Mark Felt died of heart failure Thursday at the ripe old age of 95. He’d managed to outlive many of those whose lives he ruined for his coward’s stance in the shadows.
For many Felt was a hero, a man who had the courage to stand up against what was by all accounts a corrupt administration. For others he was a weak traitor who sold out his president and country. I think that this quote from from his daughter pretaining to whether or not old Felt should tell his secret sums up the man:
We could make at least enough money to pay some bills, like the debt I’ve run up for the kids’ education
So long Felt. I’m sure that your family will honor your memory with a biography, a made for TV movie, action figures and maybe even a Deep Throat Watergate Hotel playset.
They’s got bills!
Geez, Jer. That’s kind of cold. They deserved to be outed. Not the best method, perhaps … but gosh!
These posts are always cold. I do think it is significant that the family didn’t pressure him to come out to answer questions, to fill in the gaps – it was about making some money.
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