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July 28, 2008 1:16 PM

Robert Novak Diagnosed With Brain Tumor

Influential conservative commentator and longtime Washington journalist Robert Novak has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.

“On Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor," Novak wrote in a statement given to his publisher. "I have been admitted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where doctors will soon begin appropriate treatment.

“I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period.”

A fixture of the Washington media for five decades, Novak played a prominent role in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal when he identified Plame as a CIA operative in his newspaper column. Last week, Novak was in the news when he was cited for hitting a pedestrian with his car in Washington.
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by usclimey July 28, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
I am disgusted with my fellow liberals here. I wish Mr. Novak and his family all the best for the upcoming treatment.
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by concorde5 July 28, 2008 2:16 PM PDT
Novak deserves worse than this. He is an evil man with absolutely no consience. God will get him! Just look at Ted Olsen''s wife, Barbara Olsen. She was an evil b*tch too but God struck her down on 911. She died in one of the planes that struck the twin towers. Novak had better watch out, God is looking.....
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by rbburnerjr July 28, 2008 2:16 PM PDT
Another Bush stooge bites the dust!
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by kittykatty2 July 28, 2008 2:23 PM PDT
Is this the guy who hit the pedestrian last week, had the guy "splayed" across his windshield, claimed he didn''t see him and kept on a truckin''? Retribution was pretty quick in this case dontcha think?
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by canyoutellme-2009 July 28, 2008 3:35 PM PDT
To those who wish death to Novak.. shame on you. Karma is REAL. Wish that upon another and it''ll come back to you 10-fold.

I do wish his family well.

Personally, I want him to survive through this so that he can be open for questioning over the next year or so as it pertains to Valerie Plame. You KNOW the case will be continually worked on.

As to those posting about Edwards.. grow up. That was a National Enquirer story. I suppose all those stories they did about Bush being the actual devil were true too then, right? How about Michael Jackson being an Alien? or how about the world coming to an end Jan 1 2000 ?? Geezus people... it''s the NATIONAL ENQUIRER
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by oldone60 July 28, 2008 3:40 PM PDT
Based on some of the hateful comments from the so-called tolerant liberals, a left-wing government would have no problems recruiting for a US version of the Hungarian Allamvedelmi Osztaly (AVO) or the Romanian Securitate. Some pretty mean, vicious leftists here.
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by susan2589 July 28, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
For all who call Mr Novak evil,vile and hateful, take a look at yourself! Mr Novak''s talent is expressing his opinion w/ facts and his gift of words. You don''t like his opinions and instead of challenging his opinions thu comment blogs that publish his columns you write these nasty comments. So, who''s hateful, vile and evil?
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by oldone60 July 28, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
...Personally, I want him to survive through this so that he can be open for questioning over the next year or so as it pertains to Valerie Plame. You KNOW the case will be continually worked on...
Posted by CANYOUTELLME at 03:35 PM
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So I guess if BO is elected the People''s Revolutionary Courts will convene - or should we call them "Volksgerichtshof"?
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by beader59 July 28, 2008 4:04 PM PDT
I don''t wish him ill will on this brain tumor problem, but this guy is a creep. He could have gotten several people killed because of his big trap. He should have been arrested for treason.
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by beader59 July 28, 2008 4:06 PM PDT
susan2589-you forget, he could have gotten several people killed because of his righteous attitude. People actually probably did die, but it was covered up. This was a vengeful act of his and it probably could have been treason. He is vile and hateful and his stories of gossip and lies prove this.
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by toldyouso12 July 28, 2008 4:08 PM PDT
%u201COn Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor," Novak wrote in a statement given to his publisher. "I have been admitted to Brigham and Women%u2019s Hospital in Boston, where doctors will soon begin appropriate treatment.


"And that is why I should be excused for hitting a pedestrian and not noticing him splayed across my windshield and why I left the scene and had to be tracked down by another citizen and finally, why, I should not be charged with a hit and run, failing to stop to give aid at the scene of an accident or failing to yield right of way"

Hey, Bob--since you have a brain tumour and are not in your right mind--if we put your miserable, self centered azz in jail--you''ll never realize that.

For the GOP/Republican Bush Cabal--it looks like if the Dems refuse to impeach--God is removing them all anyway--one by one.
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by toldyouso12 July 28, 2008 4:11 PM PDT
To those who wish death to Novak.. shame on you. Karma is REAL. Wish that upon another and it''''ll come back to you 10-fold.


Posted by CANYOUTELLME at 03:35 PM : Jul 28, 2008

and just how--does someone "die" 10 times? rotflmao What happens to Novak is "karma" everyone else is just watching the movie.
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by toldyouso12 July 28, 2008 4:12 PM PDT
Some pretty mean, vicious leftists here.

