Kyra Shows Off Her Sense Of Humor Anchor Caught By Open Mike Pokes Fun At Herself On Letterman

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 1, 2006 -- (CBS/AP) CNN's Kyra Phillips, embarrassed Tuesday when an open mike in the ladies' room turned some private comments into a soundtrack to a live speech by President Bush, poked fun at herself Thursday in an appearance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman."

Tuesday, Phillips apologized to viewers by calling her the snafu during Mr. Bush's Hurricane Katrina anniversary speech "an issue we had with our mikes" and "a little bit of an interruption there during the president."

CNN, in its own statement, also referred to "audio difficulties" and apologized to "viewers and the president." Calling the mishap "a technical malfunction with the audio board," the network said it is "addressing how this happened and why it was not more promptly corrected on air."

Thursday night, the explanations were a lot less formal and considerably more humorous, as Phillips gamely read the "Top Ten Kyra Phillips Excuses" for a sympathetic and obviously pleased David Letterman:
10. "I 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. "I couldn't resist the chance to win $10,000 on America's Funniest Home Videos."

5. "I was set up by those b------s at Fox News."

4. "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 I couldn't think straight."

1. "You have to admit it made the speech a lot more interesting!"

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