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Tony Snow offers false and misleading attacks on Obama

mediamatters.org — Guest-hosting The Radio Factor, Tony Snow falsely claimed that "since he's been in the United States Senate, [Sen. Barack Obama] has voted present more often than any other member of the Senate." Snow also asserted that Obama "didn't make any key political decision without consulting [Jeremiah Wright]." These claims are false.

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  • cashman57, on 04/04/2008, -64/+24So which member of the Senate voted present more times than Obama? How many times, as a Senator in Illinois, did Obama vote "present"?
    How many times?
    Is there a Senator who has voted present more times than Obama?In their LIVES?
    Obama has admitted to consulting with the anti-American bigot before making political moves.
    This article is trash. All it has done is make Obama look like he's trying to define "is" again.
    • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -11/+41I love how Republicans are suddenly concerned with bigotry in America.
      • dondara, on 04/04/2008, -5/+8In other news, Satan wins first place in the 1st Annual Snowman Contest
      • JointVenture, on 04/04/2008, -11/+4I love how democrats are suddenly embracing religion (wright,Obama) and money/campaign funds. (obama made 40 mill in donations)
        • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -3/+12Huh? Democrats have been electing well-funded christians since basically forever.
    • RepubOperative, on 04/04/2008, -49/+6The Marxist Barack Obama wants to implement a recurring tax on Americans to the tune of $800 BILLION US Dollars to provide for poor countries.

      Obama’s Global Tax Proposal Up for Senate Vote
      www.aim.org/aim-column/obamas-global-tax-proposal-up-for-senate-vote/

      A nice-sounding bill called the "Global Poverty Act," sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, is up for a Senate vote on Thursday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. The bill, which has the support of many liberal religious groups, makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations.

      Senator Joe Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has not endorsed either Senator Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton in the presidential race. But on Thursday, February 14, he is trying to rush Obama's "Global Poverty Act" (S.2433) through his committee. The legislation would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid, which amounts to a phenomenal 13-year total of $845 billion over and above what the U.S. already spends.
      • nightsweat, on 04/04/2008, -5/+6"Marxist". I thought the Jon Birch society had closed down most of its chapters.
        • Bhima, on 04/04/2008, -8/+11These republicans trolls would not know a marxist if life-size bronze of Karl Mark himself was shoved completely up their ass.
        • bonhoeffer, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0But the Marxists haven't.
      • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -5/+9"makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations. "

        How is that marxist?
      • cabooglio2, on 04/04/2008, -3/+6You're cute.
      • jsully, on 04/04/2008, -4/+8I don't see anything in the actual bill that says they'll be spending 0.7% of the GNP:
        http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill= ...
        For those too lazy to read, here's what he proposes:
        (1) Continued investment or involvement in existing United States initiatives related to international poverty reduction, such as the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and trade preference programs for developing countries, such as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).

        (2) Improving the effectiveness of development assistance and making available additional overall United States assistance levels as appropriate.

        (3) Enhancing and expanding debt relief as appropriate.

        (4) Leveraging United States trade policy where possible to enhance economic development prospects for developing countries.

        (5) Coordinating efforts and working in cooperation with developed and developing countries, international organizations, and international financial institutions.

        (6) Mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and public-private partnerships.

        (7) Coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other development goals, such as combating the spread of preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, increasing access to potable water and basic sanitation, reducing hunger and malnutrition, and improving access to and quality of education at all levels regardless of gender.

        (8) Integrating principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship into policies and programs.


        Also, if you think spending 0.7% of the GNP to fight extreme poverty in the world is a bad thing, I think you're kind of a dick.
      • brutalentropy, on 04/04/2008, -3/+5Holy crap man! 845 billion?!? Over THIRTEEN years?!?!?? That's more than 5 years in Iraq has cost! Unthinkable!!!
        • drewedman, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2actually the iraq war is costing over 3 trillion dollars to the tune of 1000$'s a second.

          Nice try though.
      • salsero96, on 04/04/2008, -11/+0Amazing how all of the sheep digg down the TRUTH! Obama is a socialist. ...what a bunch of kiss ups
        • neognostic, on 04/04/2008, -1/+9Amazing how all of the Republican sheep don't even know the definition of a socialist.
          • salsero96, on 04/04/2008, -7/+1OOOOOHHH Good comeback... haha get a life
          • gwolf, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2I'll bet they know the definition of a fascist.
          • bonhoeffer, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0(6) Mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and public-private partnerships.
            THAT is the definition of a Marxist-socialist.
          • dbs1221, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1So during the second world war and the years after when the government implemented the Marshall Plan we were being socialist, I thought we were fight socialists.
    • cawpin, on 04/04/2008, -18/+6I'm not sure why cashman's being dugg down. He asked a very relevant question. Where is the evidence that these statements are false? All they do is make accusation and give nothing to back it up.

