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CNN? Why does Wolf Blitzer get so much air time? (Original Post) IcyPeas Mar 2017 OP
They have him on CNN Europe alot also kimbutgar Mar 2017 #1
The problem with an adversarial press... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #2
Because of the way he dresses and grooms himself? LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #3
What and have to spend more time at home madokie Mar 2017 #4
D'ya want him to groom his beard for nothing??? longship Mar 2017 #5
Wolfe is the CNN brand...he's the flagship. Bland, lazy, incurious and unthreatening...the way the JCanete Mar 2017 #6
Because he'll say whatever they tell him to say... Iggo Mar 2017 #7
I wish they'd bring back kskiska Mar 2017 #8
like a long lasting hemangioma, he's a fixture on cnn. he's not Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #9
She is, God awful. I wish they would, switch her with Joy. dewsgirl Mar 2017 #12
Blitzer has held the newsroom in a secret armed siege for the last 12 years. TeamPooka Mar 2017 #10
Lol dewsgirl Mar 2017 #14
Cuz he's been there since 1990 LeftInTX Mar 2017 #11
Jake Tapper dewsgirl Mar 2017 #16
Wow, he's young! Born in 1969 LeftInTX Mar 2017 #17
He sucks even in the best of times. jalan48 Mar 2017 #13
His smooth, easy listening style? Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #15
He has a cool name Catherine Vincent Mar 2017 #18

kimbutgar

(21,060 posts)
1. They have him on CNN Europe alot also
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 06:36 PM
Mar 2017

I wanted to get away from news while on vacation but the only English speaking tv was CNN, Sky and BBC. Everytime evwe turned to CNN there was the corporate news reader wolf.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. The problem with an adversarial press...
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 06:37 PM
Mar 2017

is they are adversarial to our side, too.

At least we don't have to switch to Fox News to hear what the Kool-Aid sucking asswipes are saying!

CNN is a full service station!

madokie

(51,076 posts)
4. What and have to spend more time at home
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:21 PM
Mar 2017

with the wife. I"m sure she'll have something to say about that

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. D'ya want him to groom his beard for nothing???
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:21 PM
Mar 2017

Also, he didn't change his given name from Leslie to Wolf by accident.

 

JCanete

(5,272 posts)
6. Wolfe is the CNN brand...he's the flagship. Bland, lazy, incurious and unthreatening...the way the
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:28 PM
Mar 2017

corporations like their "liberal" media.

Iggo

(47,536 posts)
7. Because he'll say whatever they tell him to say...
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:32 PM
Mar 2017

...and because his name is Wolf Goddam Blitzer, mothereffers!

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
9. like a long lasting hemangioma, he's a fixture on cnn. he's not
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:41 PM
Mar 2017

nearly as unwatchable as the ineffably wretched greta VS, though.

NOBODY this side of Fox is as incompetent as she.

wow......she is UNbeLEEEvably awful

even less expressive than he is. not surprising, considering the amount of work she's had done making her features as expressionless as possible

Stinky The Clown

(67,765 posts)
15. His smooth, easy listening style?
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 08:50 PM
Mar 2017

He is at least as

annoying as

Chris Matth

ews.

Its takes a

lot of

time to keep that affectation of

a voice

sharp.

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