Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times Columnist, "Prince of Darkness" died Tuesday

[wndycty]

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

WASHINGTON--Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak, one of the nation's most influential journalists, who relished his "Prince of Darkness" public persona, died at home here early Tuesday morning after a battle with brain cancer.

"He was someone who loved being a journalist, love journalism and loved his country and loved his family, Novak's wife, Geraldine, told the Sun-Times on Tuesday.


Novak's remarkable and long-running career made him a powerful presence in newspaper columns, newsletters, books and on television.

On May 15, 1963, Novak teamed up with the late Rowland Evans Jr. to create the "Inside Report" political column, which became the must-read syndicated column. Evans tapped Novak, then a 31-year old correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, to help with the workload of a six-day-a-week column.

Read more: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/08/robert_novak_chicago_sun-times.html

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Please stay classy DU

[WriteDown]

1. Good journey man. nt

[catbyte]

11. I'm usually more compassionate, but

not today. Boo fucking hoo. :nopity:

One dirtbag "conservative" down, a gazillion to go...

Diane

Anishnabe and Proud

[catbyte]

14. Perhaps I was a little harsh...

I apologize if I offended anyone. I just keep remembering his part in throwing Valerie Plame to the wolves.

Diane

Anishnabe and Proud

[Rainbowreflect]

34. I don't think you were too harsh.

He had no compassion for others and I cannot pretend to have compassion for him.
I am sorry for those who loved him, but that is the best I can do.

[adadem]

80. Ditto n/t

[spiritual_gunfighter]

58. You weren't too harsh

Novak had no regard for Valerie Plame or her family's safety. Why should we mourn that guys death.

[Zhade]

89. His role in that GOT PEOPLE KILLED. Good riddance. No loss.

World just got a little better, actually.

[Iowa]

139. +1

[wordpix]

173. +2

[TerribleLarryDingle]

47. No you were irght on the mark.

His dying doesn't undo all the shitty things he's done to this country.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Hadn't expected his death this soon.

[izquierdista]

7. He was past due

Glioma doesn't let its victims hang around long.

[caseymoz]

144. Glioma, the most common form of brain cancer, is mercifully quick.

As cancers go, that is. It's a very aggressive cancer. I knew he would be a goner quick on the day he retired, when he cited that his doctor telling him how dire his condition was.

[Wickerman]

3. Rest in Peace

may you have peace at last.

[sabra]

4. rest in peace...

[Oregone]

5. I hope he gets the top bunk

In his hellish bungalow

[RebelOne]

6. Not a fan of his, but nevertheless, RIP Robert Novak. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

8. I didn't agree with Novak but I had respect for him nonetheless.

No cheap shots and had integrity like Buckley.

RIP.

[HelenWheels]

44. Why did you have respect for him?

He was a horrid, deceitful, harmful man.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

62. He didnt have respect for Plame or her family's safety

so I really have no respect for him.

[wordpix]

174. he also had no respect for the safety of the CIA ops who worked with VPlame

Just blow their cover and act the bombastic ass.

[no_hypocrisy]

72. Again, I didn't agree with him.

Respect in my terminology encompasses integrity. I don't believe he was a shill for any officeholder or for the republican party. When he erred, I have concluded it was his personal decision and he held certain journalistic principles. Of course, I disagree with his treatment of Valerie Plame but it was a misguided call IMO.

[Zhade]

91. You've got to be fucking kidding me. He outed a CIA agent at the behest of the b*s* administration!

NT!

[Zhade]

90. Liars have integrity now?

When did DU get this stupid?

[Iowa]

140. +1 (again)

[pennylane100]

146. Not the Novak I knew

[bluestateguy]

9. As a political analyst he was excellent

When he was wearing his analyst hat, he was outstanding, and was often willing to acknowledge Republican electoral vulnerabilities.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. I didn't like him, but honestly, I read him every time.

When he hit that biker, and did not even know a collision had taken place, I thought something was very wrong.
Hopefully he passed without pain and suffering.

He always had insights and scoops, and while he was definitely on the other side of the street politically, he was an interesting read. Compared to morans like Oh, Really? Sean, and Rush, he was pleasant and polite.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Just heard the news.

RIP, Mr. Novak. I didn't like your politics but my condolences to the family.

[mikelgb]

13. The aspens are dying

[Gidney N Cloyd]

15. Condolences to his family. nt

[Gman]

16. I had always liked Novak, in spite of his views. He knew he was being a jerk

and loved playing that role in an almost mischievous way. So it was almost like he was just saying stuff just to get a rise out of everyone. He believed what he was saying, but he would go overboard just to get a rise out of everyone. You knew this because he smiled entirely too much when he was doing it, loving every minute of it. It really was something like this: :evilgrin: Nevertheless, I agreed with little, if any, of what he did and said but always enjoyed watching him argue and enjoyed yelling back at the TV.

Then he outed Valerie Plame and I never saw him in the same light because that was evil and wrong and he had to have known it at the time. Maybe he already had brain cancer at the time and it impaired his judgment. I don't know.

Still, may God rest his soul.

[Politics_Guy25]

35. Also, Mark Shields, Al Hunt and Judy Woodruff

were very close friends with him (Capital Gang/Inside Politics on CNN before they turned into Fox) and they are about as liberal as you can get so I think he was probably a pretty cool guy. RIP.

[LeftishBrit]

17. RIP

We are all on the same side against cancer.

[Hyper_Eye]

30. Yes we are. RIP Mr. Novak. n/t

[angel823]

198. +1

that is all.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

18. My momma taught me

if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

So, it's a nice day here in Washington - bright blue sky, very hot, everything sort of shimmers in the heat, and life is good..........

[liberal N proud]

20. Its difficult at times

But I was taught the same thing.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

23. You should see the sky here -

it's just the most perfect blue.

A lovely day...........................

[liberal N proud]

59. We were out there two weeks ago

Toasty is the word I believe we were using.

Got up at sunrise and took some great pictures though.

I am stuck in Cleveland, were the sun doesn't shine.

[Piewhacket]

67. my graddaddy minister taught me to find the good in people.

to be generous in praise, and parsimonious in criticism.

But then he never fully explained how hard that sometimes is,
and I fear I have not always lived up to his example.

[Raster]

75. Washington State or DC?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

78. DC -

where the heat is blistering, beastly, debilitating, but if you're a kid at a swimming pool, it's a beautiful, beautiful day. And the sky is still lovely....................

[Raster]

120. Too bad. If it was WA State, I was going to invite you for cocktails.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

135. Damn -

my great loss.

Let us party in our heads, nonetheless.

Cheers!

[Zhade]

92. So we shouldn't say bad things about Hitler, then?

What a ridiculous concept.

How about a little truth, instead of this pathetic faux-classy mewling?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

136. You dissing our mommas, hmmmm?

Well, I'm sure you're just having a difficult moment with that stick up your bum, and normally you're a very nice person.................

[Celeborn Skywalker]

19. I don't celebrate nor mourn his passing.

He was, imho, an evil man who nonetheless had people who loved him.

It is what it is.

[yodermon]

21. May he rest.

[Enrique]

22. Douchebag of Liberty, I hardly knew ye n/t

[No Elephants]

24. I don't like to speak ill of the dead, so ... nt

[pattmarty]

25. Yawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[slampoet]

26. Quick!!! Cut his heart into four pieces and scatter them.

Don't want this one returning.

[onehandle]

27. Note: Obama's Death Panels did not get him. nt

[SecularMotion]

28. Let's Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyVjdQXNs9s

[flyarm]

29. RIP Robert , RIP...a terrible cancer to die of. May he find peace on the other side.

The kindest thoughts to his family!

fly

[Dinger]

61. Same Here (nt)

[tomm2thumbs]

31. when he was on, he was on - Crossfire was never the same when he left

love 'em or hate 'em, he was one of a kind

[southernyankeebelle]

32. I will be alot kinder than the republicans will be when Ted Kennedy is gone -

May the angels carry him to his final meeting with the lord. May the lord look kindly on a man that wasn't the most compassionate person with others who didn't agree with him.

[Mad_Dem_X]

197. They will be ugly and merciless

when Senator Kennedy passes.

[DU GrovelBot]

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[tomm2thumbs]

37. 'robot brings spoon to knife fight... news at eleven'

oh wait, it's not even carrying a spoon. groveling is its weapon of choice

[Neecy]

36. he loved his country?

Exposing a CIA WMD analyst seems like an odd thing to do if you love your country. Oh well, whatever.

[Zhade]

93. Seriously. What the hell is with praising a dirtbag like this guy just because he died?

NT!

[MellowOne]

122. My thoughts exactly

Just because someone dies we have to pay our respects. Not unless they are earned, and all he earned was contempt.

