CNN anchor’s bathroom talk aired during Presidential Speech

was an audio snafu during CNN’s live coverage of President Bush’s speech regarding the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina yesterday. CNN anchor Kyra Phillips was unaware that her microphone was still on when she was in the women’s lavatory and a portion of her bathroom conversation with an unidentified woman was aired live during the speech.

Most of the conversation was pretty harmless: she praises her husband and gives some casual love advice. However, she did say that her sister-in-law was a bit of a control freak. Oops.

Here’s the video and check after the jump for the full transcript.

via newsbusters

Tagged: CNN, Kyra Phillips, President Bush, Hurricane Katrina, Control freaks

Full Transcript:

Kyra Phillips: “”assholes.Yeah, I’m very lucky in that regard with my husband. My husband is handsome and he is genuinely a loving, you know, no ego.[unintelligible] you know what I’m saying. Just a really passionate, compassionate great, great human being. And they exist. They do exist. They’re hard to find. Yup. But they are out there.”

[unidentified woman]: “We’ll see. He’s going to come, you know, he’s set for an extended visit.[unintelligible]“

Phillips: “I mean, that’s, that’s how you figure it all out, those extended visits. [laughter]“

[unidentified woman]: “Yeah, but my mom, I think she really likes him.”

Phillips: “Mom’s got a good vibe? Good.”

[unidentified woman]: “Yeah, my brother’s the one that.[unintelligible]“

Phillips: “Brother-of course, brothers have to be, you know, protective. Except for mine. I’ve got to be protective of him.”

[unidentified woman [unintelligible]

Phillips: “Yeah. He’s married, three kids, but his wife is just a control freak.”

[unidentified woman #2]: “Kyra.”

Phillips: “Yeah, baby?”

[unidentified woman #2]: “Your mic is on. Turn it off. It’s been on the air.”

Seconds later, Daryn Kagan stumbled through this awkward transition:

Daryn Kagan: “Alright, we’ve been listening in to President Bush as he speaks in, uh, New Orleans today. This is the one year anniversary of Katrina making land shore there. President Bush saying if another natural disaster hits, our country. We must, uh, react better than that. Let’s listen in once again to President Bush.”