What would be the point of a contemporary "Deep Throat?"

[Pacifist Patriot]

George McGovern said this, "We need someone like that who is highly placed to tell us what's really going on. We know that we were misled on Iraq," regarding the need for a Bush Administration Deep Throat.

I find the contradiction within his statement interesting. We know we were misled but we need someone highly placed to tell us this? Last I checked we already have the information at our fingertips. What difference would a "deep throat" make?

So many of us have speculated that if the Watergate situation had gone down in today's media climate there would have been no investigation, no scandal and no resignation. Hell, most people I encounter today think Watergate was just about a little break-in and don't understand why it was such a big deal.

Would the number two guy at the CIA leaking information to a New York Times reporter as an anonymous source be a blip on the radar screen in 2005?

I just don't know. What more evidence does anyone need?

[ET Awful]

1. We don't need a Deep Throat, we need a Woodward and Bernstein

that are willing to cover the fucking story and make it known through daily presentations of the story.

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. Bingo! My point exactly.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Time To Blow Away The Woodward/ Bernstein/ Hoffman/ Redford Myth

With Felt coming out it make a bunch of things become a lot clearer for this old Watergate watcher...and it's not a pretty picture of the "intrepid" reporters.

Woodward and Bernstein were working the city beat...small time writers whose job was usually covering the book fair or City Council meetings. This story dropped in their lap, and Felt saw a free shot in feeding these kids a story and see how far it would go. To Felt's surprise, it went all the way up to Ben Bradlee (the REAL hero if there is one here...he was the one who chose to print and go to the wall against Kathrine Graham). Today, that story would never have made it out of police beat...especially if it showed a Repugnican was involved.

There are a lot of Woodward and Bernsteins out there now...that's the problem...scribes looking to be used for a story and the more the story is handed to them the better. Look at Michael Isakoff and what he did with Linda Tripp was no different...he let Starr do all the work for him...he just was in the right place at the right time.

What we need is to promote and encourage alternative media...bypassing the corporate media and finding a means and messengers to get out the truth. The internet is a good start, but it means supporting Progressive Talk radio, newspapers, magazines and other ways we can trump the large corporate interests. That's where our next hero needs to be found.

Cheers!

[whistle]

2. Apparently it's better when the source of the information is unknown

:shrug:

[chelsea0011]

4. just 24-7 of right wing wacko's calling everyone involved anti-American

hey, wait a minute....that is already going on.

[CitrusLib]

6. I think we need both a Deep Throat AND a Woodward and Bernstein

What would the two reporters have been able to do without Deep Throat?

Frankly, a high level official showing a conscience (or whatever their motivation) and shedding some light on the Bush Administration would be awesome. A house divided cannot stand. Instead of huffing and puffing and trying to blow the house down from the outside, maybe internal rot would bring about a collapse, or at least expedite it. I would LOVE to see some prominent Repubs spill the beans. God, can you imagine the hearings? Butter up the popcorn and pull up a comfy chair!

[swimboy]

7. White House Insider

An insider willing to let Americans in on what Jeff Gannon was doing coming and going from the White House while journalists were busy on Air Force One might confront zombie-brained Americans with an immediacy that they can't discern in government meeting minutes brought to light in a foreign capital.