Posted on 02/22/2007 7:42:13 AM PST by IrishMike
In what CBS’s Bob Schieffer called a “man-bites-dog story,” White House press secretary Tony Snow put A-list reporters on the spot Tuesday night, in front of C-SPAN cameras.
The forum, the first collaboration between the White House Correspondents Association and National Press Club, provoked unusually candid remarks by the reporters, who usually are loathe to talk about such delicate subjects as how ideology and blogs affect their work. And Snow acknowledged that they made some good points.
Snow, a former editorial writer who came to the White House after working as the host of “Fox News Sunday” and an anchor for Fox News, set a jocular tone for the colloquy with six of the best-known and most outspoken White House correspondents.
“For those of you expecting theatrical savagery on my part,” he began, “forget about it. I’m just too nice. Having been on both sides – having been in the press, and also being a press secretary – one of the things you don’t see quite often in the briefings is how much fun we do have.”
Here are some excerpts of memorable exchanges from the hourlong session before an overflow crowd of more than 400, as televised by C-SPAN:
Tony Snow to David Gregory of NBC News: “How often have you gone home and stared in the mirror and you said, ‘Man, I tell you what. If I could do it over again, I really would have been nicer to that press secretary.' ”
Gregory, laughing and closing his eyes as if to concentrate: “Let me think how often that’s happened. I wanted to say at the outset: That’s an interesting question. And when I have something to announce, I’ll announce it.”
Snow: “Did you write that before you came?”
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Tony Snow is a class act. He's in the right place at the right time. I can think of no one else I'd rather see in his position.
They don't deserve the time of day.
"They don't deserve the time of day".
...I couldn't agree more! It's time these scumbag, left-wing reporters were taken to task. Being friendly and "jocular" doesn't cut it when you're dealing with Dem politicians, reporters whatever. It's NEVER worked for Bush. It NEVER works! Call a spade a spade and ask point blank..."Why do you hate America so much"? "Yes you do hate America or you wouldn't be siding with the terrorists so consistently"! "What, exactly, do the democrats have planned for the future of this country"? "So far, it's been nothing but 'fix healthcare', 'fix the disparity between poor and rich', 'raise minimum wage'"! "What about stopping the next terrorist attack"?! "You people never talk about this subject, and it's inevitable"!
Wouldn't it be wonderful if "journalists" actually did that? Note the snide remarks about media criticism - by what standard are those blogs "unduly devoted" to it? Sounds like a reporter who can dish it out but can't take it. The bias is real, and it's there for anybody with average reading comprehension skills to see.
So, Mr. Newsweek Reporter, tell me again, how many people did Newsweek manage to kill as a result of their false koran-flushing article?
It's not America they hate so much.
It's Aericanism they hate - the foundation, the precepts, the history, the ideals, the goals, the red-whit-and-blue patriotism.
They are globalists, and loathe nationalism, and particularly nationlistic pride.
They hate America ALL THE MORE because our national pride is NOT based on the vain, politically-correct assumptions of moral equivalence, but rather on GENUINE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
That's why virtually ALL computer languages are English-based.
That's why 95% of the world's information is stored in English.
That's why virtually ALL of the inventions of the last 100 years have ENGLISH names even in Foreign countries.
THAT's what they hate.
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I watched it briefly, it appeared to be real puke fest...but of course, Tony Snow is better than the rest of the disfunctional communications from the Executive branch.
But that is not much of a compliment....if he goes back to FOX maybe we will get some interesting insight why this WH has refused to defend themselves by standing up for America and Americans on Terror, Immigration, CIA/DOJ corruption, intel traitors and other sore points.
Just tell them you are an illegal alien and they will probably find room for you.
Thanks for the link.
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