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SNOW JOB
Fox News presenter Tony Snow is the new White House press secretary. Cue US-wide moonbat meltdown. Post reaction from the usual suspects in comments.
Posted on ‘Token” Loewenstein’s blog in comments, awaiting moderation:
And this is any different to Clinton’s appointee to the same position in Joe Lockhart?
According to his official bio at his lecture speaker agency website:
http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template.cfm?spea_id=388
“Before joining the White House in 1997, he was National Press Secretary for the Clinton/Gore ‘96 Re-election campaign and he held several key positions at ABC Network News, CNN and SKY Television News of London.”
I mean, shock horror that such people are picked for their experience in front of a camera…
Posted by ausdiplomad on 2006 04 26 at 10:31 AM • permalinkBad call, Dave. The left loves Riefenstahl.
Posted by Rob Crawford on 2006 04 26 at 10:42 AM • permalinkYeah, I really didn’t want Snow to take this position....but then who am I?
If he bats the asshats in the ‘press’ room, AKA their private propaganda agenda setting room, then fine. Niceties aside, someone has to say to a David Gregory, or a Helen Thomas...That’s the dumbest thing Zarqawi has heard today, AND he is tickled you asked.
Snow has been hard on the Pres (and he should have been, unfortunately that will be muted now)...and the left wingers have made his comments a “quote”, “unquote” show of his ‘disagreements’ and ‘disaffection’ with a Republican President.
I thought what Tony did was called independent thinking, versus group leftist hate spewing...but what the hell do I know?
Snow cone Tony Jones on ABC Hateline tonight managed three poisonous little topics,doing pretty well even for him.
First the AWB c,second Chernobyl anniversary and third a rattling good defence of one Mr Lodhi,charged with planning terrorist attacks.Oh and they managed to squeeqe in Mr Al Zakharwi’s speech as well.
Interestingly Glass House featured a comedian who actually ENJOYED entertaining the Aussie troops in Iraq and said good things about them.How strange.Is Aunty Menopausal?I suppose one could point out in advance that ``candour’’ originally meant finding the good points in other people. Then, later, finding fault in yourself. And then, finally, finding fault in other people to their faces.
Jane Austen combines all three
``I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one ; but I always speak as I think.’’
``I know you do ; and it is that which makes the wonder. With your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others ! Affectation of candour is common enough - one meets it everywhere. But to be candid without affectation or design - to take the good of everyone’s character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad - belongs to you alone. And so you like this man’s sisters, do you? Their manners are not equal to his.’’ [cited by Wm. Empson]
Snow could make use of the word
#7 Robert Fisk also slotted into Lateline -a man who looks so obviously away with the fairies that he is embarassing to watch. I suspect a panicking Tony Snowcone finally sees just how peculiar this nutcase is..and desperately is trying to distance himself.
Too late Tones you’re covered in him -ew.
Fisk doesn’t even manage to convince himself -he looks very uncomfortable and when (yes)"challenged" by Jones he capitulated immediately with a weak “yes,you’re right.” Jokes aside there is obviously something very amiss with Fisk.
He is a mental timebomb waiting to explode.LAAADDDIIIEEESSS ANNNND GENTLEMENNNNN....
In this corner, wearing the faux foxskin trunks - the Beltway Belter, the Cable Killa, the Coldcocker from Murdocher… TONYYYYYY SNOWWWWWW!
And in this corner, wearing the white Pampers and adolescent sneer - the Press Corps Pisser, the Washington Whiner, the F-A-G from N-B-C… DAAAAAAAAA-VID GREG-O-RYYYYYY!!!
AH-LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMBBBBBBBLLLLLE!!!
Should be fun.
The British director of Al Jazeera just said in a print interview here that the problem with the BBC and the U.S. networks and news channels is that they don’t dare to criticize Bush and Blair (Tony, that is), and who could argue with that astute assessment? So that’s apparently the market Al Jaz is going to derive its future success from once it launches worldwide later this year - relentless criticism of Western politicians. (Wait, is anybody gonna notice the difference, other than that it’ll be it in English now?)
