Many in the media are salivating over the recent revelation by former FBI official, W. Mark Felt, that he was in fact the “Deep Throat” mentioned by Woodward and Bernstein in their Washington Post article which ultimately lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon more than 30 years ago. I am not amazed that they would be so giddy over this after all, they get the opportunity to relive the glory days when they could present stories under the veil of “objectivity” and “journalistic integrity” while knowing full well that they were largely nothing more than 60’s era Leftists activists sans Bohemian attire. No, what amazes me is the fact that they are still attempting to present this entire matter as a disinterested search for truth in the interest of rooting out corruption in government. Pardon me if I seem a tad incredulous.
This is not to say that the actions of President Nixon were consistent with our expectations of same where government officials are concerned. But were those actions any different than those of William J. Clinton, John F. Kennedy, Lindon B. Johnson, Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt? In short, the answer is a resounding, No! Anyone who believes that the media is interested in finding and redressing corruption in government need only consider their utter desertion from the battlefield during the Clinton era. Rather than investigating numerous issues of impropriety, the media establishment (with the obvious exception of those referred to as “conservative media”) spent this period reacting to and investigating the motives of those who made charges against the Clintons and the Clinton Administration.
The fact is, the media establishment is as partisan today as it was yesteryear. They continue to wear the mask of “journalistic objectivity” which is nothing more than a euphemism for the intellectual dishonesty that they so flagrantly perpetrate upon the public mind.
Make no mistake about it, the identity of “Deep Throat” is a legitimate news story. But the continued spin which paints W. Mark Felt’s actions as well of those of Woodward and Bernstein, as courageous and heroic, is an insult to the intelligence of anyone with an IQ above room temperature.
The fact is, the media establishment is as partisan today as it was yesteryear. They continue to wear the mask of “journalistic objectivity” which is nothing more than a euphemism for the intellectual dishonesty that they so flagrantly perpetrate upon the public mind.
Make no mistake about it, the identity of “Deep Throat” is a legitimate news story. But the continued spin which paints W. Mark Felt’s actions as well of those of Woodward and Bernstein, as courageous and heroic, is an insult to the intelligence of anyone with an IQ above room temperature.
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