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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Robert Novak Dies as Political Columnist




Robert Novak Dies as Political Columnist on Television Today -- Robert David Sanders Novak Or Robert Novak or Bob Novak dies today. Robert Novak or Bob Novak was born on February 26 1931. Robert Novak or Bob Novak was a syndicated columnist, journalist and conservative political comentator.

Robert Novak or Bob Novak died today (18 August 2009) after a battle with brain cancer that diagnosed in July 2008. Robert Novak or Bob Novak died in 78 years old. His wife, Geraldine Novak, gives her statement to the assosiated press "Robert Novak or Bob Novak died at his home in Washington early morning".

So many testimonial that released to Robert Novak or Bob Novak, there are:

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConell of Kentucky:
"He was a Washington institution who could turn an idea into the most discussed story around kitchen tables, congressional offices, the White House, and everywhere in between"

House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio:
"Bob made remarkable contributions in the field of journalism and to the American political landscape."

Alex Pareene (Partisan Journalism):
"his advocacy journalism skirted ethical lines on multiple occasions, especially in his constant use of anonymous sources." Pareene criticized Novak's conservative bent, which he called "an old tradition that has made something of a comeback" in the form of Fox News and others. "Novak's role, which he understood and embraced, was to act as a proxy for political attacks by conservative politicians. You leaked your smear to Novak, and he reported"


Timothy P. Carney (Investigate Columnist)
Suggested in Human Events that Novak was important for building columns not on opinion analysis but on "previously unreported facts that revealed and explained the machinations of government, the men and women in power, and the politics behind it all." Though conservative, Carney said Novak was no partisan. "Novak was always independent in his thought," he wrote.

James Poniewozik:
Novak was important as much for his writings as his "style of TV confrontation." Poniewozik called Novak's "pugilistic TV debate style ('Are you a socialist?')" during his years on The Capitol Gang and Crossfire "hugely influential" in the "blunt, in-your-face style of debating" that has flourished on television.
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