Mehlman Out;; Maher Censored by CNN

[Columbus]

From ABC News:

TWO REPUBLICAN SOURCES CLOSE TO KEN MEHLMAN TELL ABC NEWS THAT THE RNC CHAIRMAN DOES NOT PLAN TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM IN JANUARY

Wonder if this has anything to do with yesterday's events on the Larry King show?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. So I Mehlman still going to work as an anchor for CNN?

[danalytical]

2. Or maybe it's because they

just lost control over both houses of COngress, and Mehlmans charge is to get Republicans elected. Rove should go to.

[Captain Hilts]

3. They rotate this job regularly. Especially after elections. So, probably not. nt

[bobbieinok]

4. what happened on LKing's show?????

[Columbus]

5. Larry King last night; Maher's show on Friday night

I posted this last night:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2949241&mesg_id=2949241

Here is the text of my original post:

Bill Maher was on Larry King last night. He outed Ken Mehlman. The Larry King rebroadcast at midnight removed the Ken Mehlman reference.

The transcript of the original broadcast:

BM: A lot of the chiefs of staff, the people who really run the underpinnings of the Republican Party, are gay. I don't want to mention names, but I will Friday night...

LK:You will Friday night?

BM: Well, there's a couple of big people who I think everyone in Washington knows who run the Republican...

LK: You will name them?

BM: Well, I wouldn't be the first. I'd get sued if I was the first. Ken Mehlman. Ok, there's one I think people have talked about. I don't think he's denied it when he's been, people have suggested, he doesn't say...

LK: I never heard that. I'm walking around in a fog. I never...Ken Mehlman? I never heard that. But the question is...


The link to the clip is on Huffington Post at:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/11/08/larry-king-and...


UPDATE: according to this post at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2952993

Americablog received a cease and desist letter to take the clip off of Youtube.