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The Prince of Darkness by the late Bob Novak is a great read for any political junkie. Novak delves into the nitty-gritty aspects of his 50 years as a reporter. If he had a motto, it might be 'just the facts.'
The book reveals that D.C. floats on a sea of booze. He admits to having an alcohol problem himself, which lessened only after a bout of spinal meningitis. After that, drinking made him horribly sick.
One incident from the book involves then-senator LBJ in 1960. At the time the senate was Novak's beat. Novak was drinking at the DC national press club bar. Someone burst in saying that LBJ was in the press club ballroom and was 'drunk as a loon.' Novak and his friend went to see. LBJ grabbed Novak, 'embracing me and swirling me in a little dance.' As they danced, LBJ chanted over and over 'Bob I like (lahk) you, but you don't like me.'
Novak was surprised to see that LBJ had no aides or driver to get him home. They helped LBJ, who was a huge guy, get down to the press club lobby, and got him a taxi to take him home.
Another story involved Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who was in Nixon's cabinet, but resigned to go back to Harvard in order to preserve his tenure. A party was held to mark the occasion.
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Originally Posted by Novak
I was a pretty fair country drinker, but Pat was a big Irishman who could drink me under the table. ... After trying to keep up with Pat, at the end of four hours I was having trouble downing ne drink to his two...When we left Locke Ober at eleven p.m, I could hardly walk...Pat was in better shape than I and guided me...to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where I was staying.
Now as then, Washington DC floats on a sea of booze. Keep that in mind the next time some liberal claims that DC deserves to be the richest region in the land because they have all the super-smart, super-sophisticated people.
Now as then, Washington DC floats on a sea of booze. Keep that in mind the next time some liberal claims that DC deserves to be the richest region in the land because they have all the super-smart, super-sophisticated people.
What does that have to to do with people drinking alcohol? Breaking news: Even wealthy, educated people drink booze.
The Prince of Darkness by the late Bob Novak is a great read for any political junkie. Novak delves into the nitty-gritty aspects of his 50 years as a reporter. If he had a motto, it might be 'just the facts.'
The book reveals that D.C. floats on a sea of booze. He admits to having an alcohol problem himself, which lessened only after a bout of spinal meningitis. After that, drinking made him horribly sick.
One incident from the book involves then-senator LBJ in 1960. At the time the senate was Novak's beat. Novak was drinking at the DC national press club bar. Someone burst in saying that LBJ was in the press club ballroom and was 'drunk as a loon.' Novak and his friend went to see. LBJ grabbed Novak, 'embracing me and swirling me in a little dance.' As they danced, LBJ chanted over and over 'Bob I like (lahk) you, but you don't like me.'
Novak was surprised to see that LBJ had no aides or driver to get him home. They helped LBJ, who was a huge guy, get down to the press club lobby, and got him a taxi to take him home.
Another story involved Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who was in Nixon's cabinet, but resigned to go back to Harvard in order to preserve his tenure. A party was held to mark the occasion.
Now as then, Washington DC floats on a sea of booze. Keep that in mind the next time some liberal claims that DC deserves to be the richest region in the land because they have all the super-smart, super-sophisticated people.
I don't recall seeing or hearing anyone of any political stripe make such a claim. That's just kind of odd.
What does that have to to do with people drinking alcohol? Breaking news: Even wealthy, educated people drink booze.
If I made a living off bilking people of their hard earned money, lying constantly, mincing words and twisting myself into a pretzel to justify and defend my participation in the swamp... yea, I'd probably have to drink myself into a stupor just to get some sleep every night.
Pretty much why Gowdy is retiring and Chaffetz already retired.
I don't recall seeing or hearing anyone of any political stripe make such a claim. That's just kind of odd.
I've had this claim made several times in response to posts. As you probably know the DC area has been the wealthiest region in the US for several years now. It used to be Silicon Valley, and before that was other finance and manufacturing regions. Now the center of wealth is DC.
When I have pointed this out to those who want to solve income inequality with bigger gov't I get the response that DC deserves to be the richest, because they tend to be more highly educated.
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