What Bullshit Sounds Like

Caption: Jon Stewart interviews former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs on The Daily Show, Nov. 18, 2009.

Image credit: Screenshot of The Daily Show video by Cujo359

Lou Dobbs seems to be determined to unseat Glenn Beck as the current holder of the Dougie Award, A.K.A. the Stupidest Fucking Guy On The Planet Award. In yesterday's guest segment on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart asked Dobbs what fundamental change in governance the Obama Administration had implemented, and Dobbs replied:

"The fundamental change in governance is to take the country in a hard left direction."

Go watch the second part of the interview if you have any doubts. This exchange occurs about 5:45 into the video. Listen carefully, because this is what a bullshit answer sounds like.

Dobbs has been covering Washington, DC for years now. He should know what the Obama Administration is doing, and what the Bush Administration was doing before it. Yet, when he's asked what fundamental change the former have tried to foist on us that has him and all those centrists he's talking about up in arms, the only thing he can come up with is a nonsense term that any Republican propagandist would be able to recite in his sleep. If you're an analyst who can't come up with a better description of what you do or don't like about something, you're a lousy analyst.

Just as an aside, I'll add that I've provided plenty of criticism of both the Bush and Obama Administrations here, and I doubt you'll find any criticism as vague or meaningless as "he's taking this country in a hard [right|left|center] direction". If you find such a thing, please let me know. I'll update that article immediately.

I don't know if the changes that are going on at CNN will make it better or worse, but there's one thing I'm sure of - they're better off without Lou Dobbs.