Tony Snow, long time Fox News host and former editorial page editor for The Washington Times, is now a political commentator for CNN, according to Jon Klein, the network's president. He begins now — as in today — offering the conservative take on things.
Mr. Snow has a sterling record: He was the convivial press secretary for President Bush from April 2006 to September 2007 and spent a decade in front of Fox News cameras.
"In the White House, Tony brought a remarkably human touch to the discussion of public policy," Mr. Klein said. "He will contribute a unique breadth of political and journalistic expertise."
The suave and civil Mr. Snow is ready to roll, calling this "the most exciting and unpredictable political year in memory.
"The big challenge in 2008 is to develop deep, creative and aggressive analysis of both political parties, their candidates and campaigns," Mr. Snow continued. "I'm eager to get started, since this race is sure to shape American politics for years to come."
— Jennifer Harper, national reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (10)
Snow is a "Bush Speak Guy" He would not be my
choice to listen too since I would trust his
accuracy and sincerity about as much as I do
Bush et al
Posted by fred bashara | April 21, 2008 6:28 PM
Convivial?
This true gentleman had to continually prostitute himself in front of the press with deceiving statements and lies to keep them from understanding the criminal actions of the Bush gang.
Posted by Roy G. Biv | April 21, 2008 6:33 PM
The Tony Snow that threw the softballs at GOP representatives and members for years then created spatial wormholes when answering questions for the White House that made me wonder why my reality was so different then theirs? Or is this a different Tony Snow? Anyone who puts this much filter on everything they say isn't really giving an opinion are they? I'll listen to him, like I listen to Military Specialist... I'll give you 30 seconds to move on to someone who isn't in bed with the military (or this case the GOP) and then I'm changing the channel.
Thought I'd clicked on political news, not entertainment.
Posted by John | April 21, 2008 6:41 PM
Here come the libs. Hypocrits. Go ahead, jump on Tony. Expose your freedom of speech hypocrisy.
Posted by dannyc | April 21, 2008 7:02 PM
this tiny article shows just how much of a joke the washington times really is. pathetic.
Posted by chorpophone | April 21, 2008 7:48 PM
CNN must have paid him a fortune for him to want to work there.
They must be desperate.
I hope he leaves there after the election.
Posted by obetwo | April 21, 2008 9:19 PM
CNN and the NY Times have been suffering well-deserved hits to their credibility and audience numbers. Accordingly, both media giants have been trying to repair the damage by hiring a few conservatives without changing the overall thrust of their coverage.
Tony Snow is a fine newscaster. I hope the hot-air mafia that runs CNN gives him the resources he needs and adequate air-time. The big winner will be the segment of the American public who still watch CNN.
Posted by Richard Schulman | April 22, 2008 8:37 AM
Intelligent arguments against an intelligent and balanced acquistion by CNN by two people who don't know the diferences between and proper usages of "too" and "to" and "then" and "than"? If they listen closely for a while, they might learn something...
Posted by David | April 22, 2008 8:42 AM
Or the difference between "diference" and "difference"? Please.
Posted by John | April 22, 2008 11:23 AM
People on the left and on the right who engage in gratuitous attacks on the intellectual and moral shortcomings of others accomplish nothing useful except for the bolstering of their own shaky self-esteem.
Paul LaGorce
Posted by Anonymous | April 22, 2008 12:50 PM