does well in Dobbs’ time spot. As for Dobbs, I hope he runs for president on an independent ticket. He will be sure to take some of the nut-job votes away from the Republican candidate. (I wonder who he’d pick as his nut-job running mate, “Moose Girl” Sarah Palin or Minnesota Mental Midget U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Idiot Asylum? But first, I’m sure Dobbs will do something to first recharge his batteries, such as going hunting for Mexicans on the U.S.-Mexico border.