(CNN) - Can Lou Dobbs make the leap from the anchor desk to the Oval Office?
A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the "crazy" idea that the former CNN host could mount a White House bid in 2012 - but Dobbs wasn't laughing. "What's so crazy about that?" he responded in the interview broadcast on the Washington, D.C. station.
"Well, I'll tell you this much: it's one of the discussions that we're having," Dobbs said. "For the first time, I'm actually listening to some people about politics."
Dobbs, who amicably parted ways with the network earlier this month, also told former Sen. Fred Thompson that he was definitely weighing a run.
"I'm going to be talking some more with some folks who want me to listen to them in the next few weeks," Dobbs said on the 2008 Republican presidential candidate's radio show. "I just don't even know even what to tell you in terms of where I'm leaning, because right now I'm fortunate to have just a number of wonderful options."
The former anchor's strong views on illegal immigration have made him a lightning rod for criticism from Hispanic groups, and a popular figure in some conservative quarters.
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My advice to Dobbs is this it is far , far ,easier to complain about the way the country is run than to manage the asylum.
sorry Dobbs i'll be voting for obama again in 2012 and so will every other real american
Dobbs would be great as President. He has more stage presence than Obama, more intelligence than Obama and actually understands basic economics. What a refresher that would be.
Gosh, I suspected he was a bit arrogant, but this is way over the top.
Lou would fall flat on his face when he discovers that its easier to criticize than govern.
Lou Dobbs for President sounds CRAZY. He was so indepentant that we always wrote him off as a crazy like Glenn Beck. He never had a good word of support for our President. I wouldn't vote for Lou to run the local animal shelter.
Thank goodness that CNN gave him the boot. Time for Lou to retire.
Maybe he can ask David Duke to be his running mate. They have a lot of similar views on race.
Well, if Lou Dobbs run for President, then I'm going to get my 14 year old sister to run for Vice-president! What a joke!
That's amazing. The "Le Pen" of American public life (cf. the French you love to hate) apparently believes that demagogic national chauvinism is a ticket to political success. Bring it on!!
Palin/Dobbs (or Dobbs/Palin) on an indpeendent-type ticket would utterly destroy the GOPhers.
Lou, please stay home.
Dobbs and the AK quitter in 2012! Then again, they are both quitters.
Thanks CNN of all the useless info on the beauty queen that's getting way old (like her) this was really one that I had to laught out loud.
Please do and then he can see just how much he is hated by a lot of people. He won't get the African American vote, he definitely won't get the Latino vote, he won't get the liberal vote, most of the dem vote and he won't get most of the young vote. I would love to see Mr. Dobbs make a fool of himself. It's one thing to spew your hate from behind a desk and another to be accountable to the American people for spewing your hate. Please run Lou, please!
Lou Dobbs is a moron. He's never uttered a truth in his entire life. Only idiots would respect the dirt bag!
Definitely. Go ahead, Lou. You and Sarah, or Sarah and You, or you and Glenn Beck, or Glenn Beck and Sarah. Or whatever. You lose no matter what. So, please yes, do it.
Yeah!! As a 5th generation Texan, of Hispanic descent, I would be thrilled to cast my vote for Lou Dobbs. I'm probably one of a few Hispanics who has the guts to stand up and say ENOUGH with continuing to let all sorts of illegals into this country. I work 7 days a week, 10-14hr days (with no overtime) and I'm taxed to the hilt to pay for them. Majority of those illegals make low wages, meaning they don't pay any taxes, and in fact, they get tax credit $ back!...because they use stolen social secuiry numbers and they get the Earned Child Tax Credit $. Enough! I'm sick of paying for all of them ruining my country. And I challenge true Hispanic AMERICANS to stop playing the victim role (like most blacks do today) and stop putting your hand out for handouts, and put our country first or we will end up becoming a 3rd world country. You laugh now...but it will happen if you don't have the guts to protect America. If you can't see this, you are really Stupid and ignorant.
