Ex-FBI official says he's 'Deep Throat'; CONFIRMED BY WP

Liar

I am Spartacus

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Originally Posted by RedBloodedAmerican

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Woodward said Felt helped The Post at a time of tense relations between the White House and much of the FBI hierarchy. He said the Watergate break-in came shortly after the death of legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Felt's mentor, and that Felt and other bureau officials wanted to see an FBI veteran promoted to succeed Hoover.

Felt himself had hopes that he would be the next FBI director, but Nixon instead appointed an administration insider, assistant attorney general L. Patrick Gray, to the post.

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In a family statement released today, Felt's grandson, Nick Jones, said, "The family believes my grandfather, Mark Felt Sr., is a great American hero who went well above and beyond the call of duty at much risk to himself to save his country from a horrible injustice." The statement added, "We all sincerely hope the country will see him this way as well."
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I sense some conflict in the altruistic portrait painted by the family and the hopes the individual expressed toward achieving further status.

Not so much a question of whether what he did was right, or not, but his motivation for doing so.

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Originally Posted by paintmered

That article is rubbish - I am the one they call Deep Throat.

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Are you sure you really wanted to admit that? :evil:

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Originally Posted by UKFlounder

Are you sure you really wanted to admit that? :evil:

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No kidding. :evil:

BTW, I'm Morganna.

Paint, I really didn't want to know that.

eeeewwwwww

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Originally Posted by Raisor

Paint, I really didn't want to know that.

eeeewwwwww

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:bang: :bang:


Here is your mind. Here is the gutter. Remove mind from gutter.

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Originally Posted by paintmered

:bang: :bang:


Here is your mind. Here is the gutter. Remove mind from gutter.

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yeah, I don't see that happening.

About 20 years ago, this would have been *huge* news.

Now its just ho-hum. Tempus fugit I suppose.

Man, I shudder to think of the flame wars that would have gone on here if Watergate/Nixon/Viet Nam would have been happening now.

Did they ever figure out who "Linda Tripp" really was? You know, under that John Goodman mask?

:)

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Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

Man, I shudder to think of the flame wars that would have gone on here if Watergate/Nixon/Viet Nam would have been happening now.

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RedsZone would crash and burn.

I'm Brian, and so is my wife ! Wait....this isn't a Python thread.

Anyone catch Chuck Colson complaining that Felt's Deep Throat turn helped send poor Chuck to jail? I mean all Chuck did was break multiple laws. IIRC, they actually dropped a few charges on him because it had reached the point of overkill.

Just spoke with my dad (he votes Republican more often than not these days) and his comment after seeing the Nixon Whitehouse cronies react to the news was, "I'd forgotten how much I hate those guys."

Our office manager worked at the FBI in the 1970s and is acquainted with Felt. She claims Felt was arrogant and agrees that he expected to become FBI Director after Hoover. She can't stand the guy.

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Originally Posted by M2

Anyone catch Chuck Colson complaining that Felt's Deep Throat turn helped send poor Chuck to jail? I mean all Chuck did was break multiple laws. IIRC, they actually dropped a few charges on him because it had reached the point of overkill.

Just spoke with my dad (he votes Republican more often than not these days) and his comment after seeing the Nixon Whitehouse cronies react to the news was, "I'd forgotten how much I hate those guys."

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I saw that too. Looks like several of Nixon's convicted felons... I mean aides are unhappy with Felt. Obviously they are unhappy they got caught and instead of taking personal responsiblity for their actions they blame Felt, et. al.