After announcing that he had a "personal note" for viewers just before the first commercial break at 7:10 p.m., Dobbs said, "this will be my last broadcast on CNN."
Dobbs said he had been in meetings with CNN President Jonathan Klein who had agreed to let him out of his contract. In truth, CNN has been trying for months to find a way to part company with Dobbs who had become a liability because of his political views on such issues as immigration and the birth of President Barack Obama. Dobbs had persisted ijn gicing credence on his nightly show to "birthers" who questioned whether Ptresident Obama was a U.S. citizen despite clear warning from Klein that management was not pleased.