Wolf Blitzer: "So poor....so black"

[Squatch]

I want to show our viewers some pictures that are just coming in. We're getting multiple feeds. These are live pictures you're seeing over here from the airport, New Orleans Airport, individuals being brought in by helicopters or planes. They have got an emergency medical facility unde rway right now. And New Orleans Airport has become a major source of attention.

These pictures over here, look at this. Individuals continuing to do what we've been seeing for days now, simply walking through the water -- we have to assume it's disgusting water, and rapidly becoming disease-filled water -- just trying to get to some location with what meager possessions they have. We see that picture over and over and over again.

As much as you see that picture, though, you simply get chills every time you see these poor individuals. As Jack Cafferty just pointed out, so tragically, so many of these people, almost all of them that we see, are so poor and they are so black, and this is going to raise lots of questions for people who are watching this story unfold.

Wow, did Wolf just step on his Schwanz here?

Apologies if this is a dupe.

[lildreamer316]

1. Dumbass.

I'm just sayin'. He is *such* and idiot. Hubby and I have been complaining about him for days. Not that it really matters; but damn.

[Squatch]

2. Forgot the link

Link

[Mizmoon]

3. I heard him say it - he didn't mean anything by it

and you could see in his eyes he instantly knew it was a poor choice of words. He was trying to comment on the fact that most victims were black.

[dolo amber]

7. Wasn't he essentially just repeating

what someone (Cafferty, I think...?) had just said? Albeit a tad less...tactfully? I think it was pretty obvious they were all getting pretty exhausted by that point, and I agree he didn't mean anything at all by it.

(It however *was* one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed on live TV. I'm a horrible person. :blush::P)

[leftchick]

4. and Leslie you are SO STUPID!

what a fuck wad.

[MrScorpio]

5. I guess the blacker you are, the worse off your are

Welcome to America

[ohio_liberal]

6. Leslie is another one what needs a kick in the ass

I hope everyone considers writing to CNN to complain. This is so fucked up. :mad: