Posted on 08/30/2006 5:59:07 AM PDT by radar101
Looking for a "passionate, compassionate, great, great" man? Well, according to CNN midday anchor Kyra Phillips, they do indeed exist. During CNN's live coverage of President Bush's remarks from New Orleans, Phillips was unaware that her microphone was on and picked up portions of an apparent restroom conversation she was having with another woman. At 12:49pm EDT, those listening carefully could hear Phillips praise her husband: "Yeah, I'm very lucky in that regard with my husband. My husband is handsome and he is genuinely a loving, you know, no ego -- you know what I'm saying. Just a really passionate, compassionate great, great human being. And they exist. They do exist. They're hard to find. Yup. But they are out there."
Phillips also inadvertently revealed how she feels about her sister-in-law: "Brothers have to be, you know, protective. Except for mine. I've got to be protective of him...Yeah. He's married, three kids, but his wife is just a control freak."
[The MRC's Megan McCormack on Tuesday afternoon posted on NewsBusters blog item on the incident, with audio/video which will be added to the CyberAlert version of this article. In the meantime, to watch the Real or Windows Media video, or to listen to the MP3 audio, go to: newsbusters.org ]
A Tuesday evening Hollywood Reporter dispatch distributed by Reuters, "CNN sorry for Bush speech gaffe," recounted: "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."
For the story in full: news.yahoo.com
The audio of Phillips' conversation could be heard overriding President Bush's remarks approximately ten minutes into the President's speech. While the President could be heard during the exchange, Phillips's gaffe was very distracting:
"Assholes. Yeah, I'm very lucky in that regard with my husband. My husband is handsome and he is genuinely a loving, you know, no ego. [unintelligible] you know what I'm saying. Just a really passionate, compassionate great, great human being. And they exist. They do exist. They're hard to find. Yup. But they are out there."
Unknown woman: "We'll see. He's going to come, you know, he's set for an extended visit [unintelligible]."
Phillips: "I mean, that's, that's how you figure it all out, those extended visits. [laughter]"
Unknown woman: "Yeah, but my mom, I think she really likes him."
Phillips: "Mom's got a good vibe? Good."
Unknown woman: "Yeah, my brother's the one that [unintelligible]."
Phillips: "Brother, of course, brothers have to be, you know, protective. Except for mine. I've got to be protective of him."
Unknown woman: [unintelligible]
Phillips: "Yeah. He's married, three kids, but his wife is just a control freak."
Second unknown female voice: "Kyra."
Phillips: "Yeah, baby?"
Second unknown female: "Your mic is on. Turn it off. It's been on the air."
Seconds later, Daryn Kagan stumbled through this awkward transition: "Alright, we've been listening in to President Bush as he speaks in, uh, New Orleans today. This is the one year anniversary of Katrina making land shore there. President Bush saying if another natural disaster hits, our country. We must, uh, react better than that. Let's listen in once again to President Bush."
So.....did she have a Leslie Nielson moment?
Should make for an interesting Thanksgiving at the Phillips' house this year!!!!
I'm sure her sister-in-law was delighted by her remarks. Ugh.
Good Lord, how does one explain that gaff away?
I used to be on the radio in a major market and never said anything in the studio I didn't want going out over the air. That required a lot of discipline, but I sure am glad I followed that rule!
Loose lips sink families.
Did something like this happen to Nielsen?
Geez I hope not. Apparently women talk between stalls. I don't hear too much of this going on in men's rooms. Of course men are all business and are there to get the job done. Give me Mars any day. They can have Venus. ;-)
It was part of the movie.
the beautiful thing about the truth is that even your enemies have to acknowledge eventually, in spite of their best efforts.
the beautiful thing about the truth is that even your enemies have to acknowledge eventually, in spite of their best efforts.
Ha! True. But MSM and the liberals just apologize in a "if-I've-offended-anyone" kind of way and all is forgotten. Funny thing is, the reporterette says she has to watch over her brother, yet his wife is the "control freak." Riiiight. Who's the control freak again?
CNN will do anything to embarrass and frustrate Bush, even it they do have to throw one of their own under the bus to do it. CNN is not that incompetent, but they are that malevolent. These accidents always seem to occur when Bush or Cheney is live.
The Communist News Network is getting pretty good at this kind of stuff. Remember the X?
I guess it's possible that multiple people screwed up, but it seems strange that it would go on for 90 seconds.
Wow a two-fer. More proof that liberals are both shallow and dumb.
Apparently she refused to sleep with that producer.
I love my Sister in Laws as well as my husband.
Apparently women talk between stalls
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