MARK FELT
Posted on 06/06/2005 3:28:52 AM PDT by Liz
MARK FELT
WITH the secret revealed for the world, publishers at the Book Expo America trade show were getting a whole new spin on a book deal involving former FBI agent W. Mark Felt, or Deep Throat, who helped topple a president.
Agent David Kuhn and author/lawyer John D. O'Connor — in their meetings with publishers — have recast the proposal as a multi-generational saga focusing on three generations of the Felt family.
It will include the 30-year career of Felt, who became the No. 2 man in the bureau at a tumultuous time in U.S. history, and the profound impact on his family.
Why, for example, did he become estranged for years from daughter Joan, who went to live on a hippie commune, and what, pray tell, motivated Felt to help Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
And finally, what role did the family play in getting him to come clean.
O'Connor and Kuhn expect to get access to Felt's former colleagues in the FBI and to extended family members.
Judith Regan, the head of Regan Books, knew the identity of Deep Throat and had had extensive dealings with O'Connor and the family nearly two years ago, sources said.
She backed away from a book for a number of reasons, including some doubts on whether she could sufficiently document his claims, given his declining health and memory, sources said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
We really need a book to tell us this?
What is that on that tie...... the symbol for "Beats The Patriot Act"?
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Peace and love, man.
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Heheh.....great zinger.
"Reacast" is the key word.....there has been so much antipathy to the Felt coming out party, that they had to revamp the story angle.
Some see this as another black eye for the FBI. There was the Katrina Leung/James J. Smith affair and treason case; the Weaver sniper; former agent Justin Haberski; and Robert Hanssen, who after being found guilty should have been given the death penalty but instead was awarded a pension.
The FBI needs far more extensive checks of the character of its employees. As for Felt, according to one report, our government announced - even before all evidence was in - that no charges will be filed against him.
Reality check: Bill Clinton's "My Lies" only SCANNED about 450,000 copies. (I know, they said it "sold" millions---but those are actually SHIPMENTS to book stores and many will be heavily discounted or returned. The only number that counts is the SCANS.)
I believe this was proven false.
Hissy fits are a daily affair for 'Spitball' Matthews. Btw, did you ever noticed how close together his eyes are getting? Rats have eyes like that. His eyes will be one if he goes about another decade or so lying for the socialist Dems.
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Nice input....thanks.
And that's the reson why they're spinning and pumping the book like crazy----to generate interest, and sales.
Looks like they never conceived the new generation of Americans would sneer at the story, and even look at the deatils in a new light.
There was no internet at the time of Watergate.
Had there been, perhaps things would have turned out differently.......especially with a guy like buckhead surfing the net.
On pictures I've seen, Felt and family are laughing like it's all a big con job. And he sure is not getting the Linda Tripp treatment. I still feel outrage at how Linda was falsely vilified and her physical appearance (even though there was nothing wrong with it) was viciously trashed.
>>>>>As for Felt, according to one report, our government announced - even before all evidence was in - that no charges will be filed against him.<<<<<<
DEEP THROAT IN THE CLEAR: U.S. June 4, 2005 -- ....."Deep Throat," probably won't be prosecuted for leaking to reporters during the Watergate scandal, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said....."It happened a long time ago," Gonzales said of Felt's conduct 30 years ago.....as the No. 2 man at the FBI. "The department has a lot of other priorities." Felt, now 91, provided critical tips about criminal wrongdoing......during the Watergate investigation. Associated Press http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/47700.htm
Check out "Deep Throat" doing his lame a$$ "Jelly" Bryce imitation.
Daddy looks like he was sent to the F.B.I. straight from central casting,'The name is Bond,James Bond, and don't I look dapper, with my hat on and this great big gun pointed at the camera'. Richard Nixon was right to pass on this flake!
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I agree. And I used to like Jay Leno, but his cruel jokes about Linda Tripp for months and months were not only wrong on FACT, but they were extremely NASTY!!!! Leno can eat sh*t now as far as I'm concerned.
The tie was his signal to Windword and Birdbrain that he was ready to break his oath again, and rat. The tie represents two snakes!
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LOL!
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