Crossfire yesterday:

NOVAK: Congressman, do you believe, you’re a sophisticated guy, do you believe watching these hearings that Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman Condoleezza Rice?

EMANUEL: Say that again?

NOVAK: Do you believe that Dick Clarke has a problem with this African-American woman Condoleezza Rice?

EMANUEL: No, no. Bob, give me a break. No. No.

What’s not in the transcript is the shock registering on everyones face as Novak accused Clarke of being a racist- in fact, Novak had to repeat the question because Emanuel (even armed with a TiVo I had to run it back to make sure…) didn’t believe what he was hearing.

Novak is a tired old man, he drools his way through a couple episodes of Crossfire a week- it’s time for CNN to lose this guy, he’s a senile old man who’s dementia has obviously destroyed any sense of judgment or decency he had- assuming he had any to begin with.

Fire him.