Talk:George Stephanopoulos

White House Press Secretary

I cannot find any source mentioning that he was White House Press Secretary. olivier 03:07, May 11, 2004 (UTC)

I did some Google searches and also checked the Lexis/Nexis news database. It appears that Stephanopoulos was president-elect Clinton's press secretary during the transition period between the election and Clinton's inauguration. His title may have been press secretary for a brief period following the inauguration, and there are a number of news stories that refer to him as "press secretary" even later during his time at the White House. Usually, however, he was referred to as "communications director," while Dee Dee Myers was referred to as "press secretary." I'll change the article. --Sheldon Rampton 05:35, 12 May 2004 (UTC)

If you read Stephanopoulos' book he discusses the days where he was press secretary. You can also find transcripts of briefings here http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/legacy3.htm?dt=press+briefings

This is an interesting point, actually. He definitely mentions being Press Secretary in his book. But when you read various reference materials that list, say, Clinton's Press Secretaries or his Communication Directors, they invariably do not mention George. Very odd! Rlove 23:11, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Category:Clinton administration

• Added Category Clinton administration controversies Telecineguy

• (rv Category:Clinton administration - he wasn't charged or accused of anything controversial) Wasted Time R

• add (Category:Clinton administration 'controversies not crime: Stephanopoulos spoke of his depression relentless pressures of conveying the Clinton White House message.) Telecineguy

• Removed: Category:Clinton administration (this sort of thing happens in many high government positions, hardly qualifies as a "controversy") Wasted Time R

Debate is was Stephanopoulos in the middle of the "Clinton administration controversies". Bill Clinton wrote that he was one of the men on the hot seat in defending Bill. I leave it here in talk for you to think about. Telecine Guy 00:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Under the Notes section, reference #2 http://www.hawes.com/1999/9904.htm takes you absolutely nowhere and needs to be fixed or removed.

Criticism

Is the August 5th debate the only criticism offered for Stephanopoulous? The observation seems trivial, and more complex than simply bias.

I suggest removing it, or finding more meaningful criticism.

I for one have not encountered "widespread public criticism" of Stephanopoulos for the debate that happened YESTERDAY. I don't think anyone can declare that there is widespread public criticism 12 hours after the criticized performance ended. TheoMurpse 72.179.61.169 (talk) 17:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The point here is, even if there was widespread criticism, it certainly isn't enough to justify its prominence in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.172.154.79 (talk) 04:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Most articles have a section called 'Controversies' to cover such things as the presidential debate. Flatterworld (talk) 15:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Criticism from anonymous bloggers on the Internet? Not notable. I removed two blog sources and generally cleaned up the pundit section per WP:BLP and WP:WEIGHT. WorkerBee74 (talk) 19:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Ron Paul

Not everything Ron Paul does is noteworthy, regardless of what his internet fans believe. The interview does not belong in this article.--75.68.115.72 16:18, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

The statement was done by Stephanopoulos and wouldn't have been less outrageous and unprofessional if said into the face of any other candidate. --217.233.236.77 03:05, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

It's not noteworthy, it's completely miniscule. And you can bet your ass everyone would agree with him if he said it to Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo. --161.253.53.74 (talk) 17:01, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm deleting it because it's a waste of space Gang14 (talk) 07:56, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Born where?

So where is he born? The table says New York, New York, while the text says Fall RIver Massachusetts. Which is correct? Paploo 15:18, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Fall River MA 73.16.185.23 (talk) 02:46, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Pop culture trivia removed

I took some of the pop culture references. Him being a model for characters in The West Wing etc. (IMO) is fairly notable. Jokes on TV sitcoms seemed less so. These also seemed to be partly used as a coatrack to mention rumors that he is gay. Since in our present culture any man with a refined, polite manner seems to become the target of gay rumors if he becomes well-known; these are not notable, nor should they be mentioned by WP. Borock (talk) 16:31, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Whitewater?

This sentence is currently the article:

On Feb. 25, 1994 George Stephanopoulos and Harold Ickes had a conference call with Roger Altman to discuss RTC's choice of Republican lawyer Jay Stephens to head the Madison Guaranty investigation, that later turned in to the Whitewater investigation.

It left me with the impression that this conference call was seminal in the Whitewater affair. Upon reading the CNN timeline referred to in the footnote, this call was in fact nearly irrelevant, and it is the only time where Stephanopolous is mentioned.

It seems me to that this sentence should be deleted, or at the least edited to make clear that the call was of no major importance.

