Deepthroat?

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

Linda Lovelace called...wants her trademark back!!!

[Classicvette63]

I saw this yesterday. Not sure how I feel about it. On one hand the Republicans never did anything the Democrats didn't do. I can also see how Nixon got drawn into the Watergate thing in the first place. A friend of yours does a dirty trick on your behalf and gets caught. What do you do? I imagine you wouldn't get too far in life or have any friends if you ratted every one out for the slightest little thing. Nixon really was in a tough spot.

On the other hand, things did get out of hand. I'm not sure why Mr. Felt and his family were all smiling . Him I could understand being senile and all, but his family shouldn't have been grinning like they won the lottery(although they probably did with his revelation). Was leaking the info the right thing to do? Probably. I kinda liken it having to put your dog down. It's something you have to do and something you should do. It's not something to be smiling about.

Now if they could just find out who shot J.R.:D

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

...very good analogy. Sometime it's hard to figure who's the bad guy. The whole thing should never have happened.
The family is smiling because now they will get first crack at the movie deal...the book deal...public appearances etc.

I'd be more interested to know who shot JFK.

[Skinny Shooter]

Better put on the AFDB's... :D

Originally posted by earschplitinloudenboomer
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I'd be more interested to know who shot JFK.

or whom... ;)

[fabsroman]

What are you guys talking about? I am soooo lost.

[Classicvette63]

Fabs, "Deepthroat" is the fella who leaked info about watergate to Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein back in the day. Didn't you see the movie "All the President's Men."? His identity was a secret for over 30 years. Yesterday a 91yr old man named Mark Felt came forward and was confirmed by Bob Woodward as the source known as "deep throat".

[Purebred Redneck]

I think the reaction by the family was very normal in that media clip for what happened.
We're talking about a 91 year old man here. This is the biggest event in his life for quite some time. I'd compare it to a nursing home. You walk in and elderly people are smiling and their children visiting are smiling (sort of...you know what I mean) because of their parents and how they feel at the time. I think the same thing applied here.

[PJgunner]

I found it intersting tonight watching the news on the Always Be Commie network. (ABC) They did everything they could to justify what he did. If I understand things correctly, he may have violated the law. He compromised an FBI investigation that he was in charge of. many conflicting thoughts here on my part. Is he a hero or a criminal? Guess we'll just have to see how it works out.
Paul B.

[LoneWolf]

I was only a young know-it-all at the time of watergate. I remember running my mouth in front of my father, repeating things I had heard in the news and tv. My father was never very political, but I still vividly remember the butt chewing I recieved at the time. Basically was told to learn what I was talking about before running my trap off.
That said, I really can't see Deepthroat as a "hero". From what I have read so far, he probably did break the laws in how he went about the whole affair, and it seems his record shows his lack of support of other ammendments of the constitution, while being so ready to support the 1st Ammendment.
Right or wrong, as in all politics I'm sure he chose whom and where to grind his ax.
And for his family, that smile and glint in their eyes is all about $$$

[earschplitinloudenboomer]

LoneWolf...

...$$$ you are soooooo right!

[Purebred Redneck]

One can say he broke the law.

One can also say that his political career would be probably over. Also at a time in which sanctioned assinations were popular...


I won't call him a hero, I that's ridiculas...but he did a very important thing and I think the right thing.

[PJgunner]

Originally posted by Purebred Redneck
One can say he broke the law.

One can also say that his political career would be probably over. Also at a time in which sanctioned assinations were popular...


I won't call him a hero, I that's ridiculas...but he did a very important thing and I think the right thing.


Well, at 91 years of age, I think his political career has been over for an awful long time.
According to one news report, it seems he was just a bit p!$$ed off at President Nixon for being passed over for J.Edgar Hoover's job after Hoover died. Could be he felt a little revenge was due him. If that was the case, then I do feel he did a criminal act and did not do the "right thing". JMHO.
Paul B.

[BILLY D.]

THE ONE THING THAT REALLY TICKED ME OFF ABOUT THIS WHOLE SITUATION WAS WHEN NIXONS CAMPAIGN HQ'S WAS BROKEN INTO DURING THE 60 ELECTION AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SAID ABOUT IT. THE INVESTIGATION LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THE KENNEDY CREW HAD IT ALL COVERED UP.

ABC, NBC, AND CBS WERE SUCH A HUGE HELP IN UNCOVERING THE (FACTS). IT WAS JUST SETTLED IN NO TIME AT ALL.

AFTER THAT WAS WHEN I REALLY STARTED WATCHING POLITICS.
POWER DOES CORRUPT.

THE ONLY GOOD PRESIDENT WE HAVE HAD SINCE THEN IS R.R. GOD REST HIS SOUL. HE WAS A LEADER.

[Cal Sibley]

It doesn't seem to me that Deep Throat's motives were very noble. I'm glad he did what he did, but question his ethics. I guess there are no people in politics who take an action unless they have an axe to grind. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal