robert j wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 am
With the image of this coin on the left in mind, and if she was an actress, what CNN anchor has the perfect look to play Cleopatra in a film?
Probably Erin Burnett, by far the sharpest pencil there, female or male.*
DCH
*Before starting on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront (2011–present), she had worked her way up from a market analyst at Bloomberg on the Markets (2003–05), Street Signs (2006–11) & Squawk on the Street (2005–11). I recall she was kind of conservative in her positions on market conditions.
However, she has also done about a dozen documentaries - often overseas - about modern Middle East politics and conflicts, showing the nitty gritty reality of things, between 2008 & 2010, without missing a beat. I think her goal was to give exposure to the human toll that war and hardline politics bring to bear. Did she hope her contributions would influence decision makers all around? I'd say "yes." Did the documentaries actually influence decision makers? I'd say "yes."
I would place her political commentary on Erin Burnett OutFront a bit to the liberal end of the spectrum. She seems to have grown tired of "politics as usual," increasing the introduction of her own considered opinions when decision makers seem to be tuning out reality and doing stupid things that invite more trouble.
If anyone could pull off the portrayal of Cleopatra as a politically and financially savvy - and forceful - Egyptian female monarch, she could.
Thanks to Wikipedia for the details on her career.