Klaus Emmerich (journalist)


Klaus Emmerich 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."
"t is a most unsettling development as the blacks are not as advanced in their political & social development."