Chicagoist: Novak Diagnosed With Brain Tumor

JawsOfJosh

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:13:55 -0600

Don't worry, folks. They'll be another royal asshole ready to take his place, and will. There are plenty of people - both opinionated and irrationally angry like Ingrid - lined up around the block hoping to fill his void. Don't think the world is gonna get any better with Novak staring down the slab.

sparky

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:29:39 -0600

Manonthestreet: The brain tumor defense was used in a "Law and Order" episode once. I think the timing is unusual, but brain tumors can cause rage, seizures, withdrawl, problems in vision and speech. It's not unheard of by any stretch of the imagination. Depending on what kind of tumor he has, he may never recover. Now, if he is still responsible for what he allegedly did is up for the courts to decide. If he does recover, I hope that he faces the consequences of his actions.

chiflyguy

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:03:34 -0600

Weak. I'd say that "not feeling sympathy" for someone is a very far cry from hoping "this walking colostomy bag dies a painful death."

Manonthestreet

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:49:07 -0600

Yes. Compassion for everyone except those one dislikes is not true compassion. This most certainly applies to Novak too. Wow, brain tumor.. gotta remember this defense when I run over someone. "Oh, right, that's why I did it. I was momentarily stunned by my brain tumor. Not my fault." Get ready for the miraculous recovery....

Ingrid

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:41:24 -0600

Mary, I had my opinion formed before I read anything. I just posted the comments because I thought they were amusing. We're all human, if we don't feel sympathy for a dickwad who has a brain tumor that doesn't give you the right to besmirch anyone's character.

Mary_Sunshine

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:47:30 -0600

Oh, well as long as you've found other people who agree with you that must make you right. Seriously, the guy's a douche, but guess what? There are millions of assholes in this world. Do you only wish ill of those assholes with whom you disagree? Doesn't say much for your character.

Ingrid

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:22:27 -0600

Below are just a couple of comments floating around about your precious Prince of Darkness. btw...I don't think that anyone is going to go out of their way to 'celebrate', but it's natural to have strong feelings about a man with his nefarious character. I'm not going to drink champagne and dance on his grave, but then again I just don't have any empathy towards him. He's despicable. And if some of us are hyperbolic in our words, that's just the way it is. __________________________________ -I am pro-choice words. Especially when it comes to Novak. -Fuck you, Bob. -And here I was all ready to curse God for foresaking the world. Huh. Seems he does care. -Ooooo. Feel the shame. -karma’s a bitch, eh bob? -The fact that he’s in pain now doesn’t absolve him of the pain he caused beforehand. He was a tumor and now he has one. -Listen, Bridg. If we make exceptions for Novak then we’ll have to make excuses for Dick Cheney, Rick Santorum’s 9-year-old daughter, and WALNUTS! mom. P.S. Did you read the posts on Jerry Falwell’s funeral? -I won’t let me comment…damn… -Maybe he has the good kind of brain tumor, like the one that Rain Man had. -Maybe we can use mowing down homeless people to diagnose and treat all of America’s illnesses. Sure beats that socialized Muslim crap Barry Obama wants to impose on all of us. -Well, the important thing is that he’s not dead. Yet. Wait, that’s actually the part that sucks, isn’t it? -Yeah, Bridgette. Making fun of a lousy old guy driver in a compensating Corvette who later finds out he has a toomah is cruel unlike said lousy old guy driver who leaks the name of a CIA involved in preventing nuclear proliferation for political payback which is just plain fucking hilarious. -So the ancient hobo-slayer finally manifests a physical, Blackberry sized nugget of the type of woe his philosophy jams up the asses of 80% of the American population and I have something to apologize about for not giving a shit? EPIC LULZ -Would that he have a death-bed conversion, to, you know, good. -Hey, Hitler got depressed and killed himself. I feel bad for him now. :’( -I will admit that Mr. Novak is better than ---- in one key thing: He leads this site in acts of treason, 1 to 0. Was outing Valarie Plame tumor-induced, too? -I think everybody here hopes that Robert Novak — the douchebag of liberty — fully recovers so that he may one day return to his important work of mowing down homeless guys with his ‘vette. -So, does having a brain tumor now excuse decades of antisocial behavior? Because if so, I’ve had a brain tumor since the age of 12.

Albanyparkour

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:54:49 -0600

We all die, that's the tragic consequence of living. But while we are here, how we comport ourselves is what matters. Robert Novak has been nothing short of an irascible parasite in his work and public behavior. Perhaps he is the kindest soul to his children and family. Perhaps he is an honest friend, a regular contributor to charity and good to all the animals. But when you make your living denegrating others and raking muck it should come as little surprise that others delight in your misfortune. I don't wish him pain or an ugly death, that's petty and low. Something I'd be unsurprised that Robert Novak would stoop to.

tc3

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:19:49 -0600

The man is scum. This is a man who cares about nothing except himself. Possibly true, but at the same time he's also someone's father. Yeah, the guy is a dick. Most people know that, and most choose to take the high road and be above celebrating the imminent death of someone, even if that person is an asshole. But congrats - you win.

tominantarctica

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:53:28 -0600

Even if you don't like his politics, which you are certainly entitled to, I feel very sorry for those of you causing anyone ill will. Very sad indeed.

fr0ntl1n3

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:01:57 -0600

Dear Robert- Karma's a bitch, ain't it? Bet yer full o' regret now huh? Sucker.

Ingrid

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:33:36 -0600

Why don't you ask Valerie Plame (or her husband) how much compassion Novak had for her when he exposed her identity as a CIA operative? This has nothing to do with me not "liking" him. The man is scum. This is a man who cares about nothing except himself.

Di Urrea

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:22:33 -0600

"Compassion? For Novak? R U serious?" Yes. Compassion for everyone except those one dislikes is not true compassion.

Ingrid

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:59:59 -0600

Compassion? For Novak? R U serious? Like Kennedy or not, at least you could associate him with the word "compassionate". There are many a word to associate with Novak and compassionate is not among them. And if you travel around the blogosphere, I'm actually being pretty tame when you compare what others are saying about this. This guy is a jerk and I don't have even one iota of anything even resembling compassion for him.

Di Urrea

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:45:04 -0600

"but I hope this walking colostomy bag dies a painful death." Really? Wow. Whether it's Kennedy or Novak you can always count on blowhards across the political spectrum to spew their venom anonymously on message boards. How about a little compassion toward those who are ill, regardless of their politics?

Ingrid

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:07:11 -0600

What do you call a Republican with a brain tumor? Ha. A Republican!! Seriously though...comments for this news article were disabled on Huffington Post. This guy has to be one of the most hated people ever. Not to be negative or anything...but I hope this walking colostomy bag dies a painful death.

Benjy Lipsman

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:44:01 -0600

One of my best friends just began a neurosurgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital -- maybe he'll finally figure out what's going on inside Novak's head...

Shannon

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:07:20 -0600

first ted kennedy, now this. lesson: stay the fuck outta massachusetts.

dopplerd

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:02:12 -0600

Isn't there a Woody Allen movie where a kid becomes an an avid Republican in a Democratic family until he is successfully treated for a brain tumor? Maybe truth is following fiction.

Albanyparkour

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:25:10 -0600

The loneliest tumor in all the land.