The hearse limousines were present in the nation’s capital last Thursday as mourners gathered to say goodbye to former White House press secretary Tony Snow. I don’t want to make this post into a political thing, but I was a fan of Tony Snow. When other press secretaries took the podium, it seemed to be a snooze fest. But Tony Snow brought something different.
Tony Snow was entertaining when he answered the reporters’ questions. He was sarcastic when somebody asked a stupid question and it always made me cheer. I can’t think of any specific questions or examples except for one time when he told a reporter something like, “Of course not. That’s just stupid.” Who else would say things like that behind the White House’s podium?
President Bush was also in attendance at Snow’s funeral. Of Snow, he said it was a life “far too brief.” He also said that the nation “will always remember his wry sense of humor and abundant goodness. We will also remember he was lots of fun.”
Tony Snow died on Saturday, July 12 of colon cancer. He had another bout with cancer in February 2005 while he was still a commentator at FOX News.
Regardless of your political affiliation, you would have to agree that he brought something different to the press conferences and Q&A sessions with the reporters. His wit and humor will be sadly missed.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Yeh. Hard to believe is bout with cancer started 3 years ago. Snow clearly had a rich impacting influence on his cohorts. Fox did a nice job of affirming his place in time.