The tape is in Ford's words. The sentiments expressed are new to us, ie, he had not professed them following the interview. So a request for posthumous release fits the scenario.
This shooting the messenger is approaching hysterical denial.
What Ford had to say about anything should be irrelevant, but apparently a mountain of molehills is in the making.
Q: How valuable is yet another interview with a former president?
A: Not too, unless the person SELLING said interview makes some claim like this (having to wait until after the death to release it). Woodward knows the marketing side of "journalism" well. His failure to wait until the funeral has passed demonstrates his greed and I think is quite revealing.
"The tape is in Ford's words. The sentiments expressed are new to us, ie, he had not professed them following the interview. So a request for posthumous release fits the scenario.
This shooting the messenger is approaching hysterical denial."
If you read the entire interview, Ford supported Bush on the Iraq War invasion - it was only the focus on WMD that Ford disagreed with. Woodward is twisting a dead man's words (while the body is still cold) to bash Bush over the head and further his own agenda. A truly despicable thing to do.