Deep Throat Revealed

[cwjerome]

Originally posted by: 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.

Am I liberal media type? If that means I think a high % of MSM is left-leaning then- yes. But it's not all bad... see my topic here.

Like I said, I have no problem with the Watergate issue, it's just I'm suspicious of the people who want to beat this breaking particular story into the ground.

 

[preCRT]

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?

Guess you haven't seen the interviews that Nixon diehards like Pat Buchanan gave after the news broke today. :disgust:

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: preCRT
Guess you haven't seen the interviews that Nixon diehards like Pat Buchanan gave after the news broke today. :disgust:

Nope. What did they say?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: 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.

Hmm...was GHWB's Poppy a wee bit upset that Agnew was picked to be V.P.?
http://www.jfkmurdersolved.com/images/prescott-nixon.jpg

And who was it that was part of the "Plumbers"? Ayup....CIA. Who was in with the CIA? GHWB.

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Crimson
Blind followers are Republicans and Conservatives right?

At long last we know that former FBI agent, Mark Felt is the identity of a true American hero and patriot, previously only known as "Deep Throat." It is essential that we honor him for having the guts to bring the truth of Presidential evil to light.

Now, let us hope with all the strength of all of our beings that some similarly inspired patriot will show the same valor, honor and decency and disclose the identity of the TRAITOR who disclosed the identity of top CIA operative Valerie Plame.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: preCRT
Guess you haven't seen the interviews that Nixon diehards like Pat Buchanan gave after the news broke today. :disgust:

Nope. What did they say?

 

[preCRT]

Pat Buchanan was on NBC news earlier tonight. He said that Felt was not a hero, but a bitter and angry man who hated Nixon because Pat Gray got the FBI Director's job instead of Felt. He said a few other derogatory comments as well.

I haven't been able to find a transcript yet, but I'm sure that polisher of the Nixon flame will be spreading his twisted version of history on other news sources in the next day or two.

 

[Steeplerot]

I am sure the right will try to make a conservative victimized hero out of nixon sooner or later with propaganda bs on foxnews or whatever, they successfully polished the turd that was reagan already with their lies and twisting of history...

 

[conjur]

While Buchanan may be correct in that assessment of Felt's motivation, it doesn't change the fact that Felt *is* a true patriot. Hell, I'm sure he risked his life doing it.

 

[preCRT]

Originally posted by: conjur
While Buchanan may be correct in that assessment of Felt's motivation, it doesn't change the fact that Felt *is* a true patriot. Hell, I'm sure he risked his life doing it.

Felt is a true patriot, his acts of heroism had more effect on this country than almost anyone else in the last 50 years.

 

[Rainsford]

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?

Not all of them (or even most of them), but you are

Edit: Also, I'm joking. Just responding to your somebody-pissed-in-my-cornflakes mood

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: 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.

Man, what's with the mind-reading? You admire the guy because you think he "did well", yet you assume people on the other side like him for less admirable reasons. Give a little credit to the left, there are people on this side who aren't biased assholes. Many of us in fact

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Nixon got what he had coming to him & I'm glad Jimmy Carter followed him. If you ever watch the movie Miracle or have heard his national address, "A Crisis of Confidence", that they played in that movie you realize how things always seem to have a way of working themselves out if you have faith.

Deep Throat was a good movie though, but I can't believe she said they forced her to do it...?

Many people always knew, well believed to be more accurate, this guy was the real Deep Throat though.

 

[aidanjm]

Why was he called deep throat? sounds like a porn star, or something from the x files

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
Why was he called deep throat? sounds like a porn star, or something from the x files

http://www.answers.com/topic/deep-throat-movie

 

[cwjerome]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
Why was he called deep throat? sounds like a porn star, or something from the x files

It had nothing to do with porn. The journalists called him that because he had a lot of juicy info. Deep Throat sounds a lot better than Big Mouth.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: cwjerome

Originally posted by: aidanjm
Why was he called deep throat? sounds like a porn star, or something from the x files

It had nothing to do with porn. The journalists called him that because he had a lot of juicy info. Deep Throat sounds a lot better than Big Mouth.

From wikipedia:

The name "Deep Throat" was taken from the pornographic movie Deep Throat, which had become a cultural phenomenon during the period; it is also a play on the journalistic term "deep background," meaning information provided that cannot be reported directly.

 

[cwjerome]

I read the the connection to the movie was a myth- snopes or some other urban tales website. Maybe I'm wrong... or they were.

Anyways.....

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: cwjerome

Originally posted by: aidanjm
Why was he called deep throat? sounds like a porn star, or something from the x files

It had nothing to do with porn. The journalists called him that because he had a lot of juicy info. Deep Throat sounds a lot better than Big Mouth.

From wikipedia:

The name "Deep Throat" was taken from the pornographic movie Deep Throat, which had become a cultural phenomenon during the period; it is also a play on the journalistic term "deep background," meaning information provided that cannot be reported directly.

yep.

On a side note anyone remember a few years back when the woman said she was forced to perform?...

 

[conjur]

Bob Woodward discussing Deep Throat on NBC right now.

 

[Caminetto]

Thanks Conjur set up my dvr for it.

The name "Deep Throat" was taken from the pornographic movie Deep Throat, which had become a cultural phenomenon during the period;

I remember the old joke from that era:
"Why did Nixon see Deep Throat 3 times? Seemed he was trying to get it down Pat.

 

[conjur]

Turned out to be a pretty good show.