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Elaine Quijano

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The Resume

    (1975- )
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Of Filipino descent
    Anchor for CBSN and CBS Weekend News (Sunday)
    Former White House Correspondent for CNN (2006-09)
    Moderated the Vice-Presidential Debate between Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine (Oct. 4, 2016)

Why she might be annoying:

    One of her first assignments as a reporter was covering a 'a cat stuck in a tree.'
    She decided on her career choice after witnessing a staged 'mock crime' in her college journalism class.
    She has had difficulty making her own way as a news anchor (relegated to the digital medium).
    She's susceptible to 'activist journalism' (usually centered on immigration policy).
    She was criticized for her performance as a Vice-Presidential moderator, coming off as 'too meek' to control the two bickering nominees.
    Predictably, Republican viewers accused her of favoring Kaine during the debate proceedings (and, in all fairness, she did allow him to interject and ramble on considerably more than she did Pence).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She's an experienced scuba diver.
    Her favorite book is 'Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'
    She received her Bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana (1995).
    A 2011 report she released concerning the White House's exclusion of Veteran suicides from the 'condolence letter' sent to military families reportedly played a major role in reversing the administration's policy.
    She took a month-long hiatus from social media prior to moderating the debate.
    Her objectivity as a moderator was questioned, but her most high-profile story was done concerning Hispanic-American supporters of Donald Trump.
    She did score one buzz-worthy line when interjecting between Kaine and Pence's overlapping arguments ('The people at home can't hear you when you talk over each other!')
    She was a cornucopia of 'firsts' as a Presidential Debate moderator (the first Asian-American of either gender, the youngest, and the first from a digital network).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 83 Votes: 53.01% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 65 Votes: 50.77% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 165 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 923 Votes: 49.95% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 413 Votes: 88.38% Annoying