FAUX TONY SNOW HAS BEEN OFFERED THE POSITION OF PRESS SEC'T.

[Karenca]

ON CNN RIGHT NOW.

Looks like he is accepting the job.

[Radio_Lady]

1. Link, please? Whenever you get a chance...

At least, we won't have to listen to his snowiness on the radio, right?

[Karenca]

4. 24 to 48 hours

that;s what they're saying...he'll be in by then

[aquart]

53. Salary decrease?

[Radio_Lady]

60. Salary makes S'NOW difference... it's the PRESS-tige!

[Karenca]

64. yes .....nt

[greenbriar]

2. poor chris matthews all the ass kissing and he gets passed over

again

[rurallib]

11. Release said "Already enough bird brains in the White House

We feel Tweety would be a bit too much" (not a real release)

[Flying Dream Blues]

139. haha...good one! nt

[ReadTomPaine]

35. The irony is that Chris would be the best press sec. they've had since Ari

That's one of the reasons I'm glad he keeps getting passed over.


Dorky Chris photo from his days at Holy Cross

[johnfunk]

57. Tweety Matthews: From Holy Cross to wholly crass

Let's play Highball!

[senseandsensibility]

89. Proof that he bleaches his hair

As if we didn't know.:rofl:

[DFW]

159. NOW I see what qualified him

He has that same side-of-the-mouth smirk as Cheney.
No contest.

[orleans]

70. haha! n/t

[allisonthegreat]

231. hehehe`lol

Off with their heads....

[DS1]

3. Fox = White House

White House = Fox

Founding Fathers = 6,000 RPM

[Karenca]

9. Giood...I think it may work out

for us.....another idiot Press Sect.

[GrumpyGreg]

82. Tony Snow is no idiot !

[Karenca]

157. FREEPER=IDIOT

or Moran

or

whatever.

[Warner2008]

92. I disagree. The White House made a good choice.

Tony Snow is calm, well-spoken, attractive.

Face it, the Purple States will love him.

[saracat]

103. Think "Snow job'. He is a joke.

And thwere are no purple states anymore. He is the same as Limbaugh who he fills in for. Would Limbaugh have been a good choice? :sarcasm:

[LeighAnn]

110. I think he's a dork

It will be nice to see a Faux news "personality" have to deal with actual serious questions now, instead of the scripted malarky they provide on their network. Humminah humminah....

[DFW]

160. Good point

The Fox "News" broadcasts are indeed more like scripted propaganda
than newscasting. It's different when facing live thinking (sometimes,
anyway, not forgetting "Jeff Gannon") journalists--if any besides Helen
Thomas are left in the White House press Corps.

[long_green]

130. Calm? Snow is a stone ideologue.

He won't look on Helen Thomas as an adversary or an irritant. He will think, he probably already thinks, that she is a criminal.
This is pandering to the fifteen percent of the population that will never abandon Bush even though they think he's too liberal. This is going to go over very, very badly.

[Fenris]

22. You've got to admit, it's going to be a pretty easy transition.

Old job: Lie in front of thousands of people daily.

New job: Lie in front of thousands of people daily and answer questions from members of the press with the generic, "You know, (reporter's name), I can't comment on an ongoing investigation."

Sadly, this probably won't convince some people that FOX News isn't conservative. Of course, they are probably also proud members of the 32%.

[DS1]

34. If I had any confidence in the average voter

I'd have already pointed how this proves Fox news is right wing - aside from ya know that whole Dick Cheney won't interview with anyone else thing - and that would be that.

But it never ends.

[Fenris]

43. Ah, the wonderful feeling I get knowing we have a propaganda channel

:patriot:

[Radio_Lady]

61. This sews it up. Fox News is the White House press office!

[bdamomma]

144. I totally agree

Fox News and WH are joined at the hip, well, more shitty lies to put up with, I hope the cracking White House press wakes up, maybe too much to ask for?

[adigal]

125. As if we needed any more evidence that Fox News

is really the RNC news.

[bdamomma]

145. Fox News

Government controlled news, here comes more propaganda. This just really sucks. The dumbing down of Americans continue.

[killerbush]

5. BREAKING: Tony Snow to accept press secretary job

This is just breaking over at CNN. No link available yet.

[rurallib]

6. Lateral transfer?

[Mr_Spock]

7. Are you fucking shitting me??

There is NO END to the stupidity of this maladministration!

[nashville_brook]

8. why's that a bad choice?

what's the dish?

[MissB]

10. Let's see.... Oh, they're just formalizing the idea that Faux

is an administration mouthpiece.

[tridim]

17. He's also Limpdick's fill-in when Rush takes too many Oxys

[Ecumenist]

25. It finally proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt

what clear thinkers have always known.. Fox is the American Pravda.... There's no way for them to dodge the moniker now.. LOL!! S-T-U-P-I-D M-O-V-E eclipsed only by wrong way Corrigan's flight to Ireland...LOL!!:rofl:

[tridim]

32. Does Faux still get a position in the press pool?

Or does Tony just cover it?

[Ecumenist]

41. Is there a difference between the two positions?

LOL!!:rofl:

[Warner2008]

93. How do you mean?

Tony Snow was a commentator, correct?

How is this any different than George Stepanapolous (sp)?

[saracat]

100. Stephanopolus was not an anchor or commentator for any news agency.

WH Press sec was his first job as that type of media. He didn't last long. He admits he sucked.

[bigwillq]

21. Tony Snow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Snow

[nashville_brook]

84. i was thinking john snow -- whoops!

[rurallib]

24. I hate to do this to you but try to listen to his show for a couple days

I would suggest being about halfway through a bottle of vodka when you do it so you are too lazy to throw your radio. I think it's on at 9am eastern time. Still a good idea to be drunk to listen.

