Conservative Robert Novak Dead
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Topic: Conservative Robert Novak Dead
Posted By: John Beagle
Subject: Conservative Robert Novak Dead
Date Posted: Aug 18 2009 at 12:18pm
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Robert Novak (1931-2009) Legendary journalist Robert Novak passed away August 18.  Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (February 26, 1931 - August 18, 2009 was a syndicated columnist, journalist and conservative political commentator who wrote the longest-running current U.S. syndicated political column (45 years, as of February 2008). Over his career, Novak became well-known as a columnist (writing Inside Report since 1963) and as a television personality (appearing on many shows for CNN, most notably on three former programs, The Capital Gang, Crossfire, and Evans, Novak, Hunt, & Shields). Novak announced that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and that his prognosis was "dire" on August 4, 2008, and that he was retiring. However, on August 27, 2008, he resumed writing opinion columns distributed by Creators Syndicate. ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
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Posted By: John Beagle
Date Posted: Aug 18 2009 at 6:47pm
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Novak
was the Milton Friedman of American Journalism. His reporting was from
the viewpoint of a fiscal conservative with high standards of personal
responsibility and moral values. Here are some excerpts that Novak remembers about our presidents: The secret of Reagans success: he kept his gaze on big goals and displayed implacable calm in the face of adversity Gerald Ford: Of the ten presidents I covered, only Ford was a believer in congressional supremacy and the minimizing of presidential power. Richard Nixon: A poor president and a bad man who inflicted grave damage on his party and his country Jimmy Carter: A habitual liar who modified the truth to suit his own purposes Clintons politics: Clinton was a man of the Left who disguised himself as a man of the center. Combining this with his personal misadventures meant the nineties would prove a dreadful decade for the Democrats Full Blog Post: http://capitalismandfriedman.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/novak-now-with-friedman/ - Novak now with Friedman ------------- http://www.johnbeagle.com/" rel="nofollow - John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio. |
Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Aug 19 2009 at 5:48pm
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Raised Jewish, Novak converted to Roman Catholicism in 1998, after meeting Peter Vaghi, whom he had known before Vaghi switched from politics to the priesthood. ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |
Posted By: Middletown News
Date Posted: Aug 19 2009 at 5:50pm
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Novak was a registered Democrat despite his conservative political views. ------------- Please like our http://www.facebook.com/middletownusa" rel="nofollow - Middletown USA Facebook Page |