Posted by oldone60 at 03:40 PM : Jul 28, 2008


A good thing--helps to balance out all those pretty mean and vicious right wingers. At least the lefties are not trying to export their viciousness, meanness and evil to other countries like the right does. LOL
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by toldyouso12 July 28, 2008 4:14 PM PDT
So, who''''s hateful, vile and evil?

Posted by susan2589 at 03:42 PM : Jul 28, 2008


Any person who could slam into a pedestrian, ignore the person "splayed across his windshield" wait for the body to roll off, turn the corner and keep on driving then say--he didn''t notice the accident is pretty hateful, vile and evil and arrogant too.
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by July 28, 2008 4:18 PM PDT
as much i don''t him like and believe me I DON''T, I''ll take the upper road and wish him the best, unlike that person he ran over and who''s name he dropped
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by liberalme July 28, 2008 4:24 PM PDT
Karma Bob, Karma---all you have done has been to feather your own cap--the heII with anyone else.

Life just doesn''t work that way pal.
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by realidad-2009 July 28, 2008 4:26 PM PDT
A Plame ganglion, perhaps?
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by idnnsg July 28, 2008 4:46 PM PDT
toldyouso12 asked, "just how--does someone ''die'' 10 times? rotflmao"

In order for karma ("as you sow, so shall ye reap") to make any sense, you have to understand that this life is not the only one you have had or will have. Time stretches out to infinity in each direction. Since the number of your past actions is nearly infinite, over a nearly infinite span of time, it''s just not possible to comprehend how past actions led to the current situation. Therefore, karma is considered to be unfathomable by the human mind. It''s just too effing complex!

Understanding karma is why ALL of the major religions of the world, in some words or other, say: "do unto others as you''d have them do unto you." Whatever you do, good or bad, eventually it''s going to come back to you. ("What goes up, must come down.", "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction", etc.)

Novack has been a VERY BAD man, probably not just this time around. It''s hard to have too much sympathy for him, given the way he''s acted.

If you don''t think karma is real, it makes no difference to me. But don''t say you weren''t warned!
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by karl2m July 28, 2008 4:48 PM PDT
bswalker12 says:

liberals are full of hate.

liberals hate ppl who make money and want to grow it for thier families.

liberals hate ppl who want to better our country by independance rather than socialism.

liberals hate white collar execs who bare the full responsibility to thier shareholders and companies for keeping profits up and costs down.

liberals hate ppl who pledge alligence to our flag and guard thier children from the horrors of a leftists society where doctors kill innocent unborn babies.

SHOOT A LIBERAL TODAY AND SAVE OUR WORLD FOR OUR CHILDREN
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excuse me bswalker, but would you please let us know if you are joking or not?
In your eyes liberals are full of hatred, but you are urging other people to shoot them, but that is not hateful?
You are contradicting yourself so much that i would like to know if this is a joke or not
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by idnnsg July 28, 2008 4:55 PM PDT
bswalker12: you''re not God. There''s a very real possibility that you do NOT know or understand what "GOD''s law" is!

For example, if you are relying on one of the countless sloppy and horribly inaccurate translations of the Babble, then you are probably way off the mark.

Case in point: In the Babble, God orders one of his followers to give poison to his wife to induce an abortion! That''s baby killin''! And, as everyone knows, God orders his followers to kill the first born male children of various groups several times. That''s baby killin''!

It makes you wonder... no?

Seeing that you are the mo.ron who said, "SHOOT A LIBERAL TODAY AND SAVE OUR WORLD FOR OUR CHILDREN", I suspect you don''t get it. But you are most definitely NOT bound for heaven with an attitude like that!
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by questionnews July 28, 2008 4:56 PM PDT
This is hilarious!!!
Kennedy gets a brain tumor and all the Repubs pile on the insults while the Dems scream about how mean and insensitively Repubs are.
Now Noval geta brain tumor and the Dems are doing the exact same thing they chastised Repubs for doing.
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by toldyouso12 July 28, 2008 5:02 PM PDT
f you don''''t think karma is real, it makes no difference to me. But don''''t say you weren''''t warned!

Posted by IDNNSG at 04:46 PM : Jul 28, 2008


Believing people reap what they sow is one thing--reincarnation and Karma 10 times or as is usually described as the rule of 3--is another. One over time, and in our life time often proves to be true--the other is a matter for belief--expect people to no more believe in that version of existence any more than you may believe we are here only once and some will go to heaven, while others go to he11. In matters of belief--only the faith of the believer will determine how they act and view existence. Your faith for your beliefs--the rest of us--with ours.
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by karl2m July 28, 2008 5:02 PM PDT
questionnews says:

