April 2, 2009
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 11:55 PM ET

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The White House accidentally directed reporters to a sex line Thursday.
The White House accidentally directed reporters to a sex line Thursday.

(CNN) – Journalists who dialed in to a White House conference call Thursday hoping for a media-friendly reception got a far friendlier response than they were counting on.

Instead of hearing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor Jim Jones on the other end laying out foreign policy and security threats, reporters were greeted by a recording on a phone sex line.

"Do you have any hidden desires? If you feel like getting nasty, then you came to the right place," said a suggestive-sounding woman.

The White House says an aide merely mistyped the 800-dial in number - a mistake not likely to happen again.

It's a new administration, but an old problem: Some homeowners seeking mortgage relief from a Bush administration hotline in 2007 instead reached a Texas-based group that provides Christian education after President Bush slightly jumbled the correct number at a press briefing.

Filed under: Extra • White House


No Incumbents 2010   April 2nd, 2009 8:04 pm ET

How many times has Bill called?

Kyle R. in Colorado   April 2nd, 2009 8:03 pm ET

I'll bet the Republicans called more than once. lol lol lol

willowood   April 2nd, 2009 8:03 pm ET

sounds like it was not a mistake...aide should be fired...end of story.

Jamie   April 2nd, 2009 8:01 pm ET

The journalists must have thought that Bill's fave 5 numbers were listed

Nestor, Austin, TX   April 2nd, 2009 7:59 pm ET

Bush gives the wrong number and you get information about Christian education...fairly benign. A Clinton gets the number wrong and you get a phone sex line. The jokes write themselves here.

rachel   April 2nd, 2009 7:58 pm ET

Get it together white house. Was this some kind of practical joke on Hillary?

Makes U Wonder   April 2nd, 2009 7:58 pm ET

Oooooops, guess Bill got his sex line phone numbers messed up when he had the phone guy in to check the lines.

it was the same number...that is all the white house is these days..   April 2nd, 2009 7:57 pm ET

aaaa

2young2vote-OR   April 2nd, 2009 7:56 pm ET

Haha...government is great

Chris in Va.   April 2nd, 2009 7:54 pm ET

Are they sure they weren't dialing BILL Clinton?

mdd   April 2nd, 2009 7:53 pm ET

So, was it Hillary Clinton on the other end? HAHAHA

Jason L   April 2nd, 2009 7:52 pm ET

Could have been Hillary pulling a Bill Clinton. It's her turn to find her own Mr. lewinsky!!!

Alex   April 2nd, 2009 7:52 pm ET

I frankly don't see what the problem is. Depending on the category of your personal needs, the cited phone lines provide whatever you called for.

Charles U. Farley   April 2nd, 2009 7:48 pm ET

...and the lesbians of the world rejoiced!

Jansy H McMillan   April 2nd, 2009 7:45 pm ET

I needed a good laugh today! That is hilarious. I always new Hillary had a sense of humor!

tax dollars at work   April 2nd, 2009 7:41 pm ET

best use of my tax dollars in a long time

Axl in Iowa   April 2nd, 2009 7:38 pm ET

Seems pretty fitting to me since were all getting SCREWED by this Obama guy and Congress. When will all you weak-minded zombies wake up?

K.M.   April 2nd, 2009 7:34 pm ET

Are you sure that's not really Hillary working on domestic affairs to supplement her foreign affairs job?

shirley   April 2nd, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Would of been a great april fools joke. at least there is a sense of humor in these tough times.

Blue balloons   April 2nd, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Umm, that's a rotary phone. We don't use them anymore. Nice stock footage.

wood johnson   April 2nd, 2009 7:32 pm ET

phone hot line good! why so much talk about it?

themoi   April 2nd, 2009 7:32 pm ET

After getting that kind of message they'd think they had Bill's phone line and definately not Hill's!!

Anonymous   April 2nd, 2009 7:31 pm ET

Hilarious! "Do you have any hidden desires?" Uh none, that are a matter of national security or anything that the State Dept should be concerned about. Thank you..

chuck   April 2nd, 2009 7:30 pm ET

WHERE IS BILL WHEN YOU NEED HIM ?????

Fred   April 2nd, 2009 7:30 pm ET

Shouldn't have surprised the reporters. Thye know these people are the scum of the earth but don't report it.

Dan   April 2nd, 2009 7:29 pm ET

It was Monica Lewinsky  Not Hillary Clinton  on the other end.

sam   April 2nd, 2009 7:29 pm ET

...then the phone lines were jammed because Bill Clinton kept on calling back..again...and again...and again....

J-Dizzle   April 2nd, 2009 7:29 pm ET

I think they got the right number. I think Hillary was remembering them days back in the White House and wanted to get her some now that Bill has had his. Get some of that ex First Lady Lovin lol.

johnzero   April 2nd, 2009 7:28 pm ET

.... must have have given them the number for that other Clinton...

TjayeInLA   April 2nd, 2009 7:28 pm ET

This is an SNL skit in the making.

demwit   April 2nd, 2009 7:27 pm ET

Bill's April Fools joke??

This.......   April 2nd, 2009 7:27 pm ET

has got Bill's fingerprints all over it. He'll never get enough.

