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Hissyspit

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Sun Jun 10, 2012, 02:59 AM Jun 2012

Nixon 'Far Worse' Than Thought Say Watergate Reporters [View all]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Nixon ‘far worse’ than thought say Watergate reporters

By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:29 EDT

Almost four decades after the infamous Watergate break-in, the reporters who broke the story have concluded that then-president Richard Nixon was “far worse” than they thought.

Nixon resigned in August 1974 for his administration’s role in a June 17, 1972, burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in the US capital and the subsequent cover-up. He became the only American president ever to resign the office.

Many inaccurate ideas and myths related to Nixon’s role in the burglary and its cover-up have found long life over the years, reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward wrote in an op-ed piece for The Washington Post Saturday.

“Another … has since persisted, often unchallenged: the notion that the cover-up was worse than the crime. This idea minimizes the scale and reach of Nixon’s criminal actions,” the reporters stressed.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/10/nixon-far-worse-than-thought-say-watergate-reporters/



Hey, Woodward. George W. Bush was far worse than you thought, too.
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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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