Novak Walks Off Live CNN Program
New York Times, August 5, 2005

Though Mr. Novak's walk-off was extreme, the sparring between him and Mr. Carville was hardly unusual. For years, their disagreements had been a staple of "Crossfire," a program on which they were part of a rotating panel of debaters.

In January, the president of CNN's domestic networks, Jonathan Klein, announced his intention to cancel "Crossfire" because it and other such programs relied on "head butting debate."

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What would you expect of a show called "Crossfire"
If the talk was so boring it could never inspire
Serious head butting -
Not clucking or tutting
But bruising berating setting the ratings on fire.