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CNN.com Inadvertently Reveals Al Gore's Email Address
Web Newser ^
| June 1, 2010
| Alex Weprin
Posted on 06/01/2010 1:22:42 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
When it comes to emails, mistakes happen all the time. But very rarely do they involve former Vice Presidents of the United States.
So it was quite surprising to see CNN.com inadvertently reveal the email address of Al and Tipper Gore Tuesday afternoon.
"Our intention was to keep the email address confidential, and CNN corrected the online post as soon as we discovered the error," a CNN spokesperson told WebNewser.
So what happened? CNN.com today posted a story about Al and Tipper Gore's separation. The story included a link to a PDF of the email the Gores sent to friends. While the email address was blacked out in the PDF, clicking on the black bar opened the user's preferred email client, revealing the address used to send the note.
As the spokesperson noted, CNN has since changed the article to remove the offending PDF, but it was still online for nearly two hours, likely attracting thousands of clicks.
The email is pictured below, with the email address dutifully obscured, even when you click on it. See how easy it is guys?
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: algore; cnn; emailgems; humor; tippergore
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To: Beaten Valve
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:46:39 PM PDT
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Waco
To: Beaten Valve
42
posted on
06/01/2010 1:50:34 PM PDT
by
bray
(No You Don't!)
To: STARWISE; onyx; maggief; hoosiermama; All
This thread is hysterical ping...LOL!!
Thanks for the laughs FReepers. This might be a FReeper Keeper before this is over.
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:54:13 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
("Did you plug the hole yet daddy?")
To: LdSentinal
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:54:54 PM PDT
by
Big Giant Head
(Two years no AV, no viruses, computer runs great!)
To: All
(must... stop laughing... to breath...)
I hereby nominate this as the funniest freeper response thread of the year.
lmao!
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:57:07 PM PDT
by
rpierce
(We have taglines now? :)
To: Big Giant Head
To: Beaten Valve
GlobeIsWamingButWifeIsFrigid@....
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:05:48 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Better dead than red!)
To: rpierce
I second that emotion!
Still can’t wait to see SouthPark’s take on this.
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:07:35 PM PDT
by
griswold3
(Barack Obama’s First Law of Leadership: “I just work here.”)
To: Allegra; TheMom; Eaker; humblegunner
Ping for the great FReepers’ creativity.
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:21:09 PM PDT
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thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Beaten Valve
Funniest thread in a long time!
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:24:35 PM PDT
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Yaelle
To: Beaten Valve
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06/01/2010 2:25:35 PM PDT
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Yaelle
To: Beaten Valve
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06/01/2010 2:27:07 PM PDT
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Yaelle
To: thackney
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:28:13 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Beaten Valve
I think Mr. Gore might be in the market for some free Viagra
To: reagan_fanatic
To: thackney; Allegra; TheMom; humblegunner
I can’t come up with anything that at a minimum wouldn’t be pulled by the Mods.
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:46:40 PM PDT
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Eaker
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Beaten Valve
SNORT!!!
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06/01/2010 2:49:37 PM PDT
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tiredoflaundry
(I will not be silenced. I WILL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER)
To: Beaten Valve
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:52:26 PM PDT
by
whence911
(Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
To: Eaker; Admin Moderator
I can’t come up with anything that at a minimum wouldn’t be pulled by the Mods. Well, post it then.
Ping us.. we're quicker than those old creaky Mods anyway.
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posted on
06/01/2010 2:57:37 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Beaten Valve
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