Tony Snow Accepts 'William F. Buckley Award'

The Media Research Center ^ | 4/10/2007 | Tony Snow, Brent Bozell III

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Cal Thomas, Larry Kudlow, Mark Levin and Ann Coulter highlighted the MRC’s "2008 DisHonors Awards: Roasting the Most Outrageously Biased Liberal Reporters" presented on Thursday night, April 10, before an audience of more than 1,000 packed into the Independence Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington, D.C.

Following the presentation of the DisHonors Awards videos in five categories (see links to videos below), a look at some "funny clips" from 2007 and the audience picking the "Quote of the Year," MRC President Brent Bozell honored Tony Snow with the MRC's second annual "William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence."

Snow praised the late Buckley’s selfless efforts to identify and encourage promising young conservatives and then Snow regretted the current political rancor as he urged the audience to appreciate America’s greatness.

More at this link, and I will post some of my pictures, below. 

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The Party was held here, at Grand Hyatt Washington. Thats the view from the inside.

 

For some reason, they have a piano in the pool.

 

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Downstairs, at the reception, the soon to be MC, Cal Thomas. I think Geraldo stole his mustache.

 

Actually he said later, the he had grown the mushtash years earlier because it made him look more mature.

He shaved it off when  he realised that he no longer need to look more mature. 

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Open Bars are a good thing.

 

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They set a nice table

 

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The Host, Brent Bozell

 

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Some old friends

 

Still the Great One 

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And a new one.

 

That's Jeff Gannon, the only conservative in the history of the universe to be a official White House correspondant.

I don't know who was more tickled, me for having someone whose name I recognised at my table, or Jeff for having someone at his table who recognised him. 

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Tony's there too, somewhere.

 

[peggybac]

Excellent - thanks for posting! Congrats to Tony - what an honor for him and he deserves it. I still have a crush on Mark Levin and am so jealous you were there and I was not. :-)

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Of course, you can't go to a party like this without wondering what kind of dress Ann Coulter will wear.

 

It was little, black. 

[vandy]

Great pics!

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Tony going to the stage to accept his award.

 

 

[Bahbah]

Wonderful pics, great video.

What an evening.

[Mercat]

crowd not very reactive but good speech. Tony for prez.

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> I still have a crush on Mark Levin and am so jealous you were there and I was not. :-)

Thanks. This was a real blast.

I am trying to capture a little bit of the flavor of the party for those who don’t get to go to such things.

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> Great pics!

Thanks, more coming.

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Tony gives his acceptance speech, which you can watch in its entirety at the link at the head of this thread. Always the optimist.

 

 

 

When Rolandus Maximus left us, I think I know who he lent his sense of optimism and confidence in the future. 

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Group shot.

 

Guess who all the purdy girls are hangin' with. 

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> Tony for prez.

He’s too smart for that.