[Mr_Spock]

28. I guess it just makes official that Faux "News" is a WH propaganda outlet

You don't think that's bizarre?

[IChing]

30. Tony Snow will not be able to handle the heat

also carries a lot of baggage,
so I think it is a good choice looking from my side of the fence
and a bad choice if your on the conservative side of the fence.

The many falsehoods of Tony Snow

Summary: Media Matters for America presents a compilation of false and misleading claims advanced by Tony Snow -- a Fox News Radio host, Fox News guest host and commentator, and former speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush -- who is reportedly being considered by the White House to replace outgoing press secretary Scott McClellan.>>>snip


From his statement that evolutionary theory is a "hypothesis" to his defense of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Media Matters for America has documented numerous false and misleading claims advanced by Snow as a Fox News commentator:

Snow falsely asserted that former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV said his wife, Valerie Plame, "wasn't covert for six years" before she was exposed as a CIA operative by syndicated columnist Robert Novak.

Snow put forward numerous falsehoods to argue that "volutionary theory, like ID , isn't verifiable or testable. It's pure hypothesis."

Snow claimed that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the "most liberal justice in American history," despite evidence to the contrary.

Snow peddled the baseless Republican National Committee talking point that 2004 presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) had blamed U.S. troops for the explosives looted from the Al Qaqaa military installation following the invasion of Iraq. Snow said, "he Kerry campaign is not criticizing the president here. They're criticizing our troops."

Following President Bush's lead, Snow distorted Kerry's stated desire to reduce terrorism to a "horrible nuisance." Snow claimed Kerry had "called terrorists a nuisance."

Snow backed Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's attacks on Kerry, falsely claiming, "here has been no documentary contradiction of the Swift Boat stuff.
"
Snow falsely defended Bush from probing questions regarding his National Guard service......snip

http://mediamatters.org/items/200604190003

[Mr_Spock]

67. Good - I hope people ask him about his RW nut job opinions

It's still a sign of the times that the WH would put a RW talk show host into this position

ludicrous if you ask me...

[LuckyLib]

All I have to hear is that he said "evolutionary theory . . . isn't

verifiable or testable. It's pure hypothesis." No self-respecting educated journalist would ever make such an absurd statement. He's a twit.

[ClintonTyree]

120. Do you think FAUX NEWS watchers will finally catch on....

that FAUX is nothing more than Bush's "propaganda catapulter" and is not, in reality, "Fair and Balanced"? :puke: Many people see FAUX as the only REAL news outlet, the remainder of news outlets all being the "liberal media". Which well did the Bushies go to when they needed a mouthpiece stooge.......FAUX! Of course this would mean that those 32 percenters are actually thinking at all which is a poor bet by anyone's standards.
Bush Administration = FauxNews....simple as that. I hope this awakens people to that fact and that Rupert Murdoch feels it in the only place he has any feelings left; his wallet. A mass exodus of cable news viewers from FAUX might serve to inform a LOT of people what is actually going on in our country and the world today. If THEY get a glimpse of the truth then Bush's poll numbers could fall into the low 20's where they actually belong. Even the most hardcore Congressional Bush sycophant would have a hard time supporting the "Great Decider" should that happen. Perhaps THEN we'd get a full and honest investigation into the Bush cabal's myriad offenses.

Hey, a guy's 'gotta have hope. It's the only thing that keeps me going on a daily basis with the Bush gang in the White House. :shrug:

[angryxyouth]

137. This is great then, It will shut him up.

"Can't comment", is much better then spreading lies directly to the people. At least the press corps can disseminate the lies.(hopefully)

[Botany]

14. Get em Tony

[Zorra]

39. Snow is an accomplished liar. His "tells" are almost impossible to pick

up on from what I've seen of him. Probably due to complete absence of conscience.

I have the same instinctive revulsion to him that I have to Bu*h, and other poisonous snakes as well.

He is the perfect fit for this heinous, corrupt fascist administration.

[mahoganydesk]

122. This is opposite to the shrub whose

"tells" are obvious. I'd love to get into a poker game against him. Last week when he was saying invading Iran was "wild speculation." I told my wife"call that bluff!"

[opihimoimoi]

112. From the Ministry of TRUTH:::: Its TONY Baby...Front and Center

[eagler]

169. He's one of Reverend Moon's right hand men.

Affiliated with the Washington Times.

[stillcool]

12. same job....different place...

[wtmusic]

13. Finally a fair and balanced PS

:puke:

[Ecumenist]

15. Wow, the fun REALLY begins...

:popcorn:

[neuvocat]

19. Yep. Now the stupid one is stepping in.

[Karenca]

16. CNN is saying good choice....what a bunch of asshole our media has become.

nt

[tridim]

23. I can't think of a worse choice PR wise

This is going to open a whole new can of worms. Helen will not be kind to Mr. Faux Newz.

[Dinger]

27. Helen Should Be Press Secretary. Or . . .

President!

[MissB]

18. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

:rofl: Sorry, all I can do is laugh.

I hope the press finally wakes up and asks the tough questions. Well, except for Faux News.

[Karenca]

20. Now they're praising Snow's leverage...assholes...nt

[flamingyouth]

26. He's had the perfect training.

[Rose Siding]

63. He's gonna suck at this

I don't think he has the temperament. He'll come unglued under pressure.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

66. Pass the popcorn...

The next few months are going to be a laugh riot. I'm betting $5 that he won't last to the end of the year -- the Washington press corps (particuarly those who don't like Fox News) is going to flay him alive

[Rose Siding]

71. Can the bushbots really not have a clue about fox's rep?

It really doesn't look like they do. Cheney goes around saying they're his favorite- that serves a partisan end, but can they REALLY not know how the industry perceives them?

[JohnnyRingo]

107. What effect will Buxh's approval rating have on Fox's viewer rating?

I gotta think about that.
This could be a twofer. An embarrassment for the WH, and a backlash for Fox.

[flamingyouth]

72. I won't know whether to laugh or cry when I see it.

I hope there will be something left to salvage in 2008... :(

[bostonbabs]

73. I agree...all his calls are screened

....the press will make minced meat out of him. He lies with such authority on air. I do hope his corrupt ego will make him take the job and then we can see his corrupt ego take a public undressing. Oh GOD PLEEEEEASE.

[LibDemAlways]

29. As seen on another DU thread:

Press conferences can now officially be called "Snow Jobs." Great.

[Karenca]

31. snow jobs...............ha ha ........ nt

[Radio_Lady]

37. That's gonna be a FUN name for the headline writers!!! I can see it now...

Snow Has No Balls in Discussing the Iraq War
Yellow-Bellied Snow Refuses Questions -- Just Don't Eat It!
Snow Plows New Meanings from Bush Coverage

(and I never wrote headlines for a living! Just copywriting...)

[Radio_Lady]

38. A Flurry of Activity as Snow Assumes Press Role -- Balls and All!

[nuxvomica]

33. They've actually gone and "jumped the shark"!

I thought only TV shows could do that.

[AtomicKitten]

36. Will he get back pay for lying for this administration?

[katinmn]

44. Your sig pic. Looks like Tipper and Al are enjoying the joke, too!

:rofl:

[fujiyama]

40. Are they going to continue to use their theme:

"Fair and Balanced"?

Basically confirms once again that the station is an extension of the WH. I'm sure the whores at the other two are disappointed it wasn't one of their premiere whores, like Candy "Jabba" Crowley, or Whora O'Donnel.

Chris Matthews will be crying his ass to sleep tonight.

[Auntie Bush]

42. So now Faux News has a direct line to the White House and will

have first nibs on any breaking news and a real advantage on learning what's going on in the White House. Kind of like having their own spy in the WH. Let the spinning begin!

[SeattleVet]

95. Tony Snow is an actual Freeper, so both Faux News and the freepers

are actually a part of the administration.

(Yes, he's been a freeptard for several years, under 2 different profile names - "tonysnow" and "Tony Snow" I wonder if he'll have to post under an alias now, to avoid the apperance of a major conflict. He posts ther regularly, while he is on the air. Will they put a keyboard and mouse on the lectern for the Press Secretary now so he can continue to feed Freeperville?)

[DoYouEverWonder]

117. Yep, Tony Snow is a member of the Internet Hate Group - Free Republic

Here's a link to some of his posts.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?name=Tony%20Snow

Kudos to expatriot for digging this up.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2589026

[SeattleVet]

146. Not anymore! FR has scrubbed all his posts and suspended

the account in an attampt to revise history. Hope someone archived all the lies and bile he posted before they scrubbed it off the site!

[Radio_Lady]

152. Snow's Verbiage Totally Melted from Freerepublic.com!

Wow! Must have been incendiary!

Anybody capture any of it?

Is that their usual way of lopping off posts when someone "ascends" to the "throne" at the WH? Maybe Tony did this himself?

[tavalon]

116. And that's different from the last five years

How? This just makes the process a little more, should we say, transparent. And haven't we all been screaming for transparancy.

Honedtly, I was worried they might get someone competent in there, no matter where they picked him or her. Now, I can relax about this little part of the show and shovel back some popcorn.

[ourbluenation]

45. David Gregory et al are going to chew him up and spit him out

when the BS meter starts up. chew.him.up.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

74. I agree. After a week, I believe we will have new respect for the

Job(rope-a-dope) that Scotty did. I think this first week will be a Litmus Test for Tony.

[Jacobin]

140. Yep.

I think they have made an incredibly stupid decision, for which I am very grateful!

:-)

[Azathoth]

46. Good

Faux doesn't even have plausible deniability now. They are, quite simply, the white house press office.

[arcane1]

49. You blight of nethermost confusion! You nuclear chaos!!!

sorry, I just noticed your username :evilgrin:

[progressivebydesign]

47. My goodness.. have those fucks no shame at all???

Faux news might as well open an office in the White House. Can't they even TRY to seem objective?

[UTUSN]

48. Whaaaa? Leslie BLITZER turned it down???????? n/t

[Ilsa]

51. He would have been perfect. He's as clueless as "Scotty Doesn't

"Scotty Doesn't Know" McClellan.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

50. Has it Occurred to anyone...

That IF this appointment goes through, not only would the mask be pulled off of FoxNews, a FoxNews commentator will have to stand there, and be grilled by Fox's competitors?

The way I see it, our do-nothing WH press corps will finally have a reason to ask the tough questions - to discredit their competition!!!

Or am I simply being naive?

Visit my anti-war website, www.shockedandawful.com

[ourbluenation]

54. yes - that's exactly what I thought...I think it's actually a great choice

grill up some faux meat each and every morning. Hoooyah!

[Karenca]

56. Not naive........it is good! ..... eom

[etherealtruth]

52. .

