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CNN `Live From...' the ladies room
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| 30-Aug-2006
| FRAZIER MOORE
Posted on 08/30/2006 9:25:37 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
NEW YORK - Kyra Phillips, anchor of CNN's "Live From...," unwittingly upstaged President Bush's speech in New Orleans with on-the-air analysis of her husband and the marriage of her brother — all live from a CNN ladies room.
Unaware that her wireless microphone was "live" during her break, Phillips could be heard overriding Bush's prepared address Tuesday as he was seen marking the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The Atlanta-based Phillips, in conversation with an unidentified woman in an echoey room, dismissed most men with a vulgar term, but called herself "very lucky in that regard. 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."
A few moments later, she observed that "brothers have to be, you know, protective. Except for mine. I've got to be protective of him."
Why? "His wife is just a control freak."
At that point, another voice cut in: "Kyra."
"Yeah, baby?" replied Phillips on hearing her name.
"Your mike is on. Turn it off. It's been on the air."
CNN anchor Daryn Kagan, looking flustered, then broke into the telecast with a recap of what Bush had been saying.
Phillips later apologized to viewers "for an issue we had with our mikes" and "for a little bit of an interruption there during the president."
CNN issued its own official statement, explaining the network had "experienced audio difficulties during the president's speech today in New Orleans. We apologize to our viewers and the president for the disruption."
The network also apologized to the White House.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bathroom; blooper; cnn; controlfreak; ijustwokeup; kyraphillips; ladiesroom; notthisagain; wob; yeahbaby
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To: bitt; devolve
Oh thanks, this is hilarious!!
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posted on
08/30/2006 3:33:25 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: bitt
62
posted on
08/30/2006 3:40:24 PM PDT
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: mikrofon
"Kyra, urinalysis?" ROTFL!
63
posted on
08/30/2006 4:38:56 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: steve8714
Naked Gun? First thing I thought of when the story broke.
64
posted on
08/30/2006 4:39:30 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: Doctor Raoul
Watregate? First, is that the British spelling? ;-)
Second, are you saying this is nothing more than a third rate plumbing job?
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posted on
08/30/2006 4:41:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: carola
At least her husband shouldn't be too upset about this. I dunno...it seems to me like she told the world he's a metrosexual.
66
posted on
08/30/2006 4:42:21 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: RegulatorCountry
Making cracks about Bush would have been a real pisser, given the circumstance, lol. (ducking) (throwing nearest available heavy object)
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posted on
08/30/2006 4:44:01 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: stainlessbanner; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; ...
Talk about fouling your own nest.
68
posted on
08/30/2006 4:45:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Visit www.greenhelmetguy.com! We'll put a corpse on the rubble for you.)
To: mhx
union shop...not one of their authorized duties.
69
posted on
08/30/2006 4:46:18 PM PDT
by
pointsal
(Q)
To: stainlessbanner
If Kyra;s Wife fails to divorce him over this, well she not only has no ego she has no G^n%ds
To: stainlessbanner
The network also apologized to the White House.Last sentence in the article.
Snort.
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posted on
08/30/2006 4:50:07 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Locomotive Breath
Concur. This guy might not really be a metrosexual doormat, but she thinks he is, and told the whole country so. Ouch. I suspect she's about to find out how much of an ego he does or doesn't have. She might even find out that being cute doesn't make up for all that much when you stray into public emasculation territory.
72
posted on
08/30/2006 4:50:29 PM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(NewsMax gives aid and comfort to the enemy-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1642052/posts)
To: potlatch
Asleep at the lady's room switch at CNN
"Heads" will roll......
73
posted on
08/30/2006 4:50:38 PM PDT
by
devolve
(fx 9125_AMERICANS_KILLED_2003_BY_ILLEGALS MEX_ILLEGAL_GOT_911_TERRORISTS_ID NO_NUEVO_TEJASquired)
To: stainlessbanner
Brit played the piece tonite. It was the ultimate slap in the face to a network that has lost it's real pros. l
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posted on
08/30/2006 4:50:42 PM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
To: GovernmentShrinker
...but I suspect that one or more people in the control room are now unemployed.Why? Did CNN fire whoever X'ed the Veep?
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posted on
08/30/2006 4:51:08 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: GovernmentShrinker
Kyra is no doubt terribly embarrassed, but I suspect that one or more people in the control room are now unemployed.
I thought Rush made a great point today when he said that considering how long her mic was on not even the people in the CNN control room are watching CNN.
Considering CNN's ratings I wonder how this even became a story. (But I still love it)
76
posted on
08/30/2006 4:51:24 PM PDT
by
Tiny
To: devolve
Pretty funny huh? I should have posted that picture of the girl with the laptop on the floor...
77
posted on
08/30/2006 4:53:00 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: potlatch
I'm surprised CNN was not broadcasting hidden John-Cam footage also
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posted on
08/30/2006 5:11:43 PM PDT
by
devolve
(fx 9125_AMERICANS_KILLED_2003_BY_ILLEGALS MEX_ILLEGAL_GOT_911_TERRORISTS_ID NO_NUEVO_TEJASquired)
To: devolve
That would be unbelievable if it happened.
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posted on
08/30/2006 5:14:37 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
To: stainlessbanner; Petronski
I discovered that I can indeed restrain myself from spewing coffee. Right hon?
80
posted on
08/30/2006 5:15:43 PM PDT
by
cyborg
(No I don't miss the single life at all.)
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