This is hilarious!!!
Kennedy gets a brain tumor and all the Repubs pile on the insults while the Dems scream about how mean and insensitively Repubs are.
Now Noval geta brain tumor and the Dems are doing the exact same thing they chastised Repubs for doing.
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you are absolutely right, except for one thing: this is not hilarious. America has become a very deeply divided country with a lot of hatred on both sides, and both sides claiming "real" American values and a "real" understanding of God. If this hatred keeps going on America will end up with the same kind of internal divisions as northern Ireland or former Yugoslavia.
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by louklou51 July 28, 2008 5:04 PM PDT
Did your tumor cause you to hit that pedestrian last week? LOL
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by questionnews July 28, 2008 5:07 PM PDT
you are absolutely right, except for one thing: this is not hilarious. America has become a very deeply divided country with a lot of hatred on both sides, and both sides claiming "real" American values and a "real" understanding of God. If this hatred keeps going on America will end up with the same kind of internal divisions as northern Ireland or former Yugoslavia.

Posted by karl2m at 05:02 PM : Jul 28, 2008

How about for the next two terms anybody with a D or R next to thier names are barred from running for any office in the US. Maybe vote purely on issues instead of personality & party. Some do vote the issues, but very few.
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by thisandthat1 July 28, 2008 5:08 PM PDT
and just when it seemed like there was no GOOD news out there ......
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by walt1944-2009 July 28, 2008 5:14 PM PDT
It has been learned that Bob "Indy 500" Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

To many Progressives, this is something they have suspect for a very long time about Novak.

However, while Novak is in the hospital he will be attended to by the most famous neocon doctors in the country. It has even learned that "Doctor" Michael Savage will be called in as a consultant and it is a certainty that he will tell Novak that it is all in his head!!!!!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!
sig heil, ABSOLUTELY MORE OF THE SAME, "SURRRRRRRRGE" McCain!!!!!
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by platteman July 28, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
Bob Novak is a hero. He has had a long carrier.

I hope he returns soon and stays around for a long time.
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by realpatriot1 July 28, 2008 5:45 PM PDT
Platteman,

He''s certainly a hero to the Mullahs in Iran. Thanks to him outing the CIA counter-WMD network we have no idea where the Iranians have their nuclear bunkers.
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by wallyj16 July 28, 2008 6:09 PM PDT
Why does God hate rich white men so much?
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by nojoy01 July 28, 2008 6:28 PM PDT
Ya know, if anybody took you extremist clowns seriously you would think there is another civil war coming, this time between the blue & the red instead of the blue & the gray.
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by mcsuicide247 July 28, 2008 6:51 PM PDT
is this the same guy that had the hit and run?
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by meboard July 28, 2008 7:26 PM PDT
The repub-neo-cons are sure having their share of head problems today...?
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by July 28, 2008 7:44 PM PDT
bswalker12:
dude it''s called an opinion. last time i checked w/have this thing called the 1st amendment. just relax, breathe and enjoy
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by July 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT
nojoy01:
agree. vote independent
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by stn_sage July 28, 2008 8:42 PM PDT
On the basis of Mr. Novak''s misconduct the last couple of years, I can''t say this is bad news! It''s not.

It may be a message from God! And God is saying it''s time to get you out of there before you do anymore harm!

If he recovers, he recovers. If not, the nation''s security status will improve---no more telling the enemy who are agents ARE!
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by neoconrcrazy July 29, 2008 4:33 AM PDT
novak used to be a journalist but gave up that career when he became a conduit for the White House propaganda machine (WHIG - white house iraq group).

he regularly propagated "information" provided by his WH handlers - flaming the war cries and necon power feeding frenzy.

sorry for your problems novak, but you aren''t a very good person.

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by toldyouso12 July 29, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
Bob Novak is a hero. He has had a long carrier.

I hope he returns soon and stays around for a long time.

Posted by Platteman at 05:19 PM : Jul 28, 2008


"Carrier"? LOL. The Bush Demographic. Which carrier was it--the USS ? Bob needs to do time for hit and run.
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by jongood65 July 29, 2008 11:07 AM PDT
Reckon he and Kennedy will have ajoining rooms out on the brain damaged white elitist wing??

This may go a long way toward explaining some of what appears to be the outright silliness Bob has offered over the past year or so.
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by July 29, 2008 5:21 PM PDT
I love all you bleeding heart liberals showing your downright nasty side (or would that be your true colors?) busting on a guy who has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor - and you wonder why we have problems in this country - look in the mirror my friends!
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by big61al July 29, 2008 8:45 PM PDT
Sometimes you get what you deserve.
Wishing you a slow slow distrbing death.
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by leftyintexas July 30, 2008 2:18 PM PDT
I love all you bleeding heart liberals showing your downright nasty side (or would that be your true colors?) busting on a guy who has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor - and you wonder why we have problems in this country - look in the mirror my friends!
Posted by mark-ohio at 05:21 PM : Jul 29, 2008

It would be a serious mistake to call me a friend of yours. Novak is a dirty rotten scum bag. Good riddence to him and his kind. Got it?
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