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Home Front: Politix
CNN Employee Fired Over Cheney 'X' Brouhaha
2005-11-28
CNN OPERATOR FIRED AFTER SUGGESTING 'X' OVER CHENEY WAS 'FREE SPEECH'
Bill Quick's been all over this...
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...
Posted by:Raj

#9  Looks like Eason Jordan is having trouble holding on to a job.
Posted by: DMFD   2005-11-28 22:32  

#8  Sounds like Mama CINDY has another reason to call in the Commie Airborne to save "Fascist-occupied" CNN via righteous National Socialist, anti-Unitarian Unitarian, anti-Stalinist Stalinist, anti-Perfection Perfectarian, Intra-Communist CPUSA NPE indignation.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-11-28 22:03  

#7  49, I agree the guy responsible for the X should be fired (he's probably been promoted) but the operator made the problem a thousand times worse by being the voice of an unapologetic, totally bias, news channel.

I expect all of the folks answerings CNNs phones will go through some kind of training after this, either that or they'll shut down the phones.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-11-28 13:49  

#6  Upon his departure Laurie Goldberg’s predecessor provided the new Senior Vice President for Public Relations with CNN with three envelopes. Admonishing Ms. Goldberg to open the envelopes in sequence when the preverbal dung hit the fan. In the first envelope is the instruction to “Blame everything on me.” The second envelope reads “Reorganize”, The third envelope reportedly advises to “Prepare three envelopes”.
Posted by: Omaviper Thomosh7474   2005-11-28 11:13  

#5  Spot-on, 49.
Posted by: .com   2005-11-28 11:07  

#4  So what!!!! The operator was a minimum wage employee that is fired for defending CNN! He did not put the X on the screen, he just defended it. So what happened to the guys that actually did the deed? Who was it and what does CNN spin doctors say about him. Or is this ignorant operator going to be the fall guy for it all?
Posted by: 49 pan   2005-11-28 10:55  

#3  I wonder if it was Stevie Robinson?
Posted by: Fred   2005-11-28 10:50  

#2  "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.....which are? We are reaching out to the caller (with hush money) and expressing our deep regret to her and apologizing that she did not get the courtesy political-speak and backpeddling entitled to her. " eveloping... male switchboard operator,
surely must be a dying breed. Off with his head

Posted: Sun., Jun. 19, 2005, 12:50pm PT
Laurie Goldberg

VARIETY STAFF
The CNN News Group has tapped Laurie Goldberg senior VP and head of public relations. She was senior VP of CNN sibling Cartoon Network.

Very appropriate transition I'd say.
Posted by: Besoeker   2005-11-28 10:25  

#1  Using the left's own PC standards, that of an organization fostering an atmosphere of hate and loathing, I await the CNN strategy for sensitivity training classes for all its employees. NOT!
Posted by: Omaviper Thomosh7474   2005-11-28 10:24  

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