Kyra Phillips explains her gaffe to Dave Letterman with Top 10 list

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/AP: Kyra Phillips Explains Her Gaffe to Dave
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 1, 2006

NEW YORK (AP) -- CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, whose ladies room chatter found its way onto her newscast, bounced back two days later with a ''Top 10 List'' of excuses on the ''Late Show with David Letterman.''

The mishap had happened Tuesday when Phillips, still wearing her wireless microphone, visited the loo while CNN aired President Bush's speech from New Orleans. For a minute or so her voice commingled with his, as she was heard telling an unidentified woman how great her husband is, then mentioned that her sister-in-law is ''a control freak.'' Only then was she alerted that her mike was live....

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Top Ten Kyra Phillips Excuses Presented by CNN Anchor Kyra Phillips:

10. ''Still haven't mastered complicated On/Off switch.''

9. ''Larry King told me he does this all the time.''

8. ''How was I supposed to know we had a reporter embedded in the bathroom?''

7. ''I honestly never knew this sort of thing was frowned upon.''

6. ''Couldn't resist chance to win $10,000 on `America's Funniest Home Videos.'''

5. ''I was set up by those bastards at Fox News.''

4. ''Oh, like YOU'VE never gone to the bathroom and had it broadcast on national television!''

3. ''I just wanted that hunky Lou Dobbs to notice me.''

2. ''OK, so I was drunk and couldn't think straight.''

1. ''You have to admit, it made the speech a lot more interesting.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-TV-Kyra-Phillips-Letterman.html

[ixion]

1. great top 10 list...

thanks for posting. :rofl:

[MrModerate]

2. Nice save . . .

Refreshing to see someone in the MSM familiar with the old saying "when you find yourself with a lemon, make lemonade."

[Wickerman]

3. I might have added

Thanksgiving dinner was getting to be too boring and predictable with my husband's family.

[gatorboy]

5. I guess they figured Thanksgiving will be difficult enough as it is.

No point in torturing the woman about it. :rofl:

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Good one! nt

[Jeanette in FL]

4. A link to Letterman video w/ Kyra

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/ls_dtv_big_show_highlights.shtml

She does a pretty good job of saving herself, but did look quite embarrassed.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. Thanks, Jeannette! nt