Wednesday - April 26, 2006

Breaking News

This just in. The White House just made the announcement that there will be fresh meat thrown to the press. Fox News commentator Tony Snow is in for the ride of his life. Kinda like a crash-test dummy ...

Tony Snow to Be White House Press Secretary
_{Wednesday, April 26, 2006; 9:36 AM}

Fox News commentator Tony Snow was named White House press secretary today after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said.

A former director of speechwriting for President Bush’s father, Snow views himself as well positioned to ease the tensions between this White House and the press corps because he understands both politics and journalism, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the appointment had not been officially confirmed, although an announcement is expected today.

Snow will become the first Washington pundit—and an outspoken ideological voice at that—to take over the pressroom lectern at a time when tensions between journalists and the administration have been running high, over issues ranging from the Iraq war to investigations involving leaks of classified information.

“President Bush hates responding to the press, hates responding to political enemies—he thinks it’s beneath him,” Snow said on Fox News in March. “He’s got a stubborn streak.” What the president needed, he said, was “a series of vigorous defenses” of his position.

Brit Hume, Fox’s Washington managing editor, said he was “a little surprised” that Snow would give up his new radio show to take one of the capital’s most demanding jobs.

“I think he’s excited by the idea of being on the inside,” Hume said. “He believes he will be at the table when decisions are made. For someone of his bent, that’s too good to pass up.”

- More on this breaking news at the Washington Post ...

Posted by Ronald Reagan's Ghost     on 04/26/2006 at 08:42 AM   
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