Tony Snow’s cancer returns.
By on Mar 27th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Tony Snow’s cancer returns.
“Presidential spokesman Tony Snow’s surgery to remove a small growth showed that his cancer has returned. … A small growth was discovered last year in his lower right pelvic area, and it was removed on Monday. Doctors determined that it was cancerous, and that his cancer had metastized, or spread, to his liver.”
UPDATE: Snow’s prognosis is reportedly good:
Blood tests and a PET imaging scan had come back negative for cancer.
There are a lot of effective therapies to treat liver cancer that has spread from colon cancer, said FOX News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez.
“It’s small enough that he should go into remission again after adequate treatment,” Alvarez said.
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While I would certainly hate to wish anyone major misfortune like this, sometimes asshats like Snowjob deserve to know why so many Americans want health care themselves but simply can’t afford it.
He’s lucky – he gets awesome health care from his job. Most Americans aren’t half as lucky – but I doubt snowjob will care, because he’s not most Americans in his own eyes.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:13 amLet’s hope he has a full recovery, and learns compassion for others from his trial.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:13 amObviously hope for a quick & speedy recovery for him. What a shame.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:14 amMy best wishes to Tony Snow and his family.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:16 amVery bad news for Snow. Although I could do without his continuous stream of bullsh*t, I wish him a full recovery, though I’m afraid that’s not likely.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:17 amI’ve had many differences with Tony Snow in the past, but I pray he survives this and lives healthy for a long time. I also have colitis, and therefore suffer an increased risk of colon cancer. As a college student, its tough to know career options are already limited because of the disease, but knowing that Tony Snow worked in one of the most stressful positions in the White House is at least a little inspiring. I hope he pulls through this – it will give me and all the others living with colitis and colon cancer more hope.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:17 amI’m interested in how this info will moderate his (and other admin drones and enablers) comments regarding Mrs. Edwards.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:19 amPrayers for Tony Snow.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:21 amThis is sad. I hope this is curable and he gets well soon. Stress actually triggers so many bad things in our body.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:22 amWill RUSH say that TONY is doing this just to divert attention from the Edwards’ ???
Good Luck Tony. get back to work.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:22 amspeaking of asshats, isn’t it time for jake to ask john podesta a question?
March 27th, 2007 at 10:23 amVery sorry to hear this, best of luck, Tony.
Please don’t sit down for an interview, I mean Inquistion, with Katie Couric.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:23 amI guess this proves Tony is human after all.
That is very bad news for Tony and his loved ones. I wish him all the best.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:25 amThat’s terrible — best wishes for a speedy recovery.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:26 amtemperance
I wonder if Rush Limbaugh is going to refer to Snow’s condition as a polticol stunt? /sarcasm.
Good Wishes Tony – you seem like an OK guy buy you truly are defending the indefensible.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:26 amA small growth was discovered last year …
seems strange that a cancer “survivor” would wait so long to get that growth out… i know “last year” was only 3 months ago, but i sure as hell wouldn’t wait more than a week! … he was so nonchalant about it the other day… guess it surprised him… probably thought he was too important to the WH to bother with his own health… too bad…
best wishes, tony… get better and live right!
btw, TPrs – GET THE COLONOSCOPY … and not the “virtual” one…
March 27th, 2007 at 10:27 ami’ve had 2 because of family ties… the prep is a drag, but you’re out for the procedure… anyone over 40 needs to ask about it… DO IT…
…
how fortunate for snow that he has comprehensive health insurance and a generous employer.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:28 amI don’t pray, but I do hope that he’s able to recover from this. I don’t wish for Tony or his family to suffer.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:29 amThis is sad news. I can only wish Mr Snow and his family all the courage and strength they can muster to live through this.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:31 amPrayers for a recovery, and for his family.
Glad he has a good health insurance program. Wish the rest of us did.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:31 am#22,
I think you’re stretching it. I don’t think Tony Snow got cancer to distract us from the #3 Dem presidential contender.
Best of luck to Tony. Unlike Limbaugh, I’m glad to see that TP readers know that politics is politics, but someone’s health is above pettiness and snark.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:31 am#20 firehead
Go ahead scumbags. Wish Tony death. We all know you are so twisted by your own hatred.
And look who shows up to spread hatred. Sorry, firehead. That’s beneath us. Why don’t you say something nice about Tony instead.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:32 ami wondered the same, worfeus…
March 27th, 2007 at 10:32 ambut, yes, it is a small world…
he should not have waited… and THAT makes me curious…
firehead,
A quick read of these posts indicates that the only one consumed by hatred is you. Wingnuts always assume the worst in others, because that is their natural response.
Good luck and God bless, Tony. You’re a moron, but my prayers go out to you and your family.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:33 amPolitical people are different than you and I. And you know, most people like Tony would turn to God. Tony turns to Bush and defends the P.O.S. in spite of the effects it has on his health.
Good luck Tony, fight the cancer as hard as you fight the press and you’ll be just fine.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:33 amI wish anyone in that situation all the best.
But considering the number that, Rush, Katie Couric, Fox and the rest of the Right Wing gaggle machine have done and continue to do to the Edward’s one this leads one to wonder if Snow decides to stay in his job whether or not he will get the same media treatment.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
March 27th, 2007 at 10:33 amMy thoughts and prayers go out to Tony and his family.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:34 amAs much as I dislike the man, best wishes for Tony Snow. May he make a speedy recovery.
Cancer is something I would not wish upon my very worst enemy.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:34 amWow, 19 of the 22 comments so far have been well wishes. Two have been marginal, and then, well, there’s your vitriol. Who’s doing the hating here?
