All Black Musicians Look The Same To This Confused Election Reporter [Video]


Meet Blake Burman, a reporter for Miami’s Channel 7 News sent to cover the 2012 election on Tuesday night. Apparently, with all of the famous figures wandering around on Election Day, it can be painfully and awkwardly difficult telling them apart.

This local news gaffe, brought to you by Channel 7, is approaching viral status on YouTube with over 150,000 views in just a few days. In the clip, a befuddled yet eager looking Burman is hanging out at Camp Obama at the height of Election Day and nods to his left where stands musician will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, giving an interview to another reporter.

Burman identifies will.i.am as Wyclef Jean.

He then interrupts this important broadcast, looking off-screen where a Channel 7 crew member is apparently screaming “WILL.I.AM! WILL.I.AM! YOU FOOL!” to which Burman self-corrects: “WALE! Excuse me, Wale,” he says. “Got my artists mixed up.”

When his earpiece finally starts working again, Burman shamefully admits “Uh, will.i.am. Good grief. Man, I am tired. It’s will.i.am, I’m sorry.”

Third time is a charm, right?

Another subtle point of humor in this clip: Blake Burman is actually mistakenly introduced by the reporter at the home studio leading into his clip. “Uh, I think we’re going to go back to … Mike Blake.”

“Blake Burman,” his co-anchor corrects.

Poor guy’s colleagues don’t even know who he is. But now, thanks to the video, everyone on the internet does. And Mr. Burman, if you’ve been frantically Googling yourself since your reporting gaffe to make sure no one thinks you’re a racist: Don’t worry. We don’t think you’re a racist. But it’s painfully obvious that you’re not into hip hop.

It’s not exactly “Boom Goes the Dynamite,” but here’s Blake Burman’s awkward Election Day reporting fail:

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