Talk:Jeffrey Goldberg

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: The author seems to misconstrue Howard Kurtz' references to the ponies for the children--Kurtz never said Bradley gave the ponies to the children, but instead seemed to indicate Bradley brought them for a visit. Here are the relevant quotations: Bradley, the magazine's owner, wrote flattering letters. He courted Goldberg at a McDonald's on Wisconsin Avenue. He proffered a hefty signing bonus. And when the New Yorker's Washington correspondent finally seemed receptive to making the move, Bradley sent in the ponies. "He's incredibly persistent and makes you feel like you're God's gift to journalism," says Goldberg, who had turned Bradley down once before. But that was before the horses showed up at his home to entertain his children. "The charm is incredibly disarming," says Goldberg, who joined the Atlantic last month. As for the ponies, Bradley has a built-in advantage. He was a groom at Meadowbrook Stables in Chevy Chase while growing up and is now one of its chief financial supporters. In any case, the Kurtz piece [1] should not be used to support the assertion made. Alansmorrison 21:58, 23 August 2007 (UTC) (edit)

Contents 1 Prominent Jewish American 2 POV? 3 Treason 4 Thanks for clarifying Wikipedia policy, racist a-holes! 5 Serious questions about neutrality

[edit] Prominent Jewish American

Per WP:MOSBIO, opening paragraph, section 3, I have removed Goldberg's ethnicity in the header, does anybody object to this? He is listed under a Jewish category. Also, this material should go under early life/family background. Any concerns, questions, comments ect? Thanks, --Tom 20:17, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

No objection to its removal, given the category listing. Removal of such descriptions occurs in Wikipedia header paragraphs. --NYScholar 23:55, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I am coming off a 1 month block so I am just trying to keep everything kosher as it were :). Thanks --Tom 13:24, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] POV?

Explanation of tag: See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. This article appears to be relying too much on the subject's own website for information about him. It needs greater variety of reliable sources. See WP:BLP with link to WP:Reliable sources. Such articles are not to be advertisements for their subjects. --NYScholar 23:53, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Treason

Goldberg was born an American but went to serve in a foreign army. This treason against the nation of his birth needs to be highlighted —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.19.89.120 (talk) 12:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Thanks for clarifying Wikipedia policy, racist a-holes!

Thanks for helping me see the light! Criticism of anything to do with Israel or of American traitors who support that cancerous state will result in being barred. Why don't you racists rename this site "Judaeo-fascist-ipedia" as you seem hellbent on removing anything unflattering to the Zionist Entity and its murderous supporters like Michael Oren and Jeffrey Goldberg? It would more fit your ideals! Obviously, none of you believe that debate or discussion is needed but simple Nazi-like strong arming and suppression of unpleasant facts suffices for you ... I am personally disgusted by you —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.19.89.120 (talk) 03:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Serious questions about neutrality

I have several concerns about the neutrality of this article. In general, the extensive reliance on and citation of quotations from Goldberg's liberal critics seems to violate the NPOV policy--specifically the fairness of tone guideline. (It also gives the overwhelming impression that Goldberg is a conservative journalist--why not cite the Progressive naming his book one of the best of '06, his recent criticism of Wal-Mart, etc.) As for specific issues...

The charge that his articles, "some critics say, reiterated the government line in maintaining ties between the September 11 attacks and Saddam Hussein's Iraq" seem to violate rules on attribution and substantiation. (Also, actually read "The Great Terror"--the charge itself, even if it can be attributed, seems untrue.)

This sentence seems problematic to me: "'The Great Terror' has been criticized, however, as putting undue weight on the claim that Saddam Hussein gassed Kurds in Halabja, as opposed to Iran." Wikipedia's own page on Halabja concludes Iraq was responsible. I think this should be deleted.

Is the section "Review of Jimmy Carter's book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid" worth including? It seems trivial in the context of Goldberg's entire career. I would flag this as undue weight.

Mlpotter 04:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)