Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Mom If She Thanked The Lord

Things didn't go quite according to plan when CNN's intrepid reporter Wolf Blitzer asked one of those cliché questions reporters always seem to ask survivors of natural disasters.
By Ed Scarce — May 21, 2013

Things didn't go quite according to plan when CNN's intrepid reporter Wolf Blitzer asked one of those cliché questions reporters always seem to ask survivors of natural disasters.

WOLF BLITZER: “You’re blessed. Brian, your husband is blessed. Anders is blessed… I guess you got to thank the Lord, right?”

REBECCA: *Shrug*

WOLF BLITZER: (Insisting) “Do you thank the Lord for that split-second decision?”

REBECCA: “I–I’m actually an atheist,” (Awkward laughs) “We are here and you know, I don’t blame anybody for thanking the Lord.”

WOLF BLITZER: "Of course not."

Perfect.

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