---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ColorLines Magazine <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM Subject: CNN, fire that racist already! Spread the word at BastaDobbs.org To: [email protected]
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZClNBAOz9zT8hge3cj8kk3YqoGne8Ckg> [image: ARC]<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cqFtREhT15pYf2xXpVMz1XYqoGne8Ckg> Subscribe<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ALDCa6mASipW2FmfXxAOzHYqoGne8Ckg> Donate<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jiLc9Q0CrMzGpd8r1X1D8nYqoGne8Ckg> Tell A Friend<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=24wFrOWIhKWTr3jDtfnyPnYqoGne8Ckg> ------------------------------ Dear Supporter, Lou Dobbs' brand of journalism is dangerous to communities of color -- and it's time to fight back. * Click here to send CNN a message: ¡Basta! Dobbs!*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wI2m%2BAUS%2FGEmoHCdjdria5fIci8EuRhZ> On September 15th, the CNN anchor broadcast his radio show from the conference of anti-immigrant hate group FAIR,<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=676GdhrER%2BW9OvY%2B28Aj6JfIci8EuRhZ>the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Founded by a white nationalist, FAIR was linked earlier this year to vigilantes in Arizona<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9tlI7tw5%2Bew8eTj2FI8QXHYqoGne8Ckg>who brutally murdered 9-year-old Brisenia Flores and her father in their home. The appearance at FAIR is just the latest example of Dobbs using his CNN bull horn to spread fear about Latinos and immigrants. Dobbs is fighting for an America that excludes communities of color. It's time we said ¡Basta! Enough is enough. That's why we're joining Presente.org and dozens of partners across the country to demand that CNN drop Dobbs from its network. *Can you add your voice, and ask your friends and family to do the same?*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=g0SS319UNdD1cqHxCmMbrXYqoGne8Ckg> <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uIA7GMnODodYS%2FLc97CmKnYqoGne8Ckg>Dobbs' network CNN, calls itself "The Most Trusted Name in News." But Dobbs has shown the only thing he can be trusted to do is spread dangerous<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9rZchqLlQa%2FpS2AHY2SISnYqoGne8Ckg> , false myths about immigrants, give airtime to extremists, and use dehumanizing and disrespectful language<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=TLcM1Evc7a1sHzThOIpXc3YqoGne8Ckg>towards our communities. For Dobbs, immigrants are "invaders" who threaten the health and safety of this country. He has blamed Latino immigrants for an alleged leprosy epidemic<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QZ2aVEwULaLTOcZT0eEOV3YqoGne8Ckg>that was widely debunked and has insinuated high crime rates by falsely claiming "illegal aliens" make up a third of the prison population. Dobbs regularly hosts extremist guests like FAIR, the Minutemen, and Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who he called "a model for the whole country."<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=EfEbzGwvYawfnyXuEJGM2HYqoGne8Ckg> The Dobbs threat to Latinos is real. Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center says: "How dangerous is Lou Dobbs? The rise in hate crimes against Latinos coincides almost exactly with the time Dobbs has been propagating false conspiracy theories about Latinos on the air. He's not urging people to go hurt and kill - but that is the effect of what he does." Readers of *RaceWire* and *ColorLines* have long known that Lou Dobbs is a dangerous racist in a position of too much influence. Now more and more people are reaching the same conclusion. It's good timing to let your friends know: CNN needs to get rid of the racist Lou Dobbs. *It's a good time to let your friends know about Basta Dobbs action page: http://bastadobbs.com/action/org/colorlines/*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oZUo2T18YMyeis6OCyPJ%2F3YqoGne8Ckg> Thank you and Adelante! ------------------------------ Tell a friend about *ColorLines*<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tspVt5cwh5S7tKUfAT7uF3YqoGne8Ckg>:: *ColorLines* Magazine Online <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YbE%2BwptuZ2pSkcOWX4Cxo3YqoGne8Ckg>:: The Applied Research Center<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4r1SBNrNfVkhxHz%2BCOQnCnYqoGne8Ckg> *ColorLines Magazine* 900 Alice Street, Suite 400 :: Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-653-3415 :: Fax: 510-986-1062 Subscription Orders: 1-888-287-3126 To unsubscribe from the Applied Research Center and ColorLines magazine email lists, *click here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vrCbFEJqGBpF2hnwf0VcanYqoGne8Ckg> *. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. 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