      Buried.
      • neognostic, on 04/04/2008, -3/+16Because it has been explained a hundred times here that voting present in the Illinois house is not a bad thing. cashman57 is just too ignorant to look at the hundreds of replies to his oft repeated and baseless argument against Obama, and make a correction of his endless drivel.
      • WasabiBomb, on 04/04/2008, -0/+9Well, we could reply to these charges, each and every time they come up, explaining in patient detail why they're wrong. We could include links explaining our position, and cite editorials such as this one which demonstrate, clearly, that the charges are false.
        Or we could just digg down the people who bring them up, over and over, since the explanations are never accepted and rarely even acknowledged. Which is easier?
      • ooby, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1The burden of proof is on the positive asserter.
    • billyfalconer, on 04/04/2008, -3/+16Yo, homie, read the article: "According to The Washington Post congressional vote database, Obama has never voted present during his time in the U.S. Senate"
      • Rahodeb, on 04/04/2008, -7/+5This doesn't jive. From what I recall, he addressed this in on of the debates by saying that voting present didn't mean the same thing in the Illinois legislature as it did in other places. A "present" vote essentially meant that he had problems with pieces of the proposal, but may vote for it if it was fixed.
        Based on his own assertion, it would seem that he did vote present.
        • razor150, on 04/04/2008, -2/+12In the State Senate yes, but not in the US Senate. Obama has never voted present in the US Senate, Tony Snow accused Obama of voting present in the US Senate more than any other Senator. That is an out right lie.
          Snow also lied about how Obama described his relationship with Wright.
        • funmerlin, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3One man's lie is another man's faulty intelligence.
    • Ozymandias42, on 04/04/2008, -1/+11Senator Obama has voted present zero times during his time in the U.S. Senate. Tony Snow said that he voted present more times than any other. Since you cannot vote present fewer than zero times, and since there are 99 senators who are not Obama, there are 99 other senators who voted present at least as many times as Obama.

      Tony Snow's statement is so false that its inverse is true. It is a perfect storm of lie.
    • iainc, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3Oh, cashman again.
    • davidrools, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2he voted "present" when he didn't want to dismiss an action but wanted further revision before approval. he voted present about 135 times out of more than a thousand votes.
  • MurphyWatson, on 04/04/2008, -8/+45I'm not like religious or anything but I highly doubt any conservatives would give much of a ***** if one of their own said he went to his pastor for advice.
    • RepubOperative, on 04/04/2008, -31/+9Old Barack:

      "Don't tell me words don't matter! ‘I have a dream.’ Just words? ‘We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.’ Just words? ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself.’ Just words? Just speeches?"


      New Barack:
      'God damn America.' Just words that I listened to and agreed with for twenty years until I got caught like a black supremacist.

      'US government created Aids, supplied drugs to our community.' Just words that I listened to and agreed with for twenty years like a racist with my hands on a burning cross.

      'US of KKKA.' Just words that I listened to and agreed with for twenty years like a racist with my hands on a burning cross.

      'What we are doing is the same thing al-Qaeda is doing.' Just words that I listened to and agreed with for twenty years like a black supremacist.

      'Until now, I was never proud of my country.' Just words from my Marxist wife.
      • soot, on 04/04/2008, -6/+16You're a ***** idiot.
        • salsero96, on 04/04/2008, -7/+2Truth hurts?

          I'm amazed at all of these clowns running around kissing Obama's ass. You all know if any white candidate attended a church with a racist, anti-American pastor, all hell would break loose.
        • DocGlass, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2Salsero is right, a white guy in this situation would get ripped apart. The white guys stick to homophobic gay bashers. I don't feel I'm kissing Obama's ass when I say that this whole thing isn't a big deal. I very rarely see big time religious guys doing things I approve of (homophobia, sex with children, hate mongering, etc.) so this just isn't a surprise.
      • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -6/+13"'Until now, I was never proud of my country.' "

        That's not what she said.

        Why do you lie so much, RepubOperative? Could it be because the truth leaves you without a rhetorical leg to stand on?

        Why is it so difficult for you to be honest?
        • RepubOperative, on 04/04/2008, -13/+3I Googled it, did some research and you were right.

          "'For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country' given you are going to elect the black ***** guy." Just words from my Anti-American wife.
          • soot, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4And which word in that quote makes you ***** barbed wire so much?
          • RepubOperative, on 04/04/2008, -14/+2I'm working it: "'For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country' given the fact you stupid guilt ridden white ***** are going to elect the skank ass black ***** guy." Just words from my Anti-American wife.

