Klaus Emmerich (journalist)
Austrian journalist
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| Intro | Austrian journalist | |
| Places | Austria | |
| is | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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Biography
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 in Vienna, officially protested against Emmerichs remarks on November 14, 2008.
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"I wouldn't want the Western world to be directed by a black man. When you say that is a racist remark: right, without a doubt."
"[I]t is a most unsettling development as the blacks are not as advanced in their political & social development."