CNN OPERATOR FIRED AFTER SUGGESTING 'X' OVER CHENEY WAS 'FREE SPEECH'

Drudge Report ^ | Nov. 28, 2005 | Mr. Drudge

[conservativecorner]

A CNN switchboard operator was fired over the holiday -- after the operator claimed the 'X' placed over Vice President's Dick Cheney's face was "free speech!"

"We did it just to make a point. Tell them to stop lying, Bush and Cheney," the CNN operator said to a caller. "Bring our soldiers home."

The caller initially phoned the network to complain about the all-news channel flashing an "X' over Cheney as he gave an address live from Washington.

"Was it not freedom of speech? Yes or No?" the CNN operator explained.

"If you don't like it, don't watch."

Laurie Goldberg, Senior Vice President for Public Relations with CNN, said in a release:

"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. "

Developing...

[BigTom85]

This person will be wilcomed with open arms to another news network. Im sure the lunatics over at moveon.org have already offered him a job.

[TommyDale]

This was old news even when Drudge published his account. November 22, 2005 was the actual date of the story.

[auto power]

Anyone else "surprised" at the arrogance of CNN? We're not.

[ncountylee]

How do we really know if CNN canned him? Their word? LOL

[jackv]

"If you don't like it, don't watch."


CNN's new promo!

[Roses0508]

I guess there was a big thread on DU???

[Recon Dad]

There is a Technical Director somewhere that put the X over the V.P. That is the person that CNN should fire!

[randog]

Yes, it seems that this lefty learned an important lesson (or at least was taught an important lesson; I doubt he learned from it): You are free to speak. You are not free to speak from another man's soap box.

[Rakkasan1]

another 1st amendment ass clown who slept during class.
there's no "freedom of speech" at work.

[doc30]

Sure he/she was fired. Right. Sure. Probably given an award and promoted.

Probably was fired, then hired by another company in the CNN universe with a higher position and salary. Just not in CNN.

[Steely Tom]

Its becoming more and more common for the Liberal media to use one of their minions to carry out a dirty deed, and then push the minion over the side of the boat so that the others may survive. Dan Rather, Mary Mapes, Judith Miller, this clown at CNN, etc.

Martyr operations.

And we have no way to know for sure whether CNN actually fired anyone. The phone operator has never been identified. Personally, I believe it as much as I believe anything else CNN says.

(steely)

[RightbrainBrother]

This is a shoddy story from Drudge. Who did he talk to at CNN? How do we know this person was fired? Why wasn't the director who HAD to select the "X" to go out over the air fired, too?
This was someone's idea of a prank, and they deserve to be fired, and an apology issued.

[conservativewasp]

"Martyr operations."

Yet another commonality between the libs and the muzzies.

[Minnesocold]

That'll leave a mark on his resume...

[OkieDoke]

"And that's the way I say it is."
Uncle Wally Crunkite, the Lefty Gas-bag

(What do you think of the other CBS proposed motto:
'Snatching Defeat From the Jaws if Victory for Forty Years')

[cdrw]

don't watch

excellent suggestion

[ohioWfan]

"We did it just to make a point. Tell them to stop lying, Bush and Cheney," the CNN operator said to a caller. "Bring our soldiers home."

Keywords - "WE DID IT"

How about barraging CNN with a demand to find out who ELSE was part of this "WE," and getting them ALL fired?

[Bon mots]

The angry employee...

[ohioWfan]

LOL! No wonder Jane fell for him. He's such a cutie. /sarc

[RetiredArmy]

Right. Good ole TIME Warner. Probably hired over at Time to write for that rag.