Now Dobbs Hints Prez Is 'Undocumented'

Bring 'em on, says host caught up in birther controversy

(NEWSER) - Liberal watchdog group Media Matters is buying CNN airtime to run anti-Lou Dobbs ads during the host’s own show next week, reports Plum Line. The ads condemn Dobbs’ recent calls for Barack Obama to produce a legitimate birth certificate and will also run on Fox News and MSNBC in New York, Washington, and Atlanta. More»

'Birthers' are 'filthy conservative imposters'

(NEWSER) - The belief that Barack Obama is not American—and therefore is ineligible to be president—is thriving on the conservative fringes, Politico reports. Officials have denied the claim, citing Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate, but 300,000 people have signed a petition demanding more evidence. So-called “Birthers” are also showing up at political functions, often embarrassing the president’s mainstream critics. More»

Longtime anchor announces move on tonight's show

(NEWSER) - Anchor Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN, he announced during tonight’s show—his last after 27 years at the channel. Dobbs, whose contract wasn’t up until 2011, has made waves with his anti-immigration views and his questioning of President Obama’s citizenship; he didn’t shed much light on his next move, saying he was “considering a number of options and directions.” More»

(NEWSER) - Butt-of-hipster-jokes Chuck Norris has leaped into the birther movement, challenging President Obama to cough up his "long form" birth certificate. Norris wishes Obama happy birthday on Creative.com, then not-so-subtly sequés into: "Speaking of birthdays," why do "you refuse to reveal your original birth certificate?" Not to do so is simply "enabling" the birther movement, the karate chop king cautions his president. The Republican martial arts actor backed Mike Huckabee in the presidential sweepstakes last year. More»

(NEWSER) - A media watchdog ad attacking CNN anchor Lou Dobbs for his "racially charged" support of conspiracy theorists who question President Obama's birth certificate is all set to run tomorrow on CNN. But there's fat chance you'll ever see it on CNN. Five of the six cable providers who sold ad time to Media Matters rejected the ad for CNN. More»