March 27th, 2007 at 10:35 amGet well soon, Tony! I don’t think we’d agree on…well…anything at all, but my best wishes for a speedy recovery.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:35 amGood.God’s punishment for telling so many lies.Pray Tony pray
March 27th, 2007 at 10:35 amUnlike many in the right wing blogosphere, who seemed to take some measure of pleasure in ridiculing the Edward’s response to Elizabeth’s diagnosis, I wish Tony nothing but the best and everyone should hope for a full recovery. While we may vehemently disagree with what he does for this administration, he is not our enemy. He is an American and he needs our support.
Cancer knows no political boundaries. It is an equal opportunity disease.
So save the invectives for someone more deserving. Like Ann Coulter.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:36 amI hope Tony recovers. Tony spoke kindly of Elizabeth Edwards after her press conference. He does have sympathy for people outside of his role as WH press secretary.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:36 amLink to John Edwards relevancy in 3..2..1..
March 27th, 2007 at 10:36 amI despise Mr. Snow’s politics but I pray for his full recovery.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:36 amDespite my dislike of the man and and who/what he represents, I am very sorry to hear of this development. This is a nasty one, and I wish him the best. He has a young family and this is tough.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:37 am#22 WORFEUS
Less than 48 hours after a major democratic player announces his wife has cancer, a major republican player also announces he has cancer?
C’mon now. Put that stuff away. This isn’t a trick. He’d been through treatment before. In fact, I’d been wondering for a long time if the stress of his job might somehow trigger a recurrence.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:37 amOf the 3 WH press spokespersons, Tony was easily the ‘best’.
He could ‘wing it’ with answers to unexpected questions while injecting humor in a humorless job.
Good luck, Tony. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone, regardless of party affiliation.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:37 amIf Tony were a prominent representative of the left, the right would be openly expressing its glee.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:38 amGo ahead scumbags. Wish Tony death. We all know you are so twisted by your own hatred.
Comment by firehead — March 27, 2007 @ 10:26 am
And yet firehead chooses not give his condolences to Tony while the majority of the posters here have. tsk tsk
March 27th, 2007 at 10:38 am#22,
I think you’re stretching it. I don’t think Tony Snow got cancer to distract us from the #3 Dem presidential contender.
Comment by brie — March 27, 2007 @ 10:31 am
I don’t think he did either. But look, do you remember the day after the Edwards announcement, Snow said he was going to get a spot looked at, and that he had been putting it off.
Now maybe he just decided to go because of the Edwards announcement, and he was worried.
But at this point, I haven’t seen his chart, and I don’t know what he does or does not have. It may be some benign pollop that they’re blowing out of proportion. It may be nothing.
But one things for sure.
The Edwards announcemnet had thrust John Edwards into the spotlight, and brought a huge and positive reaction to his campaign for President.
Tony Snow’s announcement, that came less than 48 hours after the Edwards announcement, has deflated the Edwards story.
Whether it was Tony’s intention or not, the outcome is the same.
Sorry, but my antenna are up on this one, and I just don’t think we are getting the straight dope.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:38 amHey, Xbot, JRoyale, oldhacks and all you others preparing to give us a wittly little comment about how TS deserves his cancer: Karma is a bitch, which is why you shouldn’t have written those words at all. No matter what his politics, his suffering is your suffering, and ours, and you will not benefit in the least from mocking him. He has a path to follow, a purpose to fulfill, people who love and depend on him. I wish him all the very best.
What angers me is that every where we look, cancer is killing our best, our brightest, our young and our saged, but the Bushies want nothing better than to destroy the very research that leads to real cures (not just life extending, excruciatingly debilitating treatments), wants to allow our evironment to continue to be destroyed by cancer-causing toxins, and tries to destroy our ability to access excellent health care–all inorder to fight Dick Cheney’s worthless war and to hand corporations the taxpayers money.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:38 amWhoever’s sockpuppeting to provide fodder for those who want to rant about ‘liberal hatred;, knock it off. Now.
firehead, I’m looking at you.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:40 amWill Mr. Snow be retiring from his job to spend time with his wife and young family as has been suggested of Mrs. Edwards???
March 27th, 2007 at 10:41 amComment by katy
You’re right, Katy. My doctor’s been nagging me about it, but it’s gotta be better than the alternative, right?
On a related note, you’d be hard pressed to find someone whose life hasn’t been touched by cancer in one way or another. It’s not a fun ride and I certainly don’t wish it on anyone.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:42 amFirehead calls us scumbags yet he wishes for genocide and for the mass arrests and executions of Americans.
Typical narrow minded scum-bag Republican.
-GSD
March 27th, 2007 at 10:42 amThe great majaority of comments here have been sympathetic and thoughtful — then we have the hate-filled troll who gets his talking points from his corrupt leaders and their minions.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:42 amIt’s hard to be liberal and be mean-spirited.
#49 As I’ve said, I don’t wish it on him at all; I just wish he and the rest of his party would have more sympathy for other people in the same situation. May he have a speedy recovery and get back to a condition where we can point at the lies and misinformation he spreads again without being called hatemongers or something.
Chill, elemgee.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:42 amWow, I noticed that he’s been looking awefully ashen for a while (through the whole attorney’s scandal) I thought it was just the stress! Poor Guy
March 27th, 2007 at 10:43 amI do pray for Tony Snow and his family. Cancer is a frightful thing. Hopefully he can face it bravely and his family will be strengthened as well. I do not agree with the man at all. His stumping for the administration frustrates me to no end. I cannot abide his function in this corrupt institution…. however… he is a human being and deserves care and respect in his hour of need.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:45 amI’m very proud of the other commentators for being so kind to Mr. Snow despite all of our differences with his policies. PEACE
“We all know you are so twisted by your own hatred.”
did you steal that from one of the “Star Wars” films?
