Tony Snow goes off the deep end

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Tony Snow goes off the deep end

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If you caught today's press briefing from White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, you saw the president's spokesperson in rare form.

Unprompted, Snow offered the White House's official response to the Connecticut Democratic Senate primary (the video is worth watching, just to see the self-righteous earnestness with which Snow delivered his comments).

"Take a look at the blogs today, they're pretty hot. And the real question for the American people to ask themselves is, do you take the war on terror seriously? With all the developments around the world — and, if so, how do you fight it to win? There seems to be two approaches, and in the Connecticut race, one of the approaches is ignore the difficulties and walk away. Now, when the United States walked away, in the opinion of the Osama bin Laden in 1991, bin Laden drew from that the conclusion that Americans were weak and wouldn't stay the course and that led to September 11th."

That's right, a vote for Ned Lamont is a vote for terrorist attacks. The Lieberman/Bush approach — the one that has increased terrorism around the globe, the one that has undermined the nation's credibility and standing in the world, the one overwhelmingly rejected by the electorate — is, as far as the Bush White House is concerned, the only credible way to view the world. You're either with them or against them.

I read a lot of far-right blogs for one of my other gigs, and this is a remarkably common sentiment. If you oppose the war in Iraq — believe it was a mistake, argue that an open-ended commitment is irresponsible, recognize that that it is not helping to make the U.S. any safer — than, in the minds of too many conservatives, you are objectively pro-terrorism.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8163.html

[whistle]

1. Holy shit, total bullshit

[rubberducky]

2. I wanted to kick snow`s a** when......

he kept referring to OBL as Mr. Osama Bin Ladin!! Mister!!!!

[Saturday]

3. Did he blame 911 on Bush Senior?????

"Now, when the United States walked away, in the opinion of the Osama bin Laden in 1991, bin Laden drew from that the conclusion that Americans were weak and wouldn't stay the course and that led to September 11th."

[FrenchieCat]

4. Snow has got it backwards!

when he said...."the opinion of the Osama bin Laden in 1991, bin Laden drew from that the conclusion that Americans were weak and wouldn't stay the course", he must have meant that Bin Laden knew that Republicans were weak and wouldn't stay the course in Afghanistan or stay the course in trying to aprehend him".

Of course, Bin Laden is right......the GOP is all for "staying on the wrong f*cking course, while cutting and running where they should be concentratin'"! :eyes:

[MaineDem]

5. Don't let them get away with this, folks

This was more about Lieberman's association - close association - with the Bush administration than it was about the one issue of the war. That was part of it, sure, but it was way more about how many times Joe had voted with or supported the BFEE's plans.

We have to keep saying this. We can't let them frame this one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Keep talking,Tony. Show the world what a real A-hole sounds like.

You're doing fine. You fit right in with the mental cases that hired you.

[GrantDem]

7. So 9/11 is "daddy" Bush's fault???

I thought everything is Clinton's fault :sarcasm:

[tanyev]

8. Holding an anvil?

:applause::applause:

[underpants]

9. Link to video

:kick:

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/09/snow-lamont/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW3EriYe4xk

[Imagevision]

10. Cheney also; "a vote for Ned Lamont is a vote for terrorist attacks".

[gratuitous]

11. Tony seems a mite confused

He's supposed to read prepared statements and answer (or not answer) reporter's questions as the White House press secretary. In his old gig at Faux, it was up to him to provide his personal opinion and commentary on the day's news, but in his present position, he's supposed to present the White House's position.

Of course, he serves at the pleasure of the president, so he's apparently not doing anything he's not totally authorized to do. I wonder how many reporters are going to get fed up with White House briefings that are more properly Faux News editorials? Or are they afraid Stupidhead won't give them any turkee?

[otohara]

12. He Sounded Just Like Cheney

yesterday - only more awake!

[LSK]

13. AND THE NEXT DAY = TERRA TERRA TERRA

THE NEXT FUCKING DAY!!!

[kwolf68]

14. These people are clinically insane

We need some people out there NOT ON BLOGS combatting this insane bullshit. The Lamont victory has sent these idiots into the twilight zone. I love it, but its starting to make my ears bleed.

[me9399]

15. like Rachel Maddow said on her show one morning...

this what the gop will run on in the fall...

"fear fear bombs bombs 911 911 Bush Bush"

and it is really something to see the stupid sheep fall for it every time.

[Auntie Bush]

16. So they're saying we should fear bombs, 911 and Bush! Makes sense!

lol