How does George Stephanopoulos have a job in network television?

[ieffinhatecardio]

First he lies his ass off regarding what he knew and didn't know in order to distance himself from Clinton. Now he's got a network job where we're supposed to actually take him seriously.

Is ABC kidding putting that fool on the air? I care about watching his interviews with Bush and Kerry about as much as I care about watching "Dancing with the Stars".

I'm trying to decide who has less credibility George Stephanopoulos or Rush Limbaugh. It's a toss up.

[pumpster]

First he lies his ass off regarding what he knew and didn't know in order to distance himself from Clinton. Now he's got a network job where we're supposed to actually take him seriously.

You forgot the part about his attacks on Clinton after entering the media-like a weasel, going after the guy who gave him his opportunity.

Saw him a few years ago here in NY looking very self-important & smug. A turd. Uninteresting to watch too.

[ieffinhatecardio]

You forgot the part about his attacks on Clinton after entering the media-like a weasel, going after the guy who gave him his opportunity.

Saw him a few years ago here in NY looking very self-important & smug. A turd. Uninteresting to watch too.

This is the most pathetic part of the whole Stephanopoulos, he was one of the most influential men in Clinton's campaign and then administration. For him to criticize Clinton is for him to criticize himself. Apparently that little fact slipped his mind.

There's nothing like big time politics to bring out the worst in people.

[BayGBM]

Why are you posting a thread to complain about a subject you ostensibly don’t care about?

The fact is Stephanopoulos is a good communicator, he knows politics as much as anyone inside the Beltway, and he came along at the right time or the job.  David Brinkely had just retired and Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts were too old.  The network wanted to invest in a capable young person who had the experience and knowledge base to be a chief political correspondent and host of This Week for years to come.  George fit the bill.  There is a long history of this... 

• Pete Williams left his Pentagon spokesman job to become a correspondent for NBC news.

• Tim Russert had staff jobs on the Hill earlier in his career.

• Pierre Salinger was a reporter before and after his stint as press secretary for Kennedy

If you don’t like GS that’s your issue, but his hiring was a sound move by the network.  His book and later positions certainly smacked of disloyalty, but he is hardly the first person to have a fractured relationship with a former boss.

[240 is Back]

media and govt do the same things- sell, convince, and hype people into keeping them on the air (or in office) with promises.

[pumpster]

The fact is Stephanopoulos is a good communicator, he knows politics as much as anyone inside the Beltway, and he came along at the right time or the job.

He has generic, acceptable skills-any number of people could do his job at least as well, save for the supposed advantages of Clinton exposure.

It's worth discussing because (1) he's a skin-crawlingly unlikable twit if you know the history, which interferes with watching shows involving him, (2) he has no integrity, which is supposed to be the centerpiece of journalism, (3) he still comes across like a kid lacking depth-others are better, and (4) he's only there because of Clinton, the guy he thanked by later attacking like a rabid dog. Others have done it, aren't on TV as a result of it.

Don't assume networks know what they're doing all the time-his selection was about as valid as Katie Couric's.

[ieffinhatecardio]

Why are you posting a thread to complain about a subject you ostensibly don’t care about?

The fact is Stephanopoulos is a good communicator, he knows politics as much as anyone inside the Beltway, and he came along at the right time or the job.  David Brinkely had just retired and Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts were too old.  The network wanted to invest in a capable young person who had the experience and knowledge base to be a chief political correspondent and host of This Week for years to come.  George fit the bill.  There is a long history of this... 

• Pete Williams left his Pentagon spokesman job to become a correspondent for NBC news.

• Tim Russert had staff jobs on the Hill earlier in his career.

• Pierre Salinger was a reporter before and after his stint as press secretary for Kennedy

If you don’t like GS that’s your issue, but his hiring was a sound move by the network.  His book and later positions certainly smacked of disloyalty, but he is hardly the first person to have a fractured relationship with a former boss.

Sorry, I didn't know he was your boy. Perhaps I'm complaining about him because he lied his pathetic little ass off to distance himself from something he helped create. If you can't find the error in his ways that's not my fault, it's either your parents fault or your own. Either way defending him is just sad. Oh, and I love how you downplay it, "smacked of disloyalty". LOL

He's a hypocritical lying piece of snot but you go ahead and enjoy his work.