March 27th, 2007 at 10:45 am#50 Anonymous By Choice
Sorry, I guess I’ll have to be the one quote that the right-wing takes and uses to claim that all liberals/progressives/democrats are the party of death, but…
Well then, I guess you’re a petty, spiteful person who can’t set his/her anger aside even to go as far as to just say nothing. There’s a time and a place. If you can’t understand that, you’re no better than the Limbaughs and Coulters.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:47 amSorry to hear that. Best wishes for Tony.
Why did they make this an issue? This is private.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:47 amFirst and foremost: Get better Tony.
Secondly, in reading these comments I couldn’t be more proud of my fellow progressives or to count myself among their number. There were a couple of allusions to karma, but overall none of it was negative.
That is until this one showed up. I hope the useless troll is ashamed of himself. Somehow I doubt it considering his inability to recognize his own blatant hypocrisy.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:48 amWell, I guess I stirred things up in here enough for one morning.
My work here is done.
Tony?
I wish you the best dude.
Get out of politics. Buy a fishing pole and enjoy the years you’ve got.
Chow for now
March 27th, 2007 at 10:48 am#48 I WORFEUS
Maybe it was the announcement by the Edwards’ that got him to do something he might have been putting off for much too long.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:49 amMy thoughts and good wishes go to Tony and his family. Whatever people think of Tony, he wants the best for this country, same as me and you. He has a different way of working for what he believes, and he is human and deserves any support we can give him even though our politics may be different from his. Take care, Tony.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:49 amMy best wishes to Tony Snow for a full recovery. Even though I think he is an as*hol*, I wouldn’t wish cancer on my worst enemy.
But, this brings up an interesting thought. I wonder if people will start thinking twice about voting for McCain or Guiliani, both of whom have had a bout with cancer. If the right can question whether John Edwards should run for president because, if his wife got sick while he was president, he would be distracted, then they should worry about voting for a person who has already had one bout with cancer. I think that a president fighting cancer would be a much bigger distraction than having a wife who was fighting cancer.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:50 amI am no fan of Tony Snow but I do have compassion for the suffering his cancer brings him. I wish him a comfortable recovery from his most recent surgery and as few complications as possible in his treatment.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:54 am” GET THE COLONOSCOPY … and not the “virtual†one…
i’ve had 2 because of family ties… the prep is a drag, but you’re out for the procedure… anyone over 40 needs to ask about it… DO IT…
…
Comment by katy
You’re right, Katy. My doctor’s been nagging me about it, but it’s gotta be better than the alternative, right?”
Did this in Dec. As stated the prep is not fun. Basically, it’s a day of starving followed by the human version of Liquid Plumber. Best to clear your calendar for those 2 days & stay at home the prep day. But the procedure is a piece of cake. Fentinyl is amazing stuff. One minute they’re wheeling you in and turning you on your side – the next minute you’re in recovery wondering how you got there. Do it.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:54 amCancer is a plague in our country. We need to be increasing our research to find cures and preventatives.
As I said with regard to Elizabeth Edwards,
“This thread is dedicated to the heartfelt prayers and good wishes for Tony Snow, and his family.â€
March 27th, 2007 at 10:54 amPoor guy,Tony was THE BEST. That should more in line with the sentimental response TP was looking for.
March 27th, 2007 at 10:57 am“Cancer is something I would not wish upon my very worst enemy”
March 27th, 2007 at 11:00 amWell maybe Chimpy, I think he needs a shock of reality, He needs to have something bad and life threating happen to him…I don’t wish him death, Just a taste of what it feels like to suffer. Something to make him more in touch with human emotion!
Good luck,Tony.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:04 amWishing you and your family well.
Sorry to hear that…
Liver cancer is pretty bad news, considering the function of the liver and its access to the circulatory system.
It’s what killed my father who had survived two previous bouts with colon cancer. Once it spread to his liver, he was told that most people only survive about 6 months with it. He made it 5 years – but it was gruesome. He would have been better off to have only had the 6 months.
I wish Tony the best and hope that he chooses to spend what’s left of his life being an advocate for National Health Care.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:08 amDid this in Dec. As stated the prep is not fun. Basically, it’s a day of starving followed by the human version of Liquid Plumber. Best to clear your calendar for those 2 days & stay at home the prep day. But the procedure is a piece of cake. Fentinyl is amazing stuff. One minute they’re wheeling you in and turning you on your side – the next minute you’re in recovery wondering how you got there. Do it.
Comment by lw — March 27, 2007 @ 10:54 am
L O L … excellent description, lw !!! …
March 27th, 2007 at 11:09 amworth a repeat! … drink LOTS of water too!
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Best wishes to Mr. Snow and his family. Hope for a full recovery.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:09 amI’m sorry for Tony Snow and his family, but I believe that the lies he is paid to spout for the Bush Administration are eating him from the inside out. Quit your thankless and dishonest job, Tony–take the therapies offered and find some work where you are making an “honest” living. I’m sure that your health will improve rapidly.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:11 amIm not happy but i dont feel bad at all. Anyone who supports preemptive strikes should be around a cluster bomb detonation, anyone who supports torture should be waterboarded or worse, anyone who supports regime change should be invaded by a foreign army. Tony Snow defend every single the time the henious actions of this government. I cant have sympathy for a murderer supporter.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:17 amI hope he makes a full recovery. I think his defense of this administration is reprehensible, but I can’t bring myself to think that death by cancer is some sort of fit punishment. I share the hopes of many here that, along with relief from his illness, he finds a better way to live.
