Did anyone ever find a copy of this?
1:13 — Well, that’s it. He was pretty comfortable up there, didn’t fuck up too badly and caught himself when he did. The Sally Field thing was the first unexpected and unscripted White House Briefing Room event in god knows how long, at least. He should cry every week. Tony Snow: Not as testy and acidic and hatable as Ari, not as easy a target as Scott. BUT HE HAD CANCER.
1:10 — So we got 2 minutes of emotional dramatic monologue, not back to fucking immigration. Why won’t Bush convince hardcore conservatives on the guest-working program? Aren’t they the guys who want an army of cheap brown labor? Kinsolving with a weird contraception question that seems to throw Tony off. Tony says “Thank you” then tries to call on someone else. Jesus christ this immigration thing is boring. “Mexico is not our enemy,” in case you were wondering. That’s what they said in 1846, right?
1:00 — A Rove question leads straight back to the foreign press. Malveaux want to know what Bush meant when he said we won’t “discriminate” against Mexicans. Tough one. Will the briefings continue to be televised? No answer yet.
OH NO DID THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH LEAD TO THOUSANDS OF SALVADORIANS HEADING OUR WAY?
Why the yellow bracelet?
“I HAD CANCER LAST YEAR.”
OH SHIT TEARS.
“My Ed Muskie moment.” Wow. Weirdest White House Press Briefing EVER.
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