RIP, Douchebag of Liberty
RIP Robert Novak, self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness"
Robert Novak, the man Jon Stewart ceaselessly caricatured as the "douchebag of liberty," died today at the age of 78. Before he became known as one of the men who was "hurting America" with the show Crossfire, however, Novak was one of the most high-profile and well-respected political writers in the business, most notably with his colleague Rowland Evans and their Evans-Novak Political Report.
In his memoir, published a little over a year ago, Novak managed to weave in an incredible number of revealing vignettes concerning some of the most prominent men of the last half century, including this memorable anecdote on Atlanta tycoon Ted Turner: