Sources: Tony Snow likely to take White House post

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

By Suzanne Malveaux
CNN Washington Bureau
Tuesday, April 25, 2006; Posted: 4:07 a.m. EDT (08:07 GMT)



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan.

The sources said they expect him to announce his decision within the next few days.

A source familiar with the discussions said Monday that newly appointed Chief of Staff Josh Bolten asked Snow to make a decision by early this week. Two sources familiar with the discussions said Bolten wanted to fill the post this week, as early as Tuesday.

Sources familiar with Snow's deliberations said he has been focusing on family, finances and his health.

From Media Matters:

Even more Tony Snow falsehoods

Snow repeated falsehoods, offered new one in attempt to rebut Media Matters

The many falsehoods of Tony Snow

[still_one]

1. so I imagine that the brotherhood of scum who make up the

whitehouse press corp will have even less critical questions for him

[AValdoux]

2. Talking head on CNN...

...this morning said the White House hoped Snow would bring "gravitas" to position. I think Bush needs to hire Stephen Colbert. Colbert could bring "truthiness" also. I guess CNN doesn't know "gravitas" is a joke now.


AValdoux

[tanyev]

5. I think Dick Cheney exploded the whole "gravitas" myth.

Gravitas wouldn't pump a major campaign donor full of buckshot. Oh, sorry, that should be "peppered".

[Turbineguy]

3. And.....

we were expecting somebody who would not lie to the American peolpe?

[RedStateShame]

4. What a reach

A Fox News reporter paid to tell the administration's lies? You think he'll get back pay?

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. They should have just gone with Geraldo.

At least the 'drama' would have a little entertainment value.

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Cheney must be aiming for their Base

and he'll likely hit the White House's foot!

Snow's a tool and there's not a single vote in the 68% disapproval rating that will not see through the smoke.

[papau]

8. Will he get back pay?

??

:toast:

[Ecumenist]

9. This ought to be interesting

because it seems that one of the tenets of working for fox is that you have no real opposing viewpoints.. Yes, this will be VERY interesting..

[SeattleVet]

10. FR just scrubbed all of his messages from their site, so

that nobody could see what they guy's been up to for the past 8 years other than his FauxNews persona. Revisionism at its finest!

[ShortnFiery]

11. I hope some industrious person snagged (copied) some of To-NY's

vapid posts before the purge. :hi:

[saltpoint]

12. He will now serve a higher liar. FOX was good training on that count

and now he'll be on tv screens even more.

I hope his health holds up. I expect the coming months to be difficult ones for anybody in that position. The crystal ball is showing more thorns than blossoms for the Bush administration.