I saw that person on the show and my first thought was that it was, "Bring your daughter to work day". Not so much her physical appearance, as her manner of speech and thought process.
If this was her first appearance on a national show, that might explain part of it. Hard to believe she works for a newspaper that is supposed to be a leader.
I was watching some 9-11 show on A&E last night with all the NYT critics. I thought, there they are again criticising as if they would do everything perfectly. What is with the NYT, that people always consider their "expert" opinions??? Monday morning quarterbacks I think!!!