November 18, 2005

Why did Bob Woodward betray America?
Former journalist's legacy forever tarnished, much like the silver vase one of the cats peed all over…

WH shill finally gets his. There is some justice in the world.

  • "It just looks really bad. It looks like what people have been saying about Bob Woodward for the past five years, that he's become a stenographer for the Bush White House." - Eric Boehlert,
    Rolling Stone
    contributing editor.

  • "What sort of journalist, even one writing a book—Woodward is always working on a book—withholds blockbuster information about a major investigation, prosecution, and First Amendment battle from his editors until the 11th hour, as Woodward did? According to the Post story, he only told them last month. What sort of journalist doesn't use the information he's had since mid-June 2003 to break bigger news about the subject? Was he worried about the legal exposure his bosses might suffer? Or was he holding on to it—and his access to top officials in an unfolding story—for his book?" - Jack Shafer, in Slate

  • "Woodward's admission raised questions about whether the veteran journalist is too cozy with his sources, and whether his special arrangement with the Post benefits him and his sources more than it does readers and ultimately the public." - Peter Johnson and Mark Memmott in USA Toady.


  • For Bob.
    *****

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