It's official.
FOX News is reporting that Tony Snow will be the new White House press secretary, replacing Scott McClellan.
"I expect to see him at the podium in just a few days, in the press room at the White House," Fred Barnes, editor of The Weekly Standard and a FOX News contributor, said Tuesday.
...Barnes said if Snow is the next press secretary, he would be a good fit with the White House press corps.
"He's a major media figure, he's someone people know all over the country," Barnes said.
Barnes added that Snow would likely offer greater access to the president than McClellan did.
"I think what he'll bring is greater access to the president, he will be a press secretary who spends a lot of time with the president," Barnes said. “I think reporters in the press room are going to see a press secretary who fights back very toughly."
"If I were to take a job like that, no, I wouldn’t come in there and try to beat them up. But on the other hand, you have to stand your ground, you have to know what the facts are and you’ve got to know your brief," Snow said.
I would go bonkers if I had to deal with that White House press corps.
Just the thought of facing Helen Thomas and David Gregory and Terry Moran and the others on a daily basis makes me nauseous.
I think it's one of the most difficult jobs in the Administration.
Good Luck, Tony!
4 comments:
What a brutal job.......Having to show up every day to deal with the jackals in the WH media corps would be horrible.
They loved Clinton, but even his press secretaries were worn out by these maggots.
Good luck Tony.........Keep the razor-blades away from your wrist.
Yes, it's brutal, an absolutely horrible job.
Just watching the briefings makes me crazy.
From what I've seen of Tony Snow, I think he has the temperament needed to control that pack of yapping chihuahuas.
Brave man. I pray that he and his family have the stamina and realize in their hearts that this is an Administration that will have an important, pivotal role in the course of history and the shaping of our future. What a great opportunity for the man, as well, to be a part of it.
I think it's a tremendous sacrifice to take on the job of WH press secretary.
Tony Snow has to be doing this out of a sense of duty, not personal gain.
I agree, WS. This is a pivotal time in history. I'm sure Snow realizes the important role he's assuming.
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