Best of luck to you, Mr. Snow.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:18 amCancer is a plague in our country. We need to be increasing our research to find cures and preventatives.
Comment by hterrya — March 27, 2007 @ 10:54 am
I’m not prone to Conspiracy Theories, but I do know that Karl Marx wrote his Manifesto because of the corruption that Capitalism cannot resist… I do not believe a cure for cancer will be released as long as Big Pharma stands to make millions off cancer treatments… They’ve shown little to no empathy for anyone in the recent past, so it makes sense that they won’t start anytime soon… Plus – it’s way cheaper for them to sell existing medications than to develop new ones.
We (Middle Class) really are just a big pot of money to them.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:20 amthis is an ugly thing… I hope everything goes well for Snow…
March 27th, 2007 at 11:21 amrush goes after Elizabeth Edwards. Snow subbed in the past for rush on his show. rush’s venom spreads quickly, doesn’t it.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:22 amThis news is a total bummer.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:24 am“I cant have sympathy for a murderer supporter.”
Says the man who supports totalitarian dictator Fidel Castro.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:25 amTerrible news. I hope the best for Mr. Snow.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:27 amSays the man who supports totalitarian dictator Fidel Castro.
Comment by Exley
Prove that.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:28 amSad news.
Cancer is tough not only for the person who has it, but also for family.
My best wishes for Tony Snow and his family.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:30 am#77 Prove what, Juan? That you support Castro. I believe you yourself have said so. If I am incorrect about that and you don’t support the hideous dictatorship in Cuba, I withdraw my statement and apologize.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:32 amWe should all get together and make one of those big “Get better soon, dick” cards like you make in elementary school when one of your classmates breaks an arm or something. But really, I hope he gets better.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:34 amNo Limbaugh won’t say this is a political stunt, he’ll blame it on the liberals. My thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Snow.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:34 amIn any case, Ex, I dont support YOU.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:34 amI do wish Mr. Snow a speedy recovery. If you are a male approaching age 40, read this very carefully. GET OVER your fears of a colonoscopy. Yeah, the prep really sucks, but as others stated, that is the worst part.
I have unfortunately had way more than my fair share of colonoscopies due to a medical condition. Fortunately, I no longer have a colon, so I don’t have to worry about colon cancer.
Please guys, do yourself, your friends and family a favor and get a colonoscopy.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:34 amunbelievable sez:
Unbee, you might find this article of interest.
Also, a more comprehensive article on DCA can be found here.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:34 amHaving metastized to the liver, Mr. Snow’s cancer seems sadly aggressive. The odds are not with him. While I consider calling his recent professional behavior a contradiction in terms, I wish him and his family courage and time alone together.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:35 amEverything happens for a reason. Mr. Snow is spokesperson for a regime that called a special session of Congress and recalled the President from a “vacation” in order to pass legislation designed to keep a brain-dead woman on eternal life support.
This is a spokesperson for a regime that adamantly opposes medical marijuana for cancer sufferers.
This is a spokesperson for a regime that adamantly opposes physician assisted suicide as a means to end intollerable pain and to die with some semblance of dignity.
With the cancer spread to his liver, Mr. Snow is faced with his own mortality. What will he be the spokesperson for in his remaining few days?
March 27th, 2007 at 11:37 amI lost my father to colon cancer just over two months ago. Watching him deteriorate at such a rapid pace was both painful and alarming. The fact that the cancer has spread to Tony’s liver is a very very bad sign (it happened with my father as well). Despite being Press Sec. for the Chimp In Chief, I wouldn’t wish the battle Tony is facing on ANYONE. Best of luck, Tony.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:38 amMy best wishes to Tony Snow and his family – a very sad development indeed.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:39 amI’m with Juan, criminals and criminal cheerleaders must be removed from their position of power, peacefully or by force.It’s an act of reason.I don’t care if cancer does the job instead of congress.
I will be sorry for Mr Snow and pray for him when he quits the job and apologizes.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:39 amLying propagandist scum-bag or not, I don’t want anyone to have cancer. Get well soon Tony.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:41 amAlthough he is a prick…I wouldn’t wish this upon anyone.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:42 amWhoa, that sucks. Hope it works out ok.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:45 amCertainly not a fan of Tony Snow, but I wish only the best for any Cancer victim.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:54 amUnbee, you might find this article of interest.
Also, a more comprehensive article on DCA can be found here.
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — March 27, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Thanks TMM – That’s a great article – pretty much to the point with explanations and a logic trail. I had read in places that they’d (they being research scientists) figured out a general cure for cancer but had no way of getting it to the general population… While no one with heartburn or erectile dysfunction need suffer that embarrassment…
We’ll spend BILLIONS on fighting ‘terrorism’ for which the odds of being killed by it are about one in 2 million, whereas cancer, which kills more like one in twenty five people is under-funded and road-blocked… Proof that commen sense isn’t so common.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:55 amBasically, it’s a day of starving followed by the human version of Liquid Plumber. Comment by lw — March 27, 2007 @ 10:54 am
And they call the prep drink “Go-litely”. I can’t think of a more blantant case of deceptive advertising.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:58 amlost my father to colon cancer just over two months ago. Watching him deteriorate at such a rapid pace was both painful and alarming.
Comment by drew_ill — March 27, 2007 @ 11:38 am
So sorry to hear that. Nothing in modern American life prepares us for such experiences. And it’s something you don’t get over, just learn to live with… My heart goes out to you.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:59 amBest of luck to Tony and his family.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:01 pmBest wishes to Mr. Snow and his family. On that note, can we expect Katie Couric to get his job? She seems destined for it.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:14 pmWishing Tony well and hoping those on the right see his plight and somehow make the leap to opening their hearts to those who do not have the resources the Snow family has and decide it IS indeed time for comprehensive healthcare reform. I’m very glad to hear his prognosis is good. Nobody, no matter how much I may disagree with them, deserves to have to live with cancer… It’s a never-ending battle, you know. Even after many years in remission, there is always that chance it will be back. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:22 pmGood luck, Tony! I hope that there is a treatment that gets you into remission.
I may not like the guy, but cancer is a horrible disease that profoundly affects both the patient and his family and entourage. I would not wish it on my worse enemy.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:34 pmIf Pat Roberts were really hearing god he would hear this, “See this is what happens when GOD see you lying out your ass.”
March 27th, 2007 at 12:36 pmGod’ll get all you GOP sleazebags for selling out the country.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:47 pmI LAFF.
HAHAHA…..
INSTANT KARMA.
I HOPE HE DIES A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH….
BECAUSE HE DESERVES IT.
HOPE IT SPREADS TO YOUR KIDS TOO TONY !!!
BUT ONLY AFTER THEY WATCH YOU DIE ON LIFE SUPPORT.
DO I SOUND LIKE A BITTER DEMOCRAT?
I AM.
THE SOONER SNOW DIES OF CANCER THE BETTER.
THANK YOU GOD!
March 27th, 2007 at 12:50 pmWouldn’t it be ironic as hell if a cure for Tony’s cancer could be found from expanded and intensified embryonic stem cell research???
March 27th, 2007 at 1:02 pmHundeds of people are diagnosed with cancer everyday. It sucks for anyone. Why the fawning over an a-hole like snow? He’s the mouthpiece for a group of thugs that have hijacked our country. He can rot in hell with the rest of them. Niceties are long gone after six years of Bush and his cabal running the show.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:06 pmJoJo seems to be a fake …
March 27th, 2007 at 1:11 pmpoor Tony. I thought he was looking awful lately and this explains it (it couldn’t have been his conscience). But really, no one should have to go through it.
On the bright side, he has insurance, which is something I don’t. If this happens to me, I probably won’t know until it’s too late.
Universal health care for all Americans!
Niceties are long gone after six years of Bush and his cabal running the show.
Comment by buzzbomb — March 27, 2007 @ 1:06 pm
but im not fake Comment by SKdeA — March 27, 2007 @ 1:11 pm
i really wish him a slow death from his own malfunctioning cells.
bush doubled the debt, bush tortures, dollar down 60% against all european currencies (euro)
new orleans is dead
habeas corpus revoked
1 million dead iraqis
illegal wiretapping
using the justice dept. for political gain.
cutting student loans cutting pre school aid
im not joking
i work in the health care system and ive seen hundreds of people die from cancer. its not pretty
tony is in for a hellish death, and then hell, for helping these fascists…
my hatred is as real as his cancer.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:18 pmEmail to 60 Minutes and “Couric and Co”
What’s fair is fair.
I sincerely hope that CBS News is flying Katie Couric to the bedside of Tony Snow with all due dispatch to grill him about what “some people might say” about using his illness for political purposes.
Will you do that, or are you just a gaggle of shamless panderers trying to throw a bone to the beer-drinking wife-beating dumber-than-a-bag-of-doorknobs trailer trash right wing bigots who wouldn’t trust you for their news no matter how many times you poke a stick in the eye of the rest of us?
AMERICA DESERVES AN ANSWER.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:29 pmDO I SOUND LIKE A BITTER DEMOCRAT?
I AM.
THE SOONER SNOW DIES OF CANCER THE BETTER.
THANK YOU GOD!
Comment by jojo — March 27, 2007 @ 12:50 pm
Actually you sound like a bitter Republican, pretending to be a Democrat. You even used *god* – didn’t anyone tell you lefties are *godless*? Ann Coulter will revoke your *hate-license* over that screw up – idiot!
March 27th, 2007 at 1:29 pmJojo most likely is a fake, just posting that crap so that someone like Howard Kurtz can snip it out of the pile and tell everyone how hateful ‘the left’ is.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:33 pmI hate the right wing just as much as anyone else, but I’d never wish this upon anyone.
It kills me to say I hope he gets better considering how evil he is, but it does.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:37 pmAccording to Fox News he only has Tonsilitis!
I hope he gets all the support the victims of Katrina were afforded.
May he have a truly fair and balanced demise.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:39 pmmy hatred is as real as his cancer.
Comment by jojo — March 27, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
Umm, hi rachel. Glad your back posting from the dead. Please tell Mr. Hendrix (Voodoo Chile) I said “hey”
March 27th, 2007 at 1:40 pmOne thing this thread proves is that there are a-holes on both sides. Please don’t use someone’s cancer as an opportunity to make a political point.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:46 pmchimpeach, of course you’re correct. I’ve been bullshat. Apologies to the real posters around here. As I look again, the only ugly posts are from this phony.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:55 pmWhy did Tony Snow wait so long on having this taken care of.? He knew this last September. I will pray for him and his family. Cancer sucks.
My mom had breast cancer. She had one removed and then in 6 months she had the other removed. She was lucky as she did not have to have chemo. She has been cancer free for 31 years.
March 27th, 2007 at 1:58 pmAnd what about the cancer we’re causing using weapons make with Depeleted Uranium?
