1. Make no mistake: the taped comments Trump made to Woodward in February & March are very damaging to Trump. But as so often in Trump era, elite norms have given Trump an out: it's fair to ask why, given import of Trump's words, Woodward was silent for months. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1304042651147284480 …
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4. As a court chronicler Woodward is following in the footsteps of Sima Qian, Suetonius, Claremont & the duc de Saint-Simon, writing books that are long on gossip & palace intrigue & short on analysis.
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5. In a brilliant 1996 dissection of Woodward, Joan Didion noted, “Mr. Woodward’s rather eerie aversion to engaging the ramifications of what people say to him" and the “disinclination of Mr. Woodward’s to exert cognitive energy on what he is told.”
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6. Some more thoughts on how Woodward uncovered a new scandal but himself became part of the scandal.https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/woodward-scoop-trump-coronavirus/ …
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what do you have against court chroniclers??
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Bob Duc de Saint Simon FTW
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Trump would have slimed his way out of it back in February because the death toll was low, and the virus hadn’t spread like it has now. Don’t shoot the messenger. The 18 interviews are crucial NOW more than ever.
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I don't buy this, either. If he sees himself as a historian, then his own stated goal that the book needed to be out before November so that it could...directly affect history...seems to go against that.
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Bob Woodward is simply a relentless news hound who gets incredible access. Your analysis over-thinks him.
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