Bradley from CA   April 2nd, 2009 7:24 pm ET

Gross! That's not what you want to hear when you are trying to reach ol' Hil.

Nice work getting a jab in at Bush though, libs.

Joyce Becker   April 2nd, 2009 7:24 pm ET

so what

ac   April 2nd, 2009 7:21 pm ET

Back in college we used to play the 800 number game... we would call random 800 numbers to see if we could actually reach anything that wasn't porn-related. About 99.9% of the time, it was. Which makes the 2007 Bush case highly suspect, statistically speaking.

independent liberal   April 2nd, 2009 7:18 pm ET

maybe it was Hillary, being provocative, to hold their attention. Reporters are easily bored.

Max in Arkansas   April 2nd, 2009 7:18 pm ET

LOL

DX in TX   April 2nd, 2009 7:17 pm ET

Bill should love that...

Daniel   April 2nd, 2009 7:16 pm ET

This is news ... busy day, eh CNN?

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia in CA   April 2nd, 2009 7:16 pm ET

APRIL FOOLS!!!

bigfurhat   April 2nd, 2009 7:14 pm ET

uhhhh... are they completely sure that WASN'T Hillary?

Everyman   April 2nd, 2009 7:13 pm ET

Indicative of the Taxpayers situation: Getting screwed!

Romack   April 2nd, 2009 7:12 pm ET

That's pretty funny. Hardly news – but funny.

Kirk   April 2nd, 2009 7:09 pm ET

Glad to see some improvements at State!

Mobius   April 2nd, 2009 7:05 pm ET

Is there NOTHING she won't try to kill her Campaign debt?!?

Gary of El Centro, Ca   April 2nd, 2009 7:04 pm ET

Is that the phone Hillary was going to answer at three in the morning?

The Broker.   April 2nd, 2009 7:02 pm ET

There you go Wolf. Conflict again. But you started this!

Anonymous   April 2nd, 2009 7:01 pm ET

what was that # again? ha-ha..

Rob   April 2nd, 2009 6:59 pm ET

This isn't news. It's a typo. Next.

Brad   April 2nd, 2009 6:58 pm ET

This sounds like one of the more uplifting White House press conferences.

I always wondered what happened to Monica.

ObamaGirl   April 2nd, 2009 6:58 pm ET

The White House is in serious need of some fun! Too much of the economy it seems.

No Hillary = No Obama   April 2nd, 2009 6:56 pm ET

Was that an Obama aide or do we really even have to ask? Dump Obama.

Anonymous   April 2nd, 2009 6:52 pm ET

Is it bill clintions line????

shoegazer   April 2nd, 2009 6:51 pm ET

Oh,I think the number was probably the right one,it was just that the media was expecting Hillary to be on the line and instead it was Bill.

Every Comedian Ever   April 2nd, 2009 6:48 pm ET

Now, THAT'S a Stimulus Package we can all get behind!

HEYO!

Remi Murphy (Tracy CA)   April 2nd, 2009 6:48 pm ET

Is this news?

Fnord-asaurus Rex   April 2nd, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Now thats change I can believe in.

Eric - Portland Oregon   April 2nd, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Called for Hillary, got Bill instead.

Charlie in Maine   April 2nd, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Don't you just love politics in America. Four 8 long years George W's Administration talked about building alliances while in reality they were scewing the world. Now Obama's folks are actaully building alliances while the phone number talks about screwing the world. I can't wait to see what Saturday Night Live comes up with for this one.

N   April 2nd, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Texas based Christian education group... v phone sex line. same problem, yes... sort of.

mike   April 2nd, 2009 6:41 pm ET

That crazy Bill is at it again!!

Scott AZ   April 2nd, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Ooops! They must have dialed one of Bill Clinton's numbers.

"Do you have any hidden desires? If you feel like getting nasty, then you came to the right place," said a suggestive-sounding woman.
And again maybe it was Hillary?

Steve Manuel   April 2nd, 2009 6:40 pm ET

I think there's some irony here.

Gene   April 2nd, 2009 6:38 pm ET

I'm sure people will be looking at the negatives of this story, but there is one big positive. At least that wasn't Hillary's voice on that phone message lol

T-n-EP   April 2nd, 2009 6:36 pm ET

Been there, done that!.... It's very easy to do because we always think of a toll free # as an 800 #, when it could be 866 or 888.

Embarrasing, but forgiven!!

abc ~ anything but california hugh   April 2nd, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Looks like Bill has been tampering with Hillary's number!

Robin   April 2nd, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Nobody has never had that happen before ? My god report on something more interresting.

Tim   April 2nd, 2009 6:31 pm ET

She is really crying for headlines!

George   April 2nd, 2009 6:30 pm ET

Whatever. I still hate her for not quiting the race!

The Broker.   April 2nd, 2009 6:29 pm ET

It would be a good Phone-Line for Mr Wolf Blitzer. I think he's heading for a Breakdown...

Dilligaf   April 2nd, 2009 6:29 pm ET

They got the number from Slick Willie.

Mike   April 2nd, 2009 6:21 pm ET

What's that phone number ? Mike in Montana

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