And Dobson's last day finally arrived

The Focus On The Family broadcast of 2/26/10 was a continuation of yesterday's "Passing The Baton At Focus" program with Jim Daly, John Fuller, General Pat Caruana and Doctor Dobson in the studio. But however much false bonhomie they tried to display and how ever much they tried sucking up to Doctor, there were three telling instances that JIM DALY WAS IN CHARGE.

The first was early on when Doctor Dobson very sheepishly asked "May I be permitted to say say goodbye to our listeners out there?" - like he needed Daly's permission and was audibly cowering in front of him.

The second instance was when Dobson said "Can I tell people what you are doing for us?" This was when he said that Focus On The Family's board was giving him $1 million dollars to start "at ground zero again". Again clearly snivellingly deferring to Jim Daly. But what a golden parachute to start his new venture with! Again I have to think he really put the screws to the board to get that kind of moolah. After all, isn't Focus On The Family kind of short of money? They certainly tell us so at the end of every Focus On The Family broadcast. Where did that million come from? Did they find it in the Focus couch?

I wonder how all the people who Focus have laid off recently feel about this "donation"? And the third and this was the kicker, was when Jim Daly said "We have a couple of minutes left. I'd like to forward you that opportunity to speak to the listeners from your heart". Wow! That's so big of you Jim. So freaking gracious. James Dobson doesn't need your permission to speak on a Focus On The Family radio program. This was Daly, even in the last few minutes of Doctor being at Focus saying "Hey! I'M IN CHARGE". Subtle but telling I think.

So, so long Doctor. I'm certainly going to miss your folksy shtick and your phony outrage about popular culture and the President. Your new venture is not going to be called "James Dobson on the Family" as was previously reported, but "Family Talk". I hope you continuously drain money from Jim Daly's pocket until he realizes what a fatal mistake he has made forcing you out of the "ministry" you founded.

I won't be listening to Jim Daly's Focus On The Family because he's a huge stinking Arschloch and douchebag.

Bye bye.

"Doctor's" last week at Focus On The Family

Well with but two days left for the fabled "celebrations" of Doctor Dobson, he finally was in the Focus studio today with the man who done him wrong, Jim "what a liar" Daly. Also present was The Focus On The Family Chairman, retired Lieutenant General Pat Caruana.

The program was deadly embarrassing - it was very obvious that Doctor Dobson really wanted to be somewhere else.

The program can be summarized as everyone saying "God's hand is on this ministry" and Jim Daly still lying about this being a "planned transition".

Right. Planned in his mind and enacted as a boardroom coup. What a liar.

Doctor did say that his new venture ( "James Dobson On The Family" ) will be getting startup money from Focus. I wonder how he strong armed that out of Jim Daly, a man who he clearly despises? I'm thinking like the end of "The Devil Wears Prada" if you know what I mean. And I think you do.

But thinking that Doctor told Daly, "I'm taking all your donors" now has me seeing him dressed like Meryl Streep in that movie.

Eeeeew! Now I feel so unclean.

Doctor Dobson's last week at Focus On The Family II

Well Wednesday's broadcast was simply a repeat of Tuesday's - just schmaltzy voicemails of the sheep saying how much "Doctor" had influenced their lives and on more than one occasion, how a book from the old trout had helped men "understand" their wives.

All rather sad really.

Jim Daly was still lying through his teeth saying "this transition had been planned for years". Except of course all that was planned was for Doctor Dobson to hand over the chairmanship and CEO duties at Focus - not the radio broadcasts as Doctor Dobson himself said last February.

Stealing the radio show and kicking Doctor out of his own ministry - that was all Jim Daly's idea.

Show much for honoring Christ at Focus Mr Daly.

James Dobson's Last Week at Focus On The Family I

And so it begins. This week is James Dobson's final week at Focus On The Family and I must say that to date two days in, the previously much vaunted "celebrations" have been less than enthusiastic.

Monday's broadcast did not have Doctor in the studio.

Neither did Tuesday's.

On Monday, the show started with a lot of clips of Doctor and others singing his praises with athe addition of manipulative tinkling background music as per the worst TV evangelists - I'm think of YOU, Rod Parsley. And then a previous recording of Doctor himself explaining Focus' history to a live audience. We've heard that one before. "We were out of money. I went and begged someone for some more. Praise the Lord. Weren't we faithful?"

And that was Monday.

Tuesday was even worse. That program was 100% voicemail recordings of suck up calls from the public. Plus of course with added musical manipulation. I almost barfed up my lunch.

And yes, I would also like to mention the revamped FoF website has been changed again. Gone is the microphone for "Click on Daily Broadcast" to a picture of....you've guessed it! Jim Daly!

This man can't wait until he obliterates all traces of James Dobson from Focus On The Family.

Don't listen to anything he says, by his actions you will know him.

And so it starts

Skirmishing in the Dobson vs Daly war continues. On the Focus on the Family website, the link to "Listen To Daily Broadcast" used to be a picture of Doctor Dobson, now since the start of February, it is just a big microphone.

http://www.focusonthefamily.com/

With "Doctor" still in theory having a month of employment at FoF, this in practice, is Daly kicking him while he is down and on the way out.

So Christian of him.

But of course, FoF is a "ministry" in name only - for tax exemption purposes and really has nothing to do with Christ or his teachings.