MARK FELT AND LINDA TRIPP
MARK FELT AND LINDA TRIPP: A DICKENSIAN
TALE OF TWO STANDARDS
by
Ken Eliasberg
Well, now we know who “deep throat” is - does anyone really care? Deep throat has not only lost all of his historical value, but the revelation of his identity has purged his name of any heroic quality with which his persona had been invested, by robbing it of any mystery. Moreover, over thirty years of speculation have robbed the question of his identity of any real sense of curiosity. It’s almost like reading a book after reading about 300 book reviews; by that time the book itself is anti-climatic.
However, deep throat’s revelation has left us with the question - why should anyone consider what he did heroic? Is it not just as easy to look upon his actions as those of a profoundly disloyal person? If Felt were so heroic, why did he not come forward, and openly advise the country of Presidential conduct which he deemed so reprehensible? Because, in my opinion, Felt was not a hero; Felt was a cowardly stool pigeon. When the smoke finally clears, I believe Mark Felt will be viewed as nothing more than your garden variety snitch.
However, the heroic treatment currently accorded Felt by much of the main stream media (MSM) is to be sharply contrasted with another informant who brought down another president, i.e. Linda Tripp. A comparison of the two was brought to my attention by a column in the Washington Times by James Lakely, entitled Study in contrast: