Robert Novak Breaks Hip !!!

[Elginoid]

hip, hip, (snap)....Hooray!!!!

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA457867.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP

Robert Novak Breaks Hip


By Staff -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/1/2004 4:31:00 PM

Just when it’s getting fun, Robert Novak, 73, the veteran columnist and one of the hosts of CNN’s Crossfire is going to be hobbling.

Early Friday morning, the day after the first presidential debate in Coral Gables, Fla., Novak slipped in in his Miami hotel room shower and broke his hip, a source told B&C. Novak and his Crossfire counterpart Paul Begala were in Florida to fire at each other for Thursday's show and to help with CNN's coverage of the debate.

The source said Novak will require a partial hip replacement, but had no estimate of how long that will keep him off the campaign trail, or at least trailing far behind it...

god, i hope it hurts a lot.
that treasonous motherfucker oughta be swinging from a rope.
fucking douchebag of liberty...

ooohhhh...maybe it'll get infected!!!!

[Jack_Dawson]

1. I'm picturing Naked Novak writhing on the bathroom floor

It isn't pretty. But it is funny.

[AlCzervik]

well i'll be skipping dinner tonight.

thanks

[xxqqqzme]

28. Bingo - my 1st thought also.

I hope it hurts and hurts and hurts a little more.


The Douchebag of Liberty award recipient slipped on his own slime.

[nine30]

49. Imagine this..

I think Naked Novak first bent over in the bathtub to pick up a bar of soap..and then slipped and fell.

Hows THAT for boosting your appetite ?

[TiredTexan]

64. That presupposes he uses soap.

His momma should have washed his mouth out with it years ago.

[Career Prole]

56. "I'm picturing Naked Novak writhing on the bathroom floor"

Hey Jack! You misspelled "barroom". :bounce:
That slipping in the shower story has got to be a cover-up.
Hmmm...unless the CNN producers got a little too rough throwing him in the shower to sober him up for Crossfire.
:evilgrin:

[barb162]

143. and so well-deserved

[jdj]

146. I bet he tripped on an hanging chad.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

147. "Doing the 'Novak'" is all the rage wih the kids!

[benburch]

2. I agree.

I hope he has lots of pain just now. But that will not make up for the intelligence assets he murdered by outing Valerie Plame.

[Barrett808]

3. It's possible he may reconsider his positions during his convalescence

I'm always hopeful.

[Inland]

4. He should wait until sentenced for treason, feds will do op for free.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

58. Is that before or after they fry his ass for treason?

[LiberalVoice]

5. I wonder if they can give him a new soul too...

Cuz it's pretty obvious the old one got lost somewhere along the line.

[Charles19]

91. Thinking the same thing

Hip maybe broke but it is still in better shape than his morals, ethics, and honesty.

[dave123williams]

6. Agreed, a total TRAITOR to the country.

That asshole should be in jail, and is probably feigning injury to delay or avoid the subpoena he's about to get from the Grand Jury investigating the Valerie Plame matter.

[Mojambo]

He was probably stamping up and down about Bush's debate

performance and hurt himself.

I could have done without the "Novak in the shower" visual image though...

[Warpy]

7. Broken hips are still 50% fatal within six months

Although orthopedic surgery has gotten much better and far less invasive, the recovery is often prolonged, painful, stressful, and only partially successful. It's a devastating injury for many people.

I hope he recovers sufficiently to stand trial for treason in the Plame case.

[librechik]

65. 6 months and counting for Novak Death Watch

I will be very disappointed if Bob winds up in the non-dying column. Still, it's only a matter of time, and now he'llhave to tool around in a walker instead of his Corvette!

[kikiek]

83. Especially with dementia...like he must have.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

79. No, that is only for people over 80

For 73, and in reasonable health otherwise, there is no such mortality.

If only there were...

[Shoeempress]

119. Don't forget, he will essentially be bed ridden for a long time, & one

can't be too careful with wet weather and all those slippery leaves on the ground. Better stay home away from the media.

[indigobusiness]

124. He can sit for trial

as far as I'm concerned.

Long as he swings.

[AP]

8. We lose Clinton. They lose Novak. Even stevens? Or no?

[Eye and Monkey]

27. Not a good trade.

Not by a long shot.

[DenverDem]

9. This actually happened at judge scamlia's post debate orgy.

Things got a little rough. That's usually how robert no-integrity likes it, but his 72 year old hip gave out under the pounding this time.

[bahrbearian]

30. ROFLMAO

[sal]

153. now that's funny!

Slappy brought a few movies.

[Spiffarino]

I can't stand the piano-mouthed mo-fo

But I'd never wish that on anybody. I hope he gets better. Then I'll feel OK when I tell him to go fuck himself.

[otohara]

10. Watched CF Today - Was Relieved When Novak Was Not On

I won't watch if he's on -

[clydefrand]

11. My endorphins increase everyday several times a day

I've been wondering what has been making me feel better as of late. NOW, I KNOW!! YOU GUYS CRACK ME UP!!! THANKS A MILLION.

:bounce:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. douchebag!

SHOULDNT HE HAVE BEEN PROSECUTED FOR TREASON?

[displacedtexan]

13. I'll bet he was doing this...

[clydefrand]

22. Endorphins just hit the ceiling with this one! Thanks

:bounce:

[TexasBushwhacker]

29. ROTFLMAO

Just found out I probably didn't get a job AGAIN, so thanks, I needed that.

[Eye and Monkey]

31. LMAO

[Elginoid]

59. i doubt bob's buttocks are that taught & toned

maybe something more akin to this...

[951]

140. OH MY GOD THATS DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

[Virginian]

151. Whatever that is it must be painful. What is it?

n/t

[951]

171. Words can't describe "it"

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

172. Those appear to be decubitis ulcers, otherwise known as

bedsores.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

92. where bush goes to think!..gets his shitty ideas

[goclark]

98. ROTFL..where is the bottle of

Jack Daniels on the sink?

I bet that whore is really going to Poland for Rehap from his drunken binges.

Let the door hit you where the goood Lord split ya!

[LostInAnomie]

14. That's nothing...

Wait until he gets thrown in Federal prison. He'll get his ass broken.

[Skittles]

15. I can't wish pain on anyone

but I don't have any sympapthy for the evil bastard. :nopity:

[Elginoid]

17. i can...so don't worry.

i can wish with the might of three men...

[Skittles]

55. actually, it occurs to me I HAVE done it before

when I read that our CEO had kidney stones, I remember wishing those stones had antlers.

[amber dog democrat]

16. Well Good.

Things happen for a reason.

[H2O Man]

18. Novak is a repulsive

piece of dehydrated feces, perhaps the most disgusting person on cable news. But he has information needed in the up-coming trials of several (soon to be former-) White House officials. In fact, their side is probably hoping Bob passes away quietly.

While I don't ask that we form a prayer circle or send cards, I hope that we appreciate that he is more valuable alive.

[havocmom]

104. Good point. While I was wondering if he got

spooked in the shower, perhaps it was a rovian
soap on a rope a dope thing instead

[asjr]

19. The hex worked!

[movonne]

20. I feel the God is on a rampage!!! Bush last night and Novak today,

[librechik]

21. hey, the prayer circle is working! n/t

[mairceridwen]

23. huh?

why can't I openthat link

and why can't I find this news anyplace else?

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

24. I may have to start rethinking the whole agnostic thing

But I'm more inclined to believe in the power of the collective unconsciousness.

[luaneryder]

76. Harmonic conversion time?

I have to believe that instant karma is involved.

[Bjornsdotter]

88. Snap!

Hi,

Yes...it's Karma!

Cheers,
Kim :toast:

[jrthin]

25. This is one of those moments where

I hate mayself for taking such pleasure in someone's pain. Boy, karma is a bitch.

[daleo]

26. Maybe he could get a new hip in prison

After he is convicted for the Plame affair.

[soothsayer]

32. What a great metaphor n/t

[vivalarev]

33. KARMA bitch!!!!!!!!

[Elginoid]

51. Karma bitchslaps Novak upside his damn head...

that would have made a much better title for the article.

they just don't make journalists like they used too...:shrug:

[FlemingsGhost]

34. Aren't we supposed to be the "Party of compassion?"

Classy bunch.

[clydefrand]

39. Hell, yes, we are

damn compassionate and classy to boot!!

:bounce: I hope that he gets some new teeth also. Use that broken bone they're gonna cut out for better fitting choppers!!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

57. Traitors don't usually get cut much slack. Problem?

[FlemingsGhost]

63. No problem here, MLD. I've said my peace.

Continue the celebration ...

:eyes:

[Amigust]

77. I don't think so, not since we started cozying up to the

corporate feed bag. The corporation by its nature, goals, and methods precludes compassion.

Still, it's good for the soul to be as free as possible from anger and hate. Hard to do that, though, when you're surrounded by selfish fools shitting in the nest of democracy.

[Robeson]

157. See my post #156

[FlemingsGhost]

159. No thanks. Post #155 tells me all I need to know.

I'm not impressed.

[Robeson]

165. See post #164

[sysoprock]

35. Is it just me or did I just walk into Free Republic????

I expect this shit out of "I disagree with you so you should be shot" conservatives, but I kind of expected more out of you guys.

Yeah hes an asshole, and yeah I laughed when I heard it, but it still sucks for him and we shouldn't pray for infection.

Besides, what fun is it to make fun of a cripple?

[JuniperLea]

41. maybe it's time to chill?

i doubt anyone really means this stuff!

when my b/f first told me about this, my first reaction was: KARMA!!!

i'd be the last one to wish ill will on anyone. and i laughed at all the joking here.

if anyone is really, seriously wishing something bad for someone else, whomever that someone may be, they have their own karma to deal with. it's not for us to judge.

there. i've said my piece and i've counted to three:)

[Elginoid]

45. what fun is it to make fun of a cripple?

well...when it's a gleefully uncompassionate piece-of-shit like novakula-

Lots!

you should give it a try...

[Media_Lies_Daily]

52. Hey, sparky....Novak betrayed an intelligence operative and her entire....

...global network. Any other country would have lined his ass up and shot him by now.

You don't like the comments about Novak? Too damn bad...Novak's a traitor and IMHO deserves MUCH worse than a broken hip.

[TahitiNut]

53. What do you call a man with no arms and no legs who liberals spit on?

Bob Novak. :puke:

[funnymanpants]

152. My thoughts too

Who can say who deserves pain?

Remember, freepers think Clinton should be shot because they believed he betrayed the country.

Even if you think this, do you realize how stupid it makes the DU look? The right wing will have a field day with the Schadenfreude shown here.

[Zerex71]

36. It's a damn shame that medical insurance will pay for it.

After all, don't conservatives want everyone to just pay for it themselves as a sign of "pull-up-yourself-ism"?

[Zerex71]

37. Somewhere Joe Wilson is laughing as he polishes his surfboard.

[Judi Lynn]

38. God forbid we should be deprived of any Novak sneers on cable talk shows

He brings so much to serious conversations, doesn't he?

Novak, you've got some time to consider the appalling error of your ways. You should use it.

[teryang]

40. Has he been in touch with his lawyer yet...

...to bring a "junk" lawsuit?

[SoCalDem]

42. Get well soon, Bob... Here's a little gift for your convalesence

[riverwalker]

43. he slipped on his drool

and spit always flying out of his mouth.
I wish upon him all the compassion and mercy he has shown others.........

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. He will be in pain and at his age

this may prove fatal....

I hope he survives this to face the legal music

And no, I will not wish him any more pain than naturally comes from these kinds of injuries.

Please Mr No Facts, a fast recovery, and as painless as possible, so you can face the music for treason.

[keopeli]

46. Having broken my own hip at the age of 35...

I can tell you that this is a VERY painful event, and pain medications are necessary for at least several weeks. Walking again, in a best case scenario, will take weeks as well...3 weeks minimum, 6 weeks on crutches (I only did 5 though), and then a cane for at least as long again.

We may see him sitting and talking in a few weeks, but with only 4 weeks to the election, he will be hard-pressed to get back in the swing of things quickly enough.

Novak is, in my book, a traitor for his revelation of Plame's identity. So is the administration official who egged him on. The freedom of the press is at stake, and the pursuit of justice is very, very difficult. I believe that the only way we'll know who did this leaking will be by electing Kerry next month. Even then, a Presidential Pardon is probably forthcoming by Bush*.

I don't wish pain on anyone. I hope Novak will recover from this event. However, if this takes him out of the media dialogue for this important month, that will be a karmic reaction of great significance and well deserved by my estimation.

Keo

[dweller]

68. i hope he gets heavy medications for this

and the investigators use the opportunity to grill him.

yeah i know, it won't stand up in court, but the 'answers' he gives them could be great stuff...

this could be a 'career ending' situation for ol Novakula.

dp

[Spinzonner]

82. Maybe Rush can supply him

[scarletlib]

47. Just an interesting factoid for all:

Most likely his hip broke and caused the fall and not the other way around. Scientific research out a few years ago proved this is what happens in vast majority of cases. It is just it all happens so fast, almost instantaneously, that the person thinks the fall causes the break.

As stated in another post, these are very serious. The older you are when this happens, the harder it is to recover.

[barb162]

142. I thought this for a long time that the hip bone automatically fractures

when the bones thin due to age or whatever. And a person stands up and the thing just cracks.Whatever, as long as he is out of commission for a long time. I hope he has plenty of time to think a lot about all the rotten stuff he has done.

[Carolina]

48. now I know I'm going to hell

because I take great joy in his pain. I guess I have really sunk to repuke depths but there is just something oh so sweet about this karma.

[Shoeempress]

50. I renounce my heathen ways, THERE IS A GOD!

First the debate now Novak. Praise the Lord!

[neverforget]

54. Why couldn't it have been his jaw? At least then he would have a

harder time outing CIA operatives.

[AlFrankenFan]

60. as much as i don't wish ill of others...

this made my day. the man is an ass. apparently so much of an ass that is finally broke his hip. karma...i guess.

[JKNIEVEL]

61. I hate to say it

...but weren't we all pissed at the way some right wingers made fun of Clinton's near-heart attack?

Novak is a douche - agreed, but we should all take a deep breath and remember what makes liberals (actually care about people) different than the neo-cons.

Just my 2 cents.

Love,
Jesus Knievel

[are_we_united_yet]

66. I agree

Broken hip is a pretty serious injury and in fact you can die from it. Novak is penis to be sure, but typically, I don't get much satisfaction from other peoples health misfortunes for a variety of reasons.

Understand I'm not lecturing anybody: do as your conscience guides you but I'm not going there.

BTW welcome to DU.

[liberalhistorian]

127. Exactly, thank you!

Come on, people, we're better than this! None of us should rejoice in the suffering of anyone, even hypocritical, lying, treasonous sack of shit scumbags like Novak. As others have said, this is an extremely painful, and very serious, injury, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. This threads sounds more like Freak Republic and it's sickening. Remember how angry we were at the rejoicing over Clinton's surgery on many of the republican boards?

Although I do believe that what goes around, comes around. Eventually you really do have to pay the piper, and Novak is learning that the hard way.

[Hepburn]

62. There is a God!!!!

And She must not like him a whole hell of a lot! :evilgrin:

[KamaAina]

67. Argh. Freepers'll see this and go "See how mean those DUers are?"

then beat their chests and peel a banana :-)

That being said, Novak's new theme song (see Lounge thread) is:

"It's Hip to Be Square", Huey Lewis and the News. :-)

[Robeson]

155. Then that is....

....when we need to remind them that this man committed treason, and put the lives of special agents of the govenment in jeopardy around the globe. In fact, agents may have lost their lives because of this man "outing" a CIA agent. Now, who is more American? Those who condemn this traitor, or those who defend him?

[FlemingsGhost]

158. Speaking of American ideals ...

"Innocent before PROVEN guilty."

[Robeson]

160. As long as....

....John Ashcroft is Attorney General, we'll never know, will we?

[FlemingsGhost]

163. That is neither here nor there.

Remove the crux of your argument and all that's left is anger and misdirected hostility. That, my friend, evolves from personal psychological pain.

Pain.

You know, the very thing the majority in this thread is so cleverly wishing upon another human being. Or simply making light of.

Ironic, huh?

[Robeson]

164. That, my friend, evolves from personal psychological pain.

Spoken with the certainty of a...George Bush.:wow:

[FlemingsGhost]

166. I'm not sure I follow

Anger and hostility are byproducts of psychological pain.

Is this what is being disputed?

:shrug:

[goodboy]

69. too bad...I was hoping to see him hopping around in leg shackles

on his way to prison...

He'll be easier to catch though.

[killbotfactory]

70. He should be awarded the douchebag of freedom purple heart

being a douchebag 24/7 is a hard job.

[neomonkey]

71. Dem bones

Too bad the hip bone isn't connected to the neck bone.

[ReadTomPaine]

72. This will be it for Novak as a TV pundit.

He'll retire from TV punditry tho he may continue to write if he survives this. As has been pointed out here, unless this story is false, a hip fracture at 73 pretty much ends your ability to walk properly, climb stairs or do anything remotely physically straining.

Despite Bob's frequent comments on his excellent health on Crossfire, it's been pretty obvious that he's already got some trouble getting around, so he's no Jack LaLanne in that regard. We won't be seeing Bob Novak anymore on television, and if we do, he'll be in a wheelchair.

RTP

[henslee]

73. Amazing what a guy will do to avoid an FBI supeona.

[Swamp Rat]

74. I wish that it was his LIP that was broken.

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[FredScuttle]

90. How would I feel if Alan Colmes broke his hip?

[Alpharetta]

99. If Alan Colmes broke his hip?

I'd wonder what weak-brained liberal stooge FoxNews would hire next to play the role of perennial loser.

Novak I hope reconsiders his path to whoredom. Colmes too.

[Crunchy Frog]

101. Alan Colmes????

Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Added: It wouldn't surprise me to learn that his hip bones were weak. He already completely lacks a spinal collumn.

[Swamp Rat]

132. I doubt seriously he's even a vertebrate.

Pod people and reptiles tend to have better positions of power with maximum exposure.

[VegasWolf]

110. I heard that while wobbling on his broken hip --

he fell down and broke his nose too!!!

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[Maestro]

113. Here's a pick of Grateful

He has been doing this ever since he started voting repukelican.



Edit: Loser!

[are_we_united_yet]

117. Go away.

[RetroLounge]

134. Alan Colmes? You think he's a Liberal?

You just outed yourself...

LOL :D

RL

[Ilsa]

136. More than anything, he is despised for being a traitor,

not merely for his politics. (Although politically, he's pretty heartless.)

[milburn]

149. I agree with you Grateful

I looked at the articles in google about this guy and I'm not sure I understand it all. I still think it's kind of strange and bad to be happy about somebody's pain. Maybe I don't get this yet.

[Swamp Rat]

150. You are calling DUers "Dickheads" - this is against DU rules.

:hurts:

[gavodotcom]

173. Freepers rejoiced with Clinton.

Go to FreeRepublic and check out what they had to say about Clinton's heart surgery...

[Swamp Rat]

174. No way!

I'd have to scrub my computer with brillo pads and acetone!

Don't vote for Bush! He's an alien lizard!

[Judi Lynn]

176. Alan Colmes?

I can only imagine how the world must seem to you if you perceive Alan Colmes as representing Democrats. Good grief!

[randr]

75. Anyone want to bet on if he hires a trial lawyer

to sue or not?

[donco6]

78. Oh the pain the pain.

Serves the jerk right.

[smiley_glad_hands]

80. He tried to get clean and broke his hip?

Wow, he must have been really dirty.

[FlemingsGhost]

84. Who will 2nd my nomination for this to be a homepage thread?

I'm so proud.

Let all the world see what clever rascals you are.

Yeah ... didn't think so.

[thebigidea]

87. sure, I will. Maybe he'll notice, whine about it, and it'll result in...

... more t-shirt sales.

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[FlemingsGhost]

106. Fair enough. But remember this:

First and foremost, politics is people. Treat them fairly and with compassion, and they will respond. Its proven time and time again.

A despicable display such as celebrating medical misfortunes will certainly not be well-received by someone innocently investigating the growing buzz surrounding this site. Maybe they simply don't know the dynamics behind the collective scorn, and take the "good-natured" joking completely out of context. And who knows, perhaps they'll decide to ignore DU all together.

(Or the Democratic Party, for that matter.)

But hey, what do I know. I'm just a "school marm" harshing your mellow.

Maybe I deserve a wedgie ...

[FredScuttle]

154. You're right

My act of posting a puerile, mean-spirited comment on Robert Novak will, all by itself, turn off hundreds, nay thousands of potential allies who are flocking, flocking (!) to this site.

Because, you know, this is the only site on the Internet where you can find this sort of thing.

Wake me when the DU recruiting drive starts and I'll behave. In the meantime, I could give a shit.

[FlemingsGhost]

162. To each his own, lib.

Good luck.

[FredScuttle]

169. I'll need all the luck I can get

After all, I bear the immeasureable guilt for turning away thousands of converts just so I could be a juvenile prick.

BTW, I look forward to the Red Sox's inevitable swoon in the playoffs.

[FlemingsGhost]

170. LOL! You are much too hard on yourself.

And the Red Sox.

:hi:

[drfemoe]

178. lol

:thumbsup:

great minds . du has 'em .. as displayed

[annabanana]

105. I know, I know....and I agree with you.

I suspect that this bile will work it's way out of the collective system pretty quickly and we'll go back to being our usual peaceable bunch. A little scheudenfreund (sp?) is cleansing.

[JimGinPA]

85. As far as I'm concerned

he committed treason by outing Valerie Plame and he deserves to be brought to justice. CNN should be ashamed for having kept him on after that.

I hope he wasn't found right away, so he had to lay there and suffer just a little while. (;

[olddad56]

86. He was never very 'hip' to begin with....

Maybe 'the family' broke his hip for not getting in front of the debate debacle with some negative spin on Kerry.

[nankerphelge]

130. He did give Kerry a "D" on substance for the debate

It was on CNN's pundit's score card earlier today. No doubt this blantant lie angered the fundies' vengeful God who smote Novak down.

[marlakay]

94. Two things to say

One, I wonder if he was drinking after seeing Bush's performance.

Two, and its not mean to say this because its true, what comes around goes around. He has been telling lies and if he was responsible for Valerie a lot worse.

[GingerSnaps]

95. Karma?

:evilgrin:

[laylah]

96. I have a hard time

reveling in another human being's pain; however, this is a terrific example of karma! :evilgrin:

Jen

[olddad56]

102. he isn't a human being, so revel on.

[VegasWolf]

100. Life is good! 1st last nite, now this - hope he writhes in agony.

Bush is delusional

[olddad56]

103. how it happened..

I heard that his foot got stuck in his mouth and he lost his balance trying to get it loose.

[bluedeminredstate]

107. In a perfect world

Novak would have hip replacement done at Fallujah General Hospital. I hear they have great doctors over there. Too bad they're so overworked and all.
Oh, after discharge from Fallujah General, he'd be fitted for new dentures at The Najaf Cosmetic Dentistry Institute - as a show of appreciation from the Iraqi people for his support of their freedom.
Now, I'm not wishing pain and suffering on him - I am not a total beast. I'm all for medical treatment for the bastard - just in a place he might be slightly alarmed to find himself in.

:nopity:

[drfemoe]

179. again

great minds :thumbsup:

[xultar]

108. The Lord don't like Ugly and Novakula is UGLY (outing and lying) n/t

[Gyre]

109. Those effin freepers are falling apart!!!

Now that * has shown his true siminan tendencies in public. Hip hip, hooray! :)

Gyre

[MasonJar]

111. God is getting mad at the Bushco blasphemy.

[Bread and Circus]

112. As a doctor, I am not allowed to enjoy someone else's suffering...

Awwww fuckit....

That bastard got what he deserved. He's an evil, manipulative lying bastard spawned from the ninth circle of hell. There are few in the world of Politics I hate as much as him. He violates the very covenant of his profession every second he breathes.

I don't wish for his death, I just wish he would go away.

[VegasWolf]

114. Doc -- don't sugar-coat it, tell it like you see it!!!

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[w4rma]

115. Bush's failure to perform must have really flustered him.

That said, alot of folks should calm down over this and regain their composure. This thread reflects poorly on some DUers, imho.

[VegasWolf]

116. According to the West Texas Girls, this isn't his first failure to --

perform with his little "peashooter". Too much coke & booze.

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[TroubleMan]

118. He was practicing dropping the soap for when he goes to jail.

nt.

[doni_georgia]

120. I love the smell of gangrene in the morning...

or any other time of day, as long as it's exuding from Novak's leg instead of his pusbag opinions.

Mac in Ga

[indigobusiness]

122. Smells like

VICTORY.

[AmericanErrorist]

121. My condolences

I wish for a speedy recovery and that you take the time off to reconsider your journalistic ethics.

[jonnyo]

123. Does that qualify as a Skull Fracture?

Since his ass is his head.

[bushwakker]

125. May your bedpan runneth over, Mr. Novak n/t

[Raster]

126. f'ing brilliant.

[realcountrymusic]

128. I'm waiting for Michelle Malkin to say . . .

maybe he shot himself so he could run for president in 30 years

sorry, but i have no compassion for evil people

rcm

[symbolman]

129. He almost broke my hip

and maybe the neck of the guy I caught in New Hampshire when he SHOVED the guy ON ICE into me - the guy had been hassling him and calling him a TRAITOR when Novak lost it and attacked him right after a show and boiling off the CNN bus..

it was one of the most bizarre faces I have ever seen, Novak right before he attacked - seriously demented, frightening..

we chased him around with a camera later and added the "Bad Boys" theme song from COPS -- good thing he didn't Slip and fall and break his hip then..

this may kill him, and then we'll never find out exactly WHEN he became a TRAITOR..

he won't be feeling any pain, he's got GOOD insurance from the Corporate media, unlike the rest of us he shits on each day..

[Ilsa]

133. My husband just laughed when I told him the news.

He said "I can't help it."

I don't wish him pain, but I feel little sympathy for the pain he'll be in during his post-op period and rehab. (I don't feel this way because of his political views, but because of his treason.) And there will be pain. I'm pleased that I won't have to see his mug on TV for awhile either, and I hope his drugs keep him too addled to write his column.

I'm also glad I don't have to be a nurse for the Douchebag of Liberty.

[Swamp Rat]

135. Novak is a traitor to America. Show your husband this:

I posted this (#74) and already a Novak fan is calling me names. It might even be Novak himself... HAHAHAHAHA!!! :D

[okasha]

137. Karma

As a friend of mine said under rather different circumstances, "That ol' karma choo-choo done pull into his station."

Okasha

[Swamp Rat]

141. Yogananda Paramahansa talked about Karma...

He didn't mention alien lizards, but I'm sure it applies to them too.

[fudge stripe cookays]

138. Payback's a bitch, pal.

Anybody know where we can order a big bouquet of dead flowers for him? Or Black roses?

Anyone? Anyone?
FSC

[Neshanic]

139. Ralph Reed seen with arm in sling, Rove with lip bandage.

[TankLV]

144. Just a normal reaction from trying to keep his head from exploding when

confronted with the unshakeable evididence that Kerry soundly won the debate and bashed his hero the idiot bunkerboy.

I imagine quite a few repuke heads are exploding and certain body parts are breaking about now!

[milburn]

145. how come we hate him so much

I was in New York with my class in August and we saw him and James Carvile in the central park and they were laughing and riding in the carriage with the horse. What did this guy do?

[jdj]

148. Revealed the identity of a deep cover CIA operative. Treason.

in one of his columns. Google Plame/Novak and see what you come up with.