[mitchum]

180. Exactly...we are not ennobled by our deaths, but by our lives

[Crowman1979]

38. I don't want to trash deceased GOPs who have sane rational thinking, despite my disagreements.

Besides Novak quit his job a few years ago, there is no sense in beating a dead horse.

Yet Beck, Limpnuts and the other screwballs will probably not quit until they croak. So I will have good reason to sing "ding-dong the witch is dead" once those assholes are six feet under.

[Swede]

39. rip

nt

[mitchum]

40. Doubly tragic that he died in prison for his involvement in the Plame affair

Wait a minute...

[wordpix]

175. oh, yeah, he really paid the price for his crime and did his time

:sarcasm: not

[tomhayes]

41. I kinda feel the need to send condolences...

..to Satan.

Sorry (Beleza)Bubba - he's your problem now.

[seafan]

42. "My response now is this: The hell with you. They didn't ruin me."

Robert Novak, Long-Time Conservative Columnist, Dies at 78



August 18, 2009

.....

In his memoir, Novak said he would not have used Plame's name if the CIA director or the agency's spokesman told him it would have endangered national security or Plame's life. A CIA spokesman had twice warned Novak not to print Plame's name but could not reveal why to Novak because her status was classified.

Novak told Washingtonian magazine in November that he would not hesitate to run the column again. "I'd go full speed ahead because of the hateful and beastly way in which my left-wing critics in the press and Congress tried to make a political affair out of it and tried to ruin me," he said.

"My response now is this: The hell with you. They didn't ruin me. I have my faith, my family and a good life. A lot of people love me -- or like me. So they failed. I would do the same thing over again because I don't think I hurt Valerie Plame whatsoever."

[robertpaulsen]

43. I guess I should give Novak credit for one thing.

If he hadn't outed Valerie Plame, I don't know if I would have been as compelled to research and uncover just how corrupt, Machiavellian, and just plain evil the neo-cons are.

So thanks for showing me the face of evil, Bob. I won't shoot the messenger. Your eternal fate is out of my hands.

[cascadiance]

88. Curious timing of his death with pending release of Sibel's testimony re Brewster Jennings...

Makes you wonder if when her testimony tapes get released if there will be those who wanted to have talked to Novak why he thought Valerie Plame was "fair game", and if he might have had more intimate knowledge of Marc Grossman's involvement in the Brewster Jennings outing than he had told us.

The conspiracy theorist in me wants to look at his cause of death more closely! :)

[robertpaulsen]

132. Me too. I believe both Grossman and Armitage were involved in both outings.

I sincerely doubt that Armitage was simply passing along a hot piece of gossip to Novak in July of 2003. And Novak clearly had an understanding of exactly what Brewster Jennings was. As I recall, Plame wrote in her book Fair Game that Novak publicly outed Brewster Jennings in a later column. I'll bet Armitage was probably his source on that column too.

Yeah, the conspiracy theorist in me wonders when it was Novak contracted cancer. I wonder about Jack Ruby's cancer too, but that's another story. ;)

[Vinca]

45. Boo hoo.

[TerribleLarryDingle]

46. Sorry he never had the chance

to apologize to all those who's lives he ruined.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

121. At least now he's aware of it...

That he can't apologize and ask forgiveness is his great loss.

[TerribleLarryDingle]

131. True

[BlueMTexpat]

48. Hmm ... I thought that it was Richard Perle who relished his

"Prince of Darkness" persona.
There are too many of these methinks.

[Jeep789]

94. That got me too. Who the heck would relish a title like that? nt

[24601]

125. I thought it was Ozzie Osborne! n/t

[wordpix]

176. Darth Cheney relishes his title, too. And it fits him so well

[ingac70]

49. Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78

Source: Associated Press

CHICAGO – The Chicago Sun-Times says columnist Robert Novak, who was a central figure in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, has died.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090818/ap_on_re_us/us_novak_obit

[sharesunited]

50. I forgive him his trespasses.

Just kidding.

[mike_c]

51. pfft....

Robert WHO?

RIP, whatever.

[wellst0nev0ter]

52. Strangely Enough, I Miss Him

He may be a vile conservative that committed treason against his own country by outing a CIA agent, but compared to the wackjobs we got controlling our discourse today he's downright sane.

I guess this time I'll raise my glass to a fallen enemy.

[Raster]

54. "...a vile conservative that committed treason against his own country..."

