I will never watch Wolf Blitzer again.

[senseandsensibility]

Cenk just showed a clip of Wolf Blitzer chastizing Hillary Rosen for her comments on the air on CNN. He began by calling her out for smiling, forcing her to repeat an apology she had already made, scolding her saying that Anne didn't work when she "obviously" does, and after Hillary apologizes AGAIN on cue, makes her repeat it because he didn't hear her say, "I'm sorry." Really degrading and over-the top biased "journalism". I'm not sure I've ever seen anything so condescending and biased on corporate TV before, and I thought I'd seen everything.

If anyone has the clip, please post it. Even if you think Hillary should have apologized, (and I find her tone deafness in the way she made her comments jaw dropping since she's supposedly a professional), I think you'll agree that Wolf Blitzer is obnoxious. He literally treated her like a child.

Edited to add that the clip is below thanks to a kind DUer, so see for yourself.

[Deep13]

1. Wait, people still watch Blitzer?

And Rosen told the truth. She should not have apologized.

[Iris]

3. Yes and the male Democtratic uppity-ups ought to quit ganging up on her, too

including the President

[senseandsensibility]

5. Okay, you got me. I don't really watch him.

I just saw it on The Young Turks. I don't think anyone on DU saw it when it was live on CNN, or there would have been outrage threads galore.

[Deep13]

38. TYT watches Blitzer so we don't have to. nt

[senseandsensibility]

40. Exactly.

Lucky us.

[ihavenobias]

64. Here is the video with Cenk's comments from the online TYT show

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101721996

[cash__whatiwant]

2. clip

[senseandsensibility]

6. Thank you!

It really has to be seen and heard to be believed.

[DURHAM D]

10. The actions of the White House and other Dems -

sent this story into additional news cycles.

[emulatorloo]

42. Very important to blame Obama for Wolf Blitzer's actions.

[DURHAM D]

48. Yes - poor media management.

CNN took this action because the WH / Dems blew it up.

And perhaps the boys in the WH just could not help with the lesbian punching - it is just so much fun. How could they resist?

[emulatorloo]

71. Blitzer and others are all about amplifying Republican talking-points

[Uncle Joe]

49. The extra news cycles were already planned, the corporate media is the enemy

Had the Obama Administration not distanced themselves from Hilary's remarks, the corporate media with Wolf Blitzer leading the way would've chastised them for tacitly attacking stay at home moms.

It was a no win situation from the beginning, the fundamental truth of Hilary's remarks, that being the incredible wealth possessed by the Romney's as an insulating agent from the reality that the vast majority of women working outside the home, or not, or both have to face and Blizter was most intent on never recognizing that point because he was told by his corporate supremacist masters not to.

It was a tempest in a teapot created and magnified by the corporate media regardless of how Obama and the Democrats reacted to it.

In short the corporate media is to news and enlightenment what professional wrestling is to sports, an illusion designed to separate the viewing public from their money

[demgrrrll]

65. Good post

[WCGreen]

76. It goes back to that Meme that Al Gore took credit for inventing the internet...

Even though what he was talking about was helping get the funding from the educational and military organizations to assist in the building of what became the internet....

[Whisp]

14. Hillary looks quite upset

and she should. Blitzer ambushed her - the fuckwit Blitzer always delivers fuckwitted shit. Thank dog I don't watch that flea bitten puke station any more. What a disgrace.

[truedelphi]

57. I quit watching CNN for the most part the day Wellstone's plane went down.

And during the middle of a well presented interview with a local Everett Minnesota, woman reporter, Blitzer bounds out into the airfield, grabs the mike away from the woman, and gleefully tells the audience the exact opposite of the truth. He claimed the weather had brought down the plane. When it was obvious to anyone brought up in the midWest that what the woman reporter had been saying was the fact - the weather was normal for a day in late October, slight rain, and in the high thirties. People in Minnesota are used to far far worse.

He is a CIA troll and nothing from his mouth ever sits right by me.

[zorahopkins]

33. This is OUTRAGEOUS!

This clip clearly demonstrates the patriarchy.

HOW DARE that white male Wolf Blitzer berate a woman??!!!!

