Did he call Nixon's White House to warn them? No! Did Dan Rather call Bush's to warn him about the fake-but-accurate story about the TANG? No! Did the National Enquirer call Clinton to warn him about the Lewinski story? No! Did Kiefer call Obama about the Acorn video story? No!
So why did the seasoned, experienced Woodward call Obama's White House to warn them about this story? Sure, Woodward's angry, but not for the reason he says.
Very good question and in all my scouring for info I haven't seen it asked before!! I don't know, perhaps it will be asked on the Sunday shows? Maybe....
They just announced on Special Report that Woodward will be on Hannity tonight!
I think the difference is that Woodward’s story on the origins of ‘the sequester’ isn’t ‘investigative journalism,’ as was Watergate or (theoretically) TANG. If you’re reference to ACORN meant to say O’Keefe, again, that was ‘investigative journalism.’
The National Enquirer and all other media kept the Lewinski story under wraps; it was Drudge who broke that story.
“Journalists,” their editors and publishers are, in the main, cowards afraid to confront power, especially if it’s a power that espouses their very same political philosophy.
You've answered the question yourself, and the answer is obvious.
Woodward called because he's writing about a Democrat administration and Woodward is a Democrat. Ethical? No. Predictable? You bet. It's family business.
Would Woodward ever consider doing the same for those horrible neighbors across the street, the Republicans. Absolutely not. Never!