Woodwardgate

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 11:43 AM on November 16, 2005.

The reporter becoming the story in this 'gate'.

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Well, it turns out Bob Woodward hasn't lost his secret-keeping touch. After having kept the identity of Deep Throat a secret for so long, it was a cinch to keep his involvement in Leakgate a secret -- even as he commented on it in public.

Josh Marshall writes: "From the Post account it appears that Woodward was told of Valerie Plame's identity before any other journalist by an as-yet-unnamed senior administration official who is not Karl Rove or Scooter Libby."

Yet he kept it secret from his editors and traipsed around as a critic of the investigation. Shameful. He only told his editors when he received a subpoena himself. Woodward's statement is [HERE]. (TPM)

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Evan Derkacz is a New York-based writer and contributor to AlterNet.

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So what...? [Report this comment] Posted by: bettsoff on Nov 16, 2005 7:58 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] HE wasn't the person who actually leaked her name, was he? His criticizing of the investigation was crass considering he was in the know, but last I heard, if telling a secret is a crime, keeping it isn't. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: So what...? Posted by: Evan Derkacz » RE: So what...? Posted by: bettsoff » RE: So what...? Posted by: jolo How do you do it, Evan? [Report this comment] Posted by: susanhu on Nov 16, 2005 8:48 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] You've given us a great, succinct version ... a Cliff's notes for the stunned and bewildered. WTG. Your fan, Susan at boomantribune.com [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Woodward wouldn't, would he? [Report this comment] Posted by: squattyroo on Nov 16, 2005 9:18 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Mr. Woodward's failure to disclose was obviously a way for him to shield his partisanship in the matter as he flitted across the media trashing the Fitzgerald investigation. Once again the tactic of claiming the reporter's shielding of the source is deployed as Mr. Woodward sought to protect his, who, I predict with certainty, will turn out to be none other than Cheney! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Protecting his Poobah status [Report this comment] Posted by: JackieGiles on Nov 16, 2005 10:54 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] I thought it odd that Woodward was denigrating the investigation in his rounds of the blab shows. Could be he wanted to prevent this from becoming bigger than Watergate, as I believe it will, and diminishing his poobah status and access to the big Bushies. Fame, like power, corrupts. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Protecting his Poobah status Posted by: Bozwell Oh that liberal liberal media [Report this comment] Posted by: Asses of Evil on Nov 16, 2005 12:06 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] What a shock. How the mighty have fallen. From bringing a President down to protecting one in a similar position. Sad sad sad. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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