Blitzer can backpedal like no other

[astfgl]

Watching him try to stand against the flood that is Michael Moore is rather satisfying. Again, I'm not a diehard Moore supporter, but he took the talking heads to task better than anyone has since Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire. He gets close to hysterics a couple times, but for the most part everything he says is pretty valid.

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[thesr]

Out of any news anchor, Wolf Blitzer is always the one that makes me think: "How the fuck did this guy get hired?".

His show is him repeating the same 20 minutes of news over and over again for people to catch up on what happened during the day. Never is there any debate of anything, something that even Lou Dobbs and Nancy Grace do.

Once again: How the hell does he get such a sweet time slot and a 3-4 hour news show everyday?

Maybe it's because he is so empty of meaning, and that's what they need for the day time crowd.

[astfgl]

I don't know if you watched the clip, since you're probably at work, but when the Moore segment is over, Blitzer is throwing to Dobbs via a nice plasma TV. Anyway, Dobbs starts ripping on Moore, and actually, I'll just transcribe it, because you'll get a kick out of it:

Wolf: Lou, what are you working on?
Lou: Wolf, are you having fun with Michael Moore? He's more of a left-wing promoter than Hugo Chavez, for crying out loud. He has to love profit, what's he talking about?

Wolf: Let's check in with Jack Cafferty.
Jack: After watching that Michael Moore interview, I've decided whatever CNN's paying you, it isn't enough.

And THAT'S why CNN has Wolf Blitzer. He's inoffensive and non-confrontational. Imagine how the Moore segment would have gone if it had been hosted by Dobbs, instead. Or Nancy Grace.