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      Thursday, 17 July 2008 10:00 am - Funeral Mass - Great Upper Church Open to the Public Doors open at 8:00 a.m. (Will Need to Pass through Security Checkpoint Magnetometers) The Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl Archbishop of Washington Presider Reverend David O’Connell, CM President of The Catholic University of America Celebrant & Homilist Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 400 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20017 Metro: Red Line – Brookland/CUA In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Fox News is announcing that Tony Snow has died. Heartbreaking news.

Please join me in wishing Tony Snow a Happy Birthday!

ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, diagnosed with cancer three years ago, canceled a speaking appearance at Ohio's Ashland University because of an unspecified illness, the university announced Wednesday.

Tonys back on the air. I hope he brought his cuss jar.  Tony is now the substitute teacher on Bill O'Reilly's radio show, airing from 12:00pm - 2:00pm on a station near you. I believe that this will be a regular feature on Fridays, since I understand Mr. O likes long weekends.  Many of you want to give Tony a piece of your mind, here's your chance. All you have to do is get through the call screener. I heard a rumor that Helen Thomas subs on Fridays.

The Tony Snow Show The former White House press secretary talks about President Bush, declining party loyalty, liberal media bias, and more.Shikha Dalmia | December 23, 2007 According to Karl Rove, ex-White House press secretary Tony Snow is to his former post what Mick Jagger is to rock stars (Rove meant it as a compliment). During his year-and-a-half-long tenure with the Bush administration, The New York Times congratulated Snow for "reinventing the job with his snappy sound bites and knack for deflecting tough questions with a smile." Snow even won plaudits from Daily Show host Jon Stewart, who told...

REAGAN FORUM FEATURING MR. TONY SNOW OCTOBER 26, 2007 Thank you. I can’t tell you how honored and delighted I am to be speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The mere mention of President Reagan’s name produces a telling reaction among most Americans. They’ll give you a smile, both happy and wistful, and then they’ll get a sort of faraway look. They’ll take a moment to remember not just a president, but someone who loomed larger than those around him. They’ll see a man, tall and confident, who took office in difficult and demoralized times, and who gently reminded...

The SnowFlake Fan Club has received an alert that our very own Snowman, Tony Snow, will be a guest on the David Letterman Show, tonight, Thursday October 4th. Letterman's show is on CBS TV at 11:30pm EDT and the exact time of Tony's appearance is not yet known. This is a live thread for the show.

Tony Snow to appear on Fox and Friends

Rush Interviews Tony Snow September 10, 2007 Listen To It! WMP | RealPlayer  Audio clips available for Rush 24/7 members only -- Join Now! BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: We welcome back to the EIB Network Tony Snow, who just left the White House as the press secretary. So now I guess, Tony, you're free to get partisan? TONY SNOW: Well... (laughing) I'm partisan anyway, Rush! RUSH: I understand that. Have you been watching any of the hearings so far? TONY SNOW: You know, I just got out of the Oval Office, but I got back in time to see this Code...

Friday, August 31, 2007The Tony Snow Standard Of Being A Press Secretary Posted by: Duane R. Patterson  at 7:51 PM Link to Video At the very beginning of today's press conference, it was disclosed that Tony Snow would be stepping down as Press Secretary on September 14th, being replaced by longtime deputy press secretary Dana Perino.  When Tony did start fielding questions, there was one interchange that showed the class of Tony Snow, and why he will be missed very much at the White House. It was a very interesting political day. Not only did Snow announce, but Virginia Senator...

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http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=200350-1&tID=5 Tony Snow was interviewed by Brian Lamb on 8/12 The interview is a full hour and worth watching.

Aug. 7: NBC Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory sits down with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow to talk about living -- and working -- with cancer. This is the full interview, 27 minutes long. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ Click on link and scroll down to NBC News Exclusive

This is a special Thread.   Today is Tony Snow's Birthday and we'd like to wish him a Happy 52nd Birthday!    Woo hoo!    Happy Birthday, Tony!Please add your good wishes and thoughts here

A Conversation with Tony Snow - Part 2 As in Part 1, this is not a sit down conversation with Tony Snow. This is one FReeper's impression of Tony during a visit to our area. This was his second visit in as many months. For those of you who did not read Part 1, the moderators will be suspending your accounts shortly. [kidding] Part 1 addressed Tony Snow's speech at the Republicans' "Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner" in Charlotte, NC at the end of February. It was written from my personal perspective as a fan and a member of the audience. We...

Tony Snow By Bill O'Reilly for BillOReilly.comThursday, Mar 29, 2007 My friend Tony Snow is once again fighting for his life, his cancer having returned. You may remember the White House press secretary underwent six months of chemotherapy after cancer was found in his colon two years ago. His mother died of cancer and Tony was very aggressive in treating his condition. Now cancer lesions have spread to his liver and Tony Snow is once again facing a painful struggle to defeat the disease. But if anyone can beat the beast down, it's Snow. He is a courageous guy....

Tony's doctors have detected a growth of some kind. He will have surgery on Monday. They are not saying that this is or is not cancer. Please be so kind as to offer your prayers, your support for this good man.

A Conversation with Tony Snow Let me state up front, this is not about Tony Snow and me having a conversation over an adult beverage. This is about the events surrounding Tony Snow's visit to Charlotte, NC to give the keynote speech at the Republicans' Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner. As a registered Independent, I don't run in Republican circles. And because our local paper leans left, they provide scant notice of Republican events. Thankfully, in a footnote to another line of discussion, Tony e-mailed me about his scheduled speech. And none too soon. My wife and I got virtually the last...

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There has never been a White House press secretary quite like Snow. He is a combative presence on television and radio, relishes the repartee at daily briefings and, in a first for his position, has hit the fundraising circuit for Republican candidates. Snow brings a flashy, Fox News sensibility to the high-profile podium, which means he is increasingly popping up on newscasts and in the papers. "Sometimes it does feel like the Tony Snow Show," says Richard Wolffe, Newsweek's White House correspondent. "There are tactics he uses that are straight out of talk radio. The extent to which he personalizes...

July 9, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - Call it the Tony Snow effect. President Bush and his team are looking more confident and relaxed since the former Fox News anchor stepped in to replace Scott McClellan as press secretary - the public face of the White House - two months ago. "Tony has chilled the White House press corps - and that is some Snow job if you ask me," said Democrat Bill Clinton's star press secretary, Mike McCurry, one of the best White House spinmeisters in memory. "They were cranky and rebellious," McCurry adds. "He's turned the thermometer down and...

  Links of Interest CSPAN ScheduleCSPAN Video ArchiveWhite House Briefing pageWhite House Setting the Record Straight Live LinksCSPAN1 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN1 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerCSPAN2 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN2 Audio: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerA stream from whitehouse.gov may be availible here (Real Player) In order to play the Real Media links, you need a suitable player. All of the archives are in this format, so you may wish to get one. You can get the genuine article from Real Networks here. Many...

  Links of Interest CSPAN ScheduleCSPAN Video ArchiveWhite House Briefing pageWhite House Setting the Record Straight Live LinksCSPAN1 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN1 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerCSPAN2 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN2 Audio: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerA stream from whitehouse.gov is availible here (Real Player) In order to play the Real Media links, you need a suitable player. All of the archives are in this format, so you may wish to get one. You can get the genuine article from Real Networks here. Many people...

  Links of Interest CSPAN ScheduleCSPAN Video ArchiveWhite House Briefing pageWhite House Setting the Record Straight Live LinksCSPAN1 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN1 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerCSPAN2 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN2 Audio: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Video: Windows Media    Real Player CSPAN3 Audio: Windows Media    Real PlayerA stream from whitehouse.gov is availible here (Real Player) In order to play the Real Media links, you need a suitable player. All of the archives are in this format, so you may wish to get one. You can get the genuine article from Real Networks here. Many people...

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, left, and White House Counselor Dan Barlett, ride in a military helicopter wearing helmets and flak jackets for a trip from Baghdad International Airport to U.S. Embassy in the Greenzone.

There was NO advance notice of Tony's briefing, but here's a transcript of today's brief on 6/15/2006.

Tony Snow, the newly installed White House press secretary, will be on at 8:29am eastern. The former FOX News anchor will tell us about his first few weeks on the job and how he's dealing with the press corps, including our very own David Gregory. We're also going to ask him about the decision making that went into the President's super secretive trip to Baghdad. Why were some of his closest aides kept in the dark? Was it worth the potential danger? And, with the recent 'good' news coming from Iraq (Zarqawi) and at home (Karl Rove) is the White...

        Hello, everyone!   We have a special occasion for today's Cheers to Tony Snow Thread-- it's his birthday!   The Cheers to Tony Snow Thread allows FReepers to post messages of good tidings to the Snowman.   If you’d like on or off the Tony Snow ping list, please post a request. All requests happily honored.  