The only thing I will raise is my kilt, so I can piss on his grave.

Fuck you, Novak. Burn in hell.

[madmax]

53. RIP Robert

You heartless bastard.

[BlueMTexpat]

55. May he receive the judgment that he deserves for his treasonous

collaboration with *Co!

[SlowDownFast]

56. Burn in hell

motherfucker.

Sorry if that's crude.

[Hawkowl]

57. Only the good die young

Rot in hell you miserable fuck.

[mvd]

60. My response to this is, "meh"

I have no reason to mourn him, but I also save my "good riddance" for very special cases. My regret is that he won't be there for any investigation into Cheney/Rove/et al.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

63. Novak was a complex man

With many eccentricities in his views. I think his treatment of Valerie Plame was disgraceful and obviously I strongly disagreed with his conservative views. Having said that, I remember reading several of his columns especially in the lead up to the 2000 presidential election and quite enjoying them. Also he seemed to have the ability to think beyond the mainstream right wing talking points on some of the key issues and display a rationality, a talent for critical thinking and an intelligence that few right wing commentators and MSM talking heads these days seem to have.

RIP Robert Novak. My sincerest thoughts, prayers, sympathies and condolences go out to Mr. Novak's friends and family for the days and months ahead

[kirby]

86. What about his Kerry bashing?

Remember the book he was involved with prior to the 2004 election called 'Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry"?

[RFKHumphreyObama]

149. He did some despicable things undoubtedly

And made some decisions that have had some very negative consequences for his country. And those deserve to be remembered and he deserves to be called out for them.

All I am saying is that, as bad and reprehensible as he may have been, he still had more depth and dimension than most right wing commentators do today. Perhaps that's more of an indictment of the quality of right wing commentators today than it is an acclaimation of Novak

[MuseRider]

64. RIP

When it comes to life and death we are all human and we all love and have people who love and will miss us. I certainly did not agree with him and he was at times mean as a snake but who of us are not when doing battle?

I hope he passed without pain and with his loving family surrounding him.

[Dinger]

65. I Wonder If There

were any deathbed confessions.

[XXXMADAM]

66. Prince of Darkness

Rove was once fired by Bush Sr. - 1992 campaign. Supposedly for leaking a story to Robert Novak.

I imagine Rove was fired for other, more sinister, reasons. This is also when his political Sextortion schemes began when DC madam Palfrey joined CIA Foggo while he and Rove, Cheney all lived in Texas with both Bush's running for office. I can easily imagine Novak was a top media 'hit man' for these political assaination against whole families - including MY OWN! http://fbicorruption.250free.com

<<<In 1992, Rove was fired from then-President George H.W. Bush's re-election campaign for leaking a negative story to the press concerning Bush fundraiser Robert Mosbacher. Not only was Rove fired for leaking a story to the press, the "press" just so happened to be reporter Robert Novak.....>>>

[progressoid]

68. One could make a comment about the cancer on America

that was Robert Novak. But maybe one shouldn't.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

69. good riddance. nt

[Dennis Donovan]

70. Cross gently, Bob...

...let's hope it isn't the River Styx you're crossing. (j/k, of course)

[Recursion]

71. I don't shit on the dead

But I won't deny that we're better off without him.

[951-Riverside]

73. Good Riddance

Hopefully the operatives working with Valerie suffered a lesser fate when you outed her, ultimately exposing them.

[pnorman]

74. Interesting Salon article on him:

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/10/01/novak/index.html

pnorman

[RainDog]

76. if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all, right?

.

[TroglodyteScholar]

148. That's exactly what I'm struggling to do... n/t

[Libertas1776]

77. Ashes to Ashes

Dust to Dust. That is all I will say in regards to the deceased.

[OneTwentyoNine]

79. Damit,the eyelash glueer guy just lost his job

Remember when Novakula was still on the tube and they came back from break with one of his eyelashes hanging down. More glue Mr.Taggart!

[Blue_Tires]

81. r.i.p. -- whatever differences i had with him; now is not the time for me to mention...

[Gormy Cuss]

82. Novak had a long and storied career. Brain cancers are tough.

Condolences to his family.

[RetroLounge]

83. Well, since I'm done pissing on Reagan's grave

I have enough left for this douchebag.

Condolensces to his family and loived one, but fuck Novak, the piece of shit scumbag was a traitor and a neocon asshat.

May he rest in pieces.

