Name Klaus Emmerich Role Journalist | Movies The First Polka | |
Klaus Emmerich (born 1928) is the former editor-in-chief of ORF News in Austria. He achieved notoriety in the United States for his racist remarks following Barack Obama's win of the 2008 US presidential election. David F. Girard-diCarlo, U.S. ambassador to Austria, officially protested against Emmerich’s remarks on November 14, 2008.
Quotes
"I don't want to be steered by a black man in the Western world. If you say that that is a racist remark: right, without doubt."
"[I]t is a most unsettling development as the blacks are not as advanced in their political & social development."
References
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