Herald Tribune My Local Paper PRO Illegals Article

Activists to protest Lou Dobbs lecture at reading festival
CNN’s Lou Dobbs draws fire for immigration views
Herald Tribune
By CHRISTINA E. SANCHEZ
christina.sanchez@heraldtribune.com
SARASOTA — Immigration activists will protest today outside a lecture by Lou Dobbs to speak out against the news anchor’s strong opinions on illegal immigration.
Dobbs, the host of a news program on CNN, is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, as part of the Sarasota Reading Festival..
Protesters plan to gather outside the church at 1:30 p.m. and rally until about 3:30 p.m. They will hand out pamphlets promoting putting illegal immigrants on a path toward citizenship and giving them rights, and will carry banners and signs.
Festival organizers are prepared for protesters, and said they did not anticipate any problems. Police were notified to ensure that the rally does not get out of hand, said Betty Morris, the festival’s director.
“They have a right to oppose and stand outside with signs,” Morris said. “We think all voices should be heard, and that’s why we bring a variety of speakers to the festival.”
Morris said Dobbs was invited to speak and promote his new book, “Independent’s Day: Awakening the American Spirit,” which comes out Tuesday.
Dobbs’ lecture is co-sponsored by Forum Truth, a nonpartisan group of citizens who hold public meetings and discussions on hot topics.
The activists — including students from New College of Florida and members of the community — accuse Dobbs of “hate-mongering” against illegal immigrants, said Jose Godinez-Sampiero, a senior at New College and an organizer of the event.
“Just as he has a right to say the things he does, we have the right to say, ‘We don’t agree with you,'” Godinez-Sampiero said.
Dobbs is a strong supporter of tight borders and increased security. Over the years, he has repeated the same message on his show and Web site: “We cannot reform immigration law until we control immigration, and we cannot control immigration until we control our borders and our ports.”
PROTEST PLANNED
Area activists who favor rights for illegal immigrants plan to protest today outside a lecture by Lou Dobbs. He is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. at the Sarasota Reading Festival..
When: Protesters rally from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: First United Methodist Church, 104 S. Pineapple Ave.

Wild Thing’s comment……..
The news is supposed to give the news, what is happening, who, what, why etc.
IMO the NEWS should NOT be a part of promoting protests for either side of an issue.
Meaning, tell us Lou Dobbs will be speaking, give us the where, when etc. And as the article is titled “Activists to protest lecture at festival” fine, but what is this crap about the freaking invite to protest. This entire article is an ad for the protesters of Lou Dobbs and how to join in the protest rally.
Well this was in our paper this morning. Not on page 2 or 3 or 4 but right on the front page as big as life.
So what is a girl that is against illegal’s to do. Get on the computer, do a post about this and then email this Christina E. Sanchez the link to the post and let her know how I feel about illegal’s and her illegal loving article.
The media and their pro illegal stance is to blame for the illegal problem we have in this country just as much as the illegal’s themselves. So listen up Christina E. Sanchez, I am glad you have job,I am glad you have progressed in life to follow your dream if that is what it was to write for a newspaper. I am not glad you have chosen to be pro illegal’s and anti-American, anti- security, anti-LEGAL immigration and those that follow our laws of this land. You wrote the article babe and you must have had control of what was in the article.
Tell us the who, what, and where, but your little section box within the article promoting the protest Lou Dobbs rally was over the line. For those not getting the hard copy of the paper the section box promoting the protest was also in a different color background just to make it more noticeable and making the entire article one that might have been written by a full fledged member of LaRaza perhaps? One has to wonder! If it walks like a duck theory don’t ya know.
None of us that are against ILLEGAL immigration are against immigration. We are FOR doing things by the existing laws we already have for immigration. By promoting, heck an invite to protest YOU and your article are ignoring and slapping in the face all the thousands that are coming to America the legal way, obeying the laws and waiting in line so to speak for their proud day to be an American citizen. They do NOT burn our Flag, they do NOT turn our Flag upside down and stick it beneath the Mexican flag. They do NOT give America the finger in protests and demand with their signs and voices that where a Mexican is it is Mexico. They do NOT demand that we speak their language or else! They are NOT catered to with press two to speak ANY special language because they are too stupid to learn English and demand special treatment. These people come here speaking many languages and want to learn English, they want to be American more then anything.
Link to this post has been sent to the writer of this article, and to Lou Dobbs CNN Tonight show on CNN.