I used to show my middle finger to the face of Lou Dobbs on my TV screen impatiently
because I had an impression that he is an arrogant SoB, one who has not lived an intimidated life and one who lacks compassion. Well, there are things I agree with that he said, and there are many with which I disagree. I wrote a very short message to him as follows:



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Dear Mr. Lou Dobbs:

I have followed your programs on illegal immigrants and gained an impression that you are biased against the unfortunate immigrants, no matter how hard you have tried to hide it. The bias has shown in your face, reflected in your questions and often manifested in the choices of topics and sources in the past coverages.

While I agree that border issues should be better handled and strong measures need to be in place, I do not think you have expressed enough sympathy toward these people that you have held your media power against. You do not think that the U.S. should share any of "its tax money" on these illegal immigrants, but:

1. Had you learned enough about these people's lives to appreciate their hardship and and fate before you shared such knowledge to the U.S. citizens?

2. had you considered the human rights issues carefully enough before pushing your personal agenda? What if you were a sick illegal immigrant, or an illegal immigrant with children? Wouldn't you want to get the basic rights while you serve in this society by working for low dollars?

Mr. Dobbs, a lot of people, before they died and/or after their peaks, often realized that they should have been more kind to people around them. I hope you will realize it earlier and thus be able to use your compassion as a guiding stick while you struggle to walk through the red media carpet gracefully. All great men in the history of mankind wisely used it.

Best wishes,
Bashadost Thinsan