Does anyone think Woodward set 'em up by gaining their trust?

[Bonobo]

or am I just being too generous and he's just a two-faced scumbag interested only in his own publicity/power/money?

[BobRossi]

1. God no.

Woodward is an opportunist. A money grabbing pig that withholds the truth until it can be profitable.

[mdmc]

2. not at all - he didn't set them up

he sold popular writing. He wrote popular books. What he wrote was popular at the time. His new book is popular now.

It is just the times changing, Jimmy. :)

[OwnedByFerrets]

14. Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winna! nt

[Fresh_Start]

3. No, I think Woodward misjudged them

originally.

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. It's simple. Write a book supporting bush and........

the right wing looneys and collect their money. Write a book anti schrub and collect the lefts money.
He's a equal opportunity muckracker.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

12. He's like the guy who sold the belly stars to the Sneetches!

Now I get it!

:rofl:

[Jacobin]

5. No. He's a star-fucker

He has to be the center of attention, and will do anything, including sucking Cheney's shriveled appendage and saying nice things about the war criminals to be in the center of attention

[zonkers]

6. Too generous. Just filled with self importance, feeding an insatiable ego.

[Benhurst]

7. They were all big boys and girls. As Harry Truman said,

if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

[mdmc]

16. lol

:D

[aquart]

8. He's a Republican. He wanted to believe.

Until he choked on it. That's as nice as I plan to be.

800-900 attacks on our forces a week. I'm watching Schieffer. He just showed a clip of Woodward's interview on 60 Minutes.

His Democrat is guess who? Biden!

[stella]

9. NO

He was not smart enough to see the real bush. Bush fooled a lot of people.

[charlyvi]

10. Dunno....

I think the Watergate Woodward is in ascendence now. But the cushy WP pundit, icon, I-know-where-my-bread-is-buttered, love to mix with the power elite Woodward has been in control for the six years up to now. I guess the Rumsfeldesque answer would be--Is he pissed off? Dunno. Was he sucking up to power in his previous two books? Probably. Has he done a reality check? Maybe. Should he be trusted? Most likely not. Should we use this to our advantage, though? Hell yes.

[City Lights]

11. That thought crossed my mind, but I don't think it's likely to have

happened that way. I think it's more likely that, as others have said, he wrote what was popular at the time, or he totally misjudged them.

[Bluzmann57]

13. No

I think he is an author who wants to make money. That's it.

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. That's what my husband said

when he came out with the first Bush book.

[cornermouse]

17. No. He's setting us up.

Last time (or maybe it was the first book), they talked about negative information about Bush being revealed. I was so excited, I went out and bought the book and upon reading found out it was a book singing Bush's praises.

Ain't gonna do that again.

[never_get_over_it]

18. Hell NO

and I think NONE of us should buy this freaking book - do nothing to support him....

[ldf]

19. whore / prostitute....

whore / prostitue?

gee, what is the distinction???

as seen on teevee?

oh yes. prostitutes = expensive, whore = cheap.

i go with prostitutes. woodward is a prostitute.

(disclaimer, distinctions my own, since i have never been able to afford either.... :-) )