Lou, please don't believe everything that you hear. Don't be fooled, you donot have what it takes to be a President; better yet, you can for Prez and Sarah can be your VPrez. Go for it!!!!
Dobbs is an angry crazy hateful old white man who sees nothing positive in America but himself.
Oh yeah–Ya Betcha . Lou Dobbs? Sounds like another Palin saga.
Bigloo will fit right in with the incredible shrinking socialist RNC.
"For the first time, I'm actually listening to some people about politics."
-That should be your tag line Lou................ since you obviously haven't been till now! I wanna see YOUR birth certificate........... and not one of those photoshopped versions that says you were born a man.
Great. Yet another fear mongering paranoid conspiracy theorist who thinks he should be running the world.
Can't wait to see how he tries to spin his anti-immigration stance to win the Hispanic vote while not alienating the lunatic fringe on the right. That would be something to watch.
Beyond being angry about illegal immigration, what else does Lou Dobbs stand for and think about? I don't know and almost never watched his show. I would hope if he is planning on running, that he would have many other people running along side him for offices in the House and Senate.
What a joke?
The only ailment that this country is facing that Lou Dobbs has NOT blamed on illegal immigration is global warming, but if there was a plausible way to do it, he would.
now there is a losing ticket; pailn and dobbs................
dobbs.........ya know she'll be the pres. canidate.....ya bettcha!!!!!!!
you'll be the.......?????????????????
Oh, just super!!! A pundit who has never been responsible for anything except news ratings wants to be president. Shouldn't he at least try community organizing first?
Please!Please! Lou Dobbs do everybody a favor and go sit down somewhere or maybe him and Sarah Palin can go read her book and hash over why they think they can do so much better...Give us a break!
I am a yellow-dog Democrat so fed up with the status quo that I would consider voting for Lou.
Help Wanted-Position Opening
President of the United States
Qualifications: Must be dumber than a box of rocks.
Crazier than a bat.
Extremely manipulative by the extreme right.
Dobbs – run for your local city council, then for your local house representative seat. Then by 2016 in the earliest you might have at least some basic experience in politics to talk about a presidential bid. Be prepared to change your immigration and other views if they are not representing the needs of your constituents in the meantime.
Dobbs... what a joke!
I'll vote for him!!
HAHAHAHAHa seriously? no one would vote for him. He's a quitter just like Palin!!! A President with Dentures? hahahaha...no.
lou.. are you kidding me....]
lost my vote on arrival
Did Dobbs give himself away by saying: For the first time I am actually listening to some people about politics"? All I can say is "It's about time, you idiot."
A radio interviewer on WTOP joked Monday about the "crazy" idea that the former CNN host could mount a White House bid in 2012
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You are correct......Dobbs for President???That's as dumb as Palin for President
Neither have a clue........................
thats fine, I can vote against you just as fast as anyone else with a big ego who thinks they know more than they do
He wouldn't get the latino vote, not based on his past rethoric!
Nothing gets the American people excited the way Lou Dobbs does! *rolls eyes*
That border fence would have already been completed if he were in office
Oh great! A television personality who wants to be president. Just line up behind Sarah Palin and any others starting to run for president in 2009.
Is this man kidding or is he serious?
Electing Dobbs is probably the only way we'd get immigration laws enforced.
What a hoot. Lou Dobbs has spent years alienating one of the largest voting blocks in America. You run Lou, and maybe Sarah Palin will be your running mate. And Fred Thompson, theres a winner for ya. He couldnt even get off his fat behind long enough to actually campaign when he was running. Oh pleaser run Lou. It will be a huge gift to Democrats.
Can't do worse than what we have now...
This is what happens when you surround yourself with sycophants and your sense of self-importance and righteousness gets too bloated. Dobbs would have every Hispanic in the country voting against him and picketing his campaign. On top of that, he would have every liberal in the country calling him a potential tyrant with delusions of grandeur. I hope he runs. It will be fun to watch him fade into obscurity when it becomes clear that he is a single-issue candidate.
Please do it! We need the laughs.
What make Lou Dobbs think that he is qualified to run for any political office? He is a celebrity commentator. I am sure that he is a very intelligent man, but what kind of bona fides does he have other than knowing and having interviewed political figures?
What party would he run for? He hates everybody.
CNN made a great move forward getting this fool off it's airwaves.
Now get rid if the idiot Ed Henery and you might gain back some dignity.
asking questions on interview shows is one thing, bringing a country together that is so polarized is another. Is Lou up to it? Might be a stretch!
I hope he does... A total rejection of the american public would be just the "dose of reality" that Mr. Dobbs needs!
Love it.
I hope Lou makes his way over Faux. It will be priceless when ALL of their "pundits" are running for Pres in '12!!
Who do you think Ailes is going to back?
Cue the mass exodus of people from the US if he were to win...
Maybe you could join forces with Palin and Juliani and it could be a three ring circus!
Go Lou !
Ah, the FOX Party! oooooh! at least they'll all be together
It would be a step up from what we're saddled with now.
Do it, do it, do it, do it! Run with Huckabee, Romney, anybody! The GOP needs more candidates like you! OMG can you imagine the tea party we will have when you win.....the .00002% of voters that will support you? Dude, why are you waiting?
Good heavens–the ego must be bursting. He has much less chance than Palin even with a FEW dedicated supporters. But indeed Fred Thompson should be his adviser– he who did so well on his own and biggest mistake was leaving Law and Order.
"Dobbs, who amicably parted ways with the network earlier this month"...
Really? You call that amicable? I'd hate to see what 'hostile' means to CNN>
Good Luck Mr. Lou Dobb...Dobb...Dobbs! With Trying To Win The Latino Vote. Can You Say No Chance In Hell.
I think Lou is a little confused. While he certainly likes whining, I am not so sure he would like it as much if directed at him.
This must be a joke.
Now THAT would be scary. Stephen King's "Dead Zone" was written about this kind of populist...
I did like Dobbs. Even if I didn't agree with him, I respected him as a reporter because he spoke his mind rather well.
Let's see how things turn out.
you go LOU!!
Hey Lou,
Why don't you just o over to your new friends at Fox and run your mouth, instead of running for office. Better yet maybe you should run, then in a month or so after the first primary you can drop out like Fred Thompson did. Maybe it will bring you back to earth.
Have I just tuned in to the Comedy Channel?
Dobbs/Beck 2012! – the lowest campaign getting the lowest amount of votes!
Erm, I would not vote for Lou Dobbs. Good luck in your other endeavors, Mr. Dobbs.
Lou, I think you are a decent man, that I happen to disagree politically with, please don't shed your last bit of credibility by making a fool out of yourself by trying to do this. No offense, but no one wants a president who calls his oppenents "Socialist" if you disagree with them. I can't stop you from running, but you will suffer a national embarrasment if you try to run. Stick to what you know a little bit about, journalism. Thank you.
Hahah you've got to be kidding me? Mr Dobbs is a racist man!... plus he does not believe President Obama was born in the US...
Lou,
I stopped watching your poor excuse of a show many months ago. I'm glad you also realized that you were losing your following and decided to leave your CNN gig shortly after singing your high note.
I think your attempt to run for the White House is laughable at best. As a Presidential candidate, you will actually have to engage in problem-solving dialogue instead of sensationalizing issues for ratings. Like Limbaugh, I don't think you're up for the challenge.
If the GOP is crazy enough to let you represent them in 2012 (God willing, with Palin as your running mate), then I predict a second term for Obama.
When you were an impartial journalist, you were amazing. I'm afraid you should have stuck with what you knew!
Go for it, Lou. You'll drain votes from whoever the GOP puts up and help ensure that the lunatic fringe doesn't call this shots in this country. That includes you.
Would Mr. Independent dare become the darling of the GOP?
I would just love to watch Obama thrash him in a debate.
He can run with Beck under the "Narcissus" party banner.
If Lou Dobb's runs as an Independent, he would have my vote! You want to blame a group for where America now finds itself, blame White America. Blame them for being too lax, too caring and too giving; all at the cost to the betterment of our Nation.
Bring it on. Lou. You were once credible, but somehow, you turned into a propagandist machine and stood for nothing. Oh, I forgot, immigrants, in your view, were/are the source of all what's wrong with America. There is nothing wrong with your entry into the presidential race. Bring it on and be prepared to lose big time, too!
other than generalize about everyone else being wrong, what does lou dobbs do? He's a perfect fit for FOX news or some other radio talking head position.
What will he do when he runs for office and finds that people support him almost as much as they supported Thompson. Then his head will shrink down to normal size and he will have to join FOX news to get it pumped full of air again.
The news channels should change their names to Saturday Night Live. What a joke this would be. He could have Palin as his VP and make Russ L his secretary of state. Then lets put it Beck as Treasury Secretary and that would fill out the list of goofie's. What would the Republicans do then – still say NO to everything that would come out of the white house.
Perfect! Dobbs/Palin ticket. Dems would rule for a decade or more!
What hubris. Clueless really, how he will just humiliate himself.
Can you imagine him and Sarah Palin as running mates. We would be the laughing stock of the world
The President of the United States of Canada
If this guy runs, the Republicans can kiss goodbye any Latino vote they hope to get in 2012! Only one worse would be Palin. What a great group of misfits the Democrats will have running against them!
Run, Lou, run. As soon as you are called upon to offer actual solutions to the problems you address and the politicians at whom you sneer, the sooner people will see that you are a mere demagogue.
Is this a joke?
Another sicko to join the bunch of them that they already have.
Dobbs/Tancredo in 2012!Make sure every last Hispanic votes Democrat.
Ha!!! Is this some kind of a joke CNN? "Mr. Independant" quit just like Palin did. Maybe they'll be running mates. The team of QUITTERS.
Wow. . .could we have a true independent errrr pseudo GOP anchorman running for POTUS??? Dobbs / Limbaugh 2012!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
There you go Sarah a running mate. How about Joe the Plummer for Sec'y of Labor?
If you thought Sarah Palin was unhinged, Dobbs is probably further to the right than John Birch. He would certainly further the radicalization of the GOP into a party where persons of color and persons of moderate thought would be made to feel very uncomfortable.
oh boy, another rising star on the corrupt gopher
oh my god, an intellectual equal to Sarah Palin. and I thought we had seen it all
If I was Lou Dobbs and considering a run for the White House, I would definately not have my name in the same article with a poor example for a senator like Fred Thompson.
Lou, be careful what you wish for. I think it's much easier to criticize and generalize about what should and shouldn't be done. The hard part is actually looking at all the players involved and how everything is affected and then seeing that there's more compromise involved than you'd ever care to do.
Give me a break. No one is going to vote for him...and I am a conservative. If the republicans have any hope of getting anywhere in the next couple years, they have to get someone better than the people who are coming out of the woodwork now. Glenn Beck, Palin, McCain (poser) Huckabee, that morman guy? Please. These people are horrible choices.....It's like what Rush said, a third party prob needs to happen...
But even if it does, who is going to be there? Geeze.
Well, I for one will want to examine his birth certificate. No, I mean the REAL birth certificate. The one issued in Outer Mongolia, where he REALLY came from.
In fact, I won't be satisfied that Lou Dobbs is a natural born 'Mercan until I interview 5 people who were present at his birth. Then, of course, I'll have to examine all of their birth certificates, and those of people who where present at their birth, and so on.
What an EGO! How dare he criticze President Obama when his ego quadruples in size. Let him run...it is always fun to dig out the skeletons from the closets. Also, I am sure Latinos will be lining up to vote for him...HAHA
he better hold on to his dentures!!! becasue the presidential race is no smooth ride. hahqa
Are you kidding???????????? How many viewers does Dobbs have?
The far-right is in total denial. Americans are not far-right........ we are Left of center!
ONLY 21% of Americans claim to be GOP.
55% of Americans do not know who the leader of the GOP is.
Only 15% of Americans claim to be far-right.
I suggest this......... PALIN/DOBBS 2012!
Amazing. Ten minutes of fame and you are qualified to lead one of the biggest countries in the world.
He is done already
Lou has to start as a senator or congressman even Obama had a 140 days as a senator under his belt when he announced fore president
Dobbs is showing some mental issues. Go join the Wackos Lou. Maybe after you don't get a nomination for either pres or Senj you can jgo on down and join the border militia....
You go Lou Dobbs! You got my vote!
If he wants to run, good for him. Every boy and girl in America should grow up wanting to be the President. And thanks to our system, anybody can.
Like we needed proof that he suffers from delusions of grandeur...
Oh man, this guy has a huge ego if he thinks he stands a chance at winning.
Save your money, Dobbs!
I hope he does it by forming a third party that siphons off all the birther types and tea-bag conspiracy nuts and leaves a GOP that is actually sane again.
Bravo – We need an HONEST LOUD VOICE. Someone who will TELL it like it IS>
Lou Dobbs is a well read and inteligent . He's also not a part of the bought and paid for media propaganda machine. I seriously doubt he would even consider pairing up with an idiot like Palin. maybe id he teamed up with Ron Paul, we would actually have 2 guys with brains, who actually care about the American people and not just spewing out lip service just to get votes
Looks like everyone that has some sort of conspiracy theory will run for the GOP in 2012...how sad. If the Republicans know what's good for them, they better keep Dobbs a mile away.
It wouldn't surprise me if he fired that bullet into his own house, just to garner sympathy.
GOP: Evolve or die..
As a former Lou Dobbs watcher, all I can say is it's Fox's loss.
Good Luck Lou. Since you are alwayscriticizing Latinos, Blacks and everyone else, who would ever vote for you? At one time you were credible, but it appears you moved over to the Dark Side. You and Palin or Beck or whoever would be wonderful draining all those votes from the RepubliKlans. GO OBAMA.
I guess he could have a chance, well that is at least all thw Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, Gays, and most women decided not to vote in 2012
Now that is just to funny LOU DOBBS I must have read it wrong.rofl
Why all is hate towards Lou Dobbs? Because he doesn't get a "thrill running up his leg" when Obama talks? Lou seems to care about this country and has been equally critical of both Republicans and Democrats. Bad government is bad government. Why link him to Palin and Beck? He engaged with as many liberals as conservatives on his CNN show. I wish him luck!
That's the most hilarious thing I heard all year in spite palin
Anyone new to consider, in the GOP, other than the same old rejects, is a breath of fresh air.
You libs just don't get it. Dobbs speaks the plain truth. He is an America First person, which used to be how everyone in the USA was until not many years ago. He has actual opinions, and is not swayed by the polls, like your cheeseball.
Dobbs and Lieberman, or equal. Not Sarah.
You guys can really dish it out, as if Joe Biden or even your Messaiah are some kind of geniuses. What have they done in a year? Ha Ha
Beware! Better not laugh too hard just yet!
Go for it , Lou! If not president . How about Congress?
The one and only HOUSE that Lou Dobbs could run for is the "OUT-HOUSE'" . That's it.
OMG, unbelievable. Please run Lou, then there won't be a big decision of who to vote for. The choice will be clear, Obama will thrash you. You are a racist, and I am a senior, white woman. I remember when your show was worth watching, but the barring of teeth and ego swelled up head became really OLD fast. Good luck when you get to Fox News or where ever you go.
You go Lou!!!! I will support you. I never liked the Republicans and thought the Dems were the best for the country until the primary season of 08 when the Dems showed their true colors. I will never vote for another Democrat.
What an ego this moron has.......loser!