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CNN Fires Switch Board Employee Who Berated Callers!!
Daily Pundit ^

Posted on 11/24/2005 7:22:54 PM PST by Minus_The_Bear

The following is an update from Daily Pundit who has chronicled the UNBELIEVABLE behavior of CNN employees in the wake of the X/Cheney incident. A switch board operator who berated callers to CNN telling them "Bush and Cheney should stop lying" and that "Putting the X over Cheney's face was freedom of speach" has been fired by CNN. This has been confirmed! Visit this link to hear the tape.

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. "


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To: Alice au Wonderland

ping


101 posted on 11/25/2005 10:19:48 AM PST by King Prout (many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
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To: Blurblogger

I'd rather find out who runs the site "Daily Pundit". Is it a Freeper?

And I assume the story is a hoax. There is absolutely no reason to think it's true anyway.


102 posted on 11/25/2005 10:21:45 AM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: Peace will be here soon

I just can't believe it! They said it was an accident, how can I ever trust them again?


103 posted on 11/25/2005 10:26:53 AM PST by pepperdog
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To: dmw

"Don't let the sign intimidate you--change the stinking channel."

Good advice. What're they gonna do if you change it?
Send you to Vietnam?

(I have not served. My tagline honors my son and my cousin.)


104 posted on 11/25/2005 10:39:29 AM PST by righttackle44 (The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
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To: axes_of_weezles

"fired and promoted to video editor; yeah right."

Wait a minute, folks. Did they fire the switchboard operator who answers calls, or the switchboard operator who operates the switcher?

I read it they fired the "Hello, CNN" operator.


105 posted on 11/25/2005 10:43:40 AM PST by righttackle44 (The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

I'm going to see how many FReepers who defended ABC, Target, and Wal-Mart over such incidents defend CNN here.


106 posted on 11/25/2005 11:41:57 AM PST by weegee (Christmas - the holiday that dare not speak its name.)
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To: righttackle44

I was being sarcastic.


107 posted on 11/25/2005 11:51:34 AM PST by axes_of_weezles (mainstream extremist (Ha))
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To: Doctor Raoul; MD4Bush
Maybe md4bush knows if this is a scam...

He's been awfully quiet lately, though.
108 posted on 11/25/2005 12:10:31 PM PST by weegee (Christmas - the holiday that dare not speak its name.)
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To: BunnySlippers

I believe from the reports I've read (two of which are on news.google.com right now), that Team Hollywood originated the call.

DailyPundit just appears to be hosting the wav from the call recorded by Team Hollywood as a followup to numerous reports that this was how callers were being treated.

Unlikely that one staffer would be the only one answering phones this way if that was the case. How many times did they have to call to get a barking moonbat on tape?


109 posted on 11/25/2005 12:17:28 PM PST by weegee (Christmas - the holiday that dare not speak its name.)
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To: weegee

Do we know anyone at Daily Pundit?


110 posted on 11/25/2005 12:37:52 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: mhking

I put saran wrap under the tinfoil


Try it


111 posted on 11/25/2005 1:37:23 PM PST by Rightly Biased (Valor is a Gift.Those having it never know for sure whether they have it till the test comes)
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To: Minus_The_Bear
How do we fire CNN?

 


112 posted on 11/25/2005 1:58:02 PM PST by Fintan (My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

Of course we don't know if they fired anybody. It's that they ADMITTED the tape is legit!!!




BUMP!


113 posted on 11/25/2005 5:28:18 PM PST by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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To: mhking

Bother to read all my posts in this thread before
closing yor mond.


114 posted on 11/25/2005 6:21:58 PM PST by Baby Driver
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To: Tzimisce

He is clearly a victim of the blacklist. Expect George Cluny (the rat) Jr. to make a movie about it in 40 years.


115 posted on 11/25/2005 6:48:37 PM PST by ChessExpert (Democrats: Sore/Losermen 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

Let's put a quote from the guy on the phone on a bumper sticker - "CNN if you don't like it don't watch it."


116 posted on 11/25/2005 6:51:30 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Minus_The_Bear
His comments did not reflect the views of CNN

ROFLMAO.

117 posted on 11/25/2005 6:54:44 PM PST by Hildy
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To: blam

No warriors raised hell?


118 posted on 11/25/2005 6:54:58 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Baby Driver

It would not surprise me one bit to find out one day that your theory was supported by fact.


119 posted on 11/25/2005 7:00:30 PM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: Baby Driver; mhking; dannyboy72
Baby Driver

WTF is a "mond?"

I've read your posts. Smells like "Troll-Spirit."
120 posted on 11/25/2005 7:01:09 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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