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43. From what I thought it was 7 or 8 intervierws over several months.

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fuck all these authors [View all] gopiscrap Sep 2020 OP

i was thinking about this yesterday GusBob Sep 2020 #1

This Country Is Obsessed With Trump..... global1 Sep 2020 #22

Yes. We used to have a choice. Turbineguy Sep 2020 #40

Don't shoot the messenger. Do you seriously think The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #2

Exactly. He had to complete the book. It had to be fully documented. The interviews and tapes still_one Sep 2020 #6

... the quintesential excuse of a functionary, I had to push these 6 buttoms before calling the fire uponit7771 Sep 2020 #11

The whole story needed to be documented. Those interviews took months and ended in June still_one Sep 2020 #26

You forgot the sarcasm tag, yes it would've made a big difference if it came from the president that uponit7771 Sep 2020 #7

Like I said, he'd have denied he said it - he's done that before many times The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #14

Reveling the deadliness of the virus would've STILL saved people who didn't know it was bad!! Trump uponit7771 Sep 2020 #16

And what would "people" have done with this knowledge if they were even... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #27

Stayed safer than what they were doing on Feb 7th, there aren't a lot of reasons that are worth uponit7771 Sep 2020 #30

It needed to be fully documented. The vast majority of medical experts were telling us how still_one Sep 2020 #23

The issue is there was ambiguity then from the Trump while clearness of how dangerous the virus was uponit7771 Sep 2020 #28

Did you hear the press conference today from his press secretary? She lied her way through still_one Sep 2020 #37

People still could make an informed decision regardless of Trump admin reaction with what Woodward uponit7771 Sep 2020 #39

We probably won't agree on this, but I sure understand humanity of your argument, and admit still_one Sep 2020 #42

So what difference does it make now? GeorgeGist Sep 2020 #44

Does seem like the Bolton book was markedly more influential, when it came out, in empedocles Sep 2020 #3

Bolton's book would have been more influential genxlib Sep 2020 #32

no kidding. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #4

Woodward ... ***BETTER*** ... have a good fuckin reason for allowing 200,000 American to die before uponit7771 Sep 2020 #5

How is it his fault people died? It takes time to put a book together and, IT WAS TRUMP... TreasonousBastard Sep 2020 #29

Not informing the public on how bad the virus is, I don't think the reasons we weren't told this ... uponit7771 Sep 2020 #38

He didn't complete the interviews until June. If those interviews were cut short, the full still_one Sep 2020 #41

Hmm...on the other hand, releasing such information MineralMan Sep 2020 #8

Totally agree. Why is everybody trying to deflect the blame from Trump? octoberlib Sep 2020 #10

You ask an important and pertinent question. MineralMan Sep 2020 #13

After 200,000 dead people? No ... people would've known earlier and reacted earlier with Trumps own uponit7771 Sep 2020 #12

this point of view begs the question GusBob Sep 2020 #17

RIGHT !?!? uponit7771 Sep 2020 #21

I agree. As I said in another post, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #18

Yup. With Trump as President, no disclosures would have changed MineralMan Sep 2020 #24

Regardless of Trumps reaction people could've decided better for themselves being fully informed. uponit7771 Sep 2020 #34

Fuck Trump. He's the one at fault. Also, better that this comes out right before the election. octoberlib Sep 2020 #9

If he leaked it right away, he'd be cut off from all subsequent interviews. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #15

How long was he recording Trump? Thx in advance uponit7771 Sep 2020 #19

From what I thought it was 7 or 8 intervierws over several months. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #43

And Trump and his minions would have made sure that he was discredited The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #20

Woodward was taping 45 long after the Feb. tape, amassing more evidence. nolabear Sep 2020 #25

This. I'm sure he'll be asked about it, as he should. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #33

Perzackly. They stop at nothing to keep the grift going. nolabear Sep 2020 #36

The closer to the election the better. Trump wouldn't have changed any policies if the book had come jalan48 Sep 2020 #31

There is an inherent conflict between books and journalism genxlib Sep 2020 #35

For every one of those authors, somebody actually DID come forward Mike 03 Sep 2020 #45