[Robeson]

156. This man outed....

....a CIA operative, and thus, not only put that agents life in jeopardy, but very well may have compromised agents around the world who were associated with that agent. There very well could be dead CIA agents right now because of Robert Novak, not to mention he may have compromised any number of ongoing operations by outing a CIA agent. Now, in my book, thats treason. And the only reason he has not been prosecuted, is because John Ashcroft is Attorney General. This is just one more issue with this whole administration, that wreaks to high heaven.

[w4rma]

181. Leak of Agent's Name Causes Exposure of CIA Front Firm

Leak of Agent's Name Causes Exposure of CIA Front Firm

The leak of a CIA operative's name has also exposed the identity of a CIA front company, potentially expanding the damage caused by the original disclosure, Bush administration officials said yesterday.

The company's identity, Brewster-Jennings & Associates, became public because it appeared in Federal Election Commission records on a form filled out in 1999 by Valerie Plame, the case officer at the center of the controversy, when she contributed $1,000 to Al Gore's presidential primary campaign.

After the name of the company was broadcast yesterday, administration officials confirmed that it was a CIA front. They said the obscure and possibly defunct firm was listed as Plame's employer on her W-2 tax forms in 1999 when she was working undercover for the CIA. Plame's name was first published July 14 in a newspaper column by Robert D. Novak that quoted two senior administration officials. They were critical of her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, for his handling of a CIA mission that undercut President Bush's claim that Iraq had sought uranium from the African nation of Niger for possible use in developing nuclear weapons.

The Justice Department began a formal criminal investigation of the leak Sept. 26.

The inadvertent disclosure of the name of a business affiliated with the CIA underscores the potential damage to the agency and its operatives caused by the leak of Plame's identity. Intelligence officials have said that once Plame's job as an undercover operative was revealed, other agency secrets could be unraveled and her sources might be compromised or endangered.

A former diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity said yesterday that every foreign intelligence service would run Plame's name through its databases within hours of its publication to determine if she had visited their country and to reconstruct her activities.

"That's why the agency is so sensitive about just publishing her name," the former diplomat said.
…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40012-2003Oct3.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=147987

Ashcroft Recuses Self From CIA Leak Probe
By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft removed himself Tuesday from the investigation into whether the Bush administration leaked a CIA operative's name to a newspaper columnist, and a career federal prosecutor from Chicago was named as special counsel to take over.

In a move cheered by Democrats, Deputy Attorney General James Comey announced that Ashcroft had stepped aside to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest after reviewing evidence recently developed in the inquiry. He would not specify the nature of that evidence.
…
Investigators want to know who leaked the name of Valerie Plame, an undercover CIA officer, to syndicated columnist Robert Novak in July. Plame is married to former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, who has said he believes his wife's identity was disclosed to discredit his assertions that the Bush administration exaggerated Iraq's nuclear capabilities to build a case for war.

The leaker could be charged with a felony if identified. The FBI has interviewed more than three dozen Bush administration officials, including political adviser Karl Rove and press secretary Scott McClellan.
…
http://24hour.startribune.com/24hour/nation/story/1099669p-7691759c.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=291172

CIA seeks probe of White House

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 — The CIA has asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that the White House broke federal laws by revealing the identity of one of its undercover employees in retaliation against the woman’s husband, a former ambassador who publicly criticized President Bush’s since-discredited claim that Iraq had sought weapons-grade uranium from Africa, NBC News has learned.
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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0927-01.htm
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=135657

Democrats seek assessment of damage caused by outing of US intelligence agent

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Leading Democrats sent a letter to the US agency tasked with safeguarding America's intelligence capability, seeking an immediate assessment of the damage caused by the outing of a CIA agent's identity.

Top Democrats in the US Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, asked the National Counterintelligence Executive headed by Michelle Van Cleave to undertake an immediate review of whether US intelligence has been compromised by the leak.

"The exposure of one of America's undercover intelligence officers by an official of the US government constitutes the most egregious form of betrayal," read the letter by Daschle, and fellow Senate Democrats Carl Levin, Joseph Biden, and John Rockefeller.

"Since this case involves the publication of classified information and the extent of the material disclosed is known, we believe that a damage assessment can and should be undertaken immediately," the lawmakers wrote.

"Swift action is needed to protect the individuals whose lives may be at risk," they said, requesting a copy of the findings within 30 days.
…
http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/dk/Qus-cia-iraq-politics.Rd9Q_DOF.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=539395

Rice 'Knew Nothing' About CIA Agent Leak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday she knew "nothing of any" White House effort to leak the identity of an undercover CIA officer in July, a charge now under review at the Justice Department.

On the "Fox News Sunday" program, the top aide to President Bush said, "This has been referred to the Justice Department. I think that is the appropriate place for it."

