Blitzer: Stunned by ... the fact that his viewers are so smart?

[Emit]

:shrug:

Blitzer: Stunned by readers' response
Posted: 09:00 PM ET
CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — I must say I was stunned by the amazing reaction to my request Friday for suggested questions for the upcoming Democratic Presidential debate that CNN is co-sponsoring with the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina next Monday night, January 21. So far, we have received some 2,000 comments. I am not surprised that almost all of them were serious and well-informed.

I have always had high confidence in our CNN viewers. I know you are smart because you wouldn’t be watching The Situation Room and all of our other CNN political coverage if you weren’t. There are simply too many other options available to all of you — ranging from sitcoms, to sports, to silly talk shows. Our viewers are intelligent and that certainly came through with your comments. You can take a look at them yourself. If you take the time, you too will be impressed.

Let me assure you that our team is going through all of these suggested questions, and we will select some of them for the debate. We will also use your ideas to formulate some other questions. You’ve raised serious issues and Suzanne Malveaux, Joe Johns and I are taking them very seriously. This has been a great opportunity for us to know what is on your minds, and we are grateful to you for the help.

~snip~

By the way, if you'd like to see some of the questions already asked, you can read them by clicking here. Thanks again.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/14/blitzer-keep-those-debate-questions-coming/

[tom_paine]

1. The grotesque admiration of a Master for his dogs.

"I mean, I knew you could fetch a ball, but I had no idea that you would understand to fetch my slippers when I came home."

:puke:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. The retrieving part is instinctual

nt

[Emit]

7. lol!

[donheld]

2. That's ok, we're often stunned by how stupid he is n/t

[CitizenLeft]

4. LOL!

"uh, thanks for that, uh, donheld..." (said in my best Wolfie impersonation)

:rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

5. Their peeps would sneak in some "Really Smart" Questions for him to use

Clever these Pubs and Minions....

[PCIntern]

6. Blitzer is stunned by everything all the time...

His "uhhhh's" and constant repetitions of words and clauses implies that his brain is working at 70% of Impulse Power.

"The Warp Engines are DEAD, Captain...we're a sitting duck!

[Subdivisions]

8. "You’ve raised serious issues and Suzanne Malveaux, Joe Johns

and I are taking them very seriously."

Not much on grammar when he's the writer, eh?

[Orsino]

9. Blitzer will have to work harder, then...

...if he has not quite managed to squash intellectual curiosity and idealism.

[UTUSN]

10. If only he knew most of his viewers do so in order to skewer him like a butterfly!1 n/t