Statements about Tony Snow

President George W. Bush issued a statement this morning:


"Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend, Tony Snow. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Jill, and their children, Kendall, Robbie and Kristi. The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character. ... He brought wit, grace and a great love of country to his work. His colleagues will cherish memories of his energetic personality and relentless good humor. All of us here at the White House will miss Tony, as will the millions of Americans he inspired with his brave struggle against cancer."

Statement from MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann:


Tony Snow was an optimistic, funny, and courageous man who could set aside his politics and inspire others to do the same. It might surprise many at all political points, but while we could not have disagreed more on policy, we were in frequent contact, even during his days as Press Secretary, even as I was criticizing his work and he was — in his own words — yelling at the screen as he watched. It was with great sadness that I heard of his death today, and with sincerity I extend my condolences and my staff's to his family. In the best of us, there is a difference between the message and the messenger, and Tony Snow epitomized that.

Roger Ailes appearance this morning on Fox & Friends:


Well, I'd known Tony before. So I'd met him in Washington years ago and I knew of him. And I always thought he was a great communicator and what people don't know about Tony is that he was a genuine intellectual. He had traveled, he understood a lot about foreign policy, he was a writer. He was a very deep thinker. On top of that, he was, he played in a rock band, and sometimes did things you didn't expect of him. So he was a renaissance man in a sense and kind of guy who could go anywhere and have an intellectual conversation with anyone. At the same time, the only thing he ever worried about was his family. That was the only time I ever saw Tony show any concern about anything. If you got on to the family, he'd tell you about his wife, he'd tell you about his kids, and you could tell, that was his focus and his concern, and where he put all of his effort. So, you know, he was a man that we just all admired greatly.

Greta Van Susteren, who anchors a special edition of On The Record tonight at 9pmET, responds on her blog:

Tony was a favorite...not just of mine but of everyone who has worked with him...he was the first person in the DC Bureau to welcome me to Fox and he never stopped being just about the nicest guy you ever met. I never heard him say a harsh thing about anyone (something that I can't say about myself...) I have asked to come in tonight and do a one hour special about Tony.

Statement from CNN anchor Larry King:


Tony Snow was a remarkable colleague and a good friend. He was extraordinarily likable, not only for his sense of humor and wit, but for his gift of giving others the space to express opinions, even if they countered his own. Devoted to his country and family, Tony was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word, and he will be deeply missed.

Source of all comments... TVNewser

Fox News homage to Tony Snow

All the best, Tony -- God Bless You

All the best, Tony -- God Bless You

Tall, telegenic, affable Tony Snow first took the podium in the James S. Brady
briefing room on May 16, 2006. Looking out upon the foregathered carnivorous
White House press corps he opened the proceedings with this bit of wry humor, "I
feel so loved."

Bye Tony, take care of your health.

Snow stepping down on Sept. 14 - Politics - MSNBC.com

Snow stepping down on Sept. 14 - Politics - MSNBC.com:

"WASHINGTON - President Bush announced Friday that press secretary Tony Snow,
who has waged a battle with cancer while manning the White House lectern, will
resign and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, on Sept. 14."

Ideas for replacements, Sean Hannity - just so Colmes doesn't have to deal with him anymore. Ann Coulter - just to see her be bitchy on a regular basis. Michelle Malkin - again just to see her on her soap box. How about Robert Novak - he has been doing the job for free already hasn't he.

White House spokesman Tony Snow wrote for "vile" hate site - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

White House spokesman Tony Snow wrote for "vile" hate site - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth:

"Bill O'Reilly has a problem with 'hate sites' like, he says, FreeRepublic.com. Then why doesn't O'Reilly call out White House spokesman Tony Snow who posted on FreeRepublic.com for years?"

Another day and another attack in the blog wars.

On a serous note I think that one of the problems that we are seeing here is that people are not used to the nature of the internet yet. For example, if I am talking about the president with a friend of mine over the phone, and I happen to be in a bad mood say "someone should do us all a favor and drown him in that bath tub Grover Norquist wants us to drown government in". Do I mean it? no. Would I actually support it? No. It is just something that went through my head when I was upset, and since it was on the phone other than my friend no one knows I said it. However when you are on the internet it is all different. Suppose you are reading this and you see what I said about the president and agree, but you want to add something to it. You leave a comment that says, "make sure you throw a toaster into the water with him". Everyone will be able to read that comment (on a side note I do not publish comments of this nature), not only will everyone be able to read it today, but tomorrow. In fact next year, when someone is going along on the internet, they may come across your comment and think - wow that guy is really hateful. Does someone mean it anymore just because it is typed, than when it is said, I don't think so. It is only more permanent.

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