As the White
House staff shakeup continues a name has been mentioned as a replacement for outgoing Press Secretary Scott McClellan:
FOX News Channel weekend anchor and political analyst Tony Snow.
Snow, who was previously a speech writer for the elder president Bush, is currently in negotiations with White House officials to take over the position. The New York Times is reporting that Snow is also waiting for a clean bill of health from his doctors (he had surgery for colon cancer in 2005) before he makes a final decision.
Snow is not the first personality to leave
politics then jump back in again. Back in the early 1970's Fred Dalton Thompson was an active lawyer during the
Watergate hearings. He then appeared in such television shows as Wiseguy, China Beach, and
Roseanne and the movies Die Hard 2 and The Hunt For Red October before returning to politics
as Senator of Tennessee from 1994 til 2003. He is currently playing Attorney General Arthur Branch on Law &
Order.
[via the New York Times]
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4-22-2006 @ 7:05PM
Aaron Peck said...
My favorite quote about this was when Jon Stewart, on The Daily Show said, "A FOX News analyst being paid to tell the people what the administration wants them to hear...I hope he's qualified." It was along those lines. Good Ol' Jon Stewart.
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4-26-2006 @ 6:19PM
RON STORY said...
Tony Snow is the man for the job,and with the colon cancer behind him I totally recommend natural vemma with the mangosteen and 65 essential vits nutrients that he needs keep him fit and very healthy give his body a wellness program for total and complete fitness
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