Rice said the White House would cooperate should the Justice Department, headed by Attorney General John Ashcroft, decide to proceed with a criminal investigation of the matter, which centers on the alleged public disclosure of the wife of former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson.

Wilson was sent by the CIA to Niger in 2002 to investigate a report that Iraq was trying to obtain uranium from Niger, but returned to say it was highly doubtful.
…
http://truthout.org/docs_03/093003B.shtml
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=136932

A White House smear

Did senior Bush officials blow the cover of a US intelligence officer working covertly in a field of vital importance to national security—and break the law—in order to strike at a Bush administration critic and intimidate others?

It sure looks that way, if conservative journalist Bob Novak can be trusted.
…
The sources for Novak’s assertion about Wilson’s wife appear to be “two senior administration officials.” If so, a pair of top Bush officials told a reporter the name of a CIA operative who apparently has worked under what’s known as “nonofficial cover” and who has had the dicey and difficult mission of tracking parties trying to buy or sell weapons of mass destruction or WMD material. If Wilson’s wife is such a person—and the CIA is unlikely to have many employees like her—her career has been destroyed by the Bush administration. (Assuming she did not tell friends and family about her real job, these Bush officials have also damaged her personal life.) Without acknowledging whether she is a deep-cover CIA employee, Wilson says, “Naming her this way would have compromised every operation, every relationship, every network with which she had been associated in her entire career. This is the stuff of Kim Philby and Aldrich Ames.” If she is not a CIA employee and Novak is reporting accurately, then the White House has wrongly branded a woman known to friends as an energy analyst for a private firm as a CIA officer. That would not likely do her much good.

This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, it is a crime for anyone who has access to classified information to disclose intentionally information identifying a covert agent. The punishment for such an offense is a fine of up to $50,000 and/or up to ten years in prison. Journalists are protected from prosecution, unless they engage in a “pattern of activities” to name agents in order to impair US intelligence activities. So Novak need not worry.

Novak tells me that he was indeed tipped off by government officials about Wilson’s wife and had no reluctance about naming her. “I figured if they gave it to me,” he says. “They’d give it to others....I’m a reporter. Somebody gives me information and it’s accurate. I generally use it.” And Wilson says Novak told him that his sources were administration officials.
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http://thenation.com/capitalgames/index.mhtml?bid=3&pid=823
http://www.arbiteronline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/07/23/3f1f5fa79c206
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=18072&mesg_id=18072&page=
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=108&topic_id=5913&mesg_id=5913&page=

…
Novak, in an interview, said his sources had come to him with the information. “I didn't dig it out, it was given to me,” he said. “They thought it was significant, they gave me the name and I used it.”

Wilson and others said such a disclosure would be a violation of the law by the officials, not the columnist.

Novak reported that his “two senior administration officials” told him that it was Plame who suggested sending her husband, Wilson, to Niger.
…
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uscia0722,0,2346857.story?coll=ny-top-headlines
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=2326&mesg_id=2326&page=

A War on Wilson?
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,465270,00.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=18113&mesg_id=18113&page=

White House striking back?
Former Ambassador Charges Mudslinging Over Statements
By Andrea Mitchell
NBC NEWS
Monday 21 July 2003
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/072303A.shtml

Schumer Urges FBI Probe Into Iraq Leaks
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/010704B.shtml

Probes Expected in ID of CIA Officer
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-uscia233384176jul23,0,5461415.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print

The Bush Administration Adopts a Worse-than-Nixonian Tactic: The Deadly Serious Crime Of Naming CIA Operatives by John W. Dean
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20030815.html

[ReadTomPaine]

161. Novak's been a Republican water carrier and hatchet man for over 30 years.

Novak was never considered a journalist, he's always been a GOP bag man. The Plame outing was just the latest in a lifelong series of favors he's done for the GOP.

RTP

[Robeson]

167. Well said

[kodi]

168. If God didn't want it to happen it would not have happened.

.

[JCMach1]

175. I hope he is doing okay

breaking a hip is NOT a good thing...

Novakula is preferable to Tucker any day!!

[drfemoe]

177. Is the shower okay? n/t

[brentspeak]

180. I want to see Novak in jail, not on an operating table

Novak deserves cell-time for his treasonous activities, but I can't see any reason to celebrate his broken hip.

I have as much in common with those who rejoice in things like this than I do with freepers.

[fujiyama]

182. I know this may not be right

but right when I saw the headline I started laughing hysterically.

Wow, first the debates and now this...this is a pretty good week.

[NoPasaran]

183. Too bad he's only a whore, not a horse

He could already be at the glue factory

[Moderator]

184. Locking

Enough has been posted about this. Too many personal attacks and no productive discussion.