Potty break mic snafu: CNN’s Phillips chats in the loo during Bush speech

Hot Air ^ | 8/29/06 | Bryan

[teddyballgame]

Today, CNN’s Kyra Phillips got caught, well, with her skirt down. Someone in CNN left her mic open and on the air as she went to the loo in the middle of President Bush’s speech commemorating the Katrina anniversary. So instead of getting the president’s remarks, CNN’s audience got that and Phillips in some girl-chat. Click to watch/listen.

[TomGuy]

Can somebody tell me how to capture this vid?

The following technique also works with youtube.com and most videos that are in macromedia/flv format:

For WinXP, [others, use your find function]

1. WinKey + F or open your Find Files function.

2. Search on today's date only, all files.

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[woofie]

At last, CNN programing I like

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"Her Thanksgiving dinner with the family ought to be fun this year."

Phillips' sister-in-law is probably making Phillip's brother's life a living hell right now.

[1rudeboy]

Ouch. I didn't think of that angle. Ouch. OUCH.

[This Just In]

Become a monk?

[Patrick1]

"Situation Room," where shit happens.

[pollyannaish]

I think her brother might have to, at the very least.

[Mo1]

FOFL!!!! ... That was toooooo funny

[FreedomCalls]

Can somebody tell me how to capture this vid? You can't get in from the cache.

Here's a direct link to it. Right click, "save target as".

http://hotair.cachefly.net/video/2006-05/phillips.flv

[Callahan]

She's lucky. It could have been much worse. She must be thanking God she didn't have the taco pie for lunch.

[Mo1]

Have ya noticed that CNN has a lot of mess ups with their mics

Remember during the 2004 convention when the balloons wouldn't come down

[Velveeta]

I see your original thread is back up.

[This Just In]

I would imagine John Stewart (Although I don't watch TV. Don't have programming) having a field day with this. I picture a parody involving a reporter named Miss Read and a sound man misunderstanding the director when he suggested having an Open Mic night.

[This Just In]

I would imagine that if her sister-in-law is, in fact, a control freak, the sister-in-law would be responsible for converting her husband into a monk.

[nopardons]

LOL.......thanks for the ping.

[ChadGore]

I really do think this was done on purpose by CNN.

[This Just In]

Frankly, so do I.

I would not be surprised if the entire "oversight" was staged.

[BigSkyFreeper]

It reminds me of the movie Naked Gun 33 1/3.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Remember during the 2004 convention when the balloons wouldn't come down

Remember it? I still laugh about that!! FOFLOL!!

[Mo1]

You just know she's gonna ring someones neck in the control room for that one *L*

Can't say I would blame either