From Common Dreams “War’s Unintended Effects”
“Some Iraqi physicians and others blame depleted uranium weapons used in the 1991 Gulf War for a major increase of cancers and birth defects that occurred a few years later. It is also a prime suspect for the Gulf War Syndrome that has sickened and killed thousands of U.S. veterans.”
The Pentagon and United Nations estimate that U.S. and British forces used 1,100 to 2,200 tons of armor-piercing shells made of depleted uranium during attacks in Iraq in March and April — far more than the estimated 375 tons used in the 1991 Gulf War.
Cancer had already increased dramatically in southern Iraq. In 1988, 34 people died of cancer; in 1998, 450 died of cancer; in 2001 there were 603 cancer deaths. The rate of birth defects also had risen sharply, according to doctors in Iraq.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:04 pmNow, doctors in Iraq say, the number of cancers and birth defects may be “devastating.”
Hopefully this will encourage the President to rethink the cuts to Cancer Research Funding he has been proposing.
At least maybe Tony will realize the kind of insensitive bafoon he’s been working for.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:23 pmWhy did Tony Snow wait so long on having this taken care of.? He knew this last September. I will pray for him and his family. Cancer sucks
Comment by Mary Poplins — March 27, 2007 @ 1:58 pm
Unfortunately, even with good insurance, people in this country feel compelled to follow the proper protocol as established by the insurance companies. I wish I had a dollar for every time somebody with real money said to me they can’t have a test taken yet because their insurance won’t pay for it until …
People need to learn to follow their instincts and see the doctor, get the test, whenever they feel something is not right. The insurance companies who dictate all these procedures don’t care about patients, just the bottom line.
So if you feel you need some medical assistance get it now and fight the bill later. Because the Healthcare Issue in this country has a cancer of its own.
March 27th, 2007 at 2:44 pmI have had as many frustrating days listening to Tony Snow at the podium as anyone else… However, I feel life-threatening diseases go well beyond the political disagreements and policies that bother us. I wish Tony and his family the best. Period.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:08 pmWhile listening to the radio at work, I heard the moron of the White House express his compassion for his friend, Tony Snow. Among a few lame phrases, he also said he looked forward to Tony’s return to the press briefings to tell the press of “ my decisions in the White house.”
March 27th, 2007 at 3:11 pmEven in a case like this, the subject prominent on his mind is himself.
The megalomaniacal moron – he can’t view anything except as how it relates to himself. POS.
#104 Ben Dover
While not a doctor, I don’t know if a cure would be found with embyonic stem cell research, but seeing that his mother died of the same disease, I suspect that some kind of genetic research would hold a key.
Katie Couric – wonder if she will be – as some would say - “tough,”on Snow, were she to interview him, or would she have reason to be more sympathetic because not only is he Republican, but her husband died of the same disease.
She has reduced herself in my eyes to the level of one who announces the lottery winners on TV.
It will be curious to hear of Lintball’s reaction to this cancer in his friend. Do you think he will also accuse Snow of getting sick and exploiting it for political purposes? After all it is a good time to be away from the White House. I am sure Rush will not be at a loss for words.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:23 pmJojo most likely is a fake, just posting that crap so that someone like Howard Kurtz can snip it out of the pile and tell everyone how hateful ‘the left’ is.
Comment by chimpeach — March 27, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
A PERSON FROM THE MRR BLOG SHOULD KNOW BETTER
March 27th, 2007 at 3:24 pmIt amazes me how many sick people there are out there….and I don’t mean physically
March 27th, 2007 at 3:25 pmSo much hatred for people you don’t even know….no wonder this
world is such a mess….I hope Tony can beat this…
chimpeach, of course you’re correct. I’ve been bullshat. Apologies to the real posters around here. As I look again, the only ugly posts are from this phony.
Comment by Bluedog49 — March 27, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
WRONG a-HOLE
NOT A PHONY
I AM AN ACTUAL DEMOCRAT WHO WANTS TO SEE SNOW DIE OF CANCER.
EVERY DEMOCRAT ISNT A P*SSY LIKE YOU. SOME OF US WANT TO START A RIOT OR A CIVIL WAR TO STOP THESE FASCISTS FROM DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY.
I WANT IRAQI STYLE JUSTICE FOR BUSH AND THE WHITE HOUSE GANG.
I WANT THE WHOLE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SENT TO THE HAGUE FOR WAR CRIMES TRIALS.
I WANT RUMSFELD INDICTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.
DO I STILL SOUND LIKE A “FAKE”
DIDNT THINK SO, A-HOLE
March 27th, 2007 at 3:30 pmjojo needs a friend.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:35 pmKarma has obviously caught up with him.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:39 pmjojo needs ignored, here…
March 27th, 2007 at 3:39 pm… if not deleted…
March 27th, 2007 at 3:39 pm… if not deleted…
Comment by katy — March 27, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
WHY CANT A DEMOCRAT SAY HE HOPES FOR THE DEATH OF NEO-CON FASCISTS?
HOPING AWFUL CRIMINALS WHO ENABLE HUMAN GARBAGE DIE OF THE CANCER IS LEGAL. ALOT OF PEOPLE HOPE TONY SNOW DIES. I JUST HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY IT.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:46 pmSomething seems extremely familiar around here.
March 27th, 2007 at 3:53 pmIf there are to be news reports of the reaction from the left on this story, the only honest portrayal will be to show exactly what is happening here. The overwhelming majority — myself included — put aside our political differences and wish only the best for the man and his family.
PS – people who type in all caps are likely escaped paid Rovian trolls from the mercifully extinct Yahoo cesspool boards.
