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Unrepentant
Political Animal —
... " what he'd been told about Valarie Plame Wilson. Now, however, Novak doesn't regret his misconduct at all. "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. 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." I guess it depends on the ...
Quote of the Day
Shakesville —
"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. 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." - Robert Novak reflecting on his role in outing CIA operative Valerie Plame as part of the Bush administration's effort to destroy ...
Megawatt choadery
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Snowfall in June, barking cats, PZ Myers converting to Christianity---there are some things that just seem impossible. I would have put “Robert Novak demonstrating that he’s an even bigger turd than you thought” on the list, because up until this afternoon, I would have thought it physically impossible for him to increase his douche quotient. He has maxed out, or at least I thought. But, nope, the man is a ...
Ethics Smethics
Comments from Left Field —
... 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. 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.
But, as Ben Armbruster at Think Progress notes:
…Plame was “hurt” ...
I saw this
The Sideshow —
... Novak on whether he would out Plame if he could go back in time: " 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. 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." (Translation: "I would betray my country because after I ...
Incontinent traitor still a self-centered scumbag
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Petulant, bitter crybaby Boob Novak: "I'd out Valerie Plame again 'cause you guys were so mean to me!1!" NOVAK: "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 ...
No Regrets for Novak
The Republic of T. —
... You can visit ThinkProgress, the source of the link, to find out more abou t the impact it had on Plame, and what else Novak got wrong. ...
Bagging Blagojevich or How the Right Learned to Love Patrick Fitzgerald
Crooks and Liars —
... as part of the U.S. attorney purge in 2006.
Alas, for all of these right-wingers, that was then and this is now. As Republicans rejoice over Patrick Fitzgerald's arrest of the Blagojevich, it appears that another Illinois Democrat, Obama chief-of-staff designate Rahm Emanuel, may have blown the whistle on the governor's latest alleged crime. But when it comes to Fitzgerald and his investigation into the smearing of the Wilsons over uranium in Niger, Robert Novak himself recently signaled unrepentant conservatives' hypocrisy: ...
Conservative Columnist Robert Novak Dies At 78
The Latest on Air America —
Conservative newspaper columnist and journalist Robert Novak died Tuesday morning, just over a year after being diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. He was 78 years old, and one of the most influential conservative columnists of his time. His was the column that outed CIA operative Valerie Plame and led to the jailing of Scooter Libby during George W. Bush's presidency. The ...
