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Re-phrasing awkward construction

I think that the following fragment "still debating on whether or not to bring about criminal charges against Spitzer" should be changed to read:

"still debating whether to bring criminal charges against Spitzer"

While we're talking awkward phrases, he was "born... by real estate tycoon Bernard Spitzer"? That's incredible! 80.1.150.213 (talk) 19:46, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lead and more

Hello, adding the $90 million libel suit that just hit Spitzer, I asked myself why the long lead, which even includes the whole bio? If nobody objects, I'll eventually shorten it and edit the early life-section accordingly. Ajnem (talk) 13:40, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Apparent anti-Spitzer bias

The long quote from the Guardian that leads the Post Resignation topic isn't relevant and is full of bias and subjective views. It should be deleted.

Hi,

There really does seem to be a strong bias against Mr Spitzer here. Sorry, but I really can't help but think it's deliberate. Almost the entire article is about scandals and how unpopular he apparently is. It's certainly very sensationalist.

There's definitely a sin of omission going on here. His achievements as a 'corporate sheriff' (or even the fact that he was one) appear to be glossed over. Almost completely ignored. Why?

In addition, there's no talk at all about Spitzer's corporate 'targets' bringing him down through use of these (perceived) scandals. There's certainly a great deal of evidence that there was corporate collusion to bring Spitzer down. Wikipedia has certainly published "conspiracy theories" with a great deal less evidence. Again, why no discussion?

The article seems to revel in discussing (often petty) Spitzer scandals but steadfastly ignores the corporate scandals that Spitzer uncovered.

The truth about Spitzer is that he is/was pretty obviously an arrogant, unpleasant, power-hungry and 'dodgy' person. (And oh boy, have you been labouring this aspect of Spitzer in the article.) But this seems to make him pretty much the norm in American politics. The thing that sets him was his targeting of corrupt corporate America... and his success at doing this.

The overall feel of this article, with it's apparent right-wing 'big business' bias, love of scandals and sleaze is that it could've been written by The News of the World.

I think Wikipedia is brilliant. And I congratulate the people who give up their time and skill to write these articles. I just think that article needs a major re-write in order for it not to be biased/misleading.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ozchris2 (talk • contribs) 23:01, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Eliot Spitzer: reference no 2

Hi, I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I clicked on the link for this reference - largely because of the entertaining title - and was surprised to see an Ayn Rand "philosophy" web site. I mean yes, it is a source, but it seems a little beneath Wikipedia. I liked her books, but I don't know about using them as the basis for economic philosophy, policy or critiquing a failure like Spitzer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielnicholasrooney (talk • contribs) 17:49, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Article Introduction Edit & Flag

Hello, I have tried to address the flag indicating that the introduction was too long. I have tried to make it more succinct and move the references and other info into the body of the article. I removed the flag after a few days. Mdukas (talk) 18:52, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Strange wording indicative of non-neutrality

This article has strange structure---it lists the subject's SAT scores, which are strong but not particularly notable (the top percentile is absolutely a strong score, but is not in itself notable), and it then proceeds to imply that this accomplishment explains the subject's college attendance decision. This bit in particular sounds quite a bit like an advertisement by a PR firm, and I would suggest more neutral wording. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.70.173.36 (talk) 12:34, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2nd Marriage

Eliot Spitzer is now married to Roxana Girand. They married in 2020. News story attached at bottom with </ref> linked on both sides. Suggested Addition below

spouse       =

Silda Wall

(m. 1987; div. 2013)

spouse       =

Roxana Girand

(m. 2020, divorced)

^[1]

References

^ https://pagesix.com/2020/03/10/eliot-spitzer-one-step-closer-to-tying-the-knot-with-fiancee-roxana-girand/

[1] ttps://pagesix.com/2020/03/10/eliot-spitzer-one-step-closer-to-tying-the-knot-with-fiancee-roxana-girand/

[1]