Real life just can't compare to Hollywood. :)
Posted on 06/02/2005 2:26:17 PM PDT by NYTexan
The spritely 91-year-old stroke victim Mark Felt, who recently revealed his identity as the anonymous source behind the The Washington Post's Watergate scandal coverage, told reporters gathered outside of his home today that he still has all of his 'marbles' and therefore his story was worth 'a pile of money'.
The remarks seemed to be aimed at book publishers sceptical about whether Mr. Felt could still tell a compelling story, worthy of a $1 million advance, despite his frail condition.
As his daughter, Joan, waved her father's hand toward the assembled reporters, Mr. Felt said, in a strangley falsetto voice, "I'm a man of honor -- a true American hero. I deserve the money that Bob Woodward was going to get for revealing my identity."
Mr. Felt maintained a broad grin during his remarks, his lips not appearing to move.
Joan Felt, the faithful daughter at his side, said, "My father is not motivated by greed, but only by honor and duty to country."
She then gazed lovingly at Mr. Felt and said, "Isn't that right, Lambchop?"
Pinging the usual suspects!
(anyone wanting on or off the satire ping list, let me know!)
LOL!
Barf alert is more like it.
He'll have all his marbles till his daughter sells them on Ebay.
Haha!
LOL!
you just know anything this guy says, the MSM will swallow....
LOL!
Let me try this for the headline gazers:
"I can't believe the audacity of this man. Who in the heck does he think he is? I wouldn't pay one million dollars to him -- the fact that his daughter had to raise his own hand shows how senile he actually is.
And what was with the falsetto voice? Rubbing it in our faces?"
Real life just can't compare to Hollywood. :)
Why is a 91 year old man still playing with marbles?
they didn't waste any time getting out the memorabilia, did they? I have some Felt tip pens, maybe I should market those?
It wasn't until the third paragraph that I looked up to see if it was indeed from Scrappleface...
And my Granddady had been telling us stories of Mexican gold that he had stashed in a cave just north of Sanco, Texas.
She prays to the Blue Fairy that everyone will believe her little wooden puppet, Deepthroatio, is a real live author.
If they're Felt tip Markers you may have something there.
:-)
{;))
Your granddaddy's Walter Huston, right?
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