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    Novak to Duke

    Never thought I'd type those words...given Novak's "Terpitude". Very sad that he's ill but I admire his courage in pursuing this treatment option.

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    courage

    If only Novak had shown courage after recently striking a pedestrian with his Corvette, rather than claiming he never saw the guy even though eyewitness accounts said the pedestrian was splayed across his windshield.

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    Agree completely and was appalled at the time. However, after the diagnosis of his brain tumor, a brain lesion specialist was quoted as saying that Novak's not "seeing" the guy should have been a clue for a complete neuro workup.

    Apparently, that's SOP in hospitals in similar accident circumstances. Since Novak was himself not injured, an opportunity to catch this earlier was missed. Thank goodness the pedestrian was not badly injured. Also, after reading the doctor's comments, I did wonder if there were signs of his illness that Novak had ignored.

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    Am I the only person who saw this thread title and started trying to figure out if Novak was a Duke recruit?

    FWIW, not a big fan of the man but I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimsumner View Post
    Am I the only person who saw this thread title and started trying to figure out if Novak was a Duke recruit?

    FWIW, not a big fan of the man but I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
    Jim, you and I are on the same page on this one. For both paragraphs.
    Ozzie, your paradigm of optimism!

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    Ditto...

    Quote Originally Posted by OZZIE4DUKE View Post
    Jim, you and I are on the same page on this one. For both paragraphs.
    on both counts. Maybe some karma at work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ann Arbor Devil View Post
    If only Novak had shown courage after recently striking a pedestrian with his Corvette, rather than claiming he never saw the guy even though eyewitness accounts said the pedestrian was splayed across his windshield.
    This is pretty tacky, and also pretty uninformed given the discovery of the brain tumor as a result of the accident. I've known far too many people that died of these tumors, including my uncle. Over half of them (3 out of 5) discovered the tumors as a result of car crashes where they didn't see plainly obvious things. Remember, the brain tumor can completely block the brain's processing of things the eye sees, so you could be looking right at a tree, and walk into it because you didn't "see" it.

    The fact that Novak was tested for and then diagnosed with a brain tumor is clear evidence he didn't "see" the guy, even on his windshield.

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    Aha

    Then perhaps this explains his entire journalistic "career".

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    Sometimes charity and compassion are trumped by ideology.

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    [QUOTE=Reisen;177559]This is pretty tacky, and also pretty uninformed given the discovery of the brain tumor as a result of the accident. I've known far too many people that died of these tumors, including my uncle. Over half of them (3 out of 5) discovered the tumors as a result of car crashes where they didn't see plainly obvious things.

    /QUOTE]

    Absolutely correct. My father died of a brain tumor and it was indeed diagnosed after a car accident. He didn't hurt anyone, thank God.
    I think this thread should be zipped.

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    my bad

    Did not realize the tumor may have directly caused the accident so my apologies for being tacky and uninformed.

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    Actually...

    Quote Originally Posted by Indoor66 View Post
    Sometimes charity and compassion are trumped by ideology.

    I'd say that they are almost ALWAYS trumped by ideology. Just because Novak has a brain tumor doesn't nullify a lifetime of being a scumbag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    I'd say that they are almost ALWAYS trumped by ideology. Just because Novak has a brain tumor doesn't nullify a lifetime of being a scumbag.
    Just because you don't agree with his poloitcal beliefs/leanings doesn't make him a scumbag. Your entitled your polotical beliefs just as he and other conservatives are entitled to theirs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    I'd say that they are almost ALWAYS trumped by ideology. Just because Novak has a brain tumor doesn't nullify a lifetime of being a scumbag.
    Let me add my objection to this comment. Way out of line and mean-spirited, especially applying it to someone with a fatal condition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ehdg View Post
    Just because you don't agree with his poloitcal beliefs/leanings doesn't make him a scumbag. Your entitled your polotical beliefs just as he and other conservatives are entitled to theirs.
    Then in the future (hopefully), perhaps people will keep their NON-basketball related posts off of this board, where they do NOT belong. Put this stuff on the off-topic or public policy boards.

    And while we're on the subject of being unforgiving, I'd love to see the posts if the subject had been Bill or Hillary Clinton instead of Novak. If you don't think THAT would be an unforgiving thread, you are not in touch with reality.

    Mods, PLEASE move or lock this thing. I don't come here to read about Robert Novak, I come here to read about BASKETBALL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    Then in the future (hopefully), perhaps people will keep their NON-basketball related posts off of this board, where they do NOT belong. Put this stuff on the off-topic or public policy boards.

    And while we're on the subject of being unforgiving, I'd love to see the posts if the subject had been Bill or Hillary Clinton instead of Novak. If you don't think THAT would be an unforgiving thread, you are not in touch with reality.

    Mods, PLEASE move or lock this thing. I don't come here to read about Robert Novak, I come here to read about BASKETBALL.
    I missed your apology for your comments, which were inappropriate and hateful.

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    Apology

    Quote Originally Posted by roywhite View Post
    I missed your apology for your comments, which were inappropriate and hateful.
    You must have blinked.

    There, did you see it that time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    Then in the future (hopefully), perhaps people will keep their NON-basketball related posts off of this board, where they do NOT belong. Put this stuff on the off-topic or public policy boards.

    Mods, PLEASE move or lock this thing. I don't come here to read about Robert Novak, I come here to read about BASKETBALL.
    I think Duke-related issues, especially ones mentioned by DBR's front page are filed under the main board.

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    Ah, so THAT'S what a "Duke-related" issue is!

    Quote Originally Posted by hc5duke View Post
    I think Duke-related issues, especially ones mentioned by DBR's front page are filed under the main board.
    Fair enough.

    Now I can see that anybody who is a basketball fan of any stripe who gets treated by or at Duke is somehow relevant to Duke basketball.

    Thanks for the clarification.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slower View Post
    You must have blinked.

    There, did you see it that time?
    Classic.

    Make political comments on the thread. Then, step up the comments to the really inappropriate level, calling Novak a "scumbag".

    When posters object, complain that the thread doesn't belong here and throw in some irrelevant comment about how the Clintons would be trashed.

    When asked, refuse to apologize.

    Continue your tantrum. I'm done on this thread.

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