Wolf Blitzer On His Signature Beard: "I Work Hard To Look Good"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-christine-miller/whats-my-logo_b_79752.html

Wolf Blitzer, CNN's lead political anchor and host of "The Situation Room" and "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," has become a familiar face in over 200 countries. True, he covers key events that shape the international political landscape, but I also wanted to know how he shapes his beard and, in the process, developed one of the most distinctive looks in television news.

How long have you had your beard?

When I was in college I started growing a beard because I hated shaving. It came in and I thought it looked cool - in those days it was strawberry blonde. Then I shaved it off and had it off for a few years. And then about 30 years ago, I was on vacation and started letting it grow. I trim it every 4 -5 days. I do it myself with a little beard trimmer with a safety gizmo that even I won't screw up.



Has anyone ever said anything negative to you about your beard?

Some people did say some negative things, especially when it started to go grey: "Lose it!" "It's making you look old!" And I remember at one point -- I think it was the 1996 presidential convention in San Diego when I was the White House correspondent -- my beard was really beginning to change colors, and I saw the president of CNN, Tom Johnson. We were walking from one event to another and I said "Tom, I'm seriously thinking of shaving off my beard. What do you think?" And he looked at me as if I was crazy and he said, "Shaving off your beard? Are you crazy? I'm thinking of taking an insurance policy out on it!" He obviously saw that it had developed as part of my look and style, and our viewers had come to recognize it. It became part of my brand.

What do your clothes say about who you are professionally?

I try to let them say that I'm a serious professional journalist, and I take my wardrobe seriously. I want to make sure I look nice and my clothes are flattering to me; and I work hard to look good.



I know that if you look bad on TV -- it's not a career-ender -- but it's certainly not going to help your career. I am not only representing myself, but I'm also representing my shows on CNN, and I'm representing CNN, so I just want to make sure that I don't embarrass the brand.

[ClassWarrior]

1. Some day you may succeed, Leslie.

:rofl:

NGU.

[mmonk]

2. He's a failure at everything.

[truebrit71]

3. What a douche-bag he is....

:eyes:

[NYCGirl]

4. He's a distinguished looking guy, no doubt. NT

[BulletproofLandshark]

5. Looks like you've got a long way to go, dude.

[Ian David]

6. I thought this was going to be an article about "Mrs. Blitzer." n/t

[mmonk]

9. Hard to tell the difference between the two.

[bdamomma]

7. he sounds conceited.

[Naturyl]

8. Just as I've always known, hard work doesn't pay

Because he looks like crap.

[Whoa_Nelly]

10. Wolf, how long have you been an anal retentive liar?

Well, for as long as I can remember, I have had a compulsion about being picky about everything, as well as the overwhelming need to attack truth with bullshit lies.

Oh. Did I just say "bullshit"? That was not very clean of me.
Excuse me while I go edit this tape to fit my image.

[LynnTheDem]

11. Don't give up your day job.

[grasswire]

12. he also likes spa treatments

I recall an article about how much he likes going for a spa facial. I saw him in person once when he was doing a local shot at a shopping mall in a D.C. suburb. He did look well groomed.

[Crabby Appleton]

13. Myself, I don't have to work at it, I'm naturally good lookin' nt

[PCIntern]

14. You're all grossly misquoting him:

He really said:

"Uhhhhh....um, do you - uhhhh believe that I, as one of the members of uhhhh, the best......BEST political Team on television woulduhhhhhh.would stoop to arti- artifi-... fakery?"

[KG]

15. you're still going to hell, wolf.

[Binka]

16. No Doubt

:hi: Stranger! Good to see ya. Hey I finally got a job with an office and EVERYTHING. It pays crap but I look good! Jesus, do I sound like Wolf? Must be my signature beard!

[KG]

17. you'd look better in FL!

i'd love to check out that beard of yours :) :hi:

[Binka]

21. 'Tis Neatly Trimmed And Not At All Wolfie

Is your mind always in the gutter? Mine is. :evilgrin:

[Binka]

22. My Dad Has A Place In Leesburg I'll Let You Know When I Visit

We can go on a bike ride with Peyton!

[Cleita]

18. It does give him that old goat look. n/t

[Duncan Grant]

19. He's a regular Edward R. Murrow, isn't he?

You go, "Wolf". :eyes:

[Rex]

20. Wolf the jackoff king. So true. Wolf is a true waste of a space in

the M$M. A real filler material kind of waste. His beard? Who gives A SHIT about your fucking facial hair, you dundering wretch! Is that it? Typical 700 club chump. I wouldn't take the word of a man that has had YEARS in the public spotlight and NEVER has one piece of news to report that I didn't already know or just using his biased opinion to support Pat Robertson's agenda and George Bush/Dick Cheney's agenda. Waste of space, take your beard with you loser!

CNN jackoff king WOLF BLITZER! Let the fluffing begin! :freak: