Tony Snow has died.
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow died early this morning at the age of 53, following a long battle with colon cancer. In 2005, Snow had his colon removed and underwent six months of chemotherapy. In March 2007, Snow announced his malignant cancer had returned and spread to his liver and elsewhere in his body. He returned to work in the White House five weeks later. Snow is survived by his wife and three children under the age of 15.
UPDATE: Snow started his television career at Fox News. This morning, the network paid homage to its former colleague and employee. Watch this segment narrated by Brit Hume:
UPDATE II: Read President Bush’s statement here.
Condolences to his family. He was a good man.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:23 amLike him, or not, 53 is too young. I hope he was spared the worst of the fear and pain.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:26 amVA Voter:
Condolences to his family. He was a man who was loyal to a false god, Bushco.
There, I fixed it for you.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:35 amThey’re hanging the crepe on FoxSnooze this morning and comparing McSnowJob to Tim Russert. Not even close.
Roger Ailes is calling his death “a great loss for the country”. Yup. Now, he won’t be able to write a sequel to Scotty McClellan’s book.
It is a shame, though. 53 is too young for anyone to die. He will be missed by his family . . . but he won’t be missed by me.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:39 amAs a press secretary, boy could he spin. He slopped lipstick on the GOP pig like few could.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:47 amGod of all comfort be with his loved ones, RIP
July 12th, 2008 at 7:56 amWon’t miss him at all.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:03 amGreat “classy” comments from tom and vat!!
Right back at ya, John. You, of course, are the epitome of “class”, pant-load.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:06 amSnow has died. Heck of a job, Tony.
VA voter; There is NO such thing as a good man/woman in the Bush administration. They are ALL WAR CRIMINALS! Blow it out your ass.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:08 amEven though I wasn’t one of Tony Snow’s fans, I think cancer is a horrible way to die and that 53 is way too young. My condolences to Snow’s family.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:25 amIf you guys want to say insensitive things about Snow, maybe you could put it on your own blog. The man is dead. Have some respect.
Besides, all you’re really doing is giving the Michelle Malkin’s and LGF’s copy/paste fodder for their next post to smear TP.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:27 amOne of the best liars chimpy hired.
Thanks for your service and for giving the wh news straight.
Thanks for spinning chimpy’s war.
Thanks for your insight in pushing war instead of peace.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:29 amChenZhen
So.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:32 amI knew I could count on Think Progress to deliver only the classiest condolences for Tony Snow.
But some of you are losing your edge, and apparently trying to balance the venom with something approach…I don’t know…warmth? What’s up with that?
July 12th, 2008 at 8:33 amI don’t wish this on anyone. My condolences to his family. He had a wife and children.
Having said that, he was the one who cozied up to Linda Tripp and talked her into wearing a wire, that led to the perjury trap, they used to impeach President Clinton.
Under that facade of Mr nice guy, he played dirty and slime ball politics. He was part of the divisive “journalistic” politics that has ripped this country apart in the last 20 years.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:36 amDon’t think of it as death, think of it as the ultimate way of cutting back on lying.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:41 amI have no warm spot in my heart for Tony Snow, but my heart breaks for three children who have lost their father. I hope they can find peace.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:43 amI’m sure Fox News is going to compare Snow to Russert in stature. Maybe Fox will have SIX consecutive days of epitaphs and glorifying.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:43 amHey, potfry and all the rest of the trolls:
We are just trying to be “fair and balanced”. FoxSnooze is going to take the whole day talking about SnowJob’s “legacy”, “professionalism” and how “he built FoxSnooze into the powerhouse that it is today”. We are just balancing all their hype with a bit of truth. SnowJob was a hack, a rant-jockey and a fraud.
I feel sorry for his family but that’s about it. Beyond that, he was a major contributor to the dumbing down of the American public. His death is about as significant as if Rush Limpballs had died — in other words, not significant at all.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:45 amHaving lost a father to cancer, I can empathize with his family. My condolences to them.
And to all of those who show no respect for the dead, I feel sorry for you. I would have hoped you had been brought up better than that.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:47 amThe God that the Right claims as on their side will judge Snow for his actions here on earth.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:47 amA-ticket on the express train to hell.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:47 amHis death should give a notice to all Republicans that life is short,and if they believe in God as they say, their moments will come when they all die to discover later that God is not Republican.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:48 amChenZen; sounds like you would demand we show respect for Hitler & his sycophants at their deaths.
I prefer to have them all arrested, undergo war crimes tribunals, and send them all to the gallows.
If we can’t hang these bastards for their war crimes, then I will take their riddence any way I can.
BTW: VA voter, up yours.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:49 ambratboy
The dead have no feelings, we have respect for his family.
Professional liars deserve no respect, dead or alive.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:57 amBeing just a year older than Tony Snow, I think 53 is too young to die. I feel the worst for his children, who are so young. Condolences to his family.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:09 amI like Fox to tell me if Snow shed tears about thousands of killed soldiers and hundreds of thousands Iraqis, so I can start crying for him…
July 12th, 2008 at 9:12 amSomewhere in hell he is being waterboarded.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:13 ami have a hard time feeling sorry for him. he was a liar to the core, i do feel bad for the fam though….
July 12th, 2008 at 9:13 amLee Atwater, who had done some of the slimiest things politics had ever seen during his lifetime (and set new standards for dirty campaigning, the likes of which are still with us), made an honest effort to apologize and atone for his transgressions before he died.
I wish Tony Snow had done likewise. While I feel for his family (no child should have to lose a father while they are that young), I wish Snow would have acknowledged the harm his “party before country” tactics caused.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:17 amWon’t miss him at all.
You know, this might come as a revelation to Marcus Aurelius and the others here who have posted gratuitously cruel comments about Tony Snow, but you do NOT have to agree with a person’s politics in order to feel compassion for the family of a 53-year-old man who died of colon cancer.
I did not agree with a single one of Tony Snow’s opinions (at least the publicly known ones). In fact, when I read his columns or saw him at a press briefing, he almost always infuriated me.
But guess what? He was not evil. He was, from all accounts, a decent person who happened to be very conservative. He was not Jesse Helms. He did not go around talking about the inferiority of black people or the disgusting repulsiveness of gays and lesbians. I often heard him express opinions that drove me crazy, but I never heard him say something I thought was cruel or malicious.
Marcus Aurelius and all you other classless clowns, one word: Kindness. Don’t be a hurter.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:19 amGod bless the Snow family.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:23 amShould a rational, adjusted person have mourned the passing of Joseph Goebbels, simply because he died?
Everybody dies. Everybody. Good or bad. Regardless of their actions in life, their families will mourn them. I will not mourn the passing of this enabler of hatred, torture and lies.
F him alive, F him dead. He was evil.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:25 amJoseph Goebbels was by all accounts a nice person outside of his propagandizing for Hitler and the Third Reich.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:26 amIn other news, Michael DeBakey has died at the age of 99. Dr. DeBakey revolutionized heart surgery, and many of the techniques he pioneered are standard medical practice today, including heart bypass surgery. It would be almost impossible to determine how many lives have been saved because of this man.
Today we mourn the passing of two people — one who saved people for a living, and one who trashed people for a living. What a contrast.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:27 amkathyedits:
Should we have mourned Pol Pot? How about Jeffey Dahmer? How about Timothy McVeigh?
Fact is, we are better off today than we were yesterday.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:28 amI don’t think Snow was born evil but I do think he let greed change his moral standards as have most Republicans.
He learned early this morning that you can’t take it with you.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:30 amThe world is a better place without him. Good ridance.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:30 amBrain From Planet Arous:
Well put.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:30 amHe did an excellent job for the WH. I wish that had spilled over into his private life before he died. If he had written a tell-all book his family would be well off.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:31 amCondolences to them.
IF ONLY, it would happen to boooosh and FCUK YOU DICK. Only more painful and worse.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:34 amSo he left a legacy of being a liar……good riddance. I would think people would want to strive to be remembered in a better light but somewhere someone Conbot will try and dedicate a post office or something to him..
July 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am#32 Kathyedits says:
“I often heard him express opinions that drove me crazy, but I never heard him say something I thought was cruel or malicious.”
Sorry, but that is not true. The opinions relate to the actions that are then allowed. All the REthugnikkkans are evil. Alive or dead. Jesse Helms is no less evil, than my neightbor who voted for dumbshiit evil muddfugga boooosh and Dead=eye Dick. They are all evil, along with Snow.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:38 amThis man knowingly and willingly lied for criminals. Would we pause to remember him if he was not in politics?
I will not mourn his passing. Flame on, neocons.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:38 amTroll John Kerry:
You are being a hypocrite here, you accuse others of lacking class, while at the same time posting in bold print a completely off topic comment about Congressman Jefferson.
I also finding it very curious that both you and VA Voter, two extreme right wing posters. show up here, mere minutes after Mr Snows death was announced.
I offer my sincerest condolences to the late Mr Snow’s family, I understand the pain from losing a beloved family member.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:38 amMy condolences to his family.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:39 amNo one deserves colon cancer. Not nobody, not nohow.
Marcus Aurelius Says:
Should we have mourned Pol Pot? How about Jeffey Dahmer? How about Timothy McVeigh?
Fact is, we are better off today than we were yesterday.
Sure, Pol Pot started the S-21 interrogation center, which the Bush administration has loosely based their torture techniques on and he had a wonderful collection of skulls.
Jeffrey Dahmer simply refined the art of stew cooking of gay men which the Fundamentalists admired as a quick way of ridding the world of them.
Timothey McVeigh utilized his talents he learned from the military.
I also heard that during the 21 gun salute of Nixon, they fired at the coffin to make sure he was dead.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:40 amI’m sick of all this crap about 53 is too young…his children…blah blah blah.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:40 amThere are a lot of kids in Iraq who only wish their parents could have lived to be 53.
And this jackass Tony Snow was collecting a fat paycheck to catapult the propaganda that got them killed.
Where’s the concern for them…..
Sorry I forget, they don’t count.
The U.S. does not keep statistics on them. They’re known as collateral damage.
They’re not important because they’re not on the teevee.
Only people on THE TEEVEE matter. We mourn THEM when they die because they’re important.
Why are they important?
BECAUSE THEY’RE ON THE TEEVEE!
What a load of crap.
kathyedits Says:
But guess what? He was not evil. He was, from all accounts, a decent person who happened to be very conservative. He was not Jesse Helms. He did not go around talking about the inferiority of black people or the disgusting repulsiveness of gays and lesbians.
No? He just spouted lies to ensure the death of 4000+ American soldiers, the deaths of hundreds or thousands of Iraqi civilians and the displacement of millions more, promoted the anti-gay agenda of the bush cabal, the disenfranchising of black voters, and countless other lies lies LIES. If that is not evil, I’m not sure what constitutes evil.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:42 amMy mother died of cancer of the colon at 55 and I was able to be with her when she passed — my siblings were too traumatized by the difficulty of her battle to be able to be with her at her time. Even my father, who knew it was coming, asked if I could stay with her because he just didn’t think he could take it. You hear a lot about dying at home with dignity but all I remember is the agony she was in at the end. I was in my early 30’s and it was very painful for me and my brothers and sisters. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for his wife and children. Cancer is such a horrible way to go for many.
Once someone is gone, it does no good to speak ill of the dead. If you believe, they are already judged by the One who matters and there is no amount of what we think about a person that will influence that judgement. Just becausee it’s what those repukes do, doesn’t mean we need to follow suit. In fact, this is a good time to swhow we can rise above it all and wish peace and comfort for his family.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:43 amSeveral Iraqis will also die today… but unlike Snow they will have had very little to do with the perpetuation of the Iraq war… and unlike Snow their death will go unnoticed.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:46 am“Is Tony Snow, er, Snowjob, here?” (VOICE OF GOD)
“Yup, right here.. (a little destracted watching Perino on the TV)
“I’m afraid there’s been a little mix-up” (VOICE OF GOD)
“Whaddaya mean” (Snowjob)
“You are wanted down below, better take off that down coat, it’s might hot in there”… (VOICE OF GOD)
July 12th, 2008 at 9:48 amAnd the beat goes on Says:
Once someone is gone, it does no good to speak ill of the dead. If you believe, they are already judged by the One who matters and there is no amount of what we think about a person that will influence that judgement.
Meanwhile, while some are waiting for Vaporman in the Sky to make a decision on Snow, the press, TV, and automatons are all writing volumes on what a great spokesperson he was.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:51 amFirst Tim Russert and now Tony Snow.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:51 amI’m going to miss Tony’s artful spin and deception.
I hope there are other patriotic men coming up who are willing to lie, spin and deceive us into the next unnecessary war with only a fat corporate paycheck as a reward, so we can finish off bankrupting the country, drown the US Federal Government in a bathtub and destroy the last shred of respect and credibility we have in the world
No one deserves colon cancer. Not nobody, not nohow.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:39 am
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Same can be said of torture and being “disappeared”.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:51 amBrian:
Funny!
July 12th, 2008 at 9:52 amCancer is horrible, and any one of us could get it.
It is not a political disease.
I’m not discussing cancer (or, for that matter, what is the most horrible way to die). I’m talking about the death of a thug, a hooligan, a henchman. How he died is irrelevant. That we don’t have to watch him wreak evil on his fellow man any longer is a relief.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:57 amI feel conflicted about the death of Tony Snow. I am sorry for his family but cannot feel resemtment towards him. He went out of his way to defend the lies of the Bush administration.
I remember one time he wrote this column before he was press secretary against evolution theory-he wrote in the most ignorant way about the missing fossil record. He had already been diagnosed with colon cancer and I wrote him that many of the treatments he was likely to receive were based on our understanding of human biology by studying simple worms and evolutionarily conserved biology pathways. He never answered and obviously these treatments which he no doubt he received did not work. He just epitomized the anti-science element of the current Bushies, science that Goege Bush undercut, science that at some point might save future sufferers of colon cancer.
July 12th, 2008 at 9:58 amI wonder if Snow is proud of:
2 stolens elections
2 illegal preemptive wars
our State Sponsored Terrorism (see 9/11)
4,000+ men and women dying in 2 illegal Oil Wars
a crumbling infrastructure
a tanking economy
a Million+ dead Iraqis
the Millions of displaced Iraquis
Katrina and it’s continuing aftermath
Our disgraced Moral Standing in the World (secret prisons, prisoner abuse)
The Patriot Act
The Military Commissions Act
The Homegrown Terrorist Prevention Act”
The FISA Amendment Act
HELL on earth unleashed in the Middle East
People losing their homes left and right
$4+ a gallon for gas
skyrocketing food prices
US Attorney Scandal
lowered FDA standards
a dumber society?
a greater disparity between rich and poor
a polluted planet
may I go on?
July 12th, 2008 at 10:00 amIt’s interesting that we get a great acknowledgment and sympathy when a professional propagandist/media celebrity dies, but when our military personnel who die as a result of that propaganda the emphasis is on NOT acknowledging the death.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:00 amI’m talking about lack of media coverage, no photos, filming of funerals etc.
We have become a nation of imbeciles.
If I found out I had cancer, I would make every effort to take as many traitorus scumbags with me in a blaze of glory, while I had the energy. Use my car as a tool of Saving America. I have thought mightily of the good fcuking that needs to be done to these traitors.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:04 amCertainly the most honorable press secretary.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:05 amwell, i just hope it was worth it, to come back to the w.h. to “work”, instead of concentrating on his treatment and his family… seems tony must’ve been a “victim” of bad financial planning if he needed the money that bad…
and, i thought my dad leaving at 78 was too young…
my condolences to his surviving family.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:06 amrozerze Says:
Certainly the most honorable press secretary.
Not by any stretch of the imagination.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:09 amWhile I am sorry that he died young and left a young family, I know that I will remember him as the spokesman for the worst president of America and his defense of that criminal.
RIP Snow, your dubious legacy will live on.
You make a good point, flavorino,
July 12th, 2008 at 10:11 amWe will see film footage of his funeral, there will be many tearful eulogies on camera, but the young soldiers killed in the war that he advocated for Bush&Co will be sent home on cargo planes, with no escort, no camera, no report.
All I can say is he had good health insurance. Something that the people he dedicated his life to are willing to deny the rest of us.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:11 amI do not mourn evil…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:13 amflavorino,
I agree with you..Russert’s death got the attention of the nation ,the Congress, the Senate and the W.House for almost 10 days.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:13 amSenator Schumer wanted to name a highway in his name.
While hundreds of soldiers die annually and thousands of Iraqis die monthly, their death does not make headlines.
They die in silence.
We became a ‘celebrities chasers’ nation.
The child-like emotional state of liberals is in full bloom here at Think Progress. If anyone ever wants to see a perfect microcosm of why far left lunatics will remain irrelevant in American politics, they only need to come spend some time in this comment thread.
Keep barkin’ at the moon, children. Tony Snow laughed at you while he was here, and I’m pretty sure he’s laughing at you now.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:14 amHey, potfry!
GFY
July 12th, 2008 at 10:15 amMy condolences to Mr. Snow’s friends and family. Of course he will be missed by them.
That said,- our “legacy” is what we leave behind, what we said and did in life, and the effects of those choices. I feel a lot of the frustration and anger, too, and will not lionize Snow. Or demonize him either (isn’t there a Net-rule that the first person to compare someone not accused of genocide to Nazis loses?)
That said, this of all the comments stood out:
Um, he’s not just being off-topic, he’s being RACIST. Jefferson may or may not be guilty (that pesky innocence before guilt principle), but last time I checked he was human.
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We have to treat everyone, ally or enemy, with humanity and acknowleging their humanity. That includes Snow and Jefferson.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:17 amToo young…
…too bad
too bad, too, that he was so corrupt…
but condolences to his family…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:17 amKeep barkin’ at the moon, children. Tony Snow laughed at you while he was here, and I’m pretty sure he’s laughing at you now.
He’s not laughing at anyone. He’s too busy decomposing. But thanks for bringing your superstitions to the wake.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:20 amPotfry is another example of a conserative republiscum coming to a progressive website to spread their brand of caring (hate for progress).
Tony Snow is dead, he isn’t barking at anyone, his voice is silent. Too bad a few more rightwing voices aren’t being silenced by being put behind bars.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:22 amAnd lest anyone forget, here’s a blast from the recent past:
Think Progress. Tony Snow’s Tall Tale: Former Bush Flack Falsely Claims Obama Voted
July 12th, 2008 at 10:23 am‘Present’ 160 Times As US Senator. …
this is the same guy who said that the soldiers who gave their lives in iraq were “just a number”. the same one who repeated talking points while hundreds of thousands of iraqis died. i hope the stomach cancer was unbearable, and i hope you burn in hell tony.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:23 amPotfry said: ” Keep barkin’ at the moon,children.Tony Snow laughed at you while he was here,and I’m pretty sure he’s laughing at you now”.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:24 am—————————————
Pot…,
I might understand the first part of your statement,but how are you ‘pretty sure’ about Snow laughing now..?!!, unless you believe he got a GOP ticket to heaven.!!
And here’s another Snow moment:
Tony Snow: A Vote For Lamont Is A Vote For Another 9/11». …
July 12th, 2008 at 10:26 amthinkprogress.org/2006/08/09/snow-lamont/
Potfry Says:
The child-like emotional state of conservatives is in full bloom here in America. If anyone ever wants to see a perfect microcosm of why far right lunatics are on the outs check out:
Our disasterous war
our economy
our healtcare
our forign policy in general
ect.
Tony snow went out of his way to be in the spotlight for a group of people who are agressors. Much the same as any propaganda minister for the nazi’s.
You would not even know who he is if it were not for his evil deeds. That is his legacy.
It is the legacy of many and they will be remembered for their deeds, not for how they died.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:26 amMaybe we will get a two-fer, and Dead-Eye Dick will croak while he give the eulogy, you know he will be giving it. I GURANTEE it. This is an opportunity for ALL the evil to come out for the evening.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:27 amMarie,
“…but the young soldiers killed in the war that he advocated for Bush&Co will be sent home on cargo planes, with no escort, no camera, no report.”
And don’t forget the distinct possibility that at that young soldiers funeral the extreme right wing Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church will be there to celebrate his death as somehow a product of Gods scorn on Americas tolerance of gays.
From Bush to Tony to supposed Christian evangilists that are the rights “base”, these people are evil.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:29 amI accuse Tony Snow of genocide by complicity in a criminal act against the people of Iraq. This accusation is based solely on the number of dead Iraqi civilians at the hands of the war machine Tony Snow helped create and maintain.
Fixed it.
BTW: I brought up Joseph Goebbels. A comparison of Ministers of Propaganda is fair and valid.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:30 am#31, missshusseinmolly
July 12th, 2008 at 10:34 amI had nearly the same first thought when hearing of Snow’s death today — did he, like Lee Atwater, have second thoughts at the end of his life? Atwater was hateful and vindictive in his life and had a deathbed conversion in which he publicly apologized for his behavior — Snow was not hateful and vindictive, but I wonder if being a Bush apologist affected his private review of his passing life.
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new thread, please…
it’s raining outside… or too damn hot’n'humid to venture out…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:35 am.
Another Snow gem:
Tony Snow Returns: ‘There Has Been No Attempt To Try To Link Saddam To 9/11?.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:35 amWhere is the line for what is genocide. How many Iraqi’s were guilty of over a million dead men, women and children?
I understand you are trying to be reasonable but this man caused much damage and was complicit in many deaths, voluntarily.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:36 amBTW, Cheney is having his routine physical today — I think FedEx delivered a package of WD40 for his heart.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:37 amI have no interest in trashing Mr. Snow’s memory.
Mortality is something we all face, and it’s a much more important part of life than politics.
I lost my father to cancer, too early, and my family was devastated. I hope Tony Snow’s family can find peace.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:37 amMy condolences to his family.
Unfortunately, he chose to KEEP LYING for the MURDEROUS Bush WAR CRIMINALS.
He WASN’T a “good man”. He was a TRAITOR to the USA, just like his owners, Bush and Cheney.
God will be the one now to judge his LIES and support of MURDERERS.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:37 am>Fixed it.
Yes, yes you did. Although I’m not sure he created the war machine. Eh, semantics.
>BTW: I brought up Joseph Goebbels. A comparison of Ministers of Propaganda is fair and valid.
You’re not the only one using “Nazi” accusations here though.
My main concern is that in labeling EVERYONE a Nazi, there is the risk of overuse/misuse and trivialization. It’s gotten far too common, everywhere.
Goebbels to me is more valid than comparing Snow to Hitler or Pol Pot.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:38 amLyonside:
isn’t there a Net-rule that the first person to compare someone not accused of genocide to Nazis loses?
There is a saying, “The Devil is in the details”. Actually the original saying was, “God is in the details”. The Inquisition and Church changed the saying to “The Devil is in the details” perhaps as a means to degrading science. It was brought back by French architect Le Corbusier.
In this case, you are not paying attention to details. This, as Marcus A says, is a comparison of similar roles in similar regimes. In fact, I could argue that the Americans and Israelis are practicing genocide on Middle Eastern people. You can say the US is doing it for Freedom® and Democracy™, but every imperialistic regime has come “noble” cause for killing a massive amount of innocent people.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:41 amLet’s not forget that Mr. Snow’s chosen profession was as a national rat-phucquer and smiling, obsequious toady to the powerful. He willfully stood before the press of the world and told smiling, bold-faced, murderous lies…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:42 amSpeak only good of the dead?
As someone remarked on the news of Jesse Helms death earlier: My momma allus tol’ me to speak good o’the dead. Helms is dead? Good.
If only they would spend time here…they would at least learn something instead of attacking and running away like the little girls that they are.
The only ones laughing are the neo-(pseudo)conservative spinsters who have your demographic by the political balls while their cashing in their millions of dollars.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:44 amMy condolences to his family, my mother passed from cancer 15 years ago.
But personally I will remember Snow for his “Just a number” comment.I will remember his total disrespect for our fallen troops.
I can sympathize with his family, but will refuse to respect someone who had no respect whatsoever for the lives of our troops nor the rest of Americans, except for the privileged elite 1%.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:44 amHe deserves whatever scorn historians will put upon him.
ralph the wonder llama Says:
Mortality is something we all face, and it’s a much more important part of life than politics.
Perhaps you missed this: Tony Snow Returns: ‘There Has Been No Attempt To Try To Link Saddam To 9/11.
Noble sentiments, but not particularly valid, when considering Snow’s acts at politically whitewashing the reasons for Bush’s invasion, an invasion that caused uncounted scores of Iraqis to face their mortality…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:46 amkathyedits:
Should we have mourned Pol Pot? How about Jeffey Dahmer? How about Timothy McVeigh?
Mc Veigh the patriot, a troubled young man who saw his exploitation orchestrated by an evil government. I’m sure there are many more recent Mc Veigh types who have returned from Iraq plotting revenge against the current evil government. I wouldnt’ want to be a fed employee working in a multi-storied building.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:51 am“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” - William Shakespeare, from Julius Caesar…
July 12th, 2008 at 10:59 amCondolences to those that cared about him…
Ding-dong the witch is dead.
Seems like karma has a way of catching up with the gop lately.
Good riddance to one of the most successful shills hired by the bush administration. One wonders if he had any remorse at the end for putting his loyalty to what is arguably the most corrupt and dangerous administration in history ahead of his conscience (giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming he had one).
He was a liar and an enabler and got what was coming to him.
July 12th, 2008 at 10:59 amso?
July 12th, 2008 at 11:00 amPotfry Says:
The child-like emotional state of liberals is in full bloom here at Think Progress. If anyone ever wants to see a perfect microcosm of why far left lunatics will remain irrelevant in American politics, they only need to come spend some time in this comment thread.
First off, I am neither left nor right. The right has such a filthy face that it is impossible to hide it except to robots, Fundamentalists, Likudians, Military, and Oil. Going into detail about the destructive actions by the Right is too long.
Now the left, who should know better, let Obama off the hook on FISA, want to ban vitamins (Ted Kennedy), voted for the war, are firewalling Bush against impeachment, think 9/11 happened EXACTLY as the Bush administration said it did, believe the single bullet theory, and would want the government and criminals (are they not the same?) as the only ones who own guns. After all Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and LBJ were all yahooing for war.
Personally I think, A party that is part Green, Part Labor, and part 2nd Amendment would be ideal.
Now, on that comment about being “emotional”, well I have to say Liberals and Progressives have always been better artists, poets, and musicians, so there will be a more passionate reaction. I do think that there is truth on both sides of the argument. Feel sympathy for the family, but do not allow a master propagandist off the hook. Anyone who thinks he was a Noble person has an over-torqued head.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:00 amWe all know someone who has died of cancer. Most of them without the insurance that snow had.
We execute people here…you know….kill them. Do we mourn their deaths….obviously not. Do we feel badly for their families. Yes.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:00 amCondolences to his family. He was not a good man.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:04 amThey are not the same. For one thing FDR did not go looking for WWII.
They are not the same!!!!!!!!
July 12th, 2008 at 11:05 amrozerze Says
July 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Certainly the most honorable press secretary.
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Over what time span? If you’re talking about the last two years, you may have a point. However, he didn’t have much competition under that limitation.
If you’re talking about all the WHPSs we’ve ever had, Tony Snow pales in comparison to many of them — Bill Moyers and Pierre Salinger are just two examples. I recommend you broaden your scope a bit.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:09 amGuess you think this one thing Ted Kennedy does negates all of the positive things he has done for America in his lifetime. I really don’t think that is a fair judgement.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:09 amI almost agree with Huffington”s Post…..don’t allow comments, especially when a person dies. So many of the comments are inappropriate.
I sometimes think many bloggers are young insensitive men living in their parent’s basements and because they don’t get out much, lacking in social skills.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:11 amTo all of the right wingers who would shame anyone diparaging snow on this thread I would say where is your shame?
You bootstrap people who say that only the strong survive and that we have no obligation to help our disadvantaged and that they must either cope or die. They are dying now, thanks to your fake compassion.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:13 amrozerze Says:
Certainly the most honorable press secretary.
Rog2,
You are really on your game today. That may have been the funniest thing you have ever said here.
But I know it was a joke ……. right?
July 12th, 2008 at 11:13 ampax sniffs:
I almost agree with Huffington”s Post…..don’t allow comments, especially when a person dies. So many of the comments are inappropriate.
And rightwingers will then say bad things about us? Hasn’t that been the Democratic legislative strategy, lately? Here’s a news flash: they’ll do it anyway, by taking what is posted out of context.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:15 amFred, I agree on the damage and complicity. Genocide, though, has been globally defined by the UN, the Hague, etc. There are rules for who can and cannot be accused/convicted of genocide. I’m not sure if Tony Snow would be included, posthumously, unless it were able to be proven that he knew what he said to be false at the time.
That said, my spouse and I are firmly of the mind that by the time we’re able to save up for a European vacation, the Hague might well and truly be busy with members of this administration, and we want to be there to cheer.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:19 amBlessings to Tony Snow’s family.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:20 amsay hi to Jesse Helms
July 12th, 2008 at 11:24 amFred Says:
Brain From Planet Arous Says:
Now the left, who should know better, let Obama off the hook on FISA, want to ban vitamins (Ted Kennedy)
Guess you think this one thing Ted Kennedy does negates all of the positive things he has done for America in his lifetime. I really don’t think that is a fair judgement.
Ted Kennedy has done some great things and stood as a patriot. However, banning vitamins is a very serious issue, especially to people that decide to take the alternative route to healing dangerous illness and replacing worn out hormones, or taking bilberry for diabetic retinopathy. There are so many examples to list, but this will make you stop and pause before painting Kennedy as a “man for the people”. He is pharmaceutical hack, much like Obama is a telecom hack.
http://www.prweb.com/ releases/ 2006/ 4/ prweb367200.htm
http://www.alternet.org/ healthwellness/ 51778/ ?ses=99bed212e8ba73c725438347644508e3
July 12th, 2008 at 11:25 amBrain, just for the record, I have never and will never claim that. Hell, my brother who did a Baghdad tour and my nephew who is STILL in Afghanistan will never claim that.
I’m just saying that throwing “Nazi” at everyone is generally over the top, details or not.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:25 ambarfly, I wasn’t saying that Tony Snow’s death made his choices and actions irrelevant.
I was saying that, when faced with the death of someone notable, I tend to focus on the universal truth of mortality. I find that far more compelling at this moment than dwelling on the politics of an individual, even if those politics have been particularly destructive.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:27 amLyonside Says:
Point taken. That being said, if you get drunk at a bar and drive away and have a wreck the bar can be held liable for allowing you to drive intoxicated.
If crimes are ever proven, and I have little faith that that will happen, then snow was an enabler.
The bottom line is, why is snow’s death more relevant than anyone elses in this world? His accomplishments aside from accumulating personal wealth in a dubious manner were nil. His misdeeds however are lengthy and he was never held accountable by anyone.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:32 amRIP Snowjob. Condolences to your family.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:33 amLyonside Says:
I’m just saying that throwing “Nazi” at everyone is generally over the top, details or not.
The Nazis are the template in which we paste every imperialistic regime over, much like Ramses II, the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Rome, Napoleon, England, or Stalin.
Now, I am saying that dancing around the Neocon’s accusations and trying to not look bad to them by “comparing to Nazis”, is capitulation and naiveté. This is the danger that Obama is now facing. By constantly worrying about what Mini-Dictators will say, you are compromising every step of the way, as witnessed by his recent votes.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:35 amBrain From Planet Arous Says:
If you ever find a politician that does every single thing that pleases you…..well you’ve found your guy…he probably won’t be my guy though. I will have to find a different one if we use your criteria.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:36 amCancer sucks.
My condolences to his family.
That said, Karma knows all.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:38 ambratboy Says:
And to all of those who show no respect for the dead, I feel sorry for you. I would have hoped you had been brought up better than that.
So you are saying we should respect Tony Snow just because he is dead. I’m sorry but I only respect people who earned my respect. Tony Snow never came close to earning my respect. He went before the American public day after day and lied to our faces. That is not someone I will respect in life or in death.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:38 amSimply because he was a public figure. It has nothing at all to do with accomplishment or worth.
Achieving notoriety in ouyr culture has little to do with actual achievement. Take a look sometime at the “Those Born Today” lists in the newspaper. Ninety percent of them are entertainers who, while perhaps talented, are largely irrelevant to people’s lives. Real achievement — in science, statesmanship, business, law enforcement, community, whatever — seldom results in any kind of fame that would land one a glowing tribute montage on Faux News.
It’s just the way life is. It ain’t fair.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:39 amHas anyone besides me noticed that this thread has brought out a record number of trolls? I wonder why that is.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:39 amFred Says:
If you ever find a politician that does every single thing that pleases you…..well you’ve found your guy…he probably won’t be my guy though. I will have to find a different one if we use your criteria.
I guess you have never had to deal with a serious illness, the ravages of Wyeth hormones, or the liver stopping of Avandia. Every person thinks a certain issue is more important than others. The Right wants corporate profits, religion in politics, war, and security.
The left will sit silently by and speak the mantra you do, as the Democrats slowly grease our butts, and take away freedoms such as I speak; choice of vitamins and health, right to privacy, and right to bear arms. IMO, the left is as brainwashed as the right on certain very important issues.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:44 amBHB - nothing brings out trolls faster than a chance to spin comments taken out of context into “leftist hate.”
Condolences to his family and maybe Dana Perino should consider that maybe lying Americans to their death and saying things like “It’s JUST A NUMBER” causes your guts to rot out.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:45 amIn 2007 our community lost 3 decent souls to cancer who had worked their entire lives and been good citizens. We within the community worked hard to raise the money so they could have the surgeries and therapies they needed. We failed in all three cases because the cost was just too high.
snow had his surgery and his chemotherapy. He had a much better shot at surviving than most of the good citizens of the US.
That fact alone invokes a bitterness which is unabatable.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:52 amBrain From Planet Arous Says:
The democrats may be unable and undeniably unwilling to stop the destructive actions of the gop but you can’t honestly say that you believe that if the dems were in complete control as the gop has been that they would initiate wars, spying on citizens, and all of the other evils of the gop that you wish to attach to the democrats.
July 12th, 2008 at 11:57 amBrain From Planet Arous Says:
Compare what is happening how under the gop leadership to what has occurred under past democratic majorities:
social security
unions
space program
civil rights
war on poverty
ect.
please.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:00 pmI have never had time to blog. I’m too busy making a living for my family and not expecting the government to pay my way. But today, in reading the press release on Tony Snow, I realized what has happened in our country. You people only have time to spread your hate. You have no morals or decency about you. You are making our country the laughing stock of the world. It’s a disgrace. I’m sad that Tony Snow died. I liked him. The hatred because President Bush won twice is unbelievable. The silent majority spoke then and will speak again in November. We’re lucky to have George Bush as our President because he’s strong and does what is necessary. And, by the way I was raised a democrat. But, now that I have common sense, I’ve changed.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pmI do not rejoice in any man’s death, but I will not weep for this one. They say you should not speak ill of the dead. Well, by the same token, you should not lie your ass off about them saying glowing things that are not true, either. And when the things you say in praise of the dead are so obviously untrue, then it just makes your sentiments that much less sincere.
Tony Snow had a job to do for the Bush Administration, and that job was to make sure that the media only reported what the White House wanted reported. And the last thing the White House wanted out out there, in almost every instance, was the full truth. If it truly was “a joy to watch Tony at the podium each day,” that could only be because he was doing his job of misleading the public. Not simply steering the press away from an angle on a story that would be unflattering to them, but actively steering the press away from the truths that would expose the administration for the congential liars they are. And all to continue to support a war that should never have been waged in the first place. (Mr. Snow’s other employer, Rupert Murdoch, was guilty of the same thing.)
Tony Snow is going to get a lot of praise this weekend. Furthermore, it would come as no surprise to me if Fox News Channel decides that Tony should get more coverage than Tim Russert got when he, too, passed away at too early an age. Although I didn’t turn my TV on this morning, I’m sure they were running big tributes. It will be interesting to see how FNC’s competitor’s handle this. Tim Russert was well-respected by both sides of the aisle in DC. I do not believe Tony Snow earned the same reputation as Russert.
My condolences to his family, and I am sorry they lost their father and husband. But when it comes to his jobs and the things he did for his country, I have no praise to give him. He played an important part in continuing to cover up the crimes of this administration. Even if he deliberately kept himself away from the actual facts just so he could truthfully say, from time to time, “I don’t know,” he should not have acted like it was impossible that Bush was lying. He wasn’t working for Bush when the Iraq War started, but he was still cheering it on from his job at FNC. And for that, he should never be forgiven.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
barfly, I wasn’t saying that Tony Snow’s death made his choices and actions irrelevant.
I was saying that, when faced with the death of someone notable, I tend to focus on the universal truth of mortality. I find that far more compelling at this moment than dwelling on the politics of an individual, even if those politics have been particularly destructive.
And I’m saying that in certain instances (like Tony Snow’s) the two - politics and mortality - are so intertwined, it’s impossible to separate the two, and make a politically-correct condolence. To attempt to do so, is morally corrupt, and in part validates the man, and what he stood for. History will judge Snow - and for him, it began today.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:07 pmhobbe
You might be welcome at LGF, but here you are not. Any citizen of the United States that thinks we are lucky to have Chimpy as president is ignorant, mentally unbalanced, or just plain stupid. Which one are you hobbe?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:09 pmSo you just took the time today so you could show your ass?
Don’t come here calling us the haters.
Got mirror?
Oh, and that common sense remark is really funny.
I would have responded with an intelligent answer to anything you might have had to say but you just came to sling insults so…..right back at ya.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:10 pmAfter Snow was diagnosed with cancer, he had the CHOICE to do the RIGHT THING and TELL THE TRUTH about the GENOCIDE of the Bushies.
He chose to KEEP ON LYING, right under the watchful eye of the Almighty God.
He CHOSE his path: DARKNESS and ETERNAL DAMNATION.
For that, he will likely end up with Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan in MASTER Satan’s world.
Along with the Bush WAR CRIMINALS, especially George and Dickie, whose EVIL is LOVED by their FUTURE MASTER Satan.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:11 pmhobbe Says:
I’m a traitor-lovin’ zombie! And we’re going to win in november! Zombies - ‘08! Woohoo!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:14 pmYou people only have time to spread your hate….
REALLY?
Then we should be getting PAID like Rush and Coulter and Malkin and O’Dildo who MAKE MILLIONS by
LYING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC and SPREADING HATE.
The BIGGEST liar of all is Bush.
He will be answering to the Almighty God for his LIES and GENOCIDE, just as Tony Snow is presently doing…
July 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pmArgentine and Fred—–You’ll see in November!!!! Have a great day!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:17 pmPlant him with a pile-driver, I say. To make sure he doesn’t accidently pop back up…
July 12th, 2008 at 12:19 pmhobbe Says:
July 12th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
There are just too many absurd sentences in this post to point out the ignorance behind them all. When I look back on all the people I have seen running for public office on the idea of hating your fellow human beings, they have been conservatives almost to a person. (We have a local Assemblyman fighting for his party’s renomination because of all the hate he’s fomented during his time in Albany. He’s an anti-immigrant bigoted Republican.) As for morals and decency, the ones who have been opposed to the war in Iraq since before it started have WAY more morals and decency than the people who, to this day, despite the overwhelming evidence that Bush lied to all of us (and Tony Snow was a part of those lies), continue to support the president and his war of choice. We don’t hate Bush because “he won twice”, we hate him not only because he is the worst president in our nation’s history, but that he cheated to win those two elections. He did not “win fairly and squarely” in either one, and that is a fact. We are not “lucky” that George Bush is our president, because HE is the reason we are the “laughing stock of the world.” When did you acquire this “common sense” of which you speak so highly?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pmI am never HAPPY when someone dies, but this was a bad man. As many former Bushies are “coming clean” and trying their best to enter sainthood, this guy willing went to the grave as a perpetuator of lies, greed, and all around evil. Scott McClellan is wiping his brow right now, while others, no doubt, are doing some soul searching. That’s all I’m saying, I’m leaving now to take my daughter to the matinee to see Hellboy 2. God bless.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:21 pmGod is a merciful God. He was not a traitor. This should not have happened. Not with today’s technology. Snow was way too young. Many people wait 10 years for colon checkups. When your doctor tells you this, you need to change doctors or adamantly tell him that you will take the screening test NOW and every 3-5 years.
My hunch is that he waited too long. I have taken three colonoscopies and all have discovered polyps. All benign.
I am not even 50!! But since my family members died of colon cancer the only way to beat this is EARLY DETECTION.
RIP Snow.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pmhobbe Says:
Argentine and Fred—–You’ll see in November!!!! Have a great day!
So will YOU. Have a great next 8 YEARS with PRESIDENT OBAMA!
