It admittedly doesn't come close to her ladies' room rant about her sister-in-law, but CNN Newsroom anchor Kyra Phillips experienced another oops moment Wednesday. She devoted almost seven minutes to interviewing singer Stevie Wonder. The musician was awarded the Gershwin Prize, and Wednesday evening would be honored in the White House. So she let Stevie enthusiastically speak of someone she also deeply admires, Barack Obama:
PHILLIPS: And as we wrap this up and take it on to the next hour, I know Obama has inspired you tremendously on many different levels. Tell us why.WONDER: He really echoes the spirits of so many voices that have come before him, talking about bringing us together as a united people of the United States of America. And to live in a time and space where we have a second chance to really make this, again, the great country that we deserve to always be. And I'm just very, very proud to have said to him about five years ago, when he was running for senator, I said, you know, I know that this is what you want to do and this is what your goal is for Illinois. But I really believe that if we pray on this, you'll become the president of the United States. And so we prayed in my studio, at Wonderland Studios. And then here we are in 2009. It's a wonderful thing.
The anchor congratulated Wonder again and then wrapped up her interview:
PHILLIPS: Yes, you are. And he's still got the innocent baby smile. Stevie, great to see you. Come back and see us again, OK?
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Wonder, of course, has been blind since birth and sadly won't be able to come back and see Phillips. (Her comment comes at the 6:37 mark on the YouTube video).
Still, it's understandable how a gal could get befuddled while hearing rapturous praise about The One. So it's OK, Kyra. Don't you worry 'bout a thing.
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February 27, 2009 - 03:39 ET by Nortomost blind folks say the same thing,"nice to see you," so Stevie probably never batted an eye.
His music has always been some of my favorite, this stains it somewhat for me, but then The Lord's is more music to my ears these days.
Who's the liar here?
February 27, 2009 - 07:16 ET by motherbeltAnd I'm just very, very proud to have said to him about five years ago,
when he was running for [state] senator, I said, you know, I know that this is
what you want to do and this is what your goal is for Illinois. But I
really believe that if we pray on this, you'll become the president of
the United States. And so we prayed in my studio, at Wonderland
Studios. And then here we are in 2009. It's a wonderful thing. (emphasis added)
And yet Obama insists he never wanted to be President; well, not until around 2006, when he saw how hungry people were, for a new kind of politics....
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
or.. http://www.youtube.com/w
February 27, 2009 - 07:39 ET by USA4freedomor..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRV5Y1JCGRI
Joe Biden.. Stand up..
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
Airline Passenger
February 27, 2009 - 08:06 ET by Gat New YorkYears ago Stevie Wonder was a fellow passenger on a flight to Los Angeles in first class. As you know flight attendents have a routine. In first class (back then) when you sat down they would offer you an orange juice or a mimosa.
Then after a while before leaving the gate they would ask you, "would you like another one of those?"
When she got to Stevie Wonder and asked him that question, he shot back, "one of what?" (and then laughed).
Just like Biden saying "Stand up"
February 27, 2009 - 09:23 ET by Lord ErondGomer Pyle is smarter than anyone that calls themself 'Democrat'
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
Oh! Bama
February 27, 2009 - 09:26 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsTalk about the blind leading the blind!
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Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.
Stand up Chuck!!!!
February 27, 2009 - 09:29 ET by GregEStand up Chuck!!!!
No big deal
February 27, 2009 - 09:46 ET by ledurchiI have an uncle, who is blind, who once explained to me that he and other blind people are more comfortable with expressions like "see you later" or "let's go see a movie" than trying to dance around the fact they are blind. He checks out audio books from the library which, when he talks about them, he says he "reads". At first this may be uncomfortable for a sighted person to relate to but in the long run is much easier to deal with.
On the other hand, does anyone remember the Grammy broadcast when Andy Williams asked Strvie Wonder, during a trans-Atlantic hookup gone bad, if he "can't see me, can you hear me?"
No big deal
February 27, 2009 - 09:50 ET by ledurchisorry. hit the button twice
I don't see anything wrong
February 27, 2009 - 10:12 ET by marpelI don't see anything wrong with what she said. I don't think the blind care. What was she supposed to say? "Come back and feel us again..."?
What was she supposed to say?
February 27, 2009 - 13:14 ET by Mike BatesWhat was she supposed to say? "Come back and feel us again..."?
A simple thanks and please come back would have sufficed.
Talk about PC garbage. He
February 27, 2009 - 14:03 ET by balboaTalk about PC garbage. He knows he's blind. He's not going to be insulted by this. It's a commonly used phrase for these interviews when neither party ever "sees" the other.
Oh dear
February 27, 2009 - 11:10 ET by marriagemanOh dear...it's amazing that so many trust the goofy media to give them their "news." I tend to think that what the media is telling me is often the exact opposite. Especially MSNBC.
I've exempted Stevie Wonder
February 27, 2009 - 11:22 ET by ckbennetttnHe may be the only democrat celebrity that I have exempted from my boycott. Chiefly, because although he believes the Obama tripe, I haven't seen him get ugly about conservatives, with the possible exception of "You Haven't Done Nothing" which was supposedly about Richard Nixon.
Obama: 'I screwed up'--We're going to be seeing this a lot.
It's a wonderful thing
February 27, 2009 - 11:31 ET by Gary Hallyea - as soon as it's over with, it'll be wonderful.
CNN
February 27, 2009 - 11:39 ET by blazermaniacKyra is just another empty-headed anchor at CNN. But, because she is a LIBERAL, she will get a pass.
Who cares?
February 27, 2009 - 12:25 ET by candidcameracatWhat was she supposed to say? "Come back, and HEAR us again"?
Candidcamera... here's what she could do..
February 27, 2009 - 17:19 ET by Gary HallHow about this... For a second, I'll give here the right to have such a guest on fawning about his wonderful feelings about his guy - as long as she, and the rest of the MSM, would admit that the opportunity exists all the time on the other side of the isle - and that they make the decision not to put it on the air, as they do not want the viewers to find out. For instance this could have caught some attention in the media, you think?
From October of 2008 - speaking of President Bush and his successful efforts:
Sir Bob Geldof (Humanitarian activist - and Live 8 organizer)
"President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, of Liberia (the first freely elected woman in Africa's history):
A little less censorship in the MSM could go a long ways.
I don't want to be like
February 27, 2009 - 20:48 ET by RR GOPI don't want to be like "them" and see racism and insensitivity lurking everywhere, and I'm sure she wasn't being insensitive...just an expression.
But....if Rush or Imus had said that!!!!!!
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.