Dobbs: Over the past six months, it’s become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us, and some leaders in media, politics, and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem-solving, as well as to contribute positively to a better understanding of the great issues of our day and to continue to do so in the most honest and direct language possible.
Translation: Obama has been screwing up the country over the past 6 months. I can’t be constructive, solve anything or contribute to a better understanding of the great issues of our day at CNN. I would like to speak in honest, direct language so I am leaving CNN.
Dobbs: I truly believe that the major issues of our time include the growth of our middle class, the creation of more jobs, health care, immigration policy, the environment, climate change, and our military involvement, of course, in Afghanistan and Iraq. But each of those issues is, in my opinion, informed by our capacity to demonstrate strong resilience of our now-weakened capitalist economy and demonstrate the political will to overcome the lack of true representation in Washington, D.C. I believe these to be profoundly, critically important issues, and I will continue to strive to deal honestly and straightforwardly with those issues in the future. Unfortunately, these issues are now defined in the public arena by partisanship and ideology rather than by rigorous, empirical thought and forthright analysis and discussion. I’ll be working diligently to change that as best I can. And as for the important work of restoring inspiration to our great, free society and our market economy, I will strive as well to be a leader in that national conversation.
Translation: In my opinion, the media is informing us on the issues with strong resilience to our capitalist economy. There is a lack of true representation in Washington which needs to be addressed. The great issues of our day require rigorous empirical thought, forthright analysis and discussion. The discussion is not happening here. I am going somewhere else.
