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Who is to say Bob Woodward is not a employed by federal agencies and paid to favor current government. His cognitive dissonance was on display on live televisi

by an_guy 2y ago

Who is to say Bob Woodward is not a employed by federal agencies and paid to favor current government. His cognitive dissonance was on display on live television multiple times where he struggles to speak or even walk. Unless all that was a deliberate act for media, I see no reason to believe Mr. Bob was being truthful

nozzlegear 2y ago
Woodward's reporting is classic investigative journalism. He's one of the two reporters who broke the original Watergate story. From the books I've read, he avoids speculation and he only reports what he can corroborate based on firsthand accounts. Regarding what you call "cognitive dissonance" – I assume you're referring to President Biden and not Woodward – this is discussed multiple times in War and Woodward doesn't shy away from it. Woodward writes about a time when Biden had taken a friend on a private tour through the residences of the White House, and when they came upon a picture of his son Beau Biden, the President seemed to become "transfixed" on it (my words, I'm paraphrasing from memory) and couldn't stop talking about his son for what seemed like an uncomfortable amount of time. He also wrote about another time during Biden's reelection campaign where Biden went to a private fundraising event in Silicon Valley and seemed so "out of it" (again, my words, paraphrasing from memory) that one of the SV bigwigs there called Biden's chief of staff with grave concerns about the President's health and ability to run for reelection. The book is well worth the read, whether you're a Trump supporter, Biden supporter or just interested in politics and foreign policy in general.
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  Woodward is the intelligence community type of professional who knows not to ask why 4 of 5 Watergate arrested were CIA.
  - archagon 2y ago
    > Delusional.
- an_guy 2y ago
  That sounds more like mild annoyance than actual criticism. It seems, from your description, that Mr. Bob was a friend of Biden family. Also We are talking about Biden who introduced Zelensky as __President Putin__ in an event organized for Zelensky. I refuse to believe Mr. Biden was able to commandeer or come with any of the plans Mr. Bob described.
  - nozzlegear 2y ago
    > Also We are talking about Biden who introduced Zelensky as __President Putin__ in an event organized for Zelensky. That's also covered in the book. Again, if you’re interested in this topic, I’d really recommend giving it a read or borrowing it from the library. You might find some new perspectives on Biden’s presidency — just like I did for some aspects of Trump’s while reading War and his more recent books. Or maybe you'll come away from it totally vindicated in your views. Either way, it's an insightful read with enough nuance in there for both outcomes.

by an_guy 2y ago

nozzlegear 2y ago

Woodward's reporting is classic investigative journalism. He's one of the two reporters who broke the original Watergate story. From the books I've read, he avoids speculation and he only reports what he can corroborate based on firsthand accounts. Regarding what you call "cognitive dissonance" – I assume you're referring to President Biden and not Woodward – this is discussed multiple times in War and Woodward doesn't shy away from it. Woodward writes about a time when Biden had taken a friend on a private tour through the residences of the White House, and when they came upon a picture of his son Beau Biden, the President seemed to become "transfixed" on it (my words, I'm paraphrasing from memory) and couldn't stop talking about his son for what seemed like an uncomfortable amount of time. He also wrote about another time during Biden's reelection campaign where Biden went to a private fundraising event in Silicon Valley and seemed so "out of it" (again, my words, paraphrasing from memory) that one of the SV bigwigs there called Biden's chief of staff with grave concerns about the President's health and ability to run for reelection. The book is well worth the read, whether you're a Trump supporter, Biden supporter or just interested in politics and foreign policy in general.

throwaway48476 2y ago
Woodward is the intelligence community type of professional who knows not to ask why 4 of 5 Watergate arrested were CIA.
- archagon 2y ago
  > Delusional.
an_guy 2y ago
That sounds more like mild annoyance than actual criticism. It seems, from your description, that Mr. Bob was a friend of Biden family. Also We are talking about Biden who introduced Zelensky as __President Putin__ in an event organized for Zelensky. I refuse to believe Mr. Biden was able to commandeer or come with any of the plans Mr. Bob described.
- nozzlegear 2y ago
  > Also We are talking about Biden who introduced Zelensky as __President Putin__ in an event organized for Zelensky. That's also covered in the book. Again, if you’re interested in this topic, I’d really recommend giving it a read or borrowing it from the library. You might find some new perspectives on Biden’s presidency — just like I did for some aspects of Trump’s while reading War and his more recent books. Or maybe you'll come away from it totally vindicated in your views. Either way, it's an insightful read with enough nuance in there for both outcomes.