Apr 26 2006
I Told Ya “Snow”
Congratulations to Tony Snow who will be announced as the new White House Press Secretary tomorrow.
I know it will cement the accusations about Fox News being in the pocket of the Republicans but honestly he is exactly what Bush needs, if Bush let’s him do his thing.
Sources: Tony Snow to Be Named White House Press Secretary
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.
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.
Say what you want, but he is qualified, talented and great pick.
Congratulations Tony and good luck.
(also at Sister Toldjah, Michelle Malkin, Atlas Shrugs,
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It’s finally offiicial. President Bush, Scott McClellan and Tony Snow went before the White House press corps this morning to announce Snow’s hiring. Several reports noted that Snow did not agree to take the job until he was assured that he woul…
Karl, just another sign that what matters with this President is not policy, but politics.
Keep cheering ‘em on!
One of my long time complaints about the administration is that it has done a poor job of communicating ideas to the public, and allowing the press to control the debate.
The damage is not just to Bush’s poll numbers, it is to the integrity of the system as well.
To imagine for a second that a modern politician is not prepared to use public relations for it’s own ends is foolish, but while it is self serving, there is a chance that effective communicatoins might actually lead to discussions about the real issues, and not the rhetoric and innuendo that seems to drive the situation as it stands.
The DC Press Corps is overly impressed with its own importance. I think it will be fun to see how they deal with someone who is not impressed.
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