March 27th, 2007 at 4:23 pm“AS YE SOW, SO SHALL YE REAP”—-Tony’s KARMA HAS CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT LAST—–SINCE HE IS ONLY THE MOUTHPIECE FOR THE TRUE EVIL-DOERS, MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT IT, Tony IS TO BE PITIED—-BUT THE FACT THAT HE REMAINS DEFIANTLY FLIPPANT INSTEAD OF CONTRITE, MOURNFUL AND APOLOGETIC TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR LYING TO THEM WITH Bush-SHIT LIES, EVEN IN THE FACE OF AN INEXORABLE DEATH-SENTENCE ERASES ANY COMPASSION I HAVE FOR THIS PIECE OF HUMAN GARBAGE—-ONCE A LOYAL Bushland Uber Allies STOOGE, ALWAYS A Bushland Uber Allies FOOLISH STOOGE. REMEMBER, I CORRECTLY SURMISED IN “White House Forced to Admit ‘Inconsistency’ Over Transcripts” EARLIER POSTING, In COMMENT #81, THAT Snow’s COLON CANCER HAD RETURNED—-THIS TIME IT HAS METASTASIZED, SPREAD TO HIS LIVER—-Tony, YOU BEST COME CLEAN, APOLOGIZE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND SPILL YOUR GUTS OUT ABOUT ALL THE LIES THAT Bushland Uber Allies MADE YOU TELL TO US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND MAYBE GOD WILL HAVE PITY ON YOU AND YOU WILL MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVE YOUR ORDEAL—-OR YOU CAN CONTINUE ON YOUR FECKLESS MERRY WAY WITHOUT CONSCIENCE OR MORALS AND DIE THE DESERVED DEATH OF TRAITORS TO AMERICA LIKE CHIMPya and Bushland Uber Allies!!!!! DID I MENTION AGAIN THAT CHIMPya DOESN’T LOOK AT ALL WELL? HOW’S YOUR TICKER, FRANKENCheney? IS THAT MOLE ON YOUR PASTY-FACE GROWING McPAIN????????
March 27th, 2007 at 4:24 pmWhile I certainly wish him well I am wondering when all the media vultures will start asking him how he can consider continuing to work in the face of something like this. Katie Couric where are you?
March 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pmI TYPE IN ALL CAPS FOR “EMPHASIZING” MY POINT—-AND I DETEST EVEN THE WORD “Rove” AS IN ROVE-BEETLE!!!!! AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT NOT ALL OF US LIBERALS ARE WUSSY PANTYWAISTS AND FORGIVING “WEAK-SISTERS”—-WHEN Rove, CHIMPya, Cheney, GONZO, Rice, Snow AND Bushland Uber Allies ARE ON THE MAT, WE STOMP ON THEIR HEADS WITH HOB-NAILED BOOTS IN CAPS FOR EMPHASIS!!!!!!! THE ONLY WAY I WOULD WISH THE BEST FOR Snow IS IF HE WERE TO COME CLEAN AND CONFESS ALL HIS AND Bush’s HIGH CRIMES AND LIES!!!!!! BUT DO YOU THINK HE IS GOING TO DO THAT HMMMMMMMMMMMMM????????
March 27th, 2007 at 4:34 pmGee, I thought is was his own head that got stuck up there. I thought the headlines would be “surgeon pulls Snows head out of this colon”. Well, as a human being, I am really sorry it wasn’t something so serious. If he survives, it will ony be because he has access to state-or-the-art therapies…everyone should have a chance like that.
Prayers for his immortal soul. May he find peace.
who’s next?
March 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pmI’ve put up posts much less offensive then those by jojo, only to have them deleted. I had some post deleted and was blocked for a few humorous posts this am. If this kind of patter which jojo posts is allowed to continue, then TP has lost its integrity.
I don’t want to post Tony Snow’s prognosis because I do not have all of the facts. The liver is the body’s master filter. It soaks up all the crap that is poisoning you. Once it develops its own poisons, it starts soaking them up as well.
Statistically, Tony’s best hope is a liver transplant. The 7 year survival rate is a bit better than 73% for that case. It requires a massive chemotherapy regimen prior to the transplant in order to kill cancer cells that lurk elsewhere in the body. Once the seven year benchmark is passed, there is an opportunity for a normal life. One caution is that the bone cancer in Tony’s pelvic bone could be widespread. If that bears out, he would not be eligible for a liver transplant unless a friend or relative offers a partial.
Also, Raymond Funamoto, should be sent to the “Land of the Forgotten”.
March 27th, 2007 at 4:42 pmIf this kind of patter which jojo posts is allowed to continue, then TP has lost its integrity.
You’re a little late to the party on that one.
Integrity LONG SINCE GONE around here…
March 27th, 2007 at 5:10 pmGood health and long life to you Tony. Godspeed.
Hats off to all of you who can send well wishes to someone you don’t care for.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:20 pmIs there any confirmation Tony Snow knew of this growth in September? Perhaps his docs used a blood test to assure them it couldn’t be carcinogenic….
Damn. That’s going to be tough to live with–the “What if’s” of timing. Poor guy–I do wish him good health–and a change of heart would be nice, too.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:13 pmTony get better….
Seriously.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:15 pm….Karma…..
March 27th, 2007 at 6:36 pmGoodbye motherf*cker! Call it unkind if you want, but these F*cks need to be taken down by any means necessary to save the country and the world. If impeachment is off the table, I’ll take what I can get to get these fascist neoNazis out of here.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:40 pmWhile the utter mess the Bush Administration has made over the past years dismays me, I was saddened by the news of Mr Snow’s condition; Cancer is a terrible disease and I wish him well in his battle. At least he will have the benefit of top-notched health care, which; sadly, is not available to too many millions of Americans.
