December 7, 2004
"Douchebag of Liberty"
Check out this excellent article in the Washington Monthly on Bob Novak, Jon Stewart's least favorite Crossfire host (take that, Tucker, you bowtied dimwit). It explains that, while a tool himself in the larger sense, he's a tool of his sources:
Novak's bipartisan networking helps explain how he survived what was, until recently, arguably his gravest error. In 1997, he relied on Robert Hanssen—later caught for and convicted of spying for the Soviets—as the primary source for a column accusing Attorney General Janet Reno and the Justice Department of covering up campaign finance scandals. Novak later disclosed the identity of his famous source, explaining his decision to do so on the grounds that the circumstance was “obviously extraordinary.” Writing about his relationship with the spy, Novak admitted that it was possible “he was merely using me to undermine Reno.”
Oh, nice.
Posted by rj3 at December 7, 2004 11:45 AM
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Liberty is freedom people this going to stop!
Posted by: Christopher at April 22, 2005 12:57 PM