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August 16, 2005
Deep Throat: Yesterday's News
Maybe W. Mark Felt's daughter should have considered hiring a market research specialist before revealing her ailing father's identity to the world.
The man known as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal is finally known, and his daughter made no bones about the fact that the family should get part of the money that could be generated by the revelation.
A new book, written by Bob Woodward (who along with Carl Bernstein broke the Watergate story) and entitled "The Secret Man," isn't selling quite up to expectations. In other words, it's tanking.
After all, wasn't part of the allure of the story the anonymity of the source? The speculation and constant wonder? Knowing who it was is kind of like reading the last chapter of a whodunnit first--it takes all of the fun out of it.
Posted by Pam at August 16, 2005 09:36 PM
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That must really burn Bob (hee hee hee).
Posted by: kitty at August 16, 2005 11:20 PM
Poor Bobby...he's only made a zillion bucks off the DT story to date; he'll be ok if he doesn't cash-in on the back end too.
Posted by: THIRDWAVEDAVE at August 16, 2005 11:27 PM
If money wasn't the motivation, what was? The man was obviously too confused (from dementia) to care if America knew his identity. My conclusion was the same as yours, the family must want the money. Then again, maybe they're just after the fame.
Posted by: Policy Hawk at August 17, 2005 06:34 AM