Lou Dobbs still won't say where he'll be next year, but at least his fans will know where to find him tonight. Less than a week after leaving CNN, Dobbs will be Bill O'Reilly's guest on Fox News tonight.
From Variety:
Fox News said the interview on Monday's edition of "The O'Reilly Factor" will cover Dobbs' resignation from his longtime cable home and his views on immigration, which stirred controversy and likely hastened his exit from CNN.
A network spokesperson told the paper the appearance did not mean Dobbs was set to become the new face of Fox News. The spokesperson, from the report:
"We have not had any discussions with Lou Dobbs for Fox News or Fox Business."
Over the weekend, Dobbs sat down with the AP for a an extended interview about his sudden departure from CNN, which had been his home for decades.
From the report:
Dobbs said he will take weeks - perhaps months - to sift through ideas before deciding his next step. The future could include journalism. He said his separation agreement didn't have a non-compete clause, something TV news organizations frequently use to keep people off the air for a while....
A run for public office interests him, Dobbs said. It's one of several options he said he's considering.
"I know certain things that are immutable and one of them is that I'm going to be engaged in the public arena," he said.

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Mukoseev
November 16, 2009 9:23 AM
"I know certain things that are immutable and one of them is that I'm going to be engaged in the public arena," he said.
Duh! Did anyone think this clown was going to disappear
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eztempo
November 16, 2009 10:33 AM
"A run for public office interests him, Dobbs said." -- It seemed far fetched when I suggested this on the day of his announcement, but I guess one needs to 'factor' in the man's ego: look out, Iowa!
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masanf
November 16, 2009 11:48 AM in reply to eztempo
Who has the bigger ego: Dobbs, or a man who mentions his own, unrelated election in a video meant to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall?
The Obama Record: Record unemployment, record deficits, no legislative accomplishments.
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traitorjoe
November 16, 2009 10:39 AM
There's going to be a lot of hugging, mutual back scratching and creepy Man-Love going on tonight on The Factor as these two very old white multimillionaires claim to speak for "real Americans."
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masanf
November 16, 2009 11:47 AM in reply to traitorjoe
As opposed to that other white multimillionaire Keith Olbermann, or those other sparsely watched white multimillionaires Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow? Given O'Reilly's ratings, he speaks for a lot more Americans, or at least to them, than the clowns on MSNBC.
Why do some idiots always have to bring race into everything?
The Obama Record: Record unemployment, record deficits, no legislative accomplishments.
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traitorjoe
November 16, 2009 12:09 PM
Masan, when you think of the word "idiot" look in the mirror. Bill O and Lou - WRONG on the "birther" nonsense. WRONG on immigration. WRONG on suggesting Obama was a Muslim. WRONG on defending Bush-Cheney for fixing the intelligence during the buildup to the Iraq War. WRONG for claiming the war was a good idea. WRONG for defending the disastrous tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. If you don't like Obama, that's fine, but take blame for the 8 years of disastrous Bush-Cheney policies.
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