CNN anchor John King's "magic wall" sent him over the edge when his beloved touch screen jammed.
The DC-based anchor had a meltdown while anchoring his 7 p.m. show, "John King USA," from CNN's New York studio just days before the midterm elections.
After a slew of technical and editorial errors, King lost his cool when his signature and somewhat overworked touch screen malfunctioned.
"I wish I brought a gun to work," King yelled at studio operators on Oct. 29, according to several CNN sources.
What is it with these fucking election technologies blabbing away about their bosses to Page Six? Shut up and tell us about the Twitter and be thankful you have a job. You're not hard to replace. [ NYP via Daily Intel ]
I'll bet he was able to get through his whole snit-fit and handgun-threatening without getting a hair out of place.
You gotta love <a href="http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/2009\/POLITICS\/06\/29\/john.king.political.roundup\/art.facebook.king.cnn.jpg" target="_blank"> that hair.</a> Watch out, <a href="http:\/\/blog.reidreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ensign.jpg" target="_blank">John Ensign</a>!