"Deepthroat" Mark Felt- Hero or Rat?

[TheEnforcer]

So, what do you folks think? Was he a hero for exposing Nixon given that he had the Attorney general and many others in the government willing to do just about anything to cover up Nixons crimes or was he obligated to resign and then try and tell about what he knew and hope for the best that he could weather the inevitable attacks on him and his family and attempts by the admin to shut him up?

[JoesHO]

Hero

[PornoDoggy]

Since I only had two choices, I've gotta go with hero - but he was some of both.

He was, after all, a pooh-bah in Hoover's FBI. As such, he was undoubtedly involved in activites every bit as onerous as anything the Plumbers got around to bungling, and probably was doing so long before Hunt and Liddy were wasting tax dollars in the CIA.

It was a fucked up time in American history. The CIA was illegally operating in the United States. The FBI was spying on Americans based on petitions they had signed 30 years before, had voted for a Democrat for Junior High Class Treasurer, or because they were uppity enough to think that the 14th Ammendment to the U.S. Constitution was worth a little more than than the paper it was printed on. The fucking Joint Chiefs of Staff were caught spying on the President and his National Security Adviser, when they weren't killing off 130% of the forces the Viet Cong and NVA committed to a battle. The Vice President of the United States was taking bribes in the White House like some kinda half-wit Central Casting reject for a part playing a crooked politician. Corporations were paying campaign contribution cash to have foreign governments overthrown.

[Steady]

Rat!

Felt had a grudge :angry: He was second in comand, he should gone to his boss first,
instead he made the decision to expose Nixon.

[TheEnforcer]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Jun 2 2005, 10:46 AM
Since I only had two choices, I've gotta go with hero - but he was some of both.

He was, after all, a pooh-bah in Hoover's FBI. As such, he was undoubtedly involved in activites every bit as onerous as anything the Plumbers got around to bungling, and probably was doing so long before Hunt and Liddy were wasting tax dollars in the CIA.

It was a fucked up time in American history. The CIA was illegally operating in the United States. The FBI was spying on Americans based on petitions they had signed 30 years before, had voted for a Democrat for Junior High Class Treasurer, or because they were uppity enough to think that the 14th Ammendment to the U.S. Constitution was worth a little more than than the paper it was printed on. The fucking Joint Chiefs of Staff were caught spying on the President and his National Security Adviser, when they weren't killing off 130% of the forces the Viet Cong and NVA committed to a battle. The Vice President of the United States was taking bribes in the White House like some kinda half-wit Central Casting reject for a part playing a crooked politician. Corporations were paying campaign contribution cash to have foreign governments overthrown.

The 60's and early 70's were certainly an interesting time to be sure.

[Almighty Colin]

Hero





















Don't hold it against me, Vick!

[sextoyking]

Hero for being a whistle blower back then.

Well said PD in your post. It was a bad time....

[PornoDoggy]

Originally posted by Steady@Jun 2 2005, 10:56 AM
Rat!

Felt had a grudge :angry: He was second in comand, he should gone to his boss first,
instead he made the decision to expose Nixon.

His boss, who was appointed by ....

Nixon.

Gimme a fucking break.

[Steady]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy+Jun 2 2005, 10:29 AM-->