P.S. I hope TRAITOR Bush drops dead soon and goes to hell with Tony and the TREASONOUS Ronald Reagan, now DEAD and BURNING!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pmHe had a nicer veneer on his lies and hatred than most of the despicable mouthpieces of both FOX and the bushco occupation.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pmEven after everything, I’m sorry for Tony (and his family) today. :-(
¶ AIO
July 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pmFor neocon reptiles, justice comes in this form.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:25 pmSorry, Snow WAS a TRAITOR to the USA, being a LIAR and ENABLER of the TREASONOUS Bush WAR CRIMINALS.
After being detected with cancer, He MADE HIS CHOICE–to KEEP ON LYING for these MURDERERS.
God HEARS the LIES of Snow and Bush and Cheney and HEARS their LIES, as well as the cries of the DEAD and wounded from their LIES.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:27 pmSo, if Tony get interred, won’t they need a permit for storage of toxic waste?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:30 pmGod: Please forgive some of these idiots posting here for they know NOT what they talk. This has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with COLON CANCER.
Word to the wise: EARLY DETECTION WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pmMr. Arn:
Please stop the vitriol. You are killing me here with your hate.
Another point: WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PUT IN BOLD EVERYTHING YOU WRITE? DO YOU LACK SO MUCH SELF CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO READ YOUR STUFF?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:37 pmMr. Arn:
How do you know they are burning in hell? If you know then yikes……you must be SATAN!!!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:39 pmIdiots?
If I go get a screening now and they find something it will be considered a pre-existing condition if I’m ever able to afford insurance and they would not cover it.
Can’t afford it on my own….well I guess I could let them have my house….they asked me once over a medical bill if I owned any land……
Thread’s about Tony Snow’s passing.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pmmissionimpossible Says
July 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
This has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with COLON CANCER.
Word to the wise: EARLY DETECTION WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.
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Point taken — colon cancer can strike any of us, and regular screenings are a smart thing to do. We should all take heed.
Also, you are correct that Tony Snow’s death has nothing to do with politics. Very few deaths have to do with politics unless they are due to assassinations, wars, or other political violence.
However, Snow’s life had a great deal to do with politics. And when someone dies, it’s not that unusual to review that person’s life as well as the tragedy of their death.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:43 pmAt least now he won’t have to worry about “hugging the tarbaby”
July 12th, 2008 at 12:47 pmmissionimpossible,
I agree completely that early detection of colon cancer can save hundreds, if not thousands, of lives every year. Everyone should get checked.
That having been said, the only reason that this story is even on TP is because Tony Snow was a part of the political history of this country. It is wrong to think that “this has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with colon cancer.” If it was just about colon cancer, it wouldn’t be posted on a politcal blog.
The reason it is here is because of the mission of this site, part of which is to help expose curruption in the administration. Tony Snow was a major part of that corruption even before and after he was employed by them. That people are willing to lie and say that he did great work and was any kind of asset to our country needs to be addressed and corrected. I really am sorry for his family to have to endure this, but Tony Snow was no angel, and if he hadn’t helped this administration with its lies, more people might be alive today. (I concede that it’s also possible that even if Tony Snow never worked for the WH, just as many people would be dead. But maybe if he wasn’t such a good liar, more people would have seen that Bush lied much sooner. In the eternal battle of Good vs. Evil, Tony Snow chose the side of Evil. And we just can’t praise that.)
July 12th, 2008 at 12:48 pmAlso, you are correct that Tony Snow’s death has nothing to do with politics.
If it weren’t for politics, Snow would be a nobody (and we certainly wouldn’t be discussing him), so your point is slightly off.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:49 pmNat Turner Says:
flagged for blatant racism.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:52 pmmissionimpossible Says:
Mr. Arn:
Please stop the vitriol. You are killing me here with your hate.
Another point: WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PUT IN BOLD EVERYTHING YOU WRITE? DO YOU LACK SO MUCH SELF CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO READ YOUR STUFF?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Arn speaks the truth, not ‘vitriol’. Tony Snow lied to enable the Bush Administration to continue their illegal war, causing the deaths of (at least) hundreds of thousands of humans, including 4,100+ American military. Sometimes the truth needs to be shouted in boldface - you are using it yourself to emphasize your own point.
missionimpossible Says:
Mr. Arn:
How do you know they are burning in hell?
July 12th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
You’re the one calling on your God here, ask Him–I’m sure he’d answer that people whose lies result in innocent deaths do not belong in heaven!
July 12th, 2008 at 12:52 pmHey Fred, was Ratface’s comment meant for me and you? If it was directed at me, Saint Augustine, then it shows just how poorly ratface reads. Obviously ratface, in seeing Argentine instead of Augustine, sees only what it wants to see. Typical republiscum IMHO.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pmAlso, you are correct that Tony Snow’s death has nothing to do with politics. Very few deaths have to do with politics unless they are due to assassinations, wars, or other political violence.
We wouldn’t even know there was a Tony Snow, without politics. He was a political creature, and his passing, whether you agree or not, is a political event.
July 12th, 2008 at 12:54 pmYes I was struck with sadness when I saw word of his death. He was a person who had loved ones and a life on this planet.
I still disagree with his politics.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:02 pmIt is amazing to see so many angry idiots in the same blog. People, you need help!!!!! You don’t like this country? Please, go away. Chavez and Castro will take care of you.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pmGood riddance.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pmOut of respect for this man’s family, I’ll hold my tongue though I have PLENTY to say about this man. I’ll hold my tongue and watch for the regressives response to Jimmy Carter’s death, or Ted Kennedy’s. We’ll all get a lesson in decency then, I’m sure. Condolences to his family. His children lost a father, not a spokesperson. I have children and the thought of someone cheering my death because of political disagreement is not a good one. Can’t wait to hear about Phil Gramm, though. Truly evil bastard. The martini fixin’s are already on ice.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pmGame of Life Says:
One of the best liars chimpy hired.
Agreed. Ari Fleischer was also a great liar based on his natural ability and passionate love of lying. But, Tony Snow was a consummate professional liar, trained at Fox News. The White House Press Corp always knew he was lying, but he did it with such ease and flair that they couldn’t help admire him and join in on the fun.
July 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pmcounterattack Says:
We’re angry BECAUSE we