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Deep Throat

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Ok I realize that the Pope is NOT Deep Throat. Just a little joke. But it was a real news story that Deep Throat is ill. According to the news, the journalists promised to keep his (or I guess it could be a her) identity secret until he died. What I don't know is how they know Deep Throat is ill if they don't know who he is. Surely those who know wouldn't leak that info. Who knows? Like I said it could be a big rumor, but definitely something interesting to ponder.
 
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CarrieAg93 said:
Ok I realize that the Pope is NOT Deep Throat. Just a little joke. But it was a real news story that Deep Throat is ill. According to the news, the journalists promised to keep his (or I guess it could be a her) identity secret until he died. What I don't know is how they know Deep Throat is ill if they don't know who he is. Surely those who know wouldn't leak that info. Who knows? Like I said it could be a big rumor, but definitely something interesting to ponder.

I know you were joking, and so was I. (Sorry if I sounded smartypants, I do that sometimes when I don't mean to.) And I agree, if someone knows he's ill, they know who he is, and I want them to say so. Cause I want to know. I mainly would like to know who the journalist is who would be honorable enough to keep this secret. That's the real news story.:) It's hard to fathom that he/she would release the illness story.....and then stop. And then my cynical mind kicks in and starts to piece it all together.... :sigh:
 
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Bob Woodward is the reporter who got all the information from "Deep Throat."

However, he is not the person who leaked the fact that Deep Throat is now ill. That information was leaked by the person who has already written the obituary, and is the only other person who knows who Deep Throat is.

The person who leaked the fact of illness, is the editor of the Washington Post, at the time of the story, I believe.
 
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I mainly would like to know who the journalist is who would be honorable enough to keep this secret. That's the real news story.

I was thinking the same thing. I doubt that it would be kept a secret if it happened now.
 
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Chrysalis Kat said:
If you can ever catch/rent the movie 'All The King's Men' with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman you'll see a great film and understand what brought about Watergate in the Nixion era.
Er, that should be All the President's Men. Hence, my earlier comment about Hal Holbrook.
 
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CarrieAg93 said:
I was thinking the same thing. I doubt that it would be kept a secret if it happened now.

If it happened now the journalist would probably end up in jail until he spilled the beans.
 
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