Isn't Bob Woodward a republican?

[Botany]

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[BeyondGeography]

1. Forget it, he's rolling

[MyOwnPeace]

2. Apparently..............

IQ45 doesn't think so!

[samnsara]

3. he was during watergate

[DeminPennswoods]

4. He was at one time

That was part of the Watergate story. The very liberal Bernstein paired up with the conservative, midwestern Republican Woodward.

[Wounded Bear]

5. So is Robert Mueller...

and most, if not all, of the "13 Angry Democrats" on his staff. Or was it 17?

[malaise]

6. Yep and so are Mueller, Comey

et al, but once you cross the Con he expels you and calls you a Dem.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Classic propaganda technique: Don't give Woodward's answer, just repeat the question to keep it out

He's repeating the question as if it were a statement and the assertions "his" Generals made. The journalist posits a provocative premise and ask a pointed question to provoke a response that helps the viewers see both sides and form their own judgement.

The journalist is doing a proper job. Trump is doing propaganda. Watch for the technique.

This technique cements the premise in the minds of the base and its extension "it's not true". By repeating the question, particularly its premise and the Generals denial, it keeps it in the news.

[Tardislass]

8. Yes he is

So are most of Mueller's team but Trumps calls them the 12-19(take your pick) angry Democrat to fool his base. Given that he's now telling his flock he's going to keep their Social Security and Medicaid even when Republicans are doing the opposite, his fans will believe anything

[unblock]

9. I think he was a republican and probably is in his heart, but

My understanding is that he registered as a Democrat so he could vote in Washington, D.C. democratic promaries. D.C. is overwhelmingly democratic, so voting in the republican primary doesn't accomplish much.

[Mike Nelson]

10. I thought so...

… he always seemed like one.