[UTUSN]

35. Bwah-HAH = "We don't need a BEER SUMMIT!1" Go ROSEN!1

Effing Leslie salivating at having a face to face of the two, WITH HIM HOSTING - yea, *that's* the ticket!1



Plus, to the whassisname who claimed he knows THREE Hillary ROSENS, "I don't know any other Hillary ROSENs, JAY." Note the FIRST NAME basis!1

That said, it's sad how this person, a FIGHTING Dem is being treated, but she's tough. I've sent an e-mail of support to the DNC at another thread's suggestion, and we need to send her flowers.

[spanone]

84. wolf on ann romney....'this is a wonderful woman'.....no bias there.

[HangOnKids]

4. Leslie Blitzer Is A Vile Little Fuckwit n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

45. Scrolling down the page, I saw that last word and knew who posted it

...before I saw your name.

And yeah, he's a bearded douchebag.

Have a great weekend.

[HangOnKids]

54. You Too!

Go GIANTS!!!!!!!

[abq e streeter]

7. How could you stand him before?

The guy's an idiot.

[CTyankee]

11. She may need the job to help her family!

I'm serious. She may be a single parent or just the family income mainstay. Hey, you do it if survival depends on it!

[jp11]

27. I doubt it is 'survival' as a cnn contributor

or whatever her title is. Generally if you are 'qualified' to be a talking head you are qualified to do other things, ie you have a career not a 'job' where you are forced to take what you can get.

I'd probably do whatever my boss wanted to keep my job, including making an apology I didn't think I needed to make about something that is correct. It doesn't help when your 'co-workers' toss you under the bus to fan their ratings though leaving you little choice but to apologize or expect to get fired.

Even apologizing she'll probably 'suffer' for this, from being pushed into the shadows to not having her contract renewed or however her employment is setup with CNN. Again she should have other career options other than being a talking head that chimes in about issues on cable tv.

[CTyankee]

30. OR, she might turn it into an asset. She could be the "no bullshit commentator" on the Obama

Admin.

I am not advocating forher to do this. Just forecasting something she might do.

She might not. And I see alot of reason for her not to do this.

[FrenchieCat]

8. They both work for CNN.....

Guess he sees himself as her boss.....

[senseandsensibility]

12. Except he's not her boss.

Can you imagine him taking this tone with a male colleague?

[dogknob]

9. Unfortunate. Her bad for going on Blitzer's show.

Trayvon's mom f*cked up by going on O'Really yesterday.

Why do these people think it's a good idea to go on M$M after they have pissed off conservatives?

[DURHAM D]

18. Oh please - Hillary did not have a choice about going on that show -

she works at CNN.

[rgbecker]

13. I'm backing Hillary Rosen.

It is not uncommon to use the term "work" to mean Employment and all indications are that Anne Rmoney never "Worked" in her life. How often have you heard the expression " what do you do for work?" A proper response would be to tell what you do for employment rather than report that you mow your lawn, take the trash out and wash the dishes.

This beating up on Hillary is doing the job of keeping the story alive, which of course makes people aware that Anne has been at home, or driving her couple of Cadillacs, rather than working outside the house like 60% of women do. Good for her that she doesn't have to work like so many other women, but she like everyone else in the public eye had better be ready to take the heat.

Ask your kids if they know any kids with a Mom that isn't working both inside and outside the home. Very rare.

[monmouth]

15. Isn't Rosen a CNN contributor???..I sent a note to CNN stating I now remember why

I no longer watch their station and that Hillary was correct.

[Whisp]

21. yes, Rosen has had spots on CNN for years now.

During the democratic primaries she was a Hillary supporter so I wasn't all that fond of how she carried the latest Clinton fabrication to the CNN stage but overall I think she is very intelligent and genuine and respect and admire her.


fuck you, wolf!

like someone mentioned in this thread - there is no way the Blitz would humiliate a male colleague like he did her.

[malaise]

16. See how fast he turned on his own co-worker

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! He is a shameless hack and a Jeopardy dunce.

[LuvLoogie]

17. Hillary handled it well.

She's right on every point. Don't get so bent out of shape over Wolf. Wolf Blitzer is basically Geraldo--ridiculous. And deep down, the Right knows it's FOS and their asses are showing.

[senseandsensibility]

24. She looked embarrassed and shocked to me.

She had already apologized before this clip even began and probably didn't expect her co-worker to force her to do it again on live TV.

[RKP5637]

19. He is and has been an annoying person. I haven't watched his show and

his droning on in ages.

