Posted on 05/31/2005 2:24:51 PM PDT by kcvl
travel to Tehran or Libya?
The Kennedys were worried that the CPUSA was going to subvert King's movement, something that likely worried Johnson later when King spoke against the Vietnam war.LOL, the CPUSA of that era couldn't take a clinton without Hoover knowing how many kernels of corn were included. Their de facto treasurer (and conduit from the Soviets), Morris Childs, wasn't an FBI informant, he was an FBI mole. President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Freedom for his work.
The point the media is missing is the possibility that Watergate was nothing more than J. Edgar Hoover's posthumous revenge.
-Eric
This daughter is not the brightest. The Vanity Fair article says Bob Woodward showed up at their house in 1999 to talk with Felt. She didn't know who Woodward was, even after he introduced himself. She had never heard of the guy.
Now I can undertand Joe Q. Citizen not knowing who Woodward is. But by that time she knew that her Dad might be Deep Throat, and still didn't know who Woodward was?
But I think Felt had the higher purpose, and has there ever been a deed so important, successful, and so right, for our nation?That all makes a certain amount of sense. But there's another factor. Nixon and Gray were purging all the old Hoover loyalists at the same time. These guys had resources beyond imagination, and many of them felt that Nixon was giving them the shaft.
Hoover had the infamous files for a reason, to protect himself. With Hoover dead, Nixon wasn't intimidated. Perhaps he should have been, or perhaps the agents just said "hell with this guy".
What Felt did is exactly what Hoover would have done if threatened, leak information from his files to the press. As head of the investigative division, Felt had access to everything. As an old Hoover crony, he probably had access to the secret files. These could be used both directly and indirectly, to blackmail information from others. Or even make them come forward. Why exactly did John Dean roll over like Michael Jackson in prison? Conscience? Yeah right, that weasel never had one.
It's all conjecture, but it adds up. The best part is what it does to Woodward and Bernstein's historical role. The Great Heros Of The Media become nothing more than the stalking horses for the Revenge of the Hoover Gang. It's like finding out Lewis and Clark got satellite maps from a time traveler.
-Eric
Generation X try this for some insite
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=any;o=score;s=Generation%20X
What mystery is that?
Who really Killed JFK!
Liddy is on Fox and Friends and he says that this Felts guy does not pass the smell test!
"And Woodward and Bernstein just lost out millions they could have made and countless hours on their sequel book detailing all about Deep Throat after "his death". They can't be happy at all."
Haven't heard a peep out of them yet either.
"something about this coming up now smells."
It's all about the money. Felt's family wants to cash in on a big book deal before he loses all of his memory and passes away -- and before Woodward has a chance to pre-empt or cut them out completely with his own book. Almost everything these days is about self-promotion and cashing-in. What'll be really interesting is how the already-clear tension between the Felts and Woodwards over who'll enjoy the benefits will play out. Could get ugly...and public.
They all fit the same mold in more ways than one. :-)
Man you tell Woodward one thing and in time at all evryone knows!
Man you tell Woodward one thing and in no time at all evryone knows!
the keyword may certainly be 'credit' as far as there motives, one way or another.
Linda Tripp - Refused, when pressured, to lie under oath to cover up Presidential malfeasance, gave information to prosecutor - "Snitch" !
Someone care to explain?
And Felt wasn't even on their short list.
Here's hoping on both counts!
Not only that - they lose all control of the message of the story. In the days to come - Felt will be seen as a vengeful number 2 at the FBI who leaked classified documents because he was not elevated to take Hoover's place.
Had this not come out now - W&B would have positioned Felt as a man of conscience, a man who could not sit by while our government was on the verge of becoming a dictatorship. So - he did what he believed was right and helped expose one of the greatest threats to our way of life this country has ever seen.
Thier franchise would have remained intact and, W&B would have retained the tight control on the message for the remainder of their lives. Instead, they will spend the rest of their careers defending a snitch who made them very rich.
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