CNN's Lou Dobbs said on his nationally syndicated radio show on Monday that a gunshot was fired at his home in New Jersey on Oct. 5 -- and that he believes the incident is a result of his views on immigration.
Blaming "the lies of the ethnocentric interest groups" who are "all attacking me," Dobbs said a shot was fired at his home -- with his wife standing by a car 15 feet away.
"They want to destroy me, so they're taking their best shot at it," Dobbs said, adding that "a shot was fired at my house, where I live."
Dobbs said he routinely receives threatening phone calls over his stance on immigration -- "It's become part of a way of life, all the anger, the hate, the vitriol" -- but that the shooting ushers in "a different tone."
We are engaged in nothing less, Dobbs said, than "a battle for the soul of this country."
No one was injured and an investigation is reportedly underway.
Here's the audio:
Editor's Note: This post has been revised and added to since it was first published.
Late Update: Was the gunshot just an errant hunter's bullet? Maybe.

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JayR
October 29, 2009 2:24 PM
Hm. It's my understand when folks attack Mexican people in the US it's NOT because of their national origin even if they're yelling Dobbsian slurs at them while they do it. It's also my understanding that hateful rhetoric does not lead to violence nor are those that use it responsible for people who share their hate commit acts of violence against a member of the group that they all hate.
If that's true then it's unclear how Dobbs can claim someone shot at his house because of his hate speech. Probably just a coincidence.
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Richardxx
October 29, 2009 2:41 PM in reply to JayR
Dobbs just lives in a bad neighborhood.
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Jaycal
October 29, 2009 3:33 PM in reply to JayR
It was probably a 2nd Amendment supporter showing solidarity with Mr. Dobbs.
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pseudonymous in nc
October 29, 2009 2:29 PM
"They've created an atmosphere and they've been unrelenting in their propaganda,"
Pot, I'd like to introduce you to kettle. He lives on a 300-acre ranch.
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madmatt
October 29, 2009 2:39 PM
Gee lou, ya badmouth an entire culture and are shocked people get upset...here is an idea...shut your mouth. I would consider shooting at you a 1st and 2nd amendment RIGHT!
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aikbay
October 29, 2009 2:56 PM
I am shocked, just shocked that third place Lou Dobbs would have shots shot at his home.
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Steve Gilpatrick
October 29, 2009 3:05 PM
Where's the Fuehrer when you need him, Lou?
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Frinky
October 29, 2009 3:06 PM
I'm not a bible guy but I recall a saying. Oh what was it now....
You reap what you sow
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JohnW1141
October 29, 2009 3:26 PM
Did Lou see the act committed?
I'll wait for the police investigation and report....if there is one.
Did Lou see the perp? Was he wearing a serape and sombrero?
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Frinky
October 29, 2009 3:30 PM in reply to JohnW1141
Dude!!! He knows it's them!!! They're everywhere!!
Look under the bed!!!!!!!!!!!
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ScottW
October 29, 2009 4:04 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if Lou and his wife are the only ones to hear the shot and no bullet is found.
I am sure Lou lives in a very affluent white neighborhood and the odds in my mind of someone taking a pop shot at him are extremely low. The odds of a Mexican doing it are practically zero and liberals just aren't known for drive-by's of rich old white guys.
And like JayR mentions, it's just not possible for commentators to insight violence, at least according to Beck and O'Reilly.
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ohyeathatsright
October 29, 2009 5:10 PM
I think I know what happened. His wife took the shot!
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kaleidescope
October 29, 2009 5:12 PM
Maybe the person shooting just didn't like people with jowls.
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thisniss
October 30, 2009 8:06 AM in reply to kaleidescope
Lindsay Graham better watch his back, then.
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Gopherit
October 29, 2009 5:25 PM
What kind of conservative blowhard doesn't have a pistol strapped to his hip for such an eventuality.
Smell that? It smells like.....chicken.
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JohnW1141
October 29, 2009 5:38 PM
I wonder if Olbermann will pick this up
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CallMeMabel
October 29, 2009 5:39 PM
Ethnocentric interest group? What the what? Are these guys really that unaware of how much words like these appear like projection? Or, do they think we are that unaware?
Shameless stuff and his network should be doubly ashamed.
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dustbunny44
October 29, 2009 6:09 PM
Hold it Lou. If no one was arrested or questioned, no one apparently saw or described the source of the shots, how do you know it was fired off "because of my stance on immigration", and not just your neighbors reloading while drunk?
Lou, do you make stuff up in your real life too, not just on the air?
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JohnW1141
October 29, 2009 9:06 PM
Lou Dobbs is looking to transfer to FOX to make bigger bucks.
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