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Karenca]

55. Snow more than insinuated Bill Clinton raped Monica Lewinsky: Whoa.....

Article by Tony Snow from February 18, 1999 on infolding Clinton impeachment:

"If the relationship was consensual, why did Monica behave more like a woman scared than a woman smitten? Why did she keep the semen-encrusted dress? Why did she tell others she feared for her life? And why did she inexplicably get the sack at the White House? Was this a classic case of punishing the paramour? And finally, does "consensual" mean OK? If so, did anybody seek Mrs. Clinton's approval or opinion?
On the "nobody's business" front, consider this: The president feared a foreign government had overheard his sick-puppy phone sex. Despite this, he continued panting into the mouthpiece, thus putting national security after his craving for a jolt of quivering transport.
Then he dispatched aides to lie. He misled his lawyer. He stood by quietly while Larry Flynt -- whose magazine once featured a cover illustration of a woman being lowered into a meat grinder -- and James Carville threatened wayward Republicans. He knew of threats to other women, including Kathleen Willey.
Call me quaint, but if the president is leading a ring that uses women as sex toys then cuffs them around to ensure their silence, I think that's a matter of concern.
Of course this affair was about sex. It also was about perjury, violation of public trust, obstruction of justice, abuse of power, national security and bipartisan moral cowardice. So how will we remember it, and what lessons will we learn? The left has developed a game plan. Has anybody on the right done the same?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Snow

[ClintonTyree]

124. What a disgusting piece of trash that is...........

Tony projecting his own vivid fantasies onto Bill Clinton? There HAVE to be some decaying skeletons on Snow's closet and I hope someone steps forward with the information that will turn this pompous, lying, gas-bag into yet another Bush Administration scandal. Let's get digging folks!

[BuyingThyme]

58. Sorry, Brit.

[Warner2008]

90. Brit Hume wanted the job?

I didn't read that anywhere.

Or maybe that isn't what you mean?

[Binka]

113. God You Are Obtuse

By design?

[Fuzz]

59. Someone with some time should get all his FR posts before they are deleted

Here's the link:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=4480

[Karenca]

62. Vomit time......Tony Snow LIVE THREAD on FreeRepublic

100'S and 100'S OF FREEPERS tuning in.

If you can, check out how excited they are...their hero -- LIVE!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[ourbluenation]

75. the reality that their radio star won't be on anymore hasn't set in yet

no more tony snow live threads!!!!

[Karenca]

78. they're so stupid, they probably don't even realize that! ... nt

[SeattleVet]

96. Nah, he'll just post to freeptard village live from the Press Secretary's

lectern while the pressers are going on.

I wonder if he'll have to use another posting alias there, or the adminsitration will let him continue posting under his current profiles/

[ourbluenation]

143. the freepers are insignificant in the rightie world. Snow will be off the

air and that's the best news out of all this.

[SeattleVet]

147. Insignificant, but rabid. Wanna bet that SnowJob mentions FR

a time or three during pressers, and winds up driving some traffic to them?

I can imagine his responses to any question that doesn't begin and end with "Bush is great!"...He'll start off with "But, Clinton...", then throw in "as was uncovered on the freerepublic.com web site" or some such tripe.

[maleficentia]

94. Yes! love these two posts:

The TONY SNOW Live Thread -- Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Posted by Tony Snow to oldbill
On News/Activism 04/18/2006 8:17:42 AM PDT · 262 of 397

Bill,

I have never, repeat never, said "obviously you know nothing." If you can avoid personal attack and provide facts, I am, as I have said, all ears. I'm eager to learn, and not so arrogant as to assume I possess the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...


Swann's hour of crisis
Posted by Tony Snow to oldbill
On News/Activism 04/17/2006 4:46:46 AM PDT · 56 of 57

Bill,

I'm so glad you know everything about me -- because obviously you know nothing. I won't waste time defending my bona fides. I'll just suggest you stop concocting conspiracy theories and do what I've suggested in the case of Salena: figure out the facts, and then make your charges. When it comes to my history, or even my social circles, you're clueless.

____________
WTF, cant the guy even remember what he posted the previous day! Loads of practice for his new job...

[Catrina]

97. Yeah, he's a longtime Freeper ~ he posted last week there and said

something about Scotty being left to 'twist in the wind' which 'wasn't very nice', however he took Scotty's job anyway.

Thanks for the link. A freep mentioned last week that he, Snow, might have to stop posting, at least under his own name!! Why bother? Their show is a joke, and we know he's a freeper. He may as well not try to hide it. But maybe we ought to screen capture the posts just in case ~

Mark Levin, another Fox anchor, is also a long time freeper ~ he boasts on the board about going to DC to march for the Clinton impeachment. And then there's Hannity, another freeper and of course, Jeff Gannon.

Seems the Fox crew came from FR ~

That station is definitely the propaganda arm of the radical rightwing, with channels to and from FR, to Drudge and to Rightwing hate radio. They set it all up a long time ago, anticipating the takeover in 2000.

[ClintonTyree]

126. Now he'll be the next to "twist in the wind"...

does he honestly think there is any honor within the Bush inner circle. He apparently believes that this job is his for the duration. :rofl: Tony, you've sold your soul to the Dark Lord and HE'LL decide your fate, not you. :rofl: What a putz! Who wants to get a pool going? How long does Tony Snow-job stay on as White House Press Whore? I'll give him a year, tops. With all of the emerging White House scandals his job is going to be a nightmare. Couldn't happen to a nicer press-whore. :rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

65. What a shithead. Will the Faux logo be engraved on the WH now?

I hope the press corps chews him to pieces.

[NoodleyAppendage]

68. Will the White House Give Him Backpay for the Years of Whoring????

Well, it's official now. Faux is the American Pravda and all pretense of objectivity is gone.

Snow will be more effective than Puffy in vomiting up the pro-fascist line.

J

[54anickel]

69. Ahh man, I hope they can John Snow soon - I'm gonna get tired of

clarifying who I mean when I use the term Snowjob.
Was that JSnowjob?
No, no it was TSnowjob.

[onehandle]

76. Finally, A link------->

Tony Snow likely to take White House post

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan.

The sources said they expect him to announce his decision within the next few days.

A source familiar with the discussions said Monday that newly appointed Chief of Staff Josh Bolten asked Snow to make a decision by early this week.

Two sources familiar with the discussions said Bolten wanted to fill the post this week, as early as Tuesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/24/snow/index.html

[MethuenProgressive]

79. MediaMatters for background

If you don't know about Tony Snow:

http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/people/tonysnow

And from ThinkProgress:

http://thinkprogress.org/?s=tony+snow&SubmitButtom=Search

[54anickel]

85. Reads like the perfect resume for the job. I can see why he got it. n/t

[lady lib]

77. WH press briefings to become Tony Snow Jobs! :) nt

[Catrina]

101. Fox guarding the chickenhawks ~ n/t

[lady lib]

105. Good one!

:) :toast:

[Blue_Tires]

80. payoff?

something about this stinks...the WH might as well annex the entire Fox Network as its PR branch

[Roland99]

81. One Snow is melting and the other is just starting to flurry

[creeksneakers2]

83. From the Tony Snow archives

For some reason, however, we seem eager to copy the examples of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev, down to the ritual use of musty cant. The Kosovo action transforms war from an instrument of conquest into something far more intrusive -- a tactic for building more perfect societies. Lenin talked about creating the New Socialist Man. The Clinton-Blair duo rhapsodizes about the New Europe, as if bombing sorties will instruct the world in the fineries of Western etiquette.

NATO is edging toward becoming Europe's hegemon by mounting a secular version of the crusades. We bomb to signal our disapproval, even if the villains pose no direct threat to us. Slobodan Milosevic makes an inviting poster boy for this expansion because he's a bad-haired goon.

(snip)

I don't want to downplay Milosevic's treachery, but it is important to remember that Kosovo was relatively peaceful until we decided to help

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/tony/snow050799.as0

[Aviation Pro]

86. Great news....

....Tony Snow is now Asshole's Asshole

[Gman]

87. There's just no more pretense

They're not even trying to fake it anymore.

[Duer 157099]

88. Just cutting out the middleman

It will be interesting to see how much animosity becomes manifest

[GoddessOfGuinness]

91. Just the guy they need to properly present their snow job.

[NVMojo]

98. At least now they are being honest about screwing with the media

I think I am going to be ill ....

[Judi Lynn]

99. He's utterly slimey, his voice gives his deceitfulness away instantly.

I can't wait to see what happens to that snide smirk after a few rounds of intense, non-pre-screened questions.

They apparently think his "smoothness" he's developed over the years will get him through this. It only worked in situations which were entirely in his favor.

[RobertSeattle]

102. Finally - we can impeach - Bush got a Snow Job

[LibertyorDeath]

104. He's got a media face

[JohnnyRingo]

106. I think they made a bad choice

Bad for themselves because I don't believe Snow has that "thinking on your feet" quality.
Sure, his lips are securely fastened to Buxh's ass, and he's good at following marching orders, but he wont be good at using the right words to avoid embarrassing the White House. They'll regret this.

I would have thought a better choice would have been Torrie Clark. She frustrates the hell out of me with her carefully crafted choice of words, and her steely gaze can be hard to read.

This is another White House embarrassment waiting to unfold, I'll give him six months.

(For those who don't know, he's an official Freeper...if that's any clue as to his level of goofiness).

[BlueManDude]

118. They made a booboo

How are they supposed to re-establish credibility when they hire a Fox News pseudo journalist, spinmeister for tnis job? I realize there's a certain mount of spinning that goes along with this job but Snow is a thumb in the eye to the press corps and reinforces the notion of FoxNews as in house Bush propaganda outlet. Clark would have been a much better choice.

[Jacobin]

141. I agree completely

[Imagevision]

108. Excellant, now let's have a news conference Tony baby, after Ari and

Scottie this is finally going to be entertaining

[Imagevision]

109. Snow will ask permission to have have some Gannons and Guckerts present

I mean c'mon, Scottie had them for what? 18 months was it?

[Judi Lynn]

111. They do have this Bush worshipper there, already: Carl Cameron

You may remember seeing this guy launching huge fluffy softballs at Ari Fleisher and Scotty from the press room, just like Jeff Gannon.



He did an interview with _Bush and gurgled how thrilled his wife was to be working in _Bush's campaign. He also was assigned to attack John Kerry. Here's an example of the kind of destructiveness he used against John Kerry:

http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/04/10/ana04019.html

[SoCalDem]

114. Here's a link to one of his Freeper names & his posts there

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=4480

[Radio_Lady]

153. UPDATE to SoCalDem: Snow has Melted Away at Freerepublic.com.

You don't get anything with that link.

He must have asked them to do it, I guess. Or the "owners" of the site did it themselves. Fascinating, isn't it?

[SoCalDem]

161. Probably because he sounded like a 13 yr old at MySpace

lots of Lol & other inanities:) He will adopt a nom de plume and continue posting there, and someone there will let it slip..

[Peter Frank]

115. WTF Happened to the LBN Rules???!!!... n/t

[onehandle]

131. With news breaking on a network, the rules are sometimes overlooked.

You can't exactly link to a hairdo on a screen.

Usually, the poster will add a link when one becomes available.

However, CNN didn't post their exclusive until over an hour later, after the editing time expired.

I added the link down the thread.

[democrank]

119. Tony is perfect for

the ongoing White House snow job. Now the White House Press Corps will have an excuse for softball questions. He`s one of their own.