[Fumesucker]

20. This is how I'll always remember Blitzer..

[Whisp]

23. dimwitted dumbass

thats what my dictionary says about Blitzer.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

77. I was about to write "Quick, someone post the video of the nit-wit getting his....

... ass handed to him on Jeopardy!"

That'll do!

[butterfly77]

22. I saw it yesterday..

as it was going on and I wrote a blistering email to that POS..

[INdemo]

25. The Rpukes are going to milk this for everything its worth..

If a f&*kng Republican would have made some similar comment about Michele Obama not one word would have been said.The Republicans that would have made the comment would be on CNN being glorified....
So i wish she would not have apologized and explained her reasoning..She probably has never had to work out a budget and never shops,r her maid never has to shop with coupons..She has servants,nanny's and and chauffeur driving her caddy for her..so haw can a Repukes like Blitzer compare her to average working Mother...

[Cleita]

26. I stopped watching him back in 2002.

I just didn't have the stomach for his biased reporting.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

28. What a humiliating way to treat anyone...

I have never seen a man called out and publicly humiliated on the air like that.

And for the record, Ann Romney stated in 1994 "No, I did not work. Mitt thought it was important for me to stay home with the children, and I was delighted." Mitt decided for her.

http://www.samefacts.com/2012/01/income-distribution/mitt-romney-and-ann-the-students-struggling-so-much-that-they-had-to-sell-stock/

[laundry_queen]

36. This is why Democrats have problems.

Them and their fucking knee jerk apologies! If they had half a brain, their strategists would have found this quote, and simply played it in response saying, "See? She even said it herself." Boom, case closed. Sometimes I wonder about Democrats and their constant tail-tucking.

[golddigger]

43. I agree.

[senseandsensibility]

58. She used the term work herself.

Interesting, but as always with republicans, facts don't matter.

[renate]

72. great find!

Thanks!

[EmeraldCityGrl]

81. Feel Free to make it an OP

I tend to comment on existing OP's. There's another little golden nugget in
there if you caught it. Ann R. comments that she and Mitt waited 4 years
to have their third child because he was still a student. Either they didn't
have sex for four years or she used contraceptives...just say'in.

[LiberalFighter]

29. This all has to be CNN's fault

And I wonder if they would had done this if it were a man?

[laundry_queen]

34. i sent a message saying exactly that.

Disgusting.

[sabrina 1]

31. What is more shameful than Blitzer doing what he always does, coward that he is, is

that once again, the Democratic Leadership threw another good Democrat under the bus to appease the Republican Party which has never worked, all they do is use it against them.

I find it so disappointing that as soon as Rightwinger points a finger at any Democrat, from Van Jones, to Shirley Sherrod to ACORN, to Anthony Weiner and now to Hillary Rosen, the Dem Leadership leaps into action and joins the attacks.

She had no reason to apologize, and the Dem Leadership should have taken the issue and run with it agaiinst Romney, NOT against Rosen.

And once again the question is raised, if the Democratic Leadership will not stand up for one of their own colleagues when the Republicans start throwing faux fits, how can we expect them to stand up for us?

Disgusting display by Blitzer, but he couldn't have rubbed it in with his 'we know Republicans would go after you, but how does it feel to know that your OWN PARTY is so angry at you also' if the Dem Party Leadership had any guts at all.

How betrayed she must feel.

No guts, no glory.

And that is why we are where we are.

[progressoid]

32. Who?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

37. wolf even had to stand on something to make him look taller than Hilary.

i wish she would have stood up and punched him out.

[senseandsensibility]

44. Really?

Seriously? He was literally standing on a box? I thought they only did that on home shopping channels?!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

61. wolf is very short

he's intentionally made to look bigger than Hilary so it looks

like he's talking down to her. which makes it even more humiliating

for her.

[laundry_queen]

39. Their viewers are not as dumb as CNN thinks they are.

I was just reading comments on Jack Cafferty's blog, and I'd say 80% were pro-Hilary Rosen. I have a feeling Wolf may have gone too far and we'll hear about it.

[the antichristie]

41. Never Trust (or Cry) Wolf!

Recco!

[jp11]

46. I gave up on CNN, too much 'both sides do it' false equivalency for me

trying to play both sides by agreeing with whatever FOX pundits say isn't the middle of the road as they seem to think it is.

