Watergate 'Deep Throat' W. Mark Felt Dies at 95

www.foxnews.com ^ | December 19, 2008 | Associated Press

[Burr5]

Only the “good” die young?

See what Ben Stein has to say:

http://spectator.org/archives/2005/06/01/deep-throat-and-genocide

[Vigilanteman]

He did the right thing for the wrong reasons. His reason for turning on Nixon was revenge for being passed over for a promotion. How many Vietnamese and Cambodians paid with their lives for his bruised ego?

[iowamark]

Didn't Felt actually face criminal charges because of things he did in his investigation?

The Carter administration, pandering to the Left, decided to prosecute the FBI leadership. Felt was convicted in November 1980 of conspiracy to violate the civil rights of the Weathermen, their friends and family. Many or most FBI agents supported him. Ronald Reagan pardoned Felt shortly after taking office.

[Steve_Seattle]

Felt is the prototype of those who run to the media, who leak anonymously, rather than report to the proper legal authorities. That has become a plague on our government, and a threat to democracy. He can go to hell.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Yeah, I just hate it when somebody exposes corruption and illegal activities."

Don't be stupid. He should have gone to the proper legal authorities, not the media, and he should have done it in the open. He set the precedent for anonymous leaks to the press by anyone who has a beef with official policy. He undermined democracy by setting the foundation for coup d'etat via leaks and media/bureaucracy collaboration.

[MBB1984]

It is your logic that is flawed, as instead of prosecuting murderers and reckless corruption you would rather see the prosecution of relatively minor crimes.

[the Real fifi]

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/deep-throat-too-late-the-hero/

[gracesdad]

“Don’t be stupid. He should have gone to the proper legal authorities, not the media, and he should have done it in the open. He set the precedent for anonymous leaks to the press by anyone who has a beef with official policy. He undermined democracy by setting the foundation for coup d’etat via leaks and media/bureaucracy collaboration.”

Isn’t it amazing how this never happened before him and even more incredible that it most certainly never would have happened in the future if he hadn’t done what he did?

[gracesdad]

“It is your logic that is flawed, as instead of prosecuting murderers and reckless corruption you would rather see the prosecution of relatively minor crimes.”

Umm, murders? Sure.

You can argue all day whether Nixon and his minions’ crimes were “minor,” but the crap they did was destructive, particularly the coverup effort. Was revealing it more destructive than the act itself? Who knows? But to argue that Nixon’s crimes shouldn’t have been exposed is silly.

BTW, you’ll note that a number of Clinton’s “crimes” were exposed and he was impeached. He was then acquitted. Like it or not, that’s how our system works. Nixon, on the other hand, didn’t have a prayer of beating impeachment and he knew it. He deserved what he got.