Erin Burnett on Conan O’Brien

I miss Erin Burnett. Yeah, she's on CNN, but I liked her when she was on CNBC. You know, talking to Cramer during the middle of the day about some crazy move in a stock, she of course very calm with a smile on her face, while Cramer did his jumping out his skin thing. They were a good team. Part I Erin Burnett talks about how she watched the debate on a cross-country Jet Blue flight to LA. Part II Mitt Romney likes a late night bowl of Cocoa Puffs.

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Erin Burnett Mocks Occupy Wall Street

I love Erin Burnett, especially when she was on CNBC, but she made a big mistake in mocking the Occupy Wall Street protesters on her new CNN show OutFront. Sure, she might be right, the protesters aren't as informed as they should be, but they're also right in protesting: Wall Street used too much leverage, Wall Street made too many risky trades without the capital to back them up, and Wall Street pays out too many and too big of bonuses during a financial crisis that they caused in a lot of ways. Burnett should come out and say

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Erin Burnett on Real Time with Bill Maher

This is an old one, from two years ago, but a good one: Erin Burnett on the Bill Maher show talking about the financial collapse. Erin of course no longer works at CNBC, but we wish she did. Not too many anchors on CNBC could go on Bill Maher's show and talk the way she does.

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