Tony – fight the good fight!
March 27th, 2007 at 6:45 pmUncle Ho – you are aware that cancer can visit your doorstep (as well as the doorstep of a family member)? There is no justification for wishing that kind of horror on anyone.
If you are a Progressive – know that we’re bigger than that.
peace …
March 27th, 2007 at 6:49 pmMy best wishes to Tony Snow! Hope he beats this again!
March 27th, 2007 at 6:54 pmsjarodet; I lost my grandparents from cancer-so STFU!
March 27th, 2007 at 7:16 pmBTW; my ex-wife’s hubby(who she blew me off for) went down exactly 1 year ago from cancer. Serves her right.
March 27th, 2007 at 7:18 pmPhew, what a scare, it turns out Bush was in the room when the cancer was detected, it went away when Bush left the room.
March 27th, 2007 at 7:23 pmI lost a friend to liver cancer just before Christmas 2005 and know that he was in considerable pain during his last few months. Despite certain negative feelings I have about the way Tony Snow handled press conferences, I don’t wish the same on him.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:49 pm#149 – ForTruth,
March 27th, 2007 at 10:10 pmDo not joke/pun/tease/joke/ or offer crude remarks about this. The odds say that Tony will not see his Grandchildren graduate from college. He may never even see them. That phase of life is more rewarding than a career. To be denied it is heart wrenching.
For 151 Walt: it’s heart-wrenching, to be sure, but it’s even more heartwrenching for the thousands of others who face a similar medical crisis without the high quality health care that being a shill for a crime family affords a person. This all because of the impediments Mr. Snow’s sinfully wealthy tribe puts in the way of national health care. And, to be sure, you won’t hear about all those invidivual human tragedies on tonight’s corporate news.
No, those families suffer in silence. Even if they are insured, they still risk bankruptcy from medical bills, and thanks to Republicans and certain Democrats from Delaware and the DLC, bankruptcy for medical reasons is no cause for leniency from the courts. So if a hospital wants to charge a patient more than what their for-profit insurance wants to pay, they sell their house and throw them out in the street. That’s what I’d call heart wrenching. And that’s the America that Tony Snow advocates.
So yes, while it’s subhuman and callous to not have compassion for Mr. Snow, there are limits to extending compassion to the resolutely compassionless. So forgive me for not being overly concerned about whether he gets to see his grandchildren graduate college. I sincerely hope he does, but I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. There are more pressing matters to be concerned about.
In the interest of fairness and balance, I’m still waiting for Katie Couric to grill Mr. Snow about “what some people might say” about using his illness for political purposes like she did the Edwards. Did anyone ever ask Couric whether she used her husband’s colon cancer and subsequent public colonoscopy to further her own career? You would think she would know better.
March 28th, 2007 at 10:24 amC’mon people! Why are some of you being so ugly regarding Tony Snow’s illness. I think he’s a great American and to name call, etc. is at best rude. I can only hope you don’t get to the prime of your lives, have a family, work hard at what you do and find you life snuffed out right before your eyes. “What goes around comes around” and someone mentioned karma in one of the posts. Illness doesn’t care of you’re dem or repub. Compassion should come from everyone.
March 28th, 2007 at 9:36 pmTony Snow is a decent man. Those of you who disagree with his politics could at least be HUMAN enough to cut the cracks on him.
I have no sympathy for Tony Snow, as he has shown time and again that he has no sympathy for our troops, or the Iraqi people. He is a mouthpiece for a megalomaniac, in a depraved administration. He has a job in a society that has massive unemployment, and a majority of poverty-level workers. He has the best healthcare coverage available, when many in our country are unable to afford it. He gets all teary-eyed when he talks about himself, but has no problem white-washing the issues that negatively affect our citizens. He is a lying, callous, narcissistic, sociopath, and he is not worthy of our compassion. I sincerely hope that Tony Snow suffers a long, gruesome, agonizing, demise before he is caste into the burning pit of hell, or oblivion…whichever is the case, we will all be better off without his B.S.!
March 28th, 2007 at 11:07 pmAs for all of the well-meaning liberals, Dems, and religious folk…don’t kid yourself…most of the nation feels exactly the same as I do on this issue. We are sick of Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Rove, and punks like Tony Snow. We would all be much better off if they were dead.
http://pledgetoimpeach.org/index.html
you want impeachment? Here is a chance to get the ball rolling.
March 28th, 2007 at 11:17 pmTONY, ARE YOU READY TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE MINOR THAT YOU INPREGNATED AND WHO GAVE BIRTH TO YOUR FORESAKEN SON WHO IS NOW A YOUNG MAN?HAVE YOU HEARD HE’S PRAYERS?DO YOU THINK GOD IS LISTENING TO YOURS?I DON’T THINK SOOOO.
April 2nd, 2007 at 2:49 amLearn and live: http://www.nmia.com/~barefoot/TheTruthWillSetYouFree.htm
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:38 pmOk, the cancer is “bad news.” Let’s look at it this way: We’re all going to die eventually and we should be prepared for it. Tony Snow is NO spring chicken and his time has come. I would estimate he’ll be around for about one year, and I think that’s stretching it. After that he’ll have a new life in another world.
April 5th, 2007 at 4:00 amI think that unless you’ve had cancer yourself, as I’ve had, you should quit wasting everyone’s time with your ‘idiotic’, ’self-serving’ garbage. It is true that “people who know nothing, soon show it”. Write to Dear Abby or someone else who really cares!
April 6th, 2007 at 4:48 pm