RL

[PeaceNikki]

84. Good.

[DainBramaged]

85. I despised him, but I hope and pray he rests in peace

Brain cancer is cruel and unusual punishment, no matter who you are.

[cascadiance]

87. Would have liked to know what he knew about Marc Grossman outing Brewster Jennings...

and whether that played into his notion that Valerie Plame was "fair game".

Now that Sibel Edmonds just was able to testify last week to the effect that Grossman outed Brewster Jennings earlier. Oh wait, new conspiracy theory! Perhaps he was being "silenced" to keep from talking about that in light of that testimony! :)

[keroro gunsou]

95. Robert Novak, dead at 78

Source: AP by way of Yahoo

WASHINGTON – Political columnist Robert Novak, a diehard conservative, pugilistic debater and proud owner of the "Prince of Darkness" moniker, has died after a battle with brain cancer.

His wife of 47 years, Geraldine Novak, told The Associated Press that he died at his home in Washington, D.C. early Tuesday. He was 78.




Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090818/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_novak

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Not a good way to go, but there are so few good ways to go.... Condolences to his family and friends.

Let the inevitable, and might i add tasteless, grave dancing commence.

[David Zephyr]

96. His legacy will be one of meanness, dishonesty and being a plant for right-wing propaganda.

No grave dancing here.

Still, he was a terrible human being.

[keroro gunsou]

99. granted

but how much of that bluster was the real thing and not his persona that he used on the air?

still, he did champion some pretty mean and stupid things in his time.

that said, i will sort of miss him on the talk shows, he was, if nothing else, a character. i would have enjoyed talking to him about anything... except politics maybe. :evilgrin:


on edit:

at least he stayed married to the same lady for almost 50 years... i dare the right wingers that bleat the loudest about "family values" try and pull that off

[noiretextatique]

103. The operative

White House water-carrier Robert Novak, infamous for exposing Valerie Plame, has been flacking for the Swift Boat Veterans book -- not bothering to disclose his close personal ties with the publisher.

http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/10/01/novak/index.html

[michreject]

100. Just like a Jr. High School dance

You're sitting on the bleachers but your feet are movin to the music.:+

[marew]

105. Amen! n/t

[MissDeeds]

108. Classy response

Even though I was at odds with all he said, no grave dancing here either. We're better than that.

[JNelson6563]

170. Well said.

[YOY]

97. Not gonna gravedance.

Only time I do that in the foreseable is Rummy and Cheney.

Condolences to his family.

[Xipe Totec]

98. Who cares? n/t

[Downtown Hound]

101. One less asshole in the world

And no, I'm not grave dancing. Just can't find it in my heart to celebrate this bastard's life or mourn the fact that he's no longer here to make the world a meaner place.

[Fearless]

102. I'm waiting for a bunch of the Vietnam era Rethugs to kick the bucket...

Score one!

[defendandprotect]

104. Sad for the nation that this guy was part of the "press"....

[Mojambo]

106. Brain cancer SUCKS.

Not particularly sorry to see Mr. Novak go, but I hope it was as painless as it could be.

[GreenPartyVoter]

107. I am very sorry for his family.

[tj2001]

109. It's 88°F in NYC

[BEZERKO]

112. Really? That's interesting cause it's 89°F in Atl.

with a humidity of 54%

[JeanGrey]

117. Hasn't it been a beautiful summer in Atlanta.

Cooler and nice.

[BEZERKO]

147. Yes, the weather's been wonderful!

[JeanGrey]

183. I know. Absolutely beautiful. And tons of rain to fill up

our lakes again.

[jamesatemple]

110. How I wish Novak could have lived long enough to be universally disgraced

for committing treason through his outing of Valerie Plame. I'm not happy about the man dying though I would have preferred that he accomplish that very final act in prison...where he belonged.

[daggahead]

111. He certainly made for an interesting character on the talk-show ...

... and Op-Ed circuit.

May God have mercy ... I mean, God rest his soul-thing.

[emsimon33]

113. Brain cancer--highly poetic but unfortunate

[Historic NY]

114. hitting 90 now.

[Renew Deal]

115. I'm sad to hear the old creep is gone.

He was a fun sparring partner.

[peace13]

116. I am sure that there is a spot for him somewhere. n/t

[madrchsod]

119. unfortunately he changed from a conservative into a neo-conservative

i always thought he was a decent chap for an illinois republican. i guess some just get cranky when they get old.

rest in peace bob....

