Gone Baby Gone

Lou Dobbs is out at CNN, he announced today.

Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-immigration views have made him a TV lightning rod, said Wednesday that he is leaving the cable news channel effective immediately.

Sitting before an image of an American flag on his television set, he said “some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively to the great understanding of the issues of our day.”

“I’m considering a number of options and directions,” Mr. Dobbs added. A transcript of his remarks is available here.

Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN/U.S. said in a statement that “Lou has now decided to carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere.”

“All of us will miss his appetite for big ideas, the megawatt smile and larger than life presence he brought to our newsroom,” Mr. Klein said.

It's telling that my first thought was "So when does he start at FOX News?"



He'll fit in just fine over there.

[UPDATE 9:10 PM] Making the rounds tonight I see everyone else is basically betting good money he'll be on FOX News soon as well, but some seem to think Dobbs may be aspiring to political office.