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Novak to Carville on CNN's Inside Politics: "I think that's bullshit..."

While talking with James Carville and guest host Ed Henry, CNN's Bob Novak (supposedly the source of the Plame leak) got mad, got up and stormed off in a huff.

Novak was talking about Florida Senatorial candidate Katherine Harris; Carville kept interrupting and wouldn't let Novak get a word in edgewise, finishing with a comment about Novak getting tough for the editorial pages.

Novak's response was a bit more "colorful."

NOVAK: "Well, I think that's bullshit..."

Novak got up, pulled his microphone off and stormed out in a huff.

After Novak's departure, Henry said that he was planning on asking Novak about the CIA leak, but that would have to wait until another time.

Media Matters has video of the exchange with a suitably snarky dig at Novak.

UPDATE 9P ET: CNN has suspended Novak indefinitely as a result of the outburst and walk-off.

A CNN spokeswoman, Edie Emery, called Novak's behavior "inexcusable and unacceptable." Novak apologized to CNN, and CNN was apologizing to viewers, she said.

"We've asked Mr. Novak to take some time off," she said.

No word from Novak this evening.

Posted by mhking at August 4, 2005 06:38 PM | TrackBack