Novak: McCain Camp May Have Used Me

Robert Novak thinks John McCain's campaign may have fed him falsities to drum up some press during Barack Obama's foreign tour.

Last night, he posted an item that got a lot of attention, saying a source told him McCain would announce his vice presidential choice this week. Now he's not so sure it's true.

"I got a suggestion from a very senior McCain aide that he was gonna announce it this week," Novak told Fox News. "And they suggested I put it out ... so I just put something on the internet."

"I since have been told by certain people that this was a dodge, trying to get a little publicity to rain on Obama's campaign," he said. "That's pretty reprehensible if it's true. But we'll find out in a few days."

So McCain has the rest of the week to decide: pick a VP or incur Novak's wrath.

The McCain campaign won't comment, but Marc Ambinder says aides are reacting "with amusement."

Watch the video:

Comments

[LaFilleEnRose]

It wouldn't be the first time he shilled for leading Republicans. Remember Valerie Plame!

[imusintheevening]

Hey you jerk, they used you to out a CIA agent ----------- you are the GO TO MAN for leaking - guess you don't need FLOMAX!

[tel8034]

Novak should know by now that whenever McCain's lips move he is telling a LIE ..........­.... And that goes for his surrogates as well.

It's no wonder that McCain and his camp are acting "with amusement", because they knew they were lying all along, and that Novak is just like any other Republican supporter - GULLIBLE

Novak can't blame anyone but himself ..........­..........­..... He didn't have to open his mouth at all.

[Candyx]

Novak tell someone who cares!! we don't and you loved the thought of being able to publish this first!

[Totto]

How duplicitous, Bob! But you loved it anyway, didn't you? Dirty tricks amuse you.

[lovethesinner]

This is probably off topic, but...

Watching Bob Novak speak as though he's a quasi-surrogate of the McCain campaign, following yesterday's video of McCain with George Bush 41 (in his white turtleneck) and today's video of that brave senior lady arguing with McCain at his town hall meeting...

Is somebody in the McCain campaign aware that ALMOST EVERYONE connected visually with McCain is over the age of seventy? (I've never seen so much WHITE hair and bald heads in my life.)

This isn't just a CHANGE election, it's a retirement village.

[SouthFloridaDem]

Heheh, got your reprehensible right here bobbyboy.

[susane07]

You lie down with dogs - you get up with fleas. Stop your wailing, Novak!

[lisakaz2]

Yeah, talk about whining. Is this was Gramm was talkin' about???

[genia]

It's all staged...t­hey are all in on it....they are....rep­ublicans..­.it's what they "do"
LMAO@ reprehensi­ble.....lo­l...yeah yeah Rob THIS...is reprehensi­ble...lol
...and
rob just ran straight to the public to complain..­about a fellow republican­!...lol

[cjk002]

McCain played Novak like a violin, just like Rove did.

I wonder where McCain got the idea?

[wdw101]

good for him

[markkraft]

Lied to in order to support a war?!
Good!

Used to trash the career of an active member of the CIA?
No problem...

Deceived in order to slightly boost a foundering Republican candidate who smart money says will not win?!

Why... that's reprehensible!

Welcome to the post-neoco­nservative version of Robert Novak, who will try to maintain his relevance by acting somewhat like a journalist until the Republicans are back in power.

[wdw101]

What?

[cpscscs]

Fox Noise.
John McBush.
Bobby Novak.

Damn, no one here I can feel sorry for!

[sfsj]

Right-wing politics as usual. This is exactly the kind of ethics Americans are completely OVER!... which is why there is so much true excitement about Barack Obama -- in America and around the world!

[NewsCorpse]

The punking of Robert Novak was part of an intentional campaign to squeeze out some free media. McCain has been doing this with the NYT op-ed affair and his new "Love" ad, which he doesn't intend to actually air.

Check this out: John McCain’s Play For Free Media Love
http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=989

[RealityBaseCamp]

Hey, I got it! Picture this:

A chess pawn, with a Mr. Bill "OH NO!" face painted on it . . .