At any rate, Faux News is clearly trying to position itself as the anti-Al Jazeera and is going to become even more of a mindless cheerleader for the fascist Bu$Hitler regime thanks to this appointment. (In case you thought I was going off-topic with this, nyah nyah.)
Taylor Marsh, moonbat extraordinaire, never diappoints.
“You just knew it had to happen eventually. Cutting out everyone else and going straight to your base: right-wing radio. The radio host at the podium, what a stroke of genius. No need for facts or truth. It’s about reaching people through emotion in order to get a reaction, through sound bites that stick. Tony Snow is a dream for Karl Rove. It’s putting one of the leaders of the get out the vote team, the right-wing radio host, up front and center in the press room. The base knows Tony Snow. It’s putting the right-wing voter inside the press room. That Tony Snow comes from Fox puts even more emphasis on the appointment.”
Bad call, Dave. The left loves Riefenstahl.
It’s true. For example, Bianca Jagger is a left-wing moonbat and Mick Jagger is making songs denouncing Condi Rice and George Bush, but they have a soft spot for Hitler’s favorite propaganda film maker. According to the Wikipedia, Riefenstahl was “the first to photograph rock star Mick Jagger and his wife Bianca as a couple holding hands after they were married, as they were both admirers. Jagger told Riefenstahl he had seen Triumph of the Will at least 15 times.”
Triumph of the Will is a highly-effective propaganda film that glorifies Hitler.
Posted by Bruce Rheinstein on 2006 04 26 at 01:33 PM • permalinkHere are some early entries fcrom the Huffington Post:
“a Guy-Smiley-ish fringe-right-wing talk show host” - David Sirota
“With Bush’s approval rating approaching Nixon’s, it’s comforting that this White House understands the priority of filling not just Scott McClellan’s shoes, but Ron Ziegler’s” - Marty Kaplan
“Was the fact that Tony has his colon removed make him the only Republican candidate who wasn’t a complete ass-hole?” - Steve Young
Posted by Bruce Rheinstein on 2006 04 26 at 02:00 PM • permalinkMSM will be cranky because they all just made the move to widescreen, and now they’ll have to pioneer tallscreen to accommodate Snow’s mountainous noggin.
Seriously. Only human—other than I—who could actually fill a ten-gallon/stovepipe hat.
Posted by Rittenhouse on 2006 04 26 at 02:12 PM • permalinkSome early Daily Kos commentary:
“Why does Tony Snow hate America?” - Kimberly Stone
“Faux press secretary… for a faux administration… “ - madam defarge
“Lest there be any doubt left in the minds of Americans that the entire Bush administration is one big orchastrated, manipulated-media lie, the administration goes and gets themselves a Press Secretary who made a name for himself in the big, orchastrated, lying manipulative media.” - surfbird007
“‘Snow job’... it rhymes with ‘Blow job’” - Jay Esbe
Posted by Bruce Rheinstein on 2006 04 26 at 02:24 PM • permalinkYou just knew it had to happen eventually. Cutting out everyone else and going straight to your base: right-wing radio. ...It’s putting one of the leaders of the get out the vote team, the right-wing radio host, up front and center in the press room. The base knows Tony Snow. It’s putting the right-wing voter inside the press room.
Do you mean to tell me that Bush hired as his press secretary a man who supports Bush, the Republican Party, and right-wing politics?
My God, the horror. I’ll bet James Carville was never even interviewed.
Kind of OT, but a great illustration of the lefty mentality we’re discussing here - Air America’s ratings are plunging in NYC, and here’s what one of their flunkies says:
“A network source says the radio ratings released today do not reflect the overall growth of the broadcast.
“‘The demos are better, and listeners trust AIR AMERICA to give them the real truth on issues and the Bush presidency,’ says the insider.”
