Talk:Greta Van Susteren

In 2002, .... Van Susteren treated herself to a facelift, ... she was paraphrased as saying that she couldn't wait to show everyone her new look at her twentieth high school reunion.

How could this be. She was born in 1955, so she probably graduated high school in 1973, meaning that here twentieth high school reunion was in 1993. Did she really say thirtieth?? (Rogerd 17:41, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC))

This is one of those common sense typos that you really could have changed yourself. She actually graduated high school in 1972 so her THIRTIETH reunion was that year, 2002. Mike H 18:20, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)

Can somebody mention her educational and career background? -Amit

I think it's worthwhile to say that she has recently devoted a lot of time to the Natalee Holloway case (as mentioned in the Halloway article), in a case of the Missing White Women Syndrome Xunflash 17:26, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

It is a shame that the largest paragraph in this article is devoted to Ms. Susteren's face. Wikismile 13:44, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Wiki dittos. Although sometimes being a new analyst takes away from the contributions folks make in the other world?Kyle Andrew Brown 23:56, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Presentation

"accusations" and "alleged" I suggest is overboard on discussion of facial surgery. She was under a surgeon's knife, not a judge's gavel..." Could we change that?

"somewhat plain". I guess some may say that I never got that impression. I would suggest that she has a "pointed" way of addressing her guests. Also, isn't she an attorney? She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, but I dont know if she did law there.Kyle Andrew Brown 23:56, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

-hey dude, "somewhat plain" was meant to apply to her physical appearance, not on-air personality. I consider her a knock-out, but to each his own. But I have no problem with the use of that term in this article.

"scientologists". I'm thinking of all the tv commentators who are Christians, and Catholics and Jewish and this is generally not included in a bio of this nature. I wonder the appropriateness of this entry. If she used scientology as an issue in her public personna, then perhaps, but I kinda think this is not related to her career. Comment please. Kyle Andrew Brown 14:52, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

-me again. Hard to say whether it is appropriate. Certainly her religion isn't relevanlt to her public persona, and in many such cases celebs' religion is not identified. However, there is a current trend in the media to cover celebrities who are scientologists; in this aspect identifying her is just following what currently interests pop culture. Pop culture interests can be appropriate to articles.

"Why is her face distorted? It is like she has had a stroke that makes the muscles on one side weak? Perhaps some sort of brain damage?" That's the Van Susteren smirk, well-known in the family. It is the smile of bemusement that THEY ALL USE. Urban had it. Her cousins have it. Even her second cousins have it. It's not a distortion at all, just a facial expression.

 Does she have morbid ocd.  She beat laci peterson and Natalie Holloway to death like there is nothing else to talk about of stories that are not particualry national stories.

Scientology

Why is no mention made that she is a Scientologist? It seems a little incongruent given the fact she is supposed to be an "intelligent" talk show host. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.4.70.65 (talk • contribs)

Well, there is not reason to insult someone because of their religious choices. Anyway, it used to be in the article but it appears it is not deleted. Chris (Talk) (Contribs) 03:11, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

It is in the article. Use the search icon of your browser window. --Tilman 15:34, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Can we get a better reference for this? There must be something out there and the current citation is to a webpage that looks like it was made by a junior high student. I know her religion has been mocked by The Daily Show (not that such would be an appropriate reference), so I'm inclined to think there might actually be a reputable source out there. Editor Emeritus 04:53, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

If you had read that source, you would have noticed that it links to other sources, e.g. this one [1] --Tilman 06:56, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Neutrality?

This line in particular strikes me as crossing the line into editorial territory: "Van Susteren tends to take a neutral stance and allows her regular guest panelists to slug it out. She tends to ask detailed, probing questions, in the manner of a well-trained attorney trying to get the facts out."

I'm confused about the whole 1/8 French thing. Her paternal grandparents are Blindauer, Goenering, Hocs, and Van Susteren. Where does the French come in?

Possible changes to the article.

Greta Van Susteren graduated from Xavier High School (Appleton, Wisconsin) in 1972.This should be put in. Also I came across this website which Greta Van Susteren talked about her family.Her dad was a judge in Wisconsin and was very good friends with Senator Joseph McCarthy. http//www.classicalwisconsin.com/features/gretaletter.html Thank youRFD 23:31, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I think that something needs to be added about the fact that she garnered most of her fame due to the fact that she hosted a show during the Simpson trial in which she was vehemently against the prosecution of Simpson. It may very well have been a Devil's advocate opinion, nevertheless, this is how she really drew the spotlight to her.66.146.212.184 02:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Cosmetic surgery

Isn't a picture showing her "before" cosmetic surgery face a bit, um, superfluous? I haven't noticed images like that on any of the thousands of other people who have undoubtedly had plastic surgery. And it's not even mentioned in the text! So why is it important enough to get an image? pfctdayelise (translate?) 08:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree.

Possibly because it was so highly publicized? - jibegod 03:29, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Why not mention the fact that she rose from obscurity after her sanction for "ambulance chasing" following the ValueJet crash?

Gained notoriety after Natalie Holloway?

Greta van Susteren had her own Fox show and was relatively famous way before Natalie Holloway. I'll admit her coverage was rather excessive, but she didn't gain notoriety because of it. What the coverage did was really boost the ratings. Perhaps someone could change the line to reflect that instead.