Watching the clip just reinforces why I don't bother tuning into any of their shows.

[Quantess]

82. Remember, Glenn Beck was on CNN's "Headline News" before he got his show on FOX.

He was on 2 whole hours every weekday during prime time.

[Doctor_J]

47. yes you will

I don't understand why any Dems would patronize the corporate media at all, but those of you who do seem to be addicted. I sort of wish you wouldn't complain about it day after day.

[unionworks]

50. Sheep Blitzer

From what I learned long ago on D.U. is a fundy fuckwit. Fuck you Sheep Blitzer!

[Jamaal510]

51. It's not just Wolf Blitzer; Chicken Noodle News sucks period.

I get my national news from CurrentTV, MSNBC, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report. Although CNN isn't as bad as Fox and it prides itself on supposedly being "non-partisan", many times it gives false legitimacy to right-wing talking points and caves in whenever conservatives whine about them, instead of calling them out on their BS.

[Faygo Kid]

52. I quit watching him years ago.

[Dawson Leery]

53. Fox "News" Channel Jr.: Last in ratings.

[aikoaiko]

55. Something tells me that was all orchestrated.

All for CNNs benefit.

[lunatica]

56. I stopped watching him a decade ago because he's basically an idiot

My eyes got tired from so many eye rolls. Fuck him.

[bluestate10]

59. Why do you watch Blitzer now?

Many better alternatives available.

[abelenkpe]

60. Wolf is an idiot nt

[TNLib]

62. I actually think she did a great job in the inteview.

Wolf sucks I stopped watching cnn a long time ago.

Anyone that thinks Anne Romney has any clue about what working moms go through is an idiot.

[fascisthunter]

63. you think these personality types would last if they were actually honest?

the corporate media is a sham... sure, they will air a few liberals here and there, but they are just trying to make things look "fair and balanced". Hey corporate media employees... is your check worth it?

[TheKentuckian]

66. Wolf is a dumber than dogshit and a neocon tool

Watching him is a disservice to the mind and soul.

[nvme]

68. that parrot has no soul.

[TheKentuckian]

83. No, but if the viewer does their spiritual energy is sapped and dirtied by watching his ass.

[nvme]

67. It Was Sickening

All I can say is WOW! I am truly disgusted by Wolf Blitzer. I have never seen anyone humiliate another person like that POS did to Rosen. I am embarrassed for her and anyone who has seen it. Damn I makes me friggin angrier and angrier. I normally keep the TV on CNN where I work. I get a lot of Rightwing nutbags. CNN was my way of hearing current events without having them hijack the TV and put it on Fox. Now I am going to watch Fox before I do CNN. I will absolutely refuse to watch any program that has grating little dweeb on it. He was always a petty little turd.

[The Wizard]

69. Stopped watching CNN when they were

on the impeach Clinton band wagon. Wolf has always tried to put a rightward slant on his reporting.

[Nevernose]

70. I quit watching him

During the Clinton administration.

[WI_DEM]

73. typical MSM manufactured issue and Wolf is a tool

[Fla_Democrat]

74. Judging by his ratings

a lot of people feel the same way... and have for quite a while, actually.

[Blue Owl]

75. Blitz-free for 8 years and loving it

He can go fuck himself in the situation room

[senseandsensibility]

78. The more I think about this, the worse it seems, actually.

The sexist element, while obvious, bears repeating. Would he ever have done this to a male colleague? And, has any "journalist" ever chided a co-worker like this on the air before? They (CNN) have reached a new low here, even for them.

[Downtown Hound]

79. Wolf? LOL.

Mr. Blitzer practically had his lips wrapped around Bush's cock during the initial invasion of Iraq. I stopped listening to that terrorist warmonger years ago.

[lonestarnot]

80. Ackety, I've been turning that slob off the TV box for years now.

[Whisp]

85. Wolf The Loathsome

gawd I hate that little fuckwit know nothing

I hope he feels our prickly vibes and get bum itch or somethin g. and scratches on camera.

[spanone]

86. i hate blitzer and his 'journalism' but rosen should have walked. right. out. the. door.

[PatSeg]

87. There are numerous reasons

why I don't watch CNN anymore. The number one reason is Wolf Blitzer.

Yet another reason to never watch CNN.