[Ian David]

121. Is this considered an internal job transfer? n/t

[flordehinojos]

123. just when i think the bushes cannot make me puke anymore, they do!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[erpowers]

127. Right-Wing Bias

So if Snow takes the job will people stop claiming that Fox News is fair and balanced. For all the claims of left-wing bias, I do not think any other press secretary has come from a new channel. I think this would be the last straw in show that Fox News is actually bias toward the right.

[Ganja Ninja]

128. Let me give him a nickname before Bush does.

"Tony the turd polisher" Meet your new job, same as your old job.

[DrZeeLit]

133. Nah... that was easy.... SNOWJOB.... come on... it's what he's gotta do...

EVERY DAMN DAY.

This is too funny for words.
Irony, thy name is Bush.

[mcscajun]

129. Tony Snow: Moving from worst guest (on Real Time) to worst host

all the time, WH Version.

Can't you just hear his patented TV chatter on the White House Snow Jobs now?

"No, no, no. Wait, wait—"
"No, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa. Wait a minute."
"Well, but-but-but—"

Looks to be a laugh riot.

[amb123]

132. Fox News Channel will be renamed the White House Press Directorate

and the symbol of the GOP becomes a parrot!

*awk*
Democrats have no agenda!
Democrats have no ideas!
Democrats have no morals!
*awk*

:crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

[SOS]

134. Imagine the confusion in the payroll department....

"Do we pay this guy on the books now?"

[derby378]

135. Honestly, who DIDN'T see this coming?

It's only been predicted for the past week or so.

[Orion The Hunter]

136. Tony Snow as Press Secretary?

Wasn't he pretty much doing this job already? Just means he'll be beaming his B.S. directly out of the White House now is all....

[dave29]

138. Finally he gets to be on the Decider part of the slogan

way to go Tony

[peaches2003]

142. He was insulting to the WH on the air

I listened to him on XM last week. He spent his whole show asking his audience whether he should take the job or not. Sooo worried about neglecting his kids.

But what an insult to the WH! First of all he supposedly hadn't actually even been offered the job yet. WTH interviews for a job and before it is offered starts talking about whether to accept it or not? Plus, he was so torn about what to do- what an insult to Bush. I'm surprised Bush didn't scratch his name off the list right then. I would have.

[Karenca]

148. You're surprised at B*sh?

That's giving him credit.
Do you really think he's the "DECIDER'?

[ShortnFiery]

149. Beggars can't be choosers ...

Nobody would want that job given * track record. Not even the rabid right wing wackos. :-)

[Canuckistanian]

150. Finally, some honesty from the * administration

At least with this appointment, they ACKNOWLEDGE that their press secretaries should be whores for the government.

[Jack Rabbit]

151. From last night . . .

Please click here.

[AngryOldDem]

154. Heard that last week

And what's scary is, I was not surprised nor upset when I heard.

Just getting too used to this Orwellian bullshit, I guess...

Lemme see...for deputy...Sean Hannity? Fred Barnes? Tony Blankley? The possibilities are endless...Fox News: the farm system of the Bush administration. :puke:

[lies and propaganda]

155. hiding in plain sight sort of.

Just put your douchebag mouthpiece from your shitty faux news network right you want him, so he can feed us all the lies and propaganda he pleases. Sorry bastards.

[warrens]

156. Bwahahahaha!

They're going to roast that pig alive.

[slackmaster]

158. I hate to say this, but he's probably a good choice for the job

Giving the devil his due.

[WhiteTara]

162. Fauxny Tony Snowjob

should be interesting to see if the press corp toadies up to him

[lala_rawraw]

163. Does someone have a list of dates/stories

that he covered and what type of leaking he helped out with? If not, let's put one together and then run it:)

[Haole Girl]

166. Someone has started some llinks here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1023288

[Haole Girl]

167. Someone has started this here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1023288

[Haole Girl]

168. Someone has started some llinks here:

Someone has started some llinks here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1023288

[Haole Girl]

164. I can hear the SNOW JOB jokes now!

This is one of the most stupid things Bush has done yet. Or, should I say, his advisers have done. What a bunch of idiots.

By the way, this isn't a joke is it?

[superconnected]

165. Now they should bring Liberman in, officially.

[CatholicEdHead]

170. Faux News confirmation here

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193093,00.html

""I expect to see him at the podium in just a few days, in the press room at the White House," Fred Barnes, editor of The Weekly Standard and a FOX News contributor, said Tuesday.

"They’re looking at a number of people, and 'the great mentioner' has said that I’m one of them," Snow told FOX News' Bill O'Reilly last week.

Other possible replacements include former Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clark and Dan Senor, the former Coalition Provisional Authority spokesman in Iraq. Senor, now a contributor on FOX News, served the U.S. civil administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer.

Sources said Snow is the president's first choice, but he needs the all-clear from his doctors before he takes the job. Snow is recovering from colon cancer."

[rodeodance]

171. Tony Snow to the WH as press sec. per Fox news just now.

[rodeodance]

172. no link. just announced on TV

[rodeodance]

173. link

http://www.foxnews.com/

[rodeodance]

176. Fox: Sources: Tony Snow to Be Named White House Press Secretary

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193093,00.html
Sources: Tony Snow to Be Named White House Press Secretary
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
By Melissa Drosjack

•
FOX Facts: Tony Snow Bio


WASHINGTON — Tony Snow will be named new White House press secretary on Wednesday morning, FOX News has learned. Snow is expected to be at the White House for the announcement. He has been mulling the offer for the last several days.

Long before the announcement, oddsmakers were banking on Snow, host of FOX News Talk's "The Tony Snow Show," to be tapped for the highly visible White House post.

"I expect to see him at the podium in just a few days, in the press room at the White House," Fred Barnes, editor of The Weekly Standard and a FOX News contributor, said Tuesday.

