Right-wing extremist and columnist Robert Novak is in a spot of trouble. You might remember Novak — he gave the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to our enemies because he didn’t like her husband.
Seems Novak, known around Washington as an “aggressive driver” (read: jerk), hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian, described as a “male in his 60s,” slammed against Novak’s windshield before falling off. Novak sped away, and only stopped when a bicyclist moved in front of his car and prevented Novak from going further.
My favorite part, though: Novak claimed he didn’t realize he had hit anyone.
The man bounced off his windshield, and Novak says he didn’t notice this. Maybe I’m a bit more observant than most folks, because if a man slammed into my windshield while I was driving, I think I’d be aware of it.
Ergo, either Novak is inattentive or has a medical condition that prevents him from seeing what’s on the road, or he’s an out and out liar. There aren’t any other options.
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Trae says:
I appreciate you calling him an extremist, because that’s what he is. I think his mind has gone a little nuts in his old age. In fact, I believe he believes he really didn’t hit anyone.
This is one guy I (as a conservative) wouldn’t mind not hearing from anymore.
(Also, I like to check Wikipedia after things like this to see how fast people’s pages are updated…I think this one might be a record. hehe)
Admiral says:
magic 8 ball says — Liar!
Ockham’s razor says — Liar!
Nostradamus says — Liar!
nuff proof for me…
oh yea…
Tim Russert’s Ghost says — Liar!
gnomic says:
Haven’t biked a lot in my younger daze, I can state that if you hit a car hard enough to bounce, its pretty unmistakeable. But if you do it in a low fiberglass sportscar, it is absolutly unmistakable. I’ve seen firsthand a low speed bike crack the fiberglass shell on a ’76 ‘vette.
The sad part of this is that he probably could have killed the guy, but Cheaney will cover his sorry butt via Bush as payback on his role in the Plame fiasco.
Troy says:
Maybe I could hit him in the face and say that I my hand didn’t see him?
greyrat says:
Well, wait a minute. Dick Cheney shot someone in the face because he didn’t see him, so why is Novak’s assertion so incredible?
Admiral says:
Perhaps he does have an explaination???
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/business/media/29novak.html?ref=politics
Marie says:
Medical condition. He allegedly has a brain tumor. Even if true, it may not be a defense to hitting the guy if Novak was able to notice other things, like traffic lights and other cars.
gnomic says:
I’m betting liar based on his lies to date.