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13. I recommend this mostly because of your last comment.

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Sun Jun 10, 2012, 07:41 AM

Jun 2012

Amen.

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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