Tony Snow Dies of Cancer
Tony Snow has died. He was only 53. CNN Breaking: Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has died at the age of 53 after a second battle with cancer. Snow, who had been undergoing chemotherapy treatments for a recurrence of the disease, left his White House job September. 14, 2007, and joined CNN as a conservative commentator. More from ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 12, 2008 07:37
Why Campaign Bloggers are Boring
Jeff Commorato reacts to feedback on his post charging that Official Bloggers hired by presidential campaigns are boring and uninspired. Bloggers working for a campaign are digital press secretaries. The current White House Press Secretary Tony Snow was a conservative radio host and FOX News contributor. In those roles he could and sometimes did challenge the administration and their positions even ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on September 10, 2007 07:50
Collapsed I-35 Bridge Rated Deficient Years Ago, Mirrors National Problem
The span of I-35 bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis last night was rated structurally deficient two years ago, Dan Browning reports in the Star Tribune. The highway bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River on Wednesday was rated as "structurally deficient" two years ago and possibly in need of replacement. That rating was contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation's National ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on August 2, 2007 13:53
Whither the War Czar?
Steve Benen notes that LTG Douglas Lute was officially confirmed as our "war czar" a month ago and has all but disappeared from sight. On July 8, Lute was mentioned in passing in a Bob Novak column. Two days later, a report in Congressional Quarterly noted that Lute called some senators about Bush’s policy during the recent debate, but ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on July 19, 2007 16:22
Bush Calls Immigration Bill ‘Amnesty’
President Bush, in a "slip of the tongue," termed the controversial immigration bill up before the Senate today an "amnesty" bill. ABC's Rick Klein reports: President Bush has spent a whole lot of time in recent months claiming that the immigration bill isn't "amnesty." But in describing the measure Tuesday morning, an apparent slip of the tongue suggested ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 26, 2007 12:40
Pentagon Hires ABC Geoff Morrell as Spokesman
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is bringing ABC News White House correspondent Geoff Morrell on board as the new Pentagon press secretary, responsible for on-air briefings, Mike Allen reports, "in an effort to improve press relations at a time when the administration is under pressure to show progress in Iraq." Frankly, I'm not sure hiring Walter Cronkite could accomplish that at ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on June 19, 2007 09:47
Fort Dix Terrorist Plot
A terrorist plot on Fort Dix has been thwarted, AP reports. Six men were planning to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill as many soldiers as possible," federal authorities said Tuesday. The men, Yugoslav nationals, were arrested early Tuesday, said Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for the United States Attorney's Office in New Jersey. Like Steven Taylor, my initial take is that ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on May 8, 2007 10:06
Tony Snow Has Liver Cancer
Tony Snow has been diagnosed with liver cancer. Presidential spokesman Tony Snow's surgery to remove a small growth showed that his cancer has returned, the White House said Tuesday. Snow, 51, had his colon removed in 2005 and underwent six months of chemotherapy after being diagnosed with colon cancer. A small growth was discovered last year in his lower right pelvic area, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 27, 2007 12:15
Death of News Reporting?
Sasha Abramsky sees the eminent demise of journalism as we know it, as major papers eliminate their foreign news bureaus and online delivery makes news content "just another commodity." Too many people are now ditching their newspaper subscriptions, relying more heavily on internet publications and online clipping services. If these organisations were recreating their own news-gathering infrastructures, that wouldn't necessarily be ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on March 13, 2007 10:05
JCS Chairman Pace Cautious on Iranian Goverment Links
Much is being made in some quarters about the apparent contradiction between the statements of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff and various administration officials on the Iranian-made weapons flowing into Iraq. This MSNBC report is an excellent example: U.S. general: No evidence Iran is arming Iraqis A top U.S. general said Tuesday there was no evidence the Iranian government ...Posted in Outside The Beltway | OTB on February 13, 2007 14:53
