Obama Lies! Blames Rise in Hate Crimes on Lou Dobbs

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PILGRIM: Senator Barack Obama last night told a Florida crowd that Lou contributed to a rise in hate crimes in this country. This is not the first time Senator Obama has attacked Lou and this broadcast and it’s not the first time the senator has been wrong on the facts. Bill Tucker reports.

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BILL TUCKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Lou Dobbs is clearly on Senator Obama’s radar from before the presidential primaries…

OBAMA: We’re not going to solve the problem if we’re just shouting about it like Lou Dobbs and folks on television.

TUCKER: On the campaign trail in the middle of the primaries.

OBAMA: And so when I hear Rush Limbaugh or you know Lou Dobbs or some of these people talking about how we need to send them all back. We’re not going to send them all back. First of all, this is a country of immigrants.

TUCKER: And as the primary season comes to a close at a fundraiser closed to cameras in Florida Thursday night the senator again took aim at Lou, saying quote, [color=red][b]“There’s a reason why hate crimes against Hispanic people doubled last year. If you have people like Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh ginning things up, it’s not surprising that would happen.â€