Robert Novak hospitalized with brain tumor

[jefferson_dem]

Robert Novak Hospitalized
07/28/2008

Robert Novak was admitted yesterday to a Boston hospital where he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. In a written statement given to his publisher, Novak said:

“On Sunday, July 27, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I have been admitted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where doctors will soon begin appropriate treatment.

“I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy period.”

Novak is the long-time editor of the influential newsletter, Evans-Novak Political Report, published by Human Events’ parent company, Eagle Publishing. Novak is also a well-known columnist for the Chicago Sun Times and more recently a Fox News Channel contributor. The 77-year-old Novak recently celebrated his 50th year as a Washington-based journalist.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27726

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Well, not to excuse what he did, but that could account for his

'not seeing' the pedestrian he hit.

[hisownpetard]

12. Or maybe he has a cataract in the shape of a homeless man...

[gatorboy]

63. True, but it doesn't make up for the $50 citation.

Fifty bucks for a hit and run! Is that the price for homeless folks these days?

[LiberalFighter]

2. No Comment

[Squatch]

3. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

:thumbsup:

[skooooo]

7. Not nice

Personally, I don't wish ill on anyone - with maybe one or two exceptions in the world today, and Novak isn't one of them.

[Squatch]

9. What are they going to do...bend my dog tag and send me to Afghanistan?

/Leaving in 1 month

[Neshanic]

52. Any person going over to Afghanistan gets to say whatever they want as far as I am concerned,

and that kids is the way it goes.

Anyone going over there pretty much gets a free pass on anything they want to say. Especially to be in a situation that has a certain Mr. Novaks little cloven hoof prints all over it with his pals.

And it's not like some here don't think the same.

[Squatch]

53. Those neocons got us into this mess, and each one can DIAF for all I care

:thumbsup:

[Libby2]

67. Best of luck to you, stay safe.

[JaneQPublic]

13. I agree. If you wouldn't want it said about Teddy's brain tumor, don't say it about Novak. (nt)

[Renew Deal]

16. And we're off

The Grave Dancers vs. the Respect the Deaders are at it again. :party:

[Squatch]

19. I don't think he's dead...

yet.

[Renew Deal]

22. Right

But it's all the same people.

[JDPriestly]

4. This explains a lot. Brain tumors are sometimes

accompanied by personality changes.

[Cassandra]

5. It's in the part of his brain...

where he processes RW talking points. They're that toxic.

[groovedaddy]

8. Hey, I was going to say "karma" but I like your explanation better!. n.t

[Ichingcarpenter]

27. His Karma caught up with his dogma

which became toxic.

[groovedaddy]

30. and his dogma is biting him in the ass! n.t

[TahitiNut]

46. Too bad his karma didn't run over his dogma before it ran over a pedestrian.

:dunce:

[Ichingcarpenter]

48. Too bad his karma didn't run over his dogma before it ran over a pedestrian

after he outed a CIA agent

[grannie4peace]

55. i like

the way you think!!!!

[Vickers]

6. At the very least, he will be off the road for a while.

Take your time on the mend.

[dkf]

10. This is scary.

I bet he and Teddy Kennedy were early adopters of cell phones.

[Renew Deal]

11. Explains a lot.

j/k. I hope he gets better quick.

[Junkdrawer]

14. Perhaps he should stop driving...

Just a thought.

[LeftishBrit]

44. He'll probably have to, at least for a while.

[Marr]

15. How terrible.

How will I ever get to sleep.

[malta blue]

This could account for his recent hit-and-run

incident.

:shrug:

[Marr]

23. I think it's meant to.

[ljm2002]

58. My thought exactly... n/t

[lpbk2713]

17. It's fair to assume he was on pain medication when he hit the pedestrian.

All the more reason why he should have been cited for DUI>

[dysfunctional press]

18. am i wrong to doubt the veracity of that statement?

so- novakula spends a few weeks living it up with ken lay, comes back with a bandage on his head, says he's all better, and his hit-an-run charges are dropped and blamed on that pesky but convenient brain tumor...:shrug:

[ensho]

20. did he use a cell phone much?

nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. LOL

:thumbsup:

[DU9598]

24. Get Well Robert

I detest your actions, most opinions, and your hate, but I wish you good health and hope you pull through.

[Blue Diadem]

25. A little more from Sun-Times

snip:
The diagnosis was sudden, she said. He became ill Sunday during a family outing near Cape Cod, Mass. A family member called 91, and he was brought by ambulance to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where the diagnosis was made.

It is too early to know whether the tumor is malignant or benign, his assistant said.

"They haven't even done the biopsy yet,'' Connolly said. That’s to be done some time in the coming days, she said.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1077958,novak072808.article

[JDPriestly]

34. The facts sound remarkably similar to those in Ted Kennedy's case.

Maybe it has to do with living in Mass. What was Robert Novak doing in Mass.?

