CNN operator gets fired after caller complained about Cheney X...

[insein]

Ha. Guess he let the cat slip out of the bag for a moment. CNN got on that right away.

http://drudgereport.com/flashcf.htm

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN NOV 27 2005 17:05:23 ET XXXXX

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

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...

 

[Annie]

Ha. Guess he let the cat slip out of the bag for a moment. CNN got on that right away.

http://drudgereport.com/flashcf.htm

While Drudge caught the X, he didn't catch the operator. That was done here:

http://www.dailypundit.com/newarchives/006074.php#006074

 

[fuzzykitten99]

Ha. Guess he let the cat slip out of the bag for a moment. CNN got on that right away.

http://drudgereport.com/flashcf.htm

ohhh, the irony and the karma...first CBS, then CNN...wanna start a 'dead' pool to see who goes next?

 

[Hobbit]

ohhh, the irony and the karma...first CBS, then CNN...wanna start a 'dead' pool to see who goes next?

I say MSNBC will be the next one, though "The Today Show" could go first. It will be interesting.

However, it's sad to see the companies that, 60 years ago, rallied behind the president to defeat the greatest evil of the 20th century, now turning on our own government and obstructing our attempts to defeat the greatest evil of the 21st century for little more than political gain for their favorite politicians.