CNN and the Cheney X: Response to Complaint call to CNN hints it may have been intetntional

Daily Pundit ^ | 11/23/05 | Daily Pundit

[BushMeister]

This is a wave file of a complaint call in to CNN Headline News. The CNN person claims the black X over Vice President Dick Cheney's face was an example of "freedom of speech". The CNN person says someone at CNN was "making a statement", and that Bush is a liar.

[RobFromGa]

UPDATE: 6:18 PM, PT 11/23/05: Call Authentic, CNN Fires Rep:

I just got off the phone with Laurie Goldberg, Senior Vice President for Public Relations with CNN. Her statement confirms the authenticity of the tape recording and reveals the actions CNN took after learning of the incident:

"A Turner switchboard operator was fired today after we were alerted to a conversation the operator had with a caller in which the operator lost his temper and expressed his personal views -- behavior that was totally inappropriate. His comments did not reflect the views of CNN. We are reaching out to the caller and expressing our deep regret to her and apologizing that she did not get the courtesy entitled to her. "

[Eddie01]

CNN created the culture. You can't pretend is was just this one guy.

I feel bad for him. CNN made him and now they are going to punish him for being what they made him?

If I were liberal, I would call the ACLU and claim this guys free speech rights were violated by the CNN corporation. After all all he did was state his opinion and for that he is losing his job?! Facist Nazi Corrupt Corporations like CNN are scilencing innocent people who disagree with their "policies" and apparently they HATE BLACK PEOPLE too. /tonge in cheek OFF/

[mlbford2]

Is this on Drudge. This deserves a siren.

[cgbg]

After all all he did was state his opinion and for that he is losing his job?!

It is not this operators fault that after being surrounded by vocal Cheney-haters day after day in the work place he became brainwashed and was unable to control his emotions when his world-view was under attack. :-)

CNN is a leftist cult!

[p23185]

UPDATE: 6:18 PM, PT 11/23/05: Call Authentic, CNN Fires Rep:

Thanks - is this on Drudge? I still say it is up to the Libs to PROVE it is a hoax. Mapes says all news should be considered authentic until proved false!!!

[Phsstpok]

It's true, confirmed by CNN (see earlier post or go to Daily Pundit).

They're saying it was a "low level switchboard operator" and that they fired him.

However, they have not addressed the substance where he confirmed that the X was intentional and done as an editorial statement.

[devolve]

[Rightly Biased]

BTTT

[Phsstpok]

the XXX overlay is reserved for Clinton

The XXL is for Teddy "the whale" Kennedy

[devolve]

 RAPECITY   IN   BLUE 

[backhoe]

Crosslinked to: The X -is of Evil= CNN & the Cheney "X"--Click the picture:

Crosslinked to: The X -is of Evil= CNN & the Cheney "X"--Click the picture:

[gillies]

Today @ 6:03 p.m., CNN posted a caption below the anchorwoman during a story about a fatal bus crash, "Fatal Bush Crash" I kid you not.

[gillies]

At 6:03p.m. EST CNN had the following caption below the anchor woman during a story about a fatal bus crash, "FATAL BUSH CRASH" What do you make of this?

[gillies]

At 6:03p.m. EST CNN had the following caption below the anchor woman during a story about a fatal bus crash, "FATAL BUSH CRASH" What do you make of this?