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mahoney

10-30-2006, 06:10 PM

I absolutely hate to slip into ass kissing mode, but Ron is the best interviewer I've ever heard.  Yes, Ant is good at it and Howard is good at it, but I've never heard anyone hone in on a guest's interests and make them interesting like he does.  He is a publicist's wet dream.

Gvac

10-30-2006, 06:47 PM

I enjoyed Mr. Dobbs' appearance on the show today.  He seemed to echo many of my personal political beliefs so I'll definitely pick up his latest book.

11572

10-30-2006, 06:58 PM

Gonna have to agree here...when I heard that Lou Dobbs was waiting to be the next guest I had no idea what was going to happen next.  Leave it to Ronnie to knock it out of the park.  I doubt he even read the book, but he set Lou up for a half hour straight and had a nice give and take, and did the book a nice service.Great job, Mr. B!

chili_chest

10-30-2006, 08:49 PM

Lou is a good guy and stands by his word.

BYOBKenobi

10-30-2006, 09:28 PM

I was actually impressed by his politics.  He actually had an answer to the 2 party BS we've been dealing with... register as an independent and tell them that you aren't going to vote just because they tow the line.  That was seriously the first time I've heard a political speaker say something that is an actual solution to a problem that we can do as individuals that makes perfect sense.  I was really moved.

BLZBUBBA

10-31-2006, 06:26 AM

That's one of the great things about the show.  The range?  Cowbells being hurled one moment.  Then gay jokes.  Then more silliness.  Then serious as hell interview with someone like Dobbs.  That show was an especially wild ride.

Earlshog

10-31-2006, 06:46 AM

Lou Dobbs is a very compelling guy. For those who are not familiar with him the financial markets are his forte. A big part of his agenda was touched on briefly yesterday with the boys. Politicians (right and left) , who are the puppets of big business, bog the average American down with issues like gay marriage, prayer in school, indecency, etc etc (don't misunderstand me I am not saying these issues do not need to be addressed, they are just not top priorities in the grand scope). These issues are minuscule when compared with the financial future of the middle class. The collapse of the public education system. The escalating disparity between upper and middle class. Exportation of jobs. The rising cost of medical care. The strain illegal immigration puts on our social services. The national debt. If the middle class is collapsing where do the poor fit in? Like Ronnie said these are important issue for pretty much anyone who listens to there show. Maybe a slight percentage are rich or poor but the majority of us are part of the lower, middle. or upper socio economic level of the middle class and its important to be informed. I'm not drinking the Dobbs coolaid I'll admit sometimes he has to much of a sky is falling vibe. I'll give him this, he definitely provided plenty of fodder for the mind. Ronnie did a fantastic job with the interview. 

This message was edited by Earlshog on 10-31-06 @ 10:47 AM

foodcourtdruide

10-31-2006, 06:57 AM

Dobbs is pretty smart and he's a good example of how ridiculous it is to call CNN a "liberal" news outlet. It's a typical tool used by conservatives to discredit bad news about their party. They do the same thing with NPR. Anyone that listens to NPR knows how insane it is to say it has a liberal bias. It's unfortunate that people don't think for themselves and just swallow party policies as fact. I hate to say it, but I see a lot of that with Norton on O & A. He seems to really buy a lot of the republican line, especially in regard to media bias.

Earlshog

10-31-2006, 08:00 AM

foodcourtdruide wrote: Dobbs is pretty smart and he's a good example of how ridiculous it is to call CNN a "liberal" news outlet. It's a typical tool used by conservatives to discredit bad news about their party. They do the same thing with NPR. Anyone that listens to NPR knows how insane it is to say it has a liberal bias. It's unfortunate that people don't think for themselves and just swallow party policies as fact. I hate to say it, but I see a lot of that with Norton on O & A. He seems to really buy a lot of the republican line, especially in regard to media bias. I have listened to O & A a long time.No doubt Norton leans a little to the right but I think in general Jimmy is a pretty open minded guy

deliveryguy

10-31-2006, 08:24 AM

I have to admit that I loved the Lou Dobbs interview.  I thought Ronnie enjoyed himself and I think Lou Dobbs liked the fact that he could run 25 minutes without a break.  I really liked what he had to say and was really surprised at that $2.6 billion spent on the election.

foodcourtdruide

10-31-2006, 08:32 AM

Earlshog wrote: foodcourtdruide wrote: Dobbs is pretty smart and he's a good example of how ridiculous it is to call CNN a "liberal" news outlet. It's a typical tool used by conservatives to discredit bad news about their party. They do the same thing with NPR. Anyone that listens to NPR knows how insane it is to say it has a liberal bias. It's unfortunate that people don't think for themselves and just swallow party policies as fact. I hate to say it, but I see a lot of that with Norton on O & A. He seems to really buy a lot of the republican line, especially in regard to media bias. I have listened to O & A a long time.No doubt Norton leans a little to the right but I think in general Jimmy is a pretty open minded guyI think he's open-minded about certain issues, but narrow-minded about others. Just like 99% of this country.

TheRealEddie

10-31-2006, 07:10 PM

The move to XM and a more open format has really shown how much of genius Ron really is.

Recyclerz

10-31-2006, 07:20 PM

I'm listening to this right now.  Ron really is a renaissance guy, all the more impressive because he's essentially self-taught.Im convinced that Dobbs is setting himself up to run for president as a populist independent in 2008.  I think he makes sense about half the time but he sells it better than any of the current pros, except maybe Obama.

UnknownPD

10-31-2006, 08:07 PM

Dobbs

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Rockvillejoe

11-01-2006, 05:26 AM

Recyclerz wrote: "I'm listening to this right now.  Ron really is a renaissance guy"Especially if he gets a chance to gloom and doom it. I appreciate his interviews, especially his ability to react contemperaneously with his guests, but man, that interview just sucked me right back into reality. I tune into these guys to escape this obvious path of destruction we are inextricably headed towards. But I know, he always makes the point they are also more than a couple  of comics. Just rather get the bad news through other sources and leave the shits and grins to the buddays.....

Earlshog

11-01-2006, 05:32 AM

Rockvillejoe wrote:   Recyclerz wrote: "I'm listening to this right now.  Ron really is a renaissance guy"Especially if he gets a chance to gloom and doom it. I appreciate his interviews, especially his ability to react contemperaneously with his guests, but man, that interview just sucked me right back into reality. I tune into these guys to escape this obvious path of destruction we are inextricably headed towards. But I know, he always makes the point they are also more than a couple  of comics. Just rather get the bad news through other sources and leave the shits and grins to the buddays..... so you're a glass half full guy.. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

This message was edited by Earlshog on 11-1-06 @ 9:33 AM

Plethora

11-01-2006, 06:09 AM

Poor Lou.  His son Ronnie has got to be a disappointment <img width="279" height="234" border="0" src="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/homevideo/images/030916run_ronnie_run.jpg" alt="Ronnie Dobbs!" title="Ronnie Dobbs!" /> Wasn't it Lou Dobbs who got in a bit of trouble for bitching on an open mic about a Clinton speech interrupting his time slot on CNN?

Earlshog

11-01-2006, 06:11 AM

Plethora wrote: Poor Lou.  His son Ronnie has got to be a disappointment <img title="Ronnie Dobbs!" height="234" alt="Ronnie Dobbs!" src="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/homevideo/images/030916run_ronnie_run.jpg" width="279" border="0" /> Wasn't it Lou Dobbs who got in a bit of trouble for bitching on an open mic about a Clinton speech interrupting his time slot on CNN? yeah it had something to do with a speech Clinton was going to give about Colinbine if memory serves