CNN Sorry for Bush Speech Gaffe (Kyra Phillips' open mike in bathroom)

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/Reuters: CNN Sorry for Bush Speech Gaffe
By REUTERS
Published: August 29, 2006

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - CNN apologized Tuesday after an open mike transmitted an anchor's bathroom conversation with another woman live over the network as it was carrying President Bush's speech in New Orleans.

"Live From'' anchor Kyra Phillips had apparently left the set around 12:48 p.m. EDT Tuesday for a bathroom break while the news channel carried Bush's speech marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Phillips' wireless microphone was turned on and picked up about a minute and a half of a muffled conversation she had with an unidentified woman where she apparently talked about her husband, laughed and talked about her brother.

"I've got to be protective of him,'' she said without being aware that the mic was on. ``He's married, three kids, and his wife is just a control freak.'' CNN anchor Daryn Kagan broke into the telecast immediately afterward updating viewers on what Bush had been saying.

"CNN experienced audio difficulties during the president's speech today in New Orleans,'' the CNN statement read. "We apologize to our viewers and the president for the disruption.''

CNN apologized to the White House on Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't clear whether it was a technical or human malfunction, and CNN, citing corporate policy, said it wouldn't comment on whether anyone would be disciplined. It seemed unlikely that anyone would....

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-cnn.html

[ClassWarrior]

1. "CNN apologized to the White House." Somewhere...

...poor Ed Murrow is spinning like a top, six feet under.

NGU.

[Turbineguy]

2. Hmmm.... sorry I missed that.

Was what Bush said more interesting in any way?

[0007]

3. How fitting for two dirty douche bags -

junior & CNN

[saigon68]

17. two dirty douche bags ----were they farting?

WHAT A GRAPHIC COMMENT

[Supersedeas]

24. Talking points are all that matter -- actually reporting on EVENTS -- over

rated

[texpatriot2004]

4. HeeHeeHAHA....heeheehaha....oh my gosh, ROFLMAO!

:rofl:

[kentuck]

5. Best speech Bush ever gave !

LOL! :)

[Teaser]

6. sounds like someone is being naughty!

nt

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Here's a link to the video if anyone missed it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2005107&mesg_id=2005107

[DeepModem Mom]

8. Thank you, "no shocks"! nt

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. She's calling someone an asshole in the beginning of it

but I can't make out the whole sentence...would be funny if she were talking about *

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. reminds me of The Naked Gun

after Frank introduces the queen and goes to the can with his mic still active

[Rose Siding]

11. Thanksgiving with the Kagans should be fun this year

[maseman]

12. Imagine

If she was doing the producer in the bathroom or something? Now that would be news worthy.

[samsingh]

22. oh yeah

[flordehinojos]

13. i wonder what wolfie says and whom does he talk to in his bathroom breaks.

:P CNN apologized to the whitehouse:P

i wonder if kyra phillips will lose her job over her open microphone. i bet she is probably feeling some shame.

[mdelaguna2000]

14. remember when Clinton's SOTU address was interrupted by OJ chase?

I had completely forgotten about this til someone reminded me the other day. They interrupted the president's state of the union to cover the car chase! Ludicrous. Beyond belief. Where was the outcry then?

[electricmonk]

25. The OJ chase was in June

Maybe some other Clinton speech but not the SOTU.

[tanyev]

15. Did Kyra's career just go down the toilet?

:rofl:

[samsingh]

23. good one

[BR_Parkway]

16. Anyone apologize to the "control freak" sister-in-law? Thanksgiving will

be a fun holiday at the Phillips house this year I'm guessing....

[truthisfreedom]

18. this should be a stark reminder about cell phones. they turn on by

accident very often and transmit our private conversations to accidentally-dialed people (this has happened to me, resulting in embarrassing repercussions!)

also, they track our movements and a continuous map of where we've gone is drawn everytime we get in a car or go for a walk. in addition, there is much evidence that they can be turned on remotely to listen to our conversations.

sometimes, it's best to leave the cell in your glovebox. off, of course.

[JPZenger]

19. She mainly talked about how great her husband is

Of all the things she could have been heard saying in private -- she was saying how great her husband is. Now that's luck.

[Duer 157099]

20. I heard Ed Schultz talking about this yesterday

and he made it sound a little more provocative -- he said it sounded to him like two women in a restroom talking about someone one was having an affair with -- so who was she really talking about? Is there more of the conversation?

[WhiteTara]

21. I'll bet the bathroom talk was much more interesting

that monkey boy. Is this the speech where the fool has his shirt buttoned wrong? The man is so ignorant that he can't even dress himself.