Ruben Navarrette, an occassional guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight, approached the CNN host at last week’s NAHJ conference and thanked him for the chance to be a guest. In today’s S.F. Chronicle, he transcribes what happened next:
| “Yes,” he said, “I read your column and I like it — except the ones that call me a racist and a xenophobe.” It went downhill from there. “Actually, Lou,” I said, “What I’ve written is that you pander to racists and xenophobes. You seem like a pretty good guy, but some of your viewers are certifiable.” “You really think so?” he asked, “I think I have one of the most intelligent audiences on television.” “Well,” I said, “Racism and intelligence aren’t qualities that are mutually exclusive.” |
> Also: FishBowlNY has an eyewitness account of the “great immigration debate” at NAHJ…
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