[rodeodance]

178. He was a speech writer for Poppy Bush

[rodeodance]

179. "I think he can handle (NBC's) David Gregory"--umm..

......The talk radio host was given a clean bill of health by his oncologist Tuesday, following a CAT scan and other tests that were undertaken last Thursday. Sources said Snow was President Bush's first choice, but he needed the all-clear from his doctors before he takes the job. Snow is recovering from colon cancer.

"He would like to do it. If he gets an OK from his doctor, I expect it will be Tony Snow and the press will welcome him with open arms," Time magazine columnist Margaret Carlson said during the day.

"He has a great common sense, a great understanding of the issue. He is able to do it with good humor. We see him handle cancer with good humor, I think he can handle (NBC's) David Gregory with that same great humor, but also be somebody who would really communicate to the American people in a good common sense way," said Barbara Comstock, a former director of research and planning at the Republican National Committee. Gregory is known to aggressively challenge current White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan during daily press briefings.

[emulatorloo]

185. google Barbara Comstock - a real piece of work --

or start here:

http://archive.salon.com/opinion/conason/2005/11/15/libby_defense/print.html

Libby's secret defense fund

How much of the money given to Cheney's former aide will come from Halliburton et al.? The public now has no way to know.
By Joe Conason

---
And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

[rainbow4321]

223. OK, so what bad chimp news are they trying to divert media from..

Cuz goodness knows they have perfected the "announce a media diversion right before the shit hits the fan" since the lapdog media can only cover one news story at a time.

[UpInArms]

227. and a poster at FreeRepublic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1019313&mesg_id=1020466

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:8BHWBQPPk0gJ:www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617381/posts+freerepublic+%22tony+snow%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=opera

Post #32

To: wjersey

Tony didn't leak the story -- and hasn't commented on the record.

32 posted on 04/18/2006 6:11:19 PM PDT by Tony Snow
< Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies >

and in response to a query as to his being the "real Tony Snow"

Post #39

To: rwfromkansas

Yes. Consult fellow freepers for confirmation.

39 posted on 04/18/2006 6:16:55 PM PDT by Tony Snow
< Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies >

[cantstandbush]

174. I hope the WH press asks him to explain his previous statement about Bush

and ask whether he has changed his mind on those statements that Keith read off tonight.

[rodeodance]

180. like David Gregory?--or--HELEN--yes yes yes

[UTUSN]

175. Coulda been Tweety, coulda been BLITZER, same-o same-o n/t

[emulatorloo]

186. Tweety has the best plamegate coverage on television

How has Tony Snow covered this story?

[Notoverit]

177. Let's keep these goodies always close:

Tony Snow On President Bush: ‘An Embarrassment'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1023288

[madmark]

181. at least he has a lot of experience advocating the admins position

[imouttahere]

191. Exactly - could it be more obvious now that.....

Faux schills for the admin??? Of course, the connection will never be made outside of circles like ours....

[madmark]

192. oh i think fox' leaning are even obvious now to the relatively unengaged

[cal04]

182. Sources: Snow Accepts White House Press Secretary Post(WP)

Fox News commentator Tony Snow has decided to accept the White House press secretary's job after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said yesterday.

Snow's appointment could be announced as early as today. The only potential obstacle would be the results of a CAT scan taken Thursday, which he hopes will reveal no recurrence of the cancer that forced him to have his colon surgically removed last year, these sources said.

A director of speechwriting for President George H.W. Bush, Snow views himself as well-positioned to ease the tensions between this White House and the press corps because he understands both politics and journalism, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the appointment has not been announced. White House officials said they expected an announcement this week but declined to comment publicly on the search to replace outgoing press secretary Scott McClellan.

Snow would be the first Washington pundit -- in his case, one who has been an outspoken ideological voice -- to take over the pressroom lectern. "President Bush hates responding to the press, hates responding to political enemies -- he thinks it's beneath him," Snow said on Fox News in March. "He's got a stubborn streak." What the president needed, he said, was "a series of vigorous defenses" of his position.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/25/AR2006042501602.html

[rodeodance]

183. well, we will see if Snow delivers a series of vigorous defenses"

Snow said on Fox News in March. "He's got a stubborn streak." What the president needed, he said, was "a series of vigorous defenses" of his position.

[aquart]

196. Tony, this stress is not good for your recovery.

Really.

[quiet.american]

184. Someone's got to say it -- let the Snowjob begin. n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

187. Limbaugh's sub-host takes a position on the public dole

what next?
Michael Savage for attorney general? Neal Boortz for Defense Secretary?

[AlCzervik]

188. why hasn't the wh released a statement yet? I bet there were questions

about him and maybe a problem vetting him.

[karlrschneider]

189. Scarborough covering it now

...

[AlCzervik]

190. ok, i'll let you watch that.

[kainah]

193. don't forget: It's a SNOW JOB

I'm sorry to admit that I don't remember who it was last night who gave us all our marching orders on the Tony Snow as press secretary frame. It's all a snow job. Say it over and over, boys and girls. Get ready for the snow job.

[Erika]

194. More Daddy Bush/Reagan recycles

W couldn't come up with someone on his own. It's back to Daddy/Regean staff.

I guess Snow has an ego problem. He's had considerable health problems and planned more time with the family.

Looking forward to more snow jobs.

[stepnw1f]

195. This Can Sink Both Fox and the White House

weeeeeeeee......... what a stupid, desperate move.

[Rose Siding]

197. Freeper in the WH

What could possibly go wrong?

[Judi Lynn]

198. Bush names new press secretary

Bush names new press secretary

www.chinaview.cn 2006-04-26 10:39:27


WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush has named Fox News radio host and commentator Tony Snow as his new White House Press Secretary to replace outgoing Scott McClellan, Republican officials said on Tuesday.

