A Chaotic White House Debut for Tony Snow (more incompetence)

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Fri May-12-06 04:23 PM
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A Chaotic White House Debut for Tony Snow (more incompetence)

Edited on Fri May-12-06 05:51 PM by newyawker99

A Chaotic White House Debut for Tony Snow

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - "It obviously at this point is just a mess," new White House press secretary Tony Snow said good naturedly, summing up his rocky first question-and-answer session with reporters.

During 23 sometimes-chaotic minutes Friday with the White House press corps in his West Wing office, Snow offered a half-dozen apologies for a less-than-smooth debut, pleaded ignorance on seven questions and ruled out all talk of international or currency issues.

"I do not wish to set off global tempests," he said, "because I frankly just don't know enough on those."

One of his don't-know answers (on President Bush's signing plans for the tax bill) even turned out to be wrong when Snow later recited next week's schedule. The signing ceremony was on the calendar for Wednesday.

"I should have read my own paper," he said.

Snow got in a little trouble when pressed on his statement that Bush "stands behind" Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who apologized for fabricating a story about punishing a potential HUD contractor who had criticized the president.

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GrumpyGreg

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Fri May-12-06 04:27 PM
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1. Not surprised ! n/t

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cassiepriam

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Fri May-12-06 04:27 PM
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2. You're doing a heck of a job, Snowie. nt

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JohnyCanuck

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Fri May-12-06 04:38 PM
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5. Yup, one heck of a SNOW job alright n/t

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maxsolomon

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Fri May-12-06 04:28 PM
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3. enjoy your stay, Tony.

it won't be fun serving during an Impeachment.

especially one that the Senate convicts on.

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DearAbby

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Fri May-12-06 04:36 PM
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4. "I frankly just don't know enough on those."

Will replace, "I can not comment on an ongoing investigation?"

Snow Job Bingo card...free space "I donno."

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Fri May-12-06 05:12 PM
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6. And he's one of the smarter Freepers! They were certain Tony was

going to slam that 'liberal' WH press corps! At least he's honest, but if he had read DU he might have been able to answere the HUD Secretary question, or might have been able to use Scotty's excuse 'I can't comment on that because soon, Mr. Jackson may be involved in an 'ongoing investigation' due to the fact that he handed out contracts to a very suspect Limo Service, which may have used the money to carry bribed Capitol Hill Republicans and CIA members to the Watergate Hotel to party with prostitutes'!

I don't think he'll last too long, in fact being this close to the WH operation might confirm for him that he was right in the first place about Bush. Things can only get worse for Tony! But who can keep covering the lies and the daily indictments and resignigations?

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Lefty48197

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Fri May-12-06 05:29 PM
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7. I bet Tony loved FOX where he could lie for Bush and not get questioned

Edited on Fri May-12-06 05:29 PM by Lefty48197

It must really suck for Republicans out here in the real world.

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