Actually, I think it has more to do with being elderly. Regardless of the victim, brain cancer is a horrible condition. I would not wish it on anyone, not even Robert Novak. Nasty as he is, he does not deserve to have a brain tumor, and I am disgusted by the comments of people delighting in his suffering. He could be your father or grandfather. Please, have some compassion.

[Midlodemocrat]

39. Neighbor's five year old has brain cancer.

They couldn't remove all of the tumor. She's undergoing treatment at St. Jude's.

Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[LeftishBrit]

45. That is awful. I do hope they can cure her!

[Beacool]

47. Good place to go for treatment.

I've been contributing to them for years and it's a great place. The kids are treated so well and their families too.

May your little neighbor recover soon, it's always terrible to see children suffering!!

[Blue Diadem]

51. It could be why he didn't see the pedestrian last week.

Brain cancer and tumors are awful and I'm like you, I wouldn't wish that on anyone. I try to avoid reading the gleeful comments, they're sickening.

[islandmkl]

26. to not take a step backwards or sideways on the karma balance beam...

i am removing the current thoughts i'm having and not commenting further....

[margotb822]

33. Same thoughts here

When you wish others ill, it makes you wonder if others are wishing you ill.

[Catherine Vincent]

28. Okay, well I guess I won't give him a hard time for running down a homeless man.

Everyone said he probably shouldn't have been driving at all.

[nancyr]

29. No comment.

[Eurobabe]

31. Maybe that's why he ran over that homeless guy

Karma's a bitch, ain't it. :shrug:

[spinbaby]

32. That could explain the accident

My father also had an undiagnosed brain tumor while he was still driving--thank goodness, he didn't have any accidents, although he did drive erratically. After he was diagnosed, we realized that he simply didn't see or notice anything to his left. He didn't see approaching traffic, he didn't see what was on the left side of his plate, he didn't comb the left side of his hair. This was before paralysis set in, mind you. I'm sure that if a pedestrian had bounced off the left side of his windshield at that time, he wouldn't have noticed.

[JDPriestly]

36. He looked more befuddled than shocked in the video after

the accident. This is tragic for all involved. Did your father experience personality changes due to the tumor? I have heard that is not unusual.

[spinbaby]

38. Sort of

It wasn't so much a change of personality as the loss of personality and function. What was left was still him, but there was less of it, if that makes sense. For instance, for a while he still sat in his usual place reading his usual book, but the book was upside down.

[Stinky The Clown]

35. Feh .... karma's a bitch

[Subdivisions]

37. How very convenient this...

However, if this isn't a dodge, and despite my belief that he is a traitor for being involved in the Valerie Plame thing, I wouldn't wish this on anyone because that's just plain wrong.

[wicket]

42. Right on

:thumbsup:

[Iggo]

40. Damn!

I had "Blame Alcoholism" in the office pool.

Way better odds than "See? It was the tumor!"

[wicket]

41. He & his family will be in my prayers

[LeftishBrit]

43. Sorry to hear that!

Maybe that's what caused his erratic driving? In any case, while he's not my favourite person, I hope he'll be OK.

[Arugula Latte]

49. Could this tumor have been growing for years and years, thus explaining

his douchebaggy demeanor and personality?

[Cronus Protagonist]

50. OK, so he has a tumor up his ass

That's nothing to laugh about.

[grannie4peace]

54. sorry but good

i don't like that man. i never did. he treats people like he's better than them, some people you just don't give a **** about.:puke: :beer: :rant:

[margotb822]

56. how can you suspend journalist work if

you never started it in the first place? Just wondering...

Although I do not wish ill on anyone, I think America will be better off without his columns in this election.

[no limit]

57. My prayers go out to his family.

[The Backlash Cometh]

59. Another cellphone tumor?

[Bake]

60. While normally I woulnd't wish him ill

In the wake of the murders in Knoxville, which were doubtless stoked by the flames of hate radio and which have been "justified" or excused by the freeper types, I'm just finding it a little difficult to muster much compassion for any Republican.

Fuck 'em all. As for Novak, I hope he sees the light before he goes.

Bake

[Virginia Dare]

61. Personally I won't miss him...n/t

[mitchum]

62. How "convenient", in light of his recent HIT AND RUN

[Danascot]

64. After further study

doctors announced that he has no brain left, just a cancerous tumor. No problem though, it's all republicans need to "function".

[GammaRay]

65. Long Live The New Flesh!

Long Live Videodrome!

[XOKCowboy]

66. Brain Tumor surgery has come a long way. My cousin got one...

He's a big strong, ex-cop, outdoorsman kind of guy. It took him about 7 yrs to fully recover. At first he was very weak on one side of his body, had dizzy spells, slurred speech and really had to relearn to do many basic tasks. After about 4 years the only outward sign was that he wore tennis shoes all the time instead of boots. He's now back to working full time, hunts and fishes in his off time and you'd never know he'd had a brain tumor.

Just FYI.

[donco6]

68. Hmmm, what would a Freeper say?

Nah, won't go there.

[Dukkha]

69. Glad I'm not the praying type