McClellan announced his resignation last week. Enditem
(snip/)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/26/content_4476031.htm

[Karenca]

199. FAUX TONY SNOWJOB HAS JUST ACCEPTED PRESS SECT. POSITION....BREAKING..CNN

MORE......NO LINK YET

[Lindacooks]

200. Well, the press briefing is now officially 'The Snow Job'.

:7

[Karenca]

201. funny, i was just edititing to add snowjob at this very moment.....nt

[acmavm]

202. Or the Snow Blower Job.

[KeepItReal]

215. Here is the only good Snowjob...

[fooj]

203. What an idiotic choice.

It'll only work to our benefit. That works for me.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

207. He's perfect for Bush.

what really matters is how long he will last. he is no dummy and if he is treated with the same dissing as scottie, he won't last long.
By the way, I am speaking of the dis going on from within. NOT FROM THE PRESS CORPSE. The Bushes cannot tell the truth to anyone for any length of time, ergo they will lie to Tony. He has too much pride and will leave. It will not last for long.

[Karenca]

214. Good for us, yes

And the WH didn't try to hide their true colors either.

[Wabbajack]

220. I don't know

He's pretty articulate at least more so than that douchedag mcclennan.

[fooj]

226. He's a smug SOB. His arrogance will be his ultimate downfall.

Peace.

[ShortnFiery]

230. But Scotty could control his temper ...

Gawd, I can't wait until Snow's first meltdown.

He's probably their umpteenth choice but they needed to name someone soon. You don't put a person who has a short fuse in such a position.

But hey, he knows *, is a pseudo-journalist (pundit) and, most importantly, Tony's from TEXAS. :P :puke:

[951-Riverside]

204. George W. Bush would have been the perfect man for the Job

...Can you just imagine :rofl:

[saltpoint]

205. Now he will serve ...

___
Out of his box
At far-right FOX
Now he will conspire
with a higher liar.
___

[DoYouEverWonder]

206. Well at least the WH isn't even trying to pretend

that they're not a bunch of hate mongering freepers and Snowjob is one of the worst.

[Erika]

208. Daddy's hand-me-downs

A bright new face would have been refreshing.

[Blaq Dem]

209. Another media whore in the workings, eh?

As long as the pay is alright, some people will do anything. The truth doesn't matter.

[electron_blue]

210. "conservative radio talk show host" according to CNN

You know, they really need a heavy weight for this job.

[NYC]

211. I just checked Google images.

I think I'm not familiar with Tony Snow. Is he a typical Fox news reporter?

[Karenca]

213. Yes, and a FREEPER until this very morning

when all his posts mysteriously disappeared!

[prolesunited]

218. Anybody have screen shots of his posts

or is there a way of seeing what he posted? I think his affiliation with that board and some of the other "choice" comments seen on there should make the rounds.

[UpInArms]

228. check out this thread for those links

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1019313&mesg_id=1019313

[NYC]

221. He was a member of Free Republic?

Amazing.

[fshrink]

212. Exactly the same job. Different title.

[Karenca]

216. 'Meet your new boss, same as your old boss" ... eom

[leesa]

217. Perfect. Snowjob for a snowjob. Can't wait for the first time he blows

his top or the first time he goes off ala whacked out Freeper. I think this will be fun!

[onehandle]

219. Fox News (Anchor) is GOP White House Secretary. Say it with me.

Repeat it loud. Repeat it often.

MAKE THE CONNECTION THE STORY!

[rainbow4321]

224. That "gov. officials posing as Fox reporters" in Florida

never did stay in the news very long..guess we really do have a Fox person posing as a federal puppet, er, official now.

[deadparrot]

222. Who's buying the popcorn for his first press conference?

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[norml]

225. Tony Snow says he'll accept job as Bush spokesman

April 25, 2006, 11:21PM
Tony Snow says he'll accept job as Bush spokesman
Fox News host reportedly assured of having a role in policy debates


By HOWARD KURTZ
Washington Post

WASHINGTON - Fox News commentator Tony Snow agreed Tuesday night to become White House press secretary after top officials assured him that he would be not be just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said.

A director of speechwriting for President George H.W. Bush, Snow views himself as well-positioned to ease the tensions between this White House and the press corps because he understands both politics and journalism, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the appointment has not been officially confirmed. An announcement is expected today.

Snow will become the first Washington pundit — and an outspoken ideological voice at that — to take over the pressroom lectern at a time when tensions between journalists and the administration have been running high, about issues such as the Iraq war to investigations involving leaks of classified information.

Dee Dee Myers, a spokeswoman for President Bill Clinton, said that if Bush wants smoother relations with journalists, "Tony has stature. He understands how the press works from both sides. He has a big personality, and that can be helpful." But she noted that Snow has "a long paper trail" and would have to defend policies he has criticized.


snip


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3820234.html

[northzax]

229. the latest sucker...

"I think he's excited by the idea of being on the inside," Hume said. "He believes he will be at the table when decisions are made. For someone of his bent, that's too good to pass up."

no Tony, only Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice and their clique have access to the descision making process. if you think you are going to be part of it, you are an idiot and a sucker. that's what Paul O'Neill, John Snow, Gale Norton, and all the rest thought too. If they won't listen to Cabinet Secretaries, what makes you think they're going to listen to you?

this is such a bad career move, but I must say, it does show he's a true believer, not simply a mediawhore.

[ckramer]

232. He will be just like his predecessors --

ending up in disgrace in one or two years!

Only a fool would associate himself with the Bush administration.

[LexMan81]

233. i really hate this guy because

he work for FOXNEWS