Deepthroat finally uncovered.......

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  Okay, I'm trying to see your point of view.  Now, because you're articulate and old enuf to remember the events, how do you defend "All the President's Men" and the actions of Richard Nixon?  

Who was actually called "Richard Dixon" by the news reporter on RTE2 yesterday morning. Gave me a little chuckle I must admit.

There really was a Nixon impersonator back then who went by the moniker Richard M. Dixon.

[Sir HC]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  You miss two major points:
 
 1.  Felt leaked the info as a personal vendetta.  He thought he should have been appointed FBI Director but was passed over by the Nixon administration.
 
 2.  As a law enforcement officer his duty was to report crimes to a prosecutor, not to hide behind anonymity and leak info to reporters.
 
 By all appearances, he acted far less out of a sense of "justice" than out of selfish vengeance.  Leaking to the Post was a perfect way to embarass the administration and the new FBI director without risking anything.
 
   

Originally posted by BadSushi:
  Pat Buchanan and Chuck Colson commit professional and moral suicide on NBC this a.m.  Now we know their view:  Presidents who lie, cheat, steal and corrupt the authority of their office = OK.  FBI agents who leak legit investigational info because of their outrage - and belief it will be buried =  evil cowards...sigh. Hard to believe those two continue to prosper.  Hypocrisy thy name is Buchanan.

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1.  How do you know he did it for personal reasons, are you his psychiatrist?  Just because he was passed over doesn't mean that he can not put that aside and show outrage for indefensible acts.
 
 2.  How do you know he did not try that route first only to be stopped, or maybe he knew those who were in charge there were in on it so he could not get a fair case.  
 
 Both points you bring up are from the guilty's talking points.  I have yet to hear Mark Felt's views from his mouth.

[Sir HC]

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
  I like Carter as a non-president, but he sucked as a President... and helicoptering into TMI is an example of why.  It's called micromanagement.
 
 On the plus side, he was more honest than any President we've had since.  The same can't be said about the people he surrounded himself with, unfortunately.
 
 As for Liddy et al... their position seems to be that bucking the system makes you a traitor no matter how bad that system is.  They would've made good little Nazis.

Carter is a Nuclear Engineer.  He had knowledge that could help to the situation.

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by Sir HC:
   

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
  I like Carter as a non-president, but he sucked as a President... and helicoptering into TMI is an example of why.  It's called micromanagement.
 
 On the plus side, he was more honest than any President we've had since.  The same can't be said about the people he surrounded himself with, unfortunately.
 
 As for Liddy et al... their position seems to be that bucking the system makes you a traitor no matter how bad that system is.  They would've made good little Nazis.

Carter is a Nuclear Engineer.  He had knowledge that could help to the situation. [/b]

He's also yer-man if you are looking to buy a bag of peanuts.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Sir HC:
 1.  How do you know he did it for personal reasons, are you his psychiatrist?  Just because he was passed over doesn't mean that he can not put that aside and show outrage for indefensible acts.
 
 2.  How do you know he did not try that route first only to be stopped, or maybe he knew those who were in charge there were in on it so he could not get a fair case.  
 

1.  You're right.  We don't know exactly.
 
 2.  You're right.  We don't know exactly.
 
 Both of which are further reason why it is completely acceptable to question his motives.

[cerowland]

okay, I'm not a vrey political person but I like keeping up with current events as best I can.
 
 
 I understand this "deep throat" gey probably wanted 15 min.s of fame B4 he dies, but would the media have actually ran the story after he died? would anyone cared? or does it go into some imaginary Q/A sheet for a hacker to find? LOL I'd like to know who killed kennedy. wasn't that supposed to be revealed after jakie o died? or amI just not up to date?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by connie191:
 I understand this "deep throat" gey probably wanted 15 min.s of fame B4 he dies

i'd disagree with that explanation for how this story came out
 
 

Originally posted by connie191:
 but would the media have actually ran the story after he died? would anyone cared? or does it go into some imaginary Q/A sheet for a hacker to find?

HAH! yes, the media and the rest of america would have cared about this regardless of whether felt was alive or not ... do you realize the impact watergate had on our politics and society? in addition, guessing deep throat's identity is the ultimate "parlor game" in both journalistic and political fields
 
 

Originally posted by connie191:
 LOL I'd like to know who killed kennedy. wasn't that supposed to be revealed after jakie o died? or amI just not up to date?

what?  do you think the government just said "oswalt isn't the 'real' killer, but we're going to say he is, then when jackie dies we'll announce the real one"?  are you insane or just an idiot?
 
 when i see these polls that say something like half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us i always laugh incredulously .... maybe i shouldn't

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  "oswalt isn't the 'real' killer

he is pretty killer
   <img src="http://www.onlinesports.com/images/phf-aagi118.jpg" alt=" - " />

[ggw]

What percent of our population can spell "Oswald" correctly?
 
 

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 when i see these polls that say something like half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us i always laugh incredulously .... maybe i shouldn't

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us

What are the two to the North, again?

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  What percent of our population can spell "Oswald" correctly?
 
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 when i see these polls that say something like half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us i always laugh incredulously .... maybe i shouldn't

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HAH! what a great freudian slip ... i'm working on a deal for oswalt as we speak, trying to trade chris young and a bat for him, hope it comes through
 
 still doesn't change my point.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us

What are the two to the North, again? [/b]

Canada and New Jersey.

[Sir HC]

Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  half of our population can't name the two nations to the north and south of us

What are the two to the North, again? [/b]

Is part of Russia north of the parts of Alaska?  That or did some Nordic country claim something in the Artic Ocean as theirs?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Ellis D. Fleischbach:
 What are the two to the North, again? [/b]

Canada and New Jersey.

LOL