Snow to raise money for GOP candidates

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Tony Snow is taking his gift of gab across the country in the coming weeks to raise money for Republican candidates, an unusual task for the president's top spokesman.

On the job just four months, the former Fox News commentator is in-demand on the GOP circuit. He said he decided to help maintain the party's majority in Congress after some consideration of his proper role — and that doesn't include a lot of red meat rhetoric like some speakers offer at partisan events.

"They asked, and I thought about it a lot and we went back and forth," Snow said. "It's one of those things where I certainly want to help the president. But you have to make sure it's a fine line, and that's why I don't want to get into opponent bashing.

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Snow already has been speaking at some events with Republican activists, such as an appearance before about 800 with the Pennsylvania Republican Party on Sept. 15. But his first big candidate fundraisers come next week, when he headlines fundraisers for Reps. Jean Schmidt in his hometown of Cincinnati and Geoff Davis of a neighboring district in northern Kentucky. Expectations are high, with Republicans hoping for as much as $100,000-$150,000 per appearance.

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[Old and In the Way]

1. So is Snow a Press Secretary or a Campaign worker?

Is there anyone in this administration that actually governs or is it just 24/7 election fundraising?

[tanyev]

10. And only a few months ago, he claimed to be a journalist.

I think Skittles summed it up very succinctly in post #4.

[truthisfreedom]

2. they'll do anything. they'll use our public dollars to run their smear

campaigns. they are brazen. they've completely emptied the public coffers, the treasury, and sold us to China, and they're using that money and our kid's futures to fund their lie and propaganda machine.

it makes me puke.

[Erika]

3. Snow is nothing but a rabid freeper

and our taxes are paying for his misinformation and politicking? Oh, yeah, he's a bushbot. They don't mind spending $ on their own elitists. It's just the poor and needy they resent our tax $ spent on.

It's their "Christian" attitude.

[Skittles]

4. WHORE

nt

[Erika]

5. I love your anger

That's what we need to be tossing back to the bushbots.

[Fridays Child]

6. He tries to project such a thoughtful demeanor.

:puke:

[rodeodance]

7. the WH is always in campaign mode. Just adding another dunce.

[Joe Bacon]

8. Yet another FOX PAUS from Tony Snowjob

It's incredible, He puts his foot in his mouth even more that Ari did!

[flordehinojos]

9. tony, on this line, " I don't want to get into opponent bashing." ...

you already do everytime you lie and through lies make inflammatory misstatements about any democrat!

but i don't have to tell you that you already know your morning java is full of shit.

[Tanuki]

11. Taxpayers are paying his salary,

so are we all paying for him to go around the country to raise funds for people who want to screw us over?

[Binka]

13. That's It This Is So Fucking Wrong

I hope this turns into yet another failure for the GOOP.

[William Bloode]

12. Just another tid-bit added to the list......

of things that make Tony Snow look like a douche.

[Claire Beth]

14. a good SNOW job is what they need alright n/t

[underpants]

15. Are they trying to make him into a candidate?

It sounds and looks like it to me.