Sunday, April 2, 2017

Robert Redford for WaPo: ’45 Years After Watergate, The Truth is Again in Danger’



Robert Redford for WaPo: ’45 Years After Watergate, The Truth is Again in Danger’
by Breitbart News 2 Apr 2017
In a guest column for the Washington Post, actor Robert Redford describes the difficulty he had in getting Hollywood producers interested in his 1976 film All the President’s Men, which revolves around the investigation into former President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, and warns that 45 years after that politically momentous event, “the truth is again in danger.”


This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Watergate scandal. Because of my role in the film, some have asked me about the similarities between our situations in 1972 and 2017.

There are many. The biggest one is the importance of a free and independent media in defending our democracy.

When President Trump speaks of being in a “running war” with the media, calls them “among the most dishonest human beings on Earth” and tweets that they’re the “enemy of the American people,” his language takes the Nixon administration’s false accusations of “shoddy” and “shabby” journalism to new and dangerous heights.

Sound and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It’s one of the most effective weapons we have to restrain the power-hungry. I always said that “All the President’s Men” was a violent movie. No shots were fired, but words were used as weapons.

Read Redford’s full column at the Washington Post.

Robert Redford
Robert Redford is an actor in All the President's Men (1976), a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, and a columnist for the Washington Post.

Note: All the President's Men (1976) was a film about the Watergate scandal.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Committee for Economic Development, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sundance Institute, the Common Cause, the Committee for Economic Development, the International Rescue Committee, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Jeffrey P. Bezos is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and acquired the Washington Post.
Bob Woodward is an associate editor for the Washington Post, a co-author for All The President's Men, and wrote early stories about the Watergate scandal.
All The President's Men was a book about the Watergate scandal.
Watergate Special Prosecution Force investigated the Watergate scandal.
Archibald Cox was a prosecutor for the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and the chairman for the Common Cause.
Richard J. Davis was an assistant special prosecutor for the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and is a member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board.
Carolyn S. Chin was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and is a member of the Belizean Grove.
Julie Daum was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and is a member of the Belizean Grove.
Davia B. Temin was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and is a member of the Belizean Grove.
Mary Agnes Wilderotter is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and a member of the Belizean Grove.
Sonia Sotomayor was a member of the Belizean Grove, and a member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board.
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Richard M. Nixon was an honorary member of the Bohemian Club, the president for the Richard M. Nixon administration, and the Watergate scandal led to the end of his presidency.
Henry A. Kissinger is a member of the Bohemian Club, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Henrietta Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove, a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and was a director of U.S. foreign assistance for the U.S. Department of State.
Carolyn S. Chin is a member of the Belizean Grove, and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Julie Daum is a member of the Belizean Grove, and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Davia B. Temin is a member of the Belizean Grove, and was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Mary Agnes Wilderotter is a member of the Belizean Grove, and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Sonia Sotomayor was a member of the Belizean Grove, and a member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board.
Richard J. Davis is a member of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and an assistant special prosecutor for the Watergate Special Prosecution Force.
Watergate Special Prosecution Force investigated the Watergate scandal.
All The President's Men was a book about the Watergate scandal.
All the President's Men (1976) was a film about the Watergate scandal.
Robert Redford is an actor in All the President's Men (1976), a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, and a columnist for the Washington Post.

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