by Jim Swanson
Blue Herald exclusive

I used to have the utmost respect for Mr. Dobbs and his daily (here in the Western Time Zone) CNN newscast. He seemed to be very bi-partisan in his attempt at television journalism. I watched because he was giving honest commentary on things that I really get lathered up over: Immigration, politics in general and the overall “screwing” of the almost-non-existent middle class.

Please keep in mind that I’ve never been a “journalist” or network news “talking head”. But I have had my share of broadcast experience as a reporter, news anchor and disc jockey. And I think I have a pretty darn good “BullSh*t Meter”. Most of the time, I can smell it a mile away and this buzzer goes off and my family runs for cover. But I digress…..

Dobbs has had several chances in weeks past to clear himself of a “distinct odor” on my meter when I’ve caught him, on occasion, contradicting himself. But I’ll let that slide for now. That’s a different opinion article all together.

But Lou’s May 17th interview with Bay Buchanan on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” made big stink in my living room.

Bay is promoting her new book: “The Extreme Makeover of Hillary (Rodham) Clinton.” I have read that the book is VERY anti-Clinton.

Ms. Buchanan, almost immediately after being introduced, made sure it was known immediately that the book is, by all means, non-partisan. Yeah, right. And I am lead tenor at the New York Metropolitan Opera.

Bay Buchanan is a long time Republican, the sister of political wishy-washy nutcase Pat Buchanan, and managed Pat’s three campaigns for President of the United States.

So this means we are to believe that Ms. Buchanan has written a non-partisan book, during a Presidential election campaign about a Democratic front runner?

To make matters worse in this interview Dobbs never once mentioned the fact that Bay Buchanan was/is a Republican, or the sister of Pat Buchanan (I guess we’re all supposed to know that), and, by gosh, she now works as a senior adviser to Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Tom Tancredo (CO).

It was only near the end of the interview that on’screen text identified Buchanan as “Rep. Tancredo’s campaign manager,” without identifying Tancredo’s party or the fact that Tancredo is seeking the same office as Hillary Clinton.

Dobbs never once mentioned a word about this during the course of the interview. In my opinion, as a journalist who is not supposed to have any bias, he really screwed up.

Of course, I’ll never get the chance to ask Lou Dobbs about why he never mentioned this in the interview, but I’m beginning to think his answer to my question would be “I don’t recall”, which seems to be the “in vogue” answer to any meaningful question these days.

Shame on you Lou. You let me down…hard.