Perfect. The second part of that sentence is a prime example of the standard Bush-bashing non-sequitur, but it’s the first part that’s the beaut - “The demos are better.” In other words, “Sure, not very many people are listening to us, but the ones who do are the right kind of people.”
Lefty irrelevance in a nutshell.
"Perfeckt...a fictitional news man for a fictitional president...in a fictictitional white house!”
—Mikey “Graf Zeppelin” Moore
Posted by Monroe Doctrine on 2006 04 26 at 03:28 PM • permalinkI added this linkbecause this shows that the left and the right are merely mirror images of each other. Now if you can just ignore the hyperbole, the bad spelling and poor grammar, the lack of logic or sanity, the inability to stay on topic and the absence of humor then you can see how much we are alike. Can’t we all just get along?
Posted by Pat Patterson on 2006 04 26 at 03:41 PM • permalinkMemo to Karl
Subject: Is It Time Finally?Dear Beloved Leader:
I think it would behoove our organization if I was to list a few meager but possibly helpful accomplishments garnered by your Cincinnati power base. First, we have provided to the Administration Rob Portman, a fine and upstanding conservative who will make an excellent Budget Director. Second, we have provided John Boehner, a tried and loyal Republican who will make a fine Majority Leader. Lastly, we have submitted a replacement for Mr. Moonpie as Communications Director. Tony Snow is second to none in providing an accurate and proper spin on current events.
I also wish to remind your excellency of the role Cincinnati and its adjoining vassal counties played in giving President Bush the votes he needed to take Ohio and, in turn, the country in the 2004 election.
Since I am your appointed viceroy in charge of the Cincinnati neocon powerbase, should I perhaps be hopeful of a promotion to full membership in the RWDB organization? I await your answer with trepidation and excitement.
Respectful and In Awe of Your Brilliant Aura,
wronwright
P.S. McEnroe is from California and they voted for Kerry. Just for your information.
Posted by wronwright on 2006 04 26 at 07:16 PM • permalinkTony Snow was on Fox? But the BBC described him as ‘a radio presenter and former speechwriter for President Bush’s father’.
Stephen Pollard “It’s as if the Beeb wouldn’t soil themselves by acknowledging the existence of such a channel. Or, perhaps worse - if the BBC’s journalists want to have any understanding of the US - never bother looking.”Can’t wait for the first face off with Helen Thomas.
Paco — We’ll have to make her wear a sign or something to make sure he’s looking at the right side…
wronwright — McEnroe’s from California AND New York. I think of it as my personal Long March…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 04 26 at 09:28 PM • permalinkAll I can think of is Homer Simpson when he was Mr Plow with his snow plow.
I would like to see Tony Snow in a plow of his own, dispersing David Gregory and Helen Thomas out of the press room.
“Yes Mr President”
Posted by The (WHMECDM) President on 2006 04 26 at 10:55 PM • permalinkI know we don’t have a press secretary role here in Australia as prominent as that of the US, but what would be the equivalent here?
Bolt going to work for John Howard maybe?
Would the reaction from Marr and company be the same?
Posted by The (WHMECDM) President on 2006 04 26 at 10:59 PM • permalink#41 - I am pretty sure that Bolt has worked as an advisor for 2 politicans before. Labor politicians.
Posted by attilathepun on 2006 04 26 at 11:54 PM • permalink#43
Yeah I know he did, but that was before he .. you know .. turned completely to the dark side.
He woudn’t be able to work for the ALP now, that’s for sure.
Posted by The (WHMECDM) President on 2006 04 27 at 01:12 AM • permalink"Cutting out everyone else and going straight to your base"
Isn’t this what the media does for the Democrats and the Left?
This is nothing but the latest demonstration of Leftoid double standards. Bush does something his predecessor did—whether its hiring a press secreatary with (gasp!) media experience, spying on foreign enemies, adopting a policy of regime change in Iraq, whatever—and it’s the End Of The World As We Know It.
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Oh, the melt-down had already begun before he even accepted the job. Goebbels comments right out of the gate.