My favorite Novak memory was from a Crossfire program, years ago.
Novak used to be on it with Tom Braden, who was about 100 years old and a hardcore liberal.
The format was that the show was hosted by a conservative (Novak) and a liberal (Braden). One of the two would open the program with his own introduction, then the other would launch into the bod of the show.
This day, Braden opened with this spiel. I wish I could remember the topic or specifics, but it was just a laundry list of liberal bile and twisting.
Camera cuts to Novak, who’s supposed to launch. Instead, he just has this incredulous look on his face, sort of a half-smile. He’s speechless for a second. Then he just says, “I can’t believe you actually said that.”
It wasn’t smooth and polished and plastic. Novak spoke for me in that instance, and I was glad of it.
>>>> Novak used to be on it with Tom Braden, who was about 100 years old and a hardcore liberal. <<<<
I once sat in the WRC radio studio with Braden and Pat Buchanan for their DC talk radio show (I was working with the guy being interviewed by them).
They were both nice guys, Braden was gruff and I vaguely remember him chain smoking in the studio.
He died just a few months ago in his 90’s.
Oh... That is a REALLY great story! Good for him! It’s always fun to see a liberal faced with their lies who are then caught speechless... And that he got to do that on air, must’ve felt really good to him, too!