BREAKING: W. Mark Felt Admits to being "Deep Throat"

[Whisper]

He was the #2 man in the FBI at the time of the watergate scandle.

More to follow..

[fiXXXer]

Why the hell would the guy have a nickname like "Deep Throat"?

[Whisper]

At the time the movie was a huge scandal itself.

[StudioAlex]

I wonder if I should just repeat the same smartass comment I posted at the other Xbox site

[Whisper]

I think you should.. it really confuses you.. you will forget what site you're actually on

[StudioAlex]

I feel like I'm short changing everyone if I don't come up with new sarcasm for the different sites.

[vman]

i hate this. this was one of the best kept secrets ever in american history. it should have stayed that way. wtf!? seriously. like it even matters now.

[Jafo]

Well, even I am not old enough to remember any of the Nixon stuff. Honestly, unless you like 40+ years old, I can't understand why anyone would care anymore.

Maybe I should actually watch "All the Presidents men".

[duke]

Seen it, overrated.

As a fan of history, I'm interested. I'm glad that it was revealed while he was still alive. Hear the rest of the story. I don't like mysteries. You hear that Roanoke? Crotoan my ass!

[StudioAlex]

THe news outlets seem to care more about this than the news consumers. I think he just wants to be praised for being a skulking coward who couldn't face those he sought to bring down openly. Don't infer that I like Nixon. I think he was a pretty mediocre president whose economic ineptness and half-ass covering up of overly zealous politicos cleared the way for the worst presidency of the last 100 years.

edit: Here's an interesting, ironic twist to the story of Mark Felt, by way of Neal Boortz (http://boortz.com/nuze/200506/06022005.html#felt).

An interesting sidebar to the Mark Felt saga that hasn't received as much coverage as the revelation that Felt was Deep Throat. After Felt retired from the FBI in a huff because he was passed over as a potential successor to J. Edgar Hoover, he himself was indicted for his own break-ins.

While at the FBI, Felt had authorized warrantless break-ins and searches of people associated with a radical group called the Weather Underground. This was a group of communists that advocated the overthrow of the US government and its capitalist system. At any rate, at Mark Felt's trial, Richard Nixon testified on his behalf. That's right....unbelievably, the former president was unknowingly assisting the man who was most responsible for the destruction of his presidency.

Further adding to the irony, once Felt was pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1981, he received a congratulatory bottle of champagne from Richard Nixon along with a note that said "justice ultimately prevails." Nixon went to his grave not knowing who Deep Throat was.

Reports say the bidding has started at $1 million on a book by Mark Felt about his Deep Throat years. It remains to be seen whether his advanced age and faulty memory will allow him to deliver the goods.

Either way, the family is hoping to cash in. It's always about the money, isn't it?

[Ford Mustang]

This guy is a dumbass. He's not noble, he's a hypocrite that had an axe to grind.

[duke]

THe news outlets seem to care more about this than the news consumers.

The Post was not available in many places Thursday morning as they had all been pre-ordered. But yeah, the outlets sure are enjoying covering this.

[OneSharpMarble]

i hate this. this was one of the best kept secrets ever in american history. it should have stayed that way. wtf!? seriously. like it even matters now.

Now they just need to find Hoffa and you will be having one shitty week. :rofl: