CNN's Wolf Blitzer to interview hologram strategists on election night

As the news networks spend oodles of cash in order to one-up the other with whiz-bang visuals and mind-melting charts, CNN is looking to blow just about everyone else away. As election night officially kicks off in just a few hours, the network's Wolf Blitzer will be conducting interviews with faraway strategists not via the traditional two-pane window, but by hologram. Believe it or not, professionals in Chicago and Phoenix will be beamed live to CNN's New York studios in order to give viewers a look at Wolf and a ghostly counterpart. Granted, this is far from the first holographic / 3D interview we've seen, but it is rather impressive given the scenario. In related news, we're also told that FOX News will be touting a "giant wall with touch-screen technology [that] will provide electoral map results," which hopefully translates in geek speak to "Surface."

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[L. Organa @ Nov 4th 2008 4:43PM]

Help me, Obiwan, you're my only hope.

[AJ in the East Bay @ Nov 4th 2008 4:36PM]

It's "Obi-Wan", Leia. You can lose some serious geek cred if you're not careful ;-)

[iEye @ Nov 4th 2008 4:38PM]

Help me, Obi-wan, you're my only joke.


iPhone

[Alex @ Nov 4th 2008 4:41PM]

Actually, she says "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."

[Patriks7 @ Nov 4th 2008 4:59PM]

iEye to the failure yet again!

[Jomolungma @ Nov 4th 2008 5:13PM]

Shouldn't it be: "Help me Wolf Blitzer, you're my only hope."? I mean, I don't think he'll answer to Obi-Wan... or maybe he will?

[omoks @ Nov 4th 2008 4:31PM]

Do people still watch CNN? I get most of my news from the BBC.

[fred @ Nov 4th 2008 4:45PM]

I so want the guy who does all of those cool UK election graphics to be imported here.

I have no clue what he's talking about regarding UK politics, but those graphics/animations were always cool to watch.

[thedesolate1 @ Nov 4th 2008 5:23PM]

I lost all respect for BBC after they recorded live that WTC7 collapsed before it even did.
Now I get my news from well... the fake news on Comedy Central.
The Daily Show and the Bill O'reily report...... I mean The Colbert Report.

[samnesral @ Nov 4th 2008 5:28PM]

wow, you are so cool... really, i must be so backward for getting my news from that cooperate, hick channel CNN. That comment wreaks of pretension.

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Nov 4th 2008 5:47PM]

There is nothing more informed than relying on a British company for information about American elections. What insight they have!

Sheesh.

[Samboini @ Nov 4th 2008 5:56PM]

Is his beard/stubble airbrushed on?!

[Saad @ Nov 7th 2008 9:49AM]

@samnesral
@UnixSystemsEngineer

BBC is less about anchors' egos. At the same time, ABC is their affliate network, so they're totally not off base.

[Knives_Out @ Nov 5th 2008 12:45AM]

Wolf Blitzer is an AWESOME name

[Rusty @ Nov 5th 2008 9:40AM]

@ samnesral

"wreaks of pretension" ?

possible meaning: car crash due to the emotion that precedes strain?

[Edd M @ Nov 5th 2008 11:54AM]

I live in the UK and I would pick CNN over the government-controlled BBC for politics news any day. Beware the BBC like the plague.

[phanbouy fan fan @ Nov 4th 2008 4:32PM]

Go on, say something about "strategery", phanbouy. That's so 2003. Just you wait till phanbouy fan gets here with his mirror image avatar. Hahahaha, how'd he think of that. He's my love monkey.

[waiownsyou @ Nov 4th 2008 5:18PM]

Phanbuoy needs to die in a fire.

[phanbouy @ Nov 4th 2008 5:19PM]

wah wah wah wah wai needs to slit his wrists

[kjb434 @ Nov 4th 2008 4:34PM]

CNN has to do something since more people get their new elsewhere.

Holograms won't do it though.

[fieldcar @ Nov 4th 2008 4:37PM]

Mainstream Media FTL!

[phanbouy @ Nov 4th 2008 4:40PM]

Mainstream media

Definition: Right wing blog term designed to spread FUD regarding major media outlets that don't tow the Faux Noise / RNC talking points regardless of reality.

[fred @ Nov 4th 2008 4:47PM]

Leftist media is more like it.

Seriously, can anyone on the left remotely pretend that MSNBC isnt in the tank for them?

[phanbouy fan fan @ Nov 4th 2008 4:49PM]

corporate owned news outlets are only as liberal as their profit allow them to be.

Faux Noise, a Rupert Murdoch creation on the other hand...

[Atropos @ Nov 4th 2008 4:54PM]

phanbouy

definition: guy who knows a lot about fashion and politics and gadgets at the young age of 12

[phanbouy @ Nov 4th 2008 5:03PM]

Atropros --

Jealous ignorant troll who's still pissed about being called out as not the only would-be stud to play "real" guitar.

[phanbouy @ Nov 4th 2008 5:16PM]

wait a tick... i just figured it out! I know alot about "fashion" because I was commenting on some guy's avatar that just happened to be some clothing label? Only one other person to mention that and it was months ago. Atropos is "phanbouy fan"! HAhahahahaha. You just blew your cover troll. You couldn't contain your rage once you were exposed as a raging, preening, douchebag on that Guitar Hero thread.

So, how's learning those tabs to Brown Eyed Girl, Atro? Keep practicing. Some day you'll get that validation daddy never gave in quite that appropriate way.

[waiownsyou @ Nov 4th 2008 5:19PM]

Seriously, phanbuoy? Your humor is gone and your insults are just blatantly aimless. This is getting old. Please, go outside and absorb some vitamins from the Sun.

[phanbouy @ Nov 4th 2008 5:21PM]

wai, i know your period is tough, but it's been going on with you now for a few months really. I haven't banged your mom THAT many times

[Lowest Ranked @ Nov 4th 2008 5:43PM]

Phan, you know I love you man, but that was admittedly painful to read =[

[Atropos @ Nov 4th 2008 10:26PM]

Holeeeee shit look how many comments he left on this article. The dude is like a virus.

[phanbouy @ Nov 5th 2008 12:54PM]

That's funny, Atrophy, because it would seem you're the pathogen out to create hate. Why are you a bitter hatemonger? Keep practicing those chords.

[Salman @ Nov 5th 2008 9:49AM]

May the force be with you

[Samboini @ Nov 4th 2008 5:57PM]

Gee, why thanks.

[inteller @ Nov 4th 2008 4:39PM]

oooh.....I can't wait for SNL to make fun of this. CNN makes it too easy!

[Alex @ Nov 4th 2008 4:42PM]

Lol, I'm pretty sure FOX News has given more comedic fodder than all the remaining news channels combined. FACT!

Who watches SNL nowadays anyways? Can't wait to see what the Daily Show and Colbert Report will come up regarding this lil' piece of gem!

[aardWolf @ Nov 4th 2008 4:46PM]

I think it should be Wolf Blitzer in his Fortress of Solitude... talking to Kal-elbama

[Joel @ Nov 4th 2008 5:16PM]

Hah... maybe they can have a hologram showing President McCain since no will will ever get to see it in real life.

[Decoy @ Nov 4th 2008 6:50PM]

"My friends, we WILL wipe them out... all of them"

[andrew @ Nov 4th 2008 4:49PM]

He's going to interview Max Headroom? Awesome!

[blevay @ Nov 4th 2008 4:55PM]

Aren't you guys a little behind on this? USA today had this story 5 days ago.

[Samboini @ Nov 4th 2008 5:59PM]

They are behind on quite a few topics, but if it grieves thee, why not submit the story, you burning beacon of sexual desire.

[fischju @ Nov 4th 2008 5:05PM]

I was going to watch the BBC's broadcast, but then that survey came out showing that more Colbert Report watchers know who the Prime Minister of Great Britain is than BBC watchers. In fact the Colbert Report ranked 9th out of 40 overall if I remember correctly.

[Bosco @ Nov 4th 2008 5:12PM]

I have to share my favorite Wolf Blitzer story with you. I was an usher at the Richard Nixon funeral, assigned to the VIP bathrooms. My job was to ensure that people entering the bathroom had VIP badges. Others were to be directed to bathrooms outside the secure perimeter, about 200 yards away. Well guess who shows up without a VIP badge wanting to take a leak. If you guessed David Gergen or Pat Buchanan, you guessed wrong. Those two showed up sporting VIP badges. If you guessed Wolf Blitzer, give yourself an "I Voted" sticker and head over to Krispy Kreme for your free donut. I told Mr. Blitzer that while I respected his work as a journalist and wanted to let him use the same bathroom as the important people, I was under direction of the Secret Service to only allow guests with VIP passes to use the VIP bathroom and that he would have to exit the secure area and use the highly sanitary blue portapotties.

[thedesolate1 @ Nov 4th 2008 5:17PM]

Hey maybe they can use this technology to make Dick Cheney get out of his cave. Just not for real.

[thedesolate1 @ Nov 4th 2008 7:40PM]

Am I the only one who finds it ridiculous that we can invent things like this and somehow can't get voting machines to fucking register votes correctly?

[benjamin @ Nov 4th 2008 6:15PM]

Help me, Wolf. You're my only hope...

[Ruben @ Nov 4th 2008 7:16PM]

Wow, this is really bad!

Describing it doesn't compare to actually seeing it.

[Dan @ Nov 4th 2008 7:18PM]

Im watching this on TV right now. Its total BS! They just cut and paste her from a blue screen into the studio!! FAIL!!!

[IndiaTech @ Nov 4th 2008 7:49PM]

Ummm.... What were you expecting?