Robert Novak

Robert David Novak (born February 26, 1931) is an American journalist and political figure. Over his lengthy career, Bob Novak has become well-known both as a reporter and columnist (writing "Inside Report" since 1963) and as a television personality (appearing on many shows for CNN, most notably The Capital Gang, Crossfire, and Novak, Hunt, and Shields. His nickname is "The Prince of Darkness".

Political and religious views

Novak, a registered Democrat despite his right-leaning views, held more centrist views in his early career; indeed, he supported the Democratic presidential candidacies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, with whom Novak was friends.

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Democrat - Centrist - John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson

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Today, Novak has strongly right-wing views. Born Jewish, Novak lost his faith in college and converted to Catholicism in 1998. It is alleged by some, including Andrew Sullivan http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=fisking&s=sullivan121404, that he is a member of the secretive far-right Catholic group Opus Dei; the high-profile priest responsible for Novak's conversion, Father John McCloskey, is also a member of the organizationhttp://www.rickross.com/reference/opus/opus39.html.

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Right-wing - Jewish - Catholicism - 1998 - Andrew Sullivan - Far-right - Opus Dei

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Although Novak has a reputation for charm http://www.themoderatevoice.com/posts/1123296713.shtml, some critics claim it is forced. Longtime colleague Michael Kinsley has said of Novak: "Beneath the asshole is a very decent guy, and beneath the very decent guy is an asshole."

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Novak is referred to by some Washington insiders as "The Prince of Darkness", a title he appears to have encouraged use of. He is also known as "No Facts".http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=95001497

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