[TankLV]

185. GOOD! The world was WORSE OFF for him having been BORN!!!

The world is a little BRIGHTER today...

and HELL has another LOG to BURN...!!!

Good riddance to BAD RUBBISH...

May he BURN in the HELL of his own IMAGNINATION for the EVIL he did...

[tavalon]

188. Who?

:sarcasm:

[Mist]

118. No tears from me for that pissant. Buh-bye Bobby (or was that "Novakula"?) nt

[MNDemNY]

123. More dead scum, he'll still be on MTP on sunday, fucking ghoul.

[SpankMe]

124. Boo fucking hoo. N/T

[24601]

126. To keep it in perspective, without him, there would not have been

any inquiry touching Cheney's office.

RIP Robert

[cyr330]

127. An Awful Person. . .

But I sincerely wouldn't wish brain cancer on anybody, although I will NOT miss him. . .

[OnyxCollie]

128. He was a dick and now he's dead.

The End.

[Kolesar]

129. Novak advocated for the people of Palestine

I heard him mention it once.

[Odin2005]

130. Good riddance.

[DebbieCDC]

133. Boo fucking hoo

[daleo]

134. He's with Reagan now

Neither of them can do any more damage to the world now.

[MrMickeysMom]

143. I'll go with your response daleo...

Cause my mom would of wanted it that way.

:-)

[lapfog_1]

137. Too soon, too soon.

no really... too soon... he should have had at least another 6 months of agonizing pain and suffering.

(there, I'm going to hell, I don't care... he was The Douchebag of Liberty)

[and-justice-for-all]

138. OzzY Osbourne has been the Prince Of Darkness since 1979!!

Who is the Novak wanker claiming the title?

[sofa king]

141. Expect a Fall of interesting disclosures.

Bob Novak's personal assistant for the past couple of decades is Patrick Buchanan's sister (the quiet one, not the obnoxious one). Buchanan, having his own unique axe to grind and a decent respect for history, will almost certainly get wind of the more interesting stuff and start using it.

Recall that all through the Valerie Plame Wilson affair, it was Buchanan who knew for sure that the primary culprit was Scooter Libby, and made little secret about the fact that he knew it. The reason is that Pat's sister took the call.

[BAPhill]

142. Novakula is dead??

Did someone drive a stake through his heart to make sure?

[caseymoz]

145. If I were God, Novak would be up to his armpits in lava right now.

So, for Novak's sake, I'll hope that there's a merciful God running this universe.

[FarLeftRage]

150. Didn't he murder Evans???

Anyway... Good riddance to bad garbage, ya worthless fuck novakula!!

[azurnoir]

151. Robert Novak, Columnist, Dies at 78

Source: NYT

Robert D. Novak, the pugnacious political columnist and cable television fixture whose scoops reached across five decades and whose nickname, “the prince of darkness,” was invoked with renewed fervor in 2003 when, acting on a tip, he revealed the name of a C.I.A. officer, setting the stage for a criminal investigation, died Tuesday morning at his home in northwest Washington. He was 78.

The cause was a malignant brain tumor, according to his wife, Geraldine. It was the latest of a number of cancers and maladies, including spinal meningitis and broken bones, that Mr. Novak had suffered in recent years.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/business/media/19novak.html

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Novak was one of the Valerie Plame perps

[tj2001]

152. It's 83°F, 72% Humidity, Mostly Cloudy in NYC

[azurnoir]

153. LOL n/t

[sofa king]

156. What's the temperature in Hell?

[kedrys]

154. So who's going to be the Prince of Darkness now...?

:P

[3waygeek]

155. Cheney's still alive...

more or less.

[kedrys]

168. Oh snap!

I thought he went by "Evil Incarnate" though... :P

[Tiggeroshii]

157. I don't mean to take joy in the death of another human being

but. Drinks are on me tonight =)

[katsy]

161. lol

Cheers.


:toast:

[thelordofhell]

158. Like a fart in the wind......

This stank bastard has drifted away.

[Vinnie From Indy]

159. Bye Bob!

[EvolveOrConvolve]

160. What will be any different from before he died?

He slept in a coffin at night, shed the blood of the innocent through his support of the Iraq war, and was an out and out asshole.

Rest in hell, Novakula!

[EverHopeful]

162. God, I love DUers

I've seen several comments on other blogs where people were critical of those who expressed their lack of sorrow over Novak's death. That's actually why I want Bush, Cheney, Yoo, Addington, Rumsfield, Rice, Gonzales & all their cohorts to live LOOOONNNG LOOOONNNG lives. I don't want those feelings of humanity that always kick in when one of our fellow humans dies, to soften anyone's memory of the horrors perpetrated by that lot.

[tabasco]

163. Burn in hell, piece of shit.

That's the nicest thing I can say about a traitorous scum who helped out a top-secret spy operation.

[lenegal]

164. Here in Tampa it is 78 degrees, High for tomorrow is 90degrees, low 77

nt

[FarLeftRage]

165. Hell's population just increased by one...

Good riddance to bad garbage, ya worthless fuck!

On a side note... goddamned worthless IP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lenegal]

166. Jack Nicholson warned him

nt

[chrisa]

181. Jack Nicholson: 'I warned him.'

NEW YORK — Jack Nicholson said Tuesday that he "warned" Robert Novak.

The 70-year-old Oscar winner was dining at the Wolseley restaurant in London when a photographer told him about Novak's death.

After saying, "That's awful," Jack added “I warned him," and refused to elaborate.

[Dr.Phool]

167. Better put a stake through his heart.

Just to be on the safe side.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

171. Hey, how about ending the wars and spend the money on a war on cancer?

bet this is the beginning of the end for ted too. Sucks

[wordpix]

177. now THAT makes too much sense for anyone in gov or the press to really consider

[Laura PourMeADrink]

184. humpft. I thought about it during the campaigns - like if I was

running - that's what I would say. "Within the next 10 years X million of you will be afflicted
with Alzheimers. Let's get the best scientists and statisticians and medical researchers to figure
it out. It will be our nation's mission - eradicate Alzheimers (or cancer) within my term."

too much like right, huh

[geckosfeet]

172. .

[MetaTrope]

169. We all know where he's ended up, right?

Living under an assumed name, on a beach in Tahiti with Ken Lay's hut on one side, and Barbara Olson's on the other.

[yorgatron]

178. Burn in Hell you odious little shit..

:evilgrin:

[rateyes]

179. He's not really dead, unless

someone drove a wooden stake through his heart.

[Autumn]

182. Wow what a perfect

end to my vacation. The late Robert Novak has a damn good ring to it.:party: :party: :toast:

[John Kerry VonErich]

186. Just remember this, to all those who are dancing....

Novak died of the same cancer Ted Kennedy is fighting. I understand your anger over the Plame incident. But let us expect that if or when Sen. Kennedy dies, the dancing opposition will bring up Mary Jo Kopechne and the Chappaquiddick incident. Be careful of the boomerang effect.

[Birthmark]

187. Condolences to Novak's family and friends...

...if any.

As for the man himself, well, I guess Hell just got a bit more fuel.

[comtec]

189. Robert Novak DEAD

Source: SF Gate

Robert Novak, the longtime syndicated columnist and television commentator who was at the center of a furor late in his career as the first journalist to disclose the identity of CIA operative Valerie Wilson, died Tuesday. He was 78.

...

They began with CNN when the network launched in 1980, hosting "Evans and Novak." Derided by liberal critics as "Errors and No Facts," Evans and Mr. Novak were actually more reporters than commentators and had their share of scoops over the years.

After Evans retired in 1993, Mr. Novak continued the column and was a regular on several CNN shows. He kept the column going online even after he officially retired last summer, shortly after his diagnosis. Evans died in 2001.

Besides his wife, Mr. Novak is survived by their son, Alexander; daughter, Zelda Caldwell; and eight grandchildren.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/19/MND119AAPU.DTL

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I post this without comment.

[aquart]

190. All day.

[comtec]

191. oh.. sorry 10am here

thought it was LBN.
Moderator please delete.

[lapfog_1]

192. Now, in other news.

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.



As for Novakcula, He is likely out of his coffin already... it's feeding time.

[zbdent]

195. Elvis, Michael, Billy Mays ...

are still dead ...

[tavalon]

193. Condolences to his family if he had one

Otherwise, I don't really care. He was of no use to the journalistic community he was supposedly a part of. He certainly was no Walter Cronkite.

[DarthDem]

194. RIP

Again.

[Mad_Dem_X]

196. Condolences to the family.

That's all I'm going to say.

[47of74]

199. I just heard of this early this morning

I was over in Italy and it didn't make the news at all over there. And despite everything the man has done and said, the hurt he has caused, I hope that God's compassion is infinite and that he will forgive Robert Novak.