# Is Wolf Blitzer a moron? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965 "2011-02-10T23:25:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/1 "2011-02-10T23:25:13Z")
I just watched most of Wolf Blitzer’s interview with the Egyptian ambassador, clarifying what Mubarak said in his speech. Essentially, the interview consisted of Blitzer constantly asking for clarification of Mubarak’s handing down all authority to his vice-president. He spent at least 15 minutes asking this question over and over and over and over and over, with the ambassador patiently giving the same unambiguous answer each time . . . an answer that I understood the first time he gave it. Actually, I don’t know how long the interview lasted, because I finally had to shut it off, hoarse from screaming at the tv. The interview may be somewhere on [this link](http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/10/egypt-unrest-mubarak-may-address-nation-party-chief-says/), unless it’s still going on. Does Blitzer get paid by the minute, or is he just stupid? This may explain his record-breaking score at Celebrity Jeopardy! last year . . . minus $6500. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/2 "2011-02-11T01:37:50Z")
Did you see him on Jeopardy!? Yes, Wolf Blitzer is a moron. **Edit:** And I finally got around to reading your last line. 😛 I think we’re in agreement here! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/3 "2011-02-11T01:59:49Z")
I’m not sure, but I think I saw him on Jeopardy!. What an moran! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/4 "2011-02-11T02:10:07Z")
I don’t know if he’s actually a moron, but I suspect he didn’t get to ride on the big bus as a child. On the other hand, he does have his own show on CNN, and has been smart enough not to invite John Stewart as a guest. So, I guess that says something. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/5 "2011-02-11T02:13:24Z")
Well, Rachel Maddow is dancing a very similar dance trying to get something plain and direct out of a professional diplomat. And she isn’t having that easy a time of it, and she’s a sharp cookie. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/6 "2011-02-11T02:52:59Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Well, Rachel Maddow is dancing a very similar dance trying to get something plain and direct out of a professional diplomat. And she isn’t having that easy a time of it, and she’s a sharp cookie. No, she is not a moron. But she also has a habit of making a point, then rephrasing that point in a dozen different ways. I’d [del]love[/del] hate to see a debate between Blitzer and Maddow. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/7 "2011-02-11T02:53:44Z")
And Brian Williams had the ambassador on the phone live during the Nightly News, asking for the same clarification. The answer I heard was “Mubarak’s still the president, but he’s turned over all his powers to the vice-president, except for the one’s he didn’t, because he’s still the president.” Was the ambassador’s reply to Blitzer more unambiguous than that? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/8 "2011-02-11T04:36:31Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > And Brian Williams had the ambassador on the phone live during the Nightly News, asking for the same clarification. > > The answer I heard was “Mubarak’s still the president, but he’s turned over all his powers to the vice-president, except for the one’s he didn’t, because he’s still the president.” > > Was the ambassador’s reply to Blitzer more unambiguous than that? I don’t think the ambassador was ambiguous at all. Mubarak would be the “de jure” leader and the VP would be the “de facto” leader. Blitzer kept asking for the same “clarification” over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/9 "2011-02-11T07:40:56Z")
The answer to the OP? Yes, Wolf Blitzer is a moron. Any other questions? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/10 "2011-02-11T07:47:31Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I don’t think the ambassador was ambiguous at all. Mubarak would be the “de jure” leader and the VP would be the “de facto” leader. Blitzer kept asking for the same “clarification” over and over again. Well, that’s the kind of thing that seems to mean something, but doesn’t hold up under inspection. If all the real power is already transferred, what difference does it make if he stays or not? Since his leaving would definitely calm things down, then there must be some important reason for him to stay. Like what, if he has no power to affect things? He’s going to “monitor” the situation? And make comments? Suggest color schemes? If he stqys, its only because he has the raw power to do so, whether is _de jure, de facto,_ or whatever, its power, or it ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/11 "2011-02-11T08:37:18Z")
Wolf Blitzer is not smart. He does not know he is not smart. In that respect he is like Fredo. Most real life morons know they are not smart. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/12 "2011-02-11T10:22:20Z")
But he’s got a good name. You could start an action direct-to-DVD franchise on that name alone. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wolf-blitzer-a-moron/570965/13 "2011-02-11T14:32:07Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Wolf Blitzer is not smart. He does not know he is not smart. In that respect he is like Fredo. Most real life morons know they are not smart. “I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb… I’m smart and I want respect!” John Cazale was such a good actor. Stranger