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In the discussion thread: Nixon 'Far Worse' Than Thought Say Watergate Reporters [View all]

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:33 AM

gopiscrap (2,521 posts)

19. IMHO Simple Explanation:

When Watergate went down, the Washington POst wasn't nearly the corporate whore that they are now. Also we had a lot more independant papers that might pick the story up and the biggest reason: at that time, corporations were kept in check somewhat...there was still a bit of a social conscience with in the corporate structure...all that went out the window with fucking Raygun!

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40 replies	Author	Time	Post
Nixon 'Far Worse' Than Thought Say Watergate Reporters [View all]	Hissyspit	Jun 2012	OP
And what did Woodward do while Bush was in the White House?	Joe Bacon	Jun 2012	#1
I no longer see Woodward as credible or trustworthy, after he turned a blind eye to Bush.	pacalo	Jun 2012	#2
I think the simplest explanation is this	RFKHumphreyObama	Jun 2012	#5
I like your perspective & you've probably nailed it.	pacalo	Jun 2012	#6
That's what I was thinking.	sendero	Jun 2012	#10
That's totally off of the mark,	Major Hogwash	Jun 2012	#11
The CIA wanted to take Nixon down.	Jackpine Radical	Jun 2012	#12
Woodward was nearing 30 at the time, and had spent 5 years as a Naval officer	JHB	Jun 2012	#16
IMHO Simple Explanation:	gopiscrap	Jun 2012	#19
Even simpler: the WaPo and NYTimes battled one another for	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#28
this is a little like criticize someone for eating salad with the wrong fork while Jeffrey Dahmer	yurbud	Jun 2012	#26
woodward is worse than we think too.	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#3
some of this argument is apples & oranges	oldhippydude	Jun 2012	#7
"the 4th estate is NOW a major propaganda tool" - More info: Google Operation Mockingbird	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#24
They aren't paid with money anymore. eom	boppers	Jun 2012	#38
Woodward stated from the beginning that he was a Republican	DFW	Jun 2012	#4
I never could understand how anyone could vote for Nixon.	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#8
Short answer for '68: democracy was undermined by the continuation of the Viet Nam war; the	AnotherMcIntosh	Jun 2012	#22
Having Humphrey as an opponent was a gift to Nixon, indeed.	dixiegrrrrl	Jun 2012	#23
I'm a Bernstein fan, not a Woodward fan	graham4anything	Jun 2012	#9
I think there was much more to Mark Felt than we know right now.	sofa king	Jun 2012	#37
I recommend this mostly because of your last comment.	TalkingDog	Jun 2012	#13
Republicans are ‘far worse’ than thought by Watergate reporters	L. Coyote	Jun 2012	#14
GOP has a long list of Patsy's	harun	Jun 2012	#40
Looks like Bernstein and Woodward peaked too early -	lynne	Jun 2012	#15
Truly the Robinson brothers of Journalism n/t	Strelnikov_	Jun 2012	#25
R#19 & K for the O.P.'s excellent comment:	UTUSN	Jun 2012	#17
Lamar Waldron wrote a book about Nixon/Watergate recently	90-percent	Jun 2012	#18
Don't forget that Karl Rove was allegedly one of Donald Segretti's	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#29
Good point	90-percent	Jun 2012	#30
It's been awhile since I fully immersed myself in the history of	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#31
"There were a lot of creeps running around back then, that's for sure"	90-percent	Jun 2012	#33
I agree. Excellent interview about Waldron's new book Watergate: The Hidden History	Overseas	Jun 2012	#35
Nixon was a piker	agent46	Jun 2012	#20
people inside the Beltway have lost all sense of shame and think the rest of us are retarded or at	yurbud	Jun 2012	#27
This is a report on the article in WP from Friday	Maeve	Jun 2012	#21
WhoWhatWhy has Russ Baker's excellent analysis on the Fall of Dick and the Rise of Bush...	Octafish	Jun 2012	#32
Thanks Octafish	90-percent	Jun 2012	#34
I didn't realize the extent of the relationship. Wow.	Overseas	Jun 2012	#36
Yup!!!	graham4anything	Jun 2012	#39

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