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Helen Thomas calls new Bush aide 'contemptible,' tangles with Tony Snow Tue May 30 2006 13:34:41 ET Helen Thomas, doyenne of the White House press corps, tangles with Tony Snow at today's briefing over President Bush's appointment of Karl Zinmeister as domestic policy adviser: QUESTION: Why did the president pick a man who is so contemptible of the public servants in Washington to be his domestic adviser, saying, People in Washington are morally repugnant, cheating, shifty human beings. Why did he... SNOW: Apparently an opinion that's... QUESTION: Why would he pick such a man to be a domestic adviser? SNOW:...

Press Gaggle by Tony Snow James S. Brady Briefing Room 10:53 A.M. EDT MR. SNOW: Good morning. Just a couple of little pieces of business as we start. First, a formal announcement: The President and Mrs. Bush will welcome Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan to the White House on June 29, 2006. The U.S.-Japan alliance is an alliance based on common values and a common agenda. The President looks forward to continuing his close consultations with Prime Minister Koizumi on the war on terror, defending freedom and democracy, promoting regional security and prosperity in Asia, and enhancing closer cooperation...

"Links of Interest". Tony Sets Record Straight Whitehouse Briefings CSPAN Schedules

Come Again?Tony Snow Is Back at the White House, in a Job With More Questions Than AnswersBy Howard KurtzWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, May 15, 2006; C01 The first time Tony Snow was agonizing over whether to leave journalism for the White House, he had lunch at the Army and Navy Club with William Safire."You must take this job," Snow recalls the New York Times columnist saying in 1991, "and when you do, I will write you an advice column."But the advice column appeared the following Monday, touting Anthony Snow as a "hard hitter" with "independent right-wing credentials" who was Chief...

From the New Kid, Proceedings With CautionBy Dana MilbankSaturday, May 13, 2006; A02 Depending on how you look at it, Tony Snow's first briefing as White House press secretary yesterday morning started either 18 minutes late or 12 minutes early.Shortly before the start of his 9 a.m. "gaggle" -- the daily off-camera briefing -- the White House paged reporters to say the gaggle would instead start at 9:30. But to the dismay of reporters showing up at 9:30, Snow had begun the briefing, at 9:18.Kelly O'Donnell of NBC News was steamed. "This was 9 a.m., then pushed back to 9:30,...

WASHINGTON - New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is starting off in a combative mode against the press by issuing detailed rebuttals to what he considers unfair coverage of Bush. “The New York Times continues to ignore America’s economic progress,” blared the headline of an e-mail sent to reporters Wednesday by the White House press office. Minutes earlier, another e-mail blasted CBS News, which has had an unusually rocky relationship with the White House since 2004, when CBS aired what turned out to be forged documents in a failed effort to question the president’s military service. “CBS News misleadingly...

        Tony Snow is starting his new job with the Administration and we would like to send him cheers every now and again. We've started a "Cheers to Tony Snow" Thread that will allow FReepers to post messages of good tidings to the Snowman.   If you’d like on or off the Cheers to Tony Snow ping list, please post a request. All requests happily honored.  

Tony Snow is back and better than ever! Tony's guests and topics on today's Tony Snow Show include: On the show Today: Taking No Prisoners Remember when George Voinovich cried at the thought of John Bolton serving as our Ambassador to the U.N.? He's not crying anymore--but the world's bad guys are. Ambassador Bolton will join Tony... Mondays with Luci Internet doyenne Lucianne Goldberg always brings the latest political news and gossip. She'll share with Tony the breaking political developments from the weekend... Port Fallout Those responsible for killing the Dubai Ports World deal will likely be gloating this weekend...

  It's time for cooler heads to prevail By Tony SnowFeb 24, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Washington was wracked last week by a spasm of Know-Nothingism, starring Democratic and Republican members of Congress whose hysterics confirmed the Founders' view that the president, and not the legislature, ought to handle matters of national security.  At issue was a takeover of the British shipping firm P&O by a United Arab Emirates holding company, Dubai Ports World. The transaction, first reported in the British press last Oct. 30, should have been routine. P&O leases cargo terminals at a half-dozen U.S. ports, and pays...

       Tony Snow is back and better than ever!  Tony's guests and topics on today's Tony Snow Show include: Sensible People Object What does it mean when sensible politicians like Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) object to the port deal? Tony takes a close look.Bush Comes Down Hard The President came out strong on the port issue, saying he would veto any legislation to block the port deal. The President's protected us before; should we trust him this time?So What's Really Going On at the Ports? Intrepid reporter Griff Jenkins...