Posted on 10/29/2007 8:21:59 AM PDT by bs9021
It contains more useful information than any journalism textbook we have seen but don’t expect legendary reporter Robert Novak’s memoirs to become required reading in communications classes anytime soon. “I was too much of a right winger for most of America’s institutions,” Novak writes in The Prince of Darkness.
The title refers to a nickname that a colleague gave Novak early in his career as a comment on his trademark pessimism that has stuck for decades. When he does get on campus, Novak tells college students something they seldom hear: “Always love your country—but never trust your government!”
“That should not be misunderstood,” he explains. “I am not advocating civil disobedience, much less insurrection or rebellion.”
“What I am[italics in original] advocating is to not expect too much from government and be wary of its power, even the power of a democratic government in a free country.” That maxim draws interesting reactions.
The first time he passed that advice on at a commencement ceremony was in 1994 at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. “After the ceremony when I was taking off my academic robe, a grim harridan approached me, identified herself as a George Washington University faculty member, and told me that comments such as mine had just led to the Oklahoma City bombing,” Novak remembers in his autobiography.
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Until he adequately explains that, he's on my shiite list!
Must have been a witch. The Oklahoma City bombing did not occur until 1995.
Heh..good catch.
Wonder if it's like any of B J Clinton's "church burnings"?
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