Meta Blog Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Yesterday, Matt Drudge reported the following. 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 [sic]. "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... http://ObjectivismOnline.com/blog/archives/000488.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Here's my take at this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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