Jrauser (talk) 16:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Liberal

Removed the adjective "liberal" from the introduction. He is a journalist, not a politician. Besides, the claim was unsourced. --Tsk070 (talk) 22:44, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I think perhaps it ought to be reintroduced; don't treat it as if it's some kind of epithet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.255.132 (talk) 04:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

ABC debate edit explanation

Quick explanation for my rewrite of the debate paragraphs. First, if you take a look at the AP article for the debate you'll see that the second paragraph was basically a direct lift of key sentences from that article, right down to which criticisms and praises of the debate are used. The only real difference I can see is that the criticisms/praises were sourced to the actual article that they came from, rather than the AP article. Second, why is a biography on George Stephanopoulos wasting an entire paragraph on controversies related to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton when Stephanopoulos's conduct on the debate more than enough? Third.. Why the heck are you guys edit warring over this? Seriously. This page has a talk page. Use it. --Bobblehead ^(rants) 23:05, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

corrections, comments

Biography section

1. "Purchase, NY" as a link to http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Purchase,_New_York

2a. "whose father is a Greek Orthodox priest (former Dean of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in New York." (suspect the appellation of the cathedral is "The Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity" or more commonly "Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity" but probably NOT "Holy Trinity Cathedral" (except in rather casual use) That's assuming i've found the correct website for the father's former affiliation - http://www.thecathedral.goarch.org/.

2b. don't know how long the father was Dean, but http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/pr_uni_070513.sju states "Stephanopoulos shared the stage on this day with his father, Rev. Robert G. Stephanopoulos, Ph.D., a Greek Orthodox priest and 20-year theology professor at St. John’s University." perhaps, father's 20-year relationship with St. John's is worth adding.

Education section

1. "While attending Columbia College, he says he "came into his own." While perhaps subject technically attended "Columbia College," I generally see graduates (and attendees) referenced as attending "Columbia University." Someone with better knowledge of Columbia style is better than I at sorting out.

2. "While at Oxford, Stephanopoulos earned a master's degree in theology at Balliol College on his Rhodes Scholarship. "Oxford" vs. "University of Oxford" (my vote for first mention in an aritcle) vs. "Oxford University." And is the degree conferred by Oxford or Balliol? At moment, it's too much reading for me on the wiki article on Oxford (and it's sub-articles) to sort out (assuming the wiki articles are correct!).

Pundit section

"Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson still appear on the program on a very limited basis." it seems like Ms. Roberts is on the show quite frequently (almost weekly, if not each week) when i watch almost each week. Her frequency is probably because of election cycle. Also see next comment.

Boxes at Bottom vs. Pundit section language

The boxes at bottom indicate that subject's predecessors on "This Week" were Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts. I seem to recall them hosting as a team and agree with the box. However, language in the Pundit section suggests that title of show sequed directly from "This Week with David Brinkley" to "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." I think Donaldson and Roberts had their name on the program during the interim.

References section

Why no listing of subject's own book which is mentioned in text "His 1999 memoir, entitled All Too Human: A Political Education"? 68.173.2.68 (talk) 12:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Controversy

How is this controversial? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.61.26.164 (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

What is important about the real estate loan? Probably not really worthy of note in this bio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.79.165.242 (talk) 02:57, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Repair order: 1995 arrest

Please fix this to address any BLP concerns. What was the outcome of his arrest? Sometimes, people are arrested for murder but it turns out they didn't do it. If so, their article shouldn't say they were arrested for murder and then no further explanation. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:53, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

The subject

This deletion is a good edit, see "the subject of this work must remain central to it" Wolfe, Gene (1994-10-15). Shadow & Claw: The First Half of 'The Book of the New Sun' (p. 196). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition. User:Fred Bauder Talk 13:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

See the sad result of such bleeding over at Uranium One. User:Fred Bauder Talk 13:57, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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[Greek:(Στεφανόπουλος)]

I think that this is realy quite something - the Greek form of the family surname. George Stephanopolos obviously is largely configured by his being both Greek and in a Greek Orthodox family where his father was a leading priest in that community. I don't find it inappropriate to include that in the lede, but another Wikipedian seems to have taken issue with it. 16:57, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

You were probably reverted because you don't explain why this is relevant or provide a source. Why do you say that he is "obviously largely configured" by his Greek heritage? And does he take an interest in the Greek spelling of his name or the Greek language? The Greek language *is* very interesting, but unless *he* specifically takes interest in it, it is not really relevant on his page. Otherwise we would have everyone of German heritage with their name in German, etc. Please don't let this discourage you; I do recommend, however, you get a user ID and make sure you cite your sources. Peacedance (talk) 14:32, 16 March 2019 (UTC)