Deep Throat Revealed

[BDawg]

CNN Link

More details to come. I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.

 

[conjur]

Whoa

 

[EagleKeeper]

But not confirmed by the people that actually know.

 

[conjur]

He apparently said he's outing himself.

Here are some articles speculating it was him (even stating Nixon thought it was Felt)


http://slate.msn.com/id/2065299
http://slate.msn.com/id/1003363

 

[CaptnKirk]

I don't believe it, I think he's covering for Linda Lovelace . . . .

 

[Infohawk]

Kudos to him! We need more whistleblowers, not blind followers.

 

[BDawg]

The thread in off-topic should be locked since it's not appropriate for that forum.

 

[Slick5150]

I always bought into the Kissinger = Deep Throat theory. Go figure

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I always bought into the Kissinger = Deep Throat theory. Go figure

Really? Kissinger seems too evil to really care about the healht of a democracy.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: BDawg
CNN Link

More details to come. I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.

He's 91 yrs old and about to die so he finally came forward.

This is so "ancient" history now so it's moot.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: BDawg
CNN Link

More details to come. I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet.

He's 91 yrs old and about to die so he finally came forward.

This is so "ancient" history now so it's moot.

Wish he'd spill more info on Poppy and the dirty deeds he's guilty of doing.

 

[Looney]

From what i heard on CNN... it was his daughter that revealed it... she was watching TV with him, and asked him something the line if he thought Deep Throat did it to be malicious? And he answered 'i didn't do it to be malicious'... 'but i think he did it to help people'. So it sounds like he's a senile old man that is starting to slip.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: Infohawk
Kudos to him! We need more whistleblowers, not blind followers.

Blind followers are Republicans and Conservatives right?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: Infohawk
Kudos to him! We need more whistleblowers, not blind followers.

Blind followers are Republicans and Conservatives right?

Will you just knock it the fvck off.


We all know you eat PissWheaties for breakfast every day but just give it a freakin' rest already!

 

[Genx87]

Not a real big buff on the whole scandal but he did this country a service by helping to reveal the crooks for who they are.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Crimson

Originally posted by: Infohawk
Kudos to him! We need more whistleblowers, not blind followers.

Blind followers are Republicans and Conservatives right?

There are a lot of blind followers who are Republicans and Conservatives, but I am opposed to ALL blind followers, including those that are Democrats and liberals.

 

[conjur]

Vanity Fair article
http://www.vanityfair.com/pdf/pressroom/advance1.pdf



Just finished reading it.


GREAT read.

 

[surreal1221]

Very good read.

 

Wow, awesome. I wonder what J. Edgar Hoover would have done had he known Felt was Deep Throat.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: conjur
Vanity Fair article
http://www.vanityfair.com/pdf/pressroom/advance1.pdf

I am misisng something here? Was there any partisanship involved? Is there anybody who thinks this guy did wrong? Isn't everyone happy that the whistle was blown on Nixon once they found out he was a crook?

 

[conjur]

Washington Post Confirms Felt Was 'Deep Throat'
Woodward, Bernstein and Bradlee Reveal Former FBI Official as Secret Watergate Source
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co...rticle/2005/05/31/AR2005053100655.html

 

[cwjerome]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: conjur
Vanity Fair article
http://www.vanityfair.com/pdf/pressroom/advance1.pdf

I am misisng something here? Was there any partisanship involved? Is there anybody who thinks this guy did wrong? Isn't everyone happy that the whistle was blown on Nixon once they found out he was a crook?

I'm cool with Deep Throat's info, he did well in my book. And I never liked Nixon. But the issue with this topic isn't Watergate itself, it's a supposed "outing" to which I simply say, "ok..."

It will be an interesting piece of trivial, but WHO the guy is isn't worthy of the mad dwelling that is/will occur. The way I look at it, it's "HUGE" news because A) the media LOVES talking about itself, and B) this guy is every partisan Dem's hero.

So I'll nod my head and move on (appropraitely), but I'm sure the Left-leaning crowd will break out the champagne to toast Watergate for its negative impact on Republicans and a chance to revive political sanctimoniousness.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: cwjerome
The way I look at it, it's "HUGE" news because A) the media LOVES talking about itself

The media DID a good job with Nixon. Are you suggesting otherwise? They played their role in our democracy and let everyone know about a crook in government. That's what they should be doing. If only they were able to do this kind of work now... too bad people like you seem to want to pressure them from stopping.

 

[cwjerome]

Weee... look at me, I'm "pressuring" the media to stop being watchdogs :roll:

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: cwjerome
Weee... look at me, I'm "pressuring" the media to stop being watchdogs :roll:

Pretty much. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you one of those "liberal media" types? Did you think the newsweek story was a problem? If you aren't, than this doesn't apply to you, but there are plenty of people that are outraged when the media challenges the administration. In the long run, this pushes the media to be more lenient with the administration (look how the NY Times was so soft on GWB in the buildup to the war) and makes them less likely to publish watchdog stories.