Tony Snow to Bush administration re. Iraq NEWS coverage: "Put some ice on it!?"

http://www.freerepublic.com/~ragtimecowgirl/ ^ | Oct. 10, 2003 | Me

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Sorry, Tony, if the world thinks we're failing in Iraq it is the fault of your peers, not this administration!

This administration has been telling the world and the press the truth about Iraq daily, for six months (plus regularly for six months pre-war).

For six months the press has ignored the administration officials, the troops and the Iraqi people to push their own anti-war, anti-Bush agenda.

The facts are verifiable.

Now we have the press, who failed to tell the truth, failed to inform the world, failed to do their jobs, lecturing those who are doing a tremendous job fulfilling their missions and keeping their promises daily in Iraq.

After America's FREE (thanks to those who fought to defend our freedom) press lied to the world daily for six months, endangering our troops, aiding our enemies and misleading the world, they are now blaming the administration for the world's failure to learn the truth about our tremendous progress in Iraq? Those who are risking their lives to liberate Iraq and take out terrorists are being told by those who failed to do their jobs that they're not just required to save civilization, but are now expected to do the press's job as well.

Sorry, Tony. It's a shameful accusation to throw at this administration.

Our troops, this President and this military leadership deserves an apology, fair coverage and gratitude from members of OUR press. They certainly don't need the press's advice on how to fight this war and they shouldn't have to do the job of the press.

Press to the administration, "put some ice on it!"

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Countering the press lies re. the war is a full time job. Again, the administration shouldn't have to do the job of the press. Read the DoD PRESS briefings - the DoD officials talking directly to the press. Members of this administration have been repeating themselves for months now. The press isn't listening (I'm being kind). The administration certainly shouldn't have to spend precious time defending themselves from the daily false accusations.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I should have added my #9 to the main post. Tony is wonderful: kind, patient, professional. That's why I went to the trouble of setting him straight. (^;

[StriperSniper]

the gent (apologies on lack of ID) sitting in for John Gibson.

I wasn't watching today, but David Asman has been filling in some days, maybe him?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

The LA Times reporter knows Ba'athist enemies are planning to kill our troops and won't give up the info!? Been thinking about this for an hour. It's so wrong. I hope someone has already convinced him to change his mind.

Thanks for the heads up, Quilla.

This reporter probably shouldn't go back to Iraq. Millions of Iraqi victims of Ba'athist thugs are waiting.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

You don't have to defend Tony to me. Perhaps I didn't make that clear.

When Tony blamed the administration for the world's misperception of Iraq after six months of daily press misbehavior, it demanded a response. It is just wrong. TOO wrong.

I wouldn't bother with Brokaw, Rather, Jennings and the rest. I know Tony's up against a cruel and powerful partisan pack. I don't care about them. I do, him. He can find something else to complain about the Bush administration to keep the pack at bay. Blaming the administration for the war coverage? NO!!!

I'm being kind here. What our press has done to our troops, the Iraqi people and the nation - not to mention this President over the past six months is treasonous, imho.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks for the perspective, Jack. It helps. I'm pretty much always primed while following the war news now, after six months of following the daily press mischief - ready to slap Katie Couric upside the head with the CENTCOM reports.

Figuratively, of course. *g*

[ladyinred]

Could not agree more. The media refuses to report any of the success stories from Iraq, including the new report that does show a WMD"s found. Instead , they continue a daily body count, deny anything has been found, and compare this to Viet Nam, which clearly is a bunch of lies! The media is helping bring down a President just as sure as a voter in a poll booth can do, only this isn't our republic. This is mutiny, treason, and sedition.

[Bedford Forrest]

Tony has always been a squishy girly man when it comes to making principled, factually based criticisms of the heavy left quisling media's seditious assault on the President. In the presence of Real Americans and their extreme distaste for the media "elite", Tony's pantyhose sometimes gets a little damp. George Will is the same way - vide his recent case of the vapors on the Kali recall.

[lewislynn]

Don asked him why he dosen't do this on his news show. Tony answered, "quite frankly, I can't". It's a preception problem and a credibility problem.

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Think about it.

OK, I thought about it...I can't make up my mind if he's a fraud or a whore...maybe both.

[slimer]

For six months the press has ignored the administration officials, the troops and the Iraqi people to push their own anti-war, anti-Bush agenda.

The facts are verifiable.

I wonder if people fully understand the seriousness and consequences of what this means? It amazes me that people are not surrounding news media buildings in massive numbers in protest of their blantant, biased, socialist tactics in reporting the news. The main stream news media has become nothing more that a Democratic propaganda machine.

[BOBTHENAILER]

After fighting Al Qaeda, Saddam loyalists, mass-murdering Jihadists and assorted common and uncommon evildoers, our troops call the press "enemy #1."

Thanks for the link to this fine thread Quilla.

Great job RC. You're unwavering support is a shining example of what the ordinary person can do.

California showed the world that common Americans don't believe the lies, distortion and slander of the "so-called" press.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thanks for the kind comments, Bob.

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All:

Tony Snow graciously responded to my e-mail re. this thread last weekend.

For my comments (and  apology for making an example out of one of the good guys), please see #4: 

 

SOD Rumsfeld: re. war press coverage and the American people:  

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