Tony Snow Gets Busted

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2006 AlterNet caught White House press secretary Tony Snow spinning his icy heart out, only to get nailed the next day by CBS' Bob Schieffer: "I think the reason the president [has] put [announcing his new Iraq strategy] off is he just hasn't decided at this point what he wants to do, and I don't think it's any more complicated than that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Stalls on New Strategy

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2006 The president has delayed a speech announcing possible changes in his Iraq strategy because, according to White House press secretary Tony Snow, he didn't feel it was ready. Snow was careful to say that didn't mean Bush was planning last-minute changes. Does that mean an ineffective strategy should remain in place, with the death toll mounting, because the rhetoric needs work? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Snow Fails to Spin Cheney Waterboarding Confirmation

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 Tony Snow couldn't convince reporters that Dick Cheney wasn't talking about waterboarding when he confirmed the practice of "dunking" suspects in water. (See second item of Al Kamen's column.) A CBS reporter asked, "So 'dunk in the water' means what? We have a pool now at Guantanamo and they go swimming?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Rips Into Tony Snow on Israel

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 The White House spokesman claimed that people wouldn't forget that Hezbollah sent rockets into people's living rooms. Stewart countered: "Tony, we were the ones putting rockets in their living rooms. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot 'em." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Helen Thomas Chides Tony Snow on ‘Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The first lady of White House correspondents tells Jon Stewart that Tony Snow yelled at her because she called him "a Johnny-come-lately." (via Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Power of a 15-Year-Old Peace Activist

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Ava Lowery, a home-schooled teenager from Alabama, has made over 70 antiwar animations, gaining her national attention in The New York Times, on CNN and in the progressive blogosphere. Check out her response to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's "it's a number" comment about U.S. deaths in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sec. Snow, Cheney Defend Bank Searches

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 Outgoing Secretary of the Treasury John Snow said the program to troll through the financial records of Americans without warrants is the thing "I'm proudest of It's really government at its best" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Caught in Lie About Snow Resignation

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Bush's spokesman tacitly admitted that Bush lied to the press about the timing of Treasury Secretary John Snow's departure in order not to upset the markets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House in Disarray Over English Language Directive

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claims that Bush has never supported making English the national language, but White House Press Secretary Tony Snow just said the opposite. (And the Senate just voted to make it so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Answering His First Question, Tony Snow Misleads Press

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Amazing. (Or maybe not.) The new White House press secretary (a former Fox News host) kicked off his tenure with a misleading statement about Bush and the NSA program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Snow Melts at Debut ‘Gaggle’

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow stumbled a bit during his first briefing, but also came off as refreshingly candid. "I'm not even going to try to fake it," he told one reporter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Best Medicine for Flu Is a Dose of Blame

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 6, 2006 "Once state and local governments have been successfully blamed, the White House will ensure that others, such as congressional Democrats and illegal immigrants, are blamed as well." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )