Who do you think is Deep Throat?

[joeybee12]

Poll question: Who do you think is Deep Throat?

My gut reaction has always been Diane Sawyer--the reason is that in the book, The Final Days, Diane is only mentioned once--it's like they're going out of their way to NOT cast suspicion on her. She certainly knew enough to be the source.

[juajen]

1. I voted "other"

I think it's Pat Buchanan.

[BootinUp]

2. Me too.

Buchanan

[Catfish]

26. me too for buchanan

I want to know though damn it.

[jonnyblitz]

3. Linda Lovelace n/t

[soothsayer]

4. linda lovelace

of course!

[amazona]

5. i thought it was pat buchanan

...or was that disproved?

[joeybee12]

8. Lots of theories, and Woodward and Bernstein say they'll never tell

until Deep Throat actually dies. Nobody's really been able to prove anything, and probably will never be able to.

[jobycom]

11. That was one of the finalists in an investigation by a group of students

So it got a lot of attention. The group actually followed through and concluded it was someone else (and I'm an idiot for forgetting the name and bringing this up). But it was guesswork, though educated guesswork. I don't think they ruled Buchanan out, just expressed a higher probability that it was the other guy.

[Catfish]

28. I read their conclusions

The whole investigation was interesting. Was it Maurice Stans they picked? I'm probably way off on this.

[blondeatlast]

37. Got a link or source?

I swear, I've gotta know before I die, I just gotta.

[BOSSHOG]

6. Pat Buchanan

He knew where the lies came from. He knew the truth. He was "honorable" enough to know that hastening the end to the nixon white house would keep his sorry career afloat. In other words, he was in a position to go down with the ship. Being a good conservative, he took care of number one.

[kixot]

7. Marilyn Chambers?

Am I understanding this poll right?

[joeybee12]

9. That's a big NO to your question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BrotherBuzz]

23. I thought she was ...

Behind the Green Door...

[Dookus]

10. I agree with the others...

I think the highest likelihood is Buchanan.

[Ediacara]

12. Ben Stein

Ok, actually no I don't beleive that, but he was in the right place at the right time, and I'd like to think he had a conscience, even though he seems to be defending Nixon to the very last.

[blondeatlast]

38. Interesting, but he was just a speechwriter.

He was told what he needed for the task at hand; he probably "knew" nothing, if that makes any sense.

[Ediacara]

44. it was partially a joke

I have heard his name mentioned previously in Deepthroat conversations. It's possible, but he's a constant appologist for Nixon, so I doubt he's that one that brought Nixon down.

[blm]

13. Poppy Bush

He needed Nixon out of the way before he took the whole party down. That way they could recoup by the time he ran for office in 1980.

[joeybee12]

15. Nixon didn't care for Poppy--then again, he didn't like many people

[Catfish]

29. Funny

He thought Reagan was weird or something like that.

[joeybee12]

30. Yeah, Nixon was right about a few things--also said Reagan was

unpleasant to be around--sort of goes against the Gipper's image--an idiot, but a nice guy.

[Catfish]

31. From what I've read,

Reagan didn't connect well with people one on one on a personal level. I think he went through life "acting" and did better with playing a role in front of a group. I don't think he had much emotional depth, look at his relationships with his children. In some ways, I feel sorry for Nancy, I think living with him would have been lonely. Just my opionion, not that I'm qualified to analyze psychological issues.

[joeybee12]

32. Interesting, and again that goes against the image they tried to

project for him--you know, someone's funny uncle who you wanted to be around.

He also had absolutely no intellectual curiosity (remind you of anyone?) and so I can imagine he didn't get involved in the little small talk, like asking someone how they were--he probably didn't even care!

[Exultant Democracy]

18. It was either him or one of his crew, getting Nixon got the BFEE in.

[Catfish]

27. I've heard this theory

and there might be something to it.

[elperromagico]

14. Hal Holbrook... I don't think Deep Throat really existed.

I'm inclined to believe that the Woodward and Bernstein Deep Throat was a composite of various Washington insiders, added to the book to give it added excitement. The image of a single man bringing down Nixon is a great dramatic device.

[WWW]

16. Fred Fielding

"Deep Throat" is Fred Fielding, a lawyer who was first assistant to John Dean, chief counsel to President Richard Nixon, at the time of the Watergate break-in in 1972,
Among his positions since Watergate, Fielding was the chief counsel to President Ronald Reagan for five years, served as a member of the George W. Bush-Dick Cheney transition team, and currently is a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks,
Meaning shhhhh!!!, he can't talk about Watergate yet, he is busy making a living.

[WWW]

22. But all of those people could have capitalized on their careers

publically stating that they were deep throat, you have to look beyond the first tier and how they could have gained...ie. Fred Fielding

[Zuni]

17. perhaps

Kissinger---maybe that was the reason he was called 'deep throat', who in actuality despised Nixon and would have loved to see him go down.

Pat Buchanan---the man is essentially honest, even if you disagree with him. I see him being embarrassed about all of Nixon's illegal activities. Besides, Nixon was way too liberal on many social issues for the ultra conservative Buchanan.

Or perhaps it was more than one person, but to simply the secret channels and to protect their witnesses, W and B made up a charecter.

[joeybee12]

20. Honesty is what makes me think it was Diane....

...she was young, and perhaps conflicted about what she saw. You have to go with someone who's a Repuke, but not a fanatical one.

[Booberdawg]

19. Pat Buchanan.

[Deja Q]

21. It's ME, and nobody else, so there!

Nyah nyah nyah nyah-nyah! :D

[ronnykmarshall]

24. Martha Mitchell

[Bertha Venation]

33. Madeline Kahn!

:cry: I miss her so much.

[joeybee12]

34. Yes, but please do not associate her with these loathsome people

I miss her too--she was fan-tas-tic!

[Bertha Venation]

Never ever would... let us remember her as Lillian von Shtupp!

It's twoo! It's twoo!

[joeybee12]

36. Or as Dr. Frankenstein's Fiance!

Taffeta!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blondeatlast]

39. My very smart, late dad thought the same.

I believe there is way more merit to this than we know.

[joeybee12]

40. Martha was very vocal in her disgust at the dirty tricks even before

Watergate became a real news story.

But Martha is dead, so you'd think that Woodward and Bernstein would have said it was her.

[blondeatlast]

46. I suppose so, but ain't it pretty to think so?!

[joeybee12]

48. Somebody mentioned that Deep Throat could be a composite, and

maybe Martha was one of them!!!!!!!!!

[leftofthedial]

25. BFEE operative(s)

Fielding or others or a group.

This was the key episode in the neocon takeover of the GOP.

[blueraven95]

35. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams

:P

[kodi]

51. funny movie

.

[Blade]

41. Deep Throat???

Hmmm....I thought sex threads weren't allowed anymore? :evilgrin:

[joeybee12]

42. You gotta sneak it by them!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, I have a talking Mr.Hankey--my cats run when he sings--they hate most of the voices on South park.

[Blade]

43. Ohhhhhhhhhh.........

if that's the case, then I vote Aria Giovanni. :evilgrin:

[joeybee12]

45. I'm not going to ask what Aria's "profession" is, because

I think I know!

[Blade]

47. heh...

smart person you are. ;)

[joeybee12]

49. The first name was dead give-away!

[populistmom]

50. Pat Buchanan

I saw something once about a professor and his grad students who did a long term research project on this and all pointed to Buchanan. I remember at the time the arguments seemed to make sense.