Did anyone know? NOVAK'S SON

[Why Syzygy]

marketed the Kerry smear "Unfit for Command..."? This is news to me.

...
"Novak's amazing longevity and range were apparent one night nearly two years ago at the Army and Navy Club, in Washington, when he marked the 40th anniversary of his column. Given his fiercely conservative views, it was a surprisingly bipartisan affair. Karl Rove was there, but so was Rahm Emanuel, formerly a key Clinton aide and soon to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Ken Mehlman, now head of the Republican National Committee, was there, but so was Bill Daley, who ran Al Gore's presidential campaign, and Bob Shrum, who would soon run John Kerry's. Long ago, Novak had trashed George McGovern, for whom Shrum once wrote speeches. And last year—and without acknowledging that his son was marketing it—Novak was pushing Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry, the book that helped sink the Democratic candidate. Novak's attack on Kerry led comedian Jon Stewart to label him "a douche bag of liberty," and his failure to disclose his son's role in the book led the Washington Monthly to accuse him of operating in a "Cayman Islands–like ethics-free zone." But Shrum, like many liberals, still calls Novak his friend." ...

http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/printables/050321roco02?print=true

Whaaa? This guy is a loose goose. Must be kinda popular even though loathsome?

:freak:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. This was noted on DU at the time.

Not surprising that some bottom-feeder with Novakula's DNA would be involved....

[wisteria]

2. I didn't know this! Now I have one more reason to dispose Novak.

[SoCalDem]

3. Feel free to "dispose" him..Grind that bastard up

:)

[Lannes]

4. another did you know..

Merrie Spaeth who was the head of PR for swift boats also had a hand in smearing McCain in 2000 (when I still liked him) starred in a movie with Peter Sellers? I liked that movie when I was a kid now it makes me sick to watch it.She is the blond on the right. Edit for spelling

[Why Syzygy]

6. Karma

bring her on.

How do people make a living smearing others? Must be an awful way to exist. Call me naive.

Even more so, making a killing profit (war)??

Give me my cocoon.

[Lannes]

7. She said she regretted smearing McCain but then she turns around

and smears another war hero.These people have no shame.

[Fridays Child]

5. Sometimes, I think Washington just plays politics.

...without any serious idea of--much less, concern for--how it affects lives. I could not attend a party honoring someone as loathsome as Robert Novak.

[Carolab]

8. Makes me wonder what Novak REALLY knows.

Must have "the goods" on a LOT of people, ya know?