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[Snowpuppy]

On 11/5/2014 Deb1010again said:

On 11/5/2014 Snowpuppy said:

Yes, ladies it's true!

CNN gave an overweight middle aged woman the job of bureau chief, a BIG paycheck and put her on television regularly.

The 1950's called. They want their stereotypes back.

I don't think anyone was slighting her. Just saying she looked her age.

I'm also an overweight middle aged woman.

Please post life achievements and salary history:

[Deb1010again]

On 11/5/2014 Snowpuppy said:

On 11/5/2014 Deb1010again said:

On 11/5/2014 Snowpuppy said:

Yes, ladies it's true!

CNN gave an overweight middle aged woman the job of bureau chief, a BIG paycheck and put her on television regularly.

The 1950's called. They want their stereotypes back.

I don't think anyone was slighting her. Just saying she looked her age.

I'm also an overweight middle aged woman.

Please post life achievements and salary history:

For her and John King or for me?

[minkbunny]

Based on the photo, I would easily say 70.

I don't care for her very much, as a journalist.

ETA, OP when you say you would never have guessed she is in her 60s, were you actually thinking she was younger than that?

I am 65 so I can easily compare.

[Deb1010again]

On 11/5/2014 minkbunny said:

Based on the photo, I would easily say 70.

I don't care for her very much, as a journalist.

ETA, OP when you say you would never have guessed she is in her 60s, were you actually thinking she was younger than that?

I am 65 so I can easily compare.

I would've put her in her 50's. I was just watching her on CNN. When I look at the photo above that Joselyn shared from Wikipedia she does look older w/out any eye makeup on.

Conversely, I thought John King was older than his 51 years of age.

[minkbunny]

Here is a photo, "softened"

[Deb1010again]

On 11/5/2014 minkbunny said:

Here is a photo, "softened"

Thanks, Minkbunny!

[qvcfreak]

minkbunny is that an old photo of her, because she looks much younger

[minkbunny]

On 11/5/2014 qvcfreak said:

minkbunny is that an old photo of her, because she looks much younger

True, I did a little research. It is six years old, but the photo is also heavily filtered.

[Deb1010again]

On 11/5/2014 minkbunny said:

On 11/5/2014 qvcfreak said:

minkbunny is that an old photo of her, because she looks much younger

True, I did a little research. It is six years old, but the photo is also heavily filtered.

I was watching her on TV where they also use filters and good lighting.

I know I'm a minority, but I do believe she looks to be in her 50's to me. Maybe I need to have my eyes checked??

[RoughDraft]

I guess I'm a little puzzled as to why her age is even an issue. Quite a few anchors are in a similar age range. It used to take years to claw your way up in the industry. Today, not so much. Being photogenic seems more important than experience.

And Greta Van Susteren is 60

Christiane Amanpour is 56

Shepard Smith is 50

Brian Williams is 55