            Maybe the word is skank ass
          • soot, on 04/04/2008, -1/+5I think you're projecting just a little.
          • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -4/+10Let's break it down:

            "'For the first time in my adult lifetime,"

            This suggests that her statement does not concern her beliefs as a pre-adult, when she might have in fact been immensely proud of her country.

            "I am really proud of my country'"

            The modifer "really" leaves open the possibility that she was always proud to some extent, but that only now is she "really proud."

            "given the fact you stupid guilt ridden white ***** are going to elect the skank ass black ***** guy."

            There you go again, just making ***** up because reality doesn't quite line up with your delusional beliefs.

            In any case, is it so unthinkable that someone would think that their spouse would make a good president? Does Cindy McCain not support John's candidacy? Did you wretch when the Bush twins announced their support for their father's re-election at the RNC convention in 2004?

            And you still haven't answered my question: why do you lie so much? Your moniker suggests one possibility...
          • WasabiBomb, on 04/04/2008, -0/+5Just bury and report RepubOperative wherever he rears his ugly head. He's afraid to honestly debate, so he dishonestly trolls. Don't feed the troll, people.
          • Vermifax, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2You are offensive and you've been reported.
      • sdotbailey, on 04/04/2008, -4/+10ha, you know the only real reason anyone cares about this because it's a black man saying it. no one ever bothers to bitch and moan this much and talk about race or religion when robertson and falwell did their things.

        just words - "america, you got what you deserved with 9/11 because of gays, lesbians, and gay marriage" - pat robertson

        just words - 'i believe we should hunt down every terrorist throughout the world and kill them in the name of the lord" - jerry falwell on CNN.

        So, what's up with those words? Any response? Nope, you won't have one because those are recorded words and you're still trying to talk the White House talking points! You look like an ass!

        Everyone's all upset because a black man stood up and said what many, many people throughout the country believe or have said. Every pastor has said something stupid or inflammatory. If Obama wasn't running for pres this never would've been known AND all you creepy closet racist republicans wouldn't be talking about anything. You'd be continuing on your way neglecting the poor or colored citizens as long as all the white people were taken care of! As someone said above, it's hilarious that NOW republicans want to talk about race and act like this is all new and that no one can ever speak like this because they are completely OK with everyone in the country. Uh huh. It's only a big deal because now the shoe's on the other foot and someone is calling out white people. Now you're all scared and worried and wondering what is going on in the world.

        Wake up, you sheep.
        • laguz, on 04/04/2008, -8/+2Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. They not running for the presidency.
        • slimpip, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3Neither is Mr. Wright.
      • cabooglio2, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3You're cute.
      • sdotbailey, on 04/04/2008, -3/+4hehe, and i hope your daughter marries a black guy.

        i'd love to see the look on your face. it'd be priceless.

        freak.
        • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4You don't get it, do you? Republicans are leading the crusade against bigotry in America. They are marching on the front lines for equality and justice! They are truly colorblind, and will rise up to fight racial injustice no matter the form. IMJGalt will not rest until members of all races have join hands across america and sing kumbaya!
      • kipmartin, on 04/04/2008, -4/+3better get used to it cuz you Angry White Guys are the minority and maybe some black guy will remember that when you are alone in an alley in some american city.

        get used to being the minority. its your turn in the barrell!
        • diggrific, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2You need to check your numbers again, you are lumping all minorities together. Not all minorities think alike, even amid their pigeon holed group.
      • mali1, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3You sir, are the greatest troll on digg.
      • flashback99, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1You're currently averaging -9.64 diggs over the last 50 comments you've made.

        Take a ***** hint RepubOperative and GTFO:

        http://www.neaveru.com/digg/stats/RepubOperative/m ...
    • chanop, on 04/04/2008, -7/+20No, they just follow Ted Haggard, who said 9/11 was casued by 9/11 and abortionists, then turned out to be a meth-addicted ***** tickler himself
      • neognostic, on 04/04/2008, -3/+7And Bob Jones, and Hagee, and Falwell and on and on and on.
      • SteveIsTheDude, on 04/04/2008, -2/+5That Haggard freak actually went to the whitehouse and was alone with president Bush! Do you think they just did drugs or drugs *and* gay sex?
        • flashback99, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Republicans are more liberal in their actions than liberals themselves. Just don't ask for an official statement.
      • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3Yeah but did he say "god damn america" while meatspinning his masseur?
        • DocGlass, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1if you had the first clue of the ***** a mainly black portion of the population has had to go through and STILL is subjected to maybe you wouldn't have a blind patriotism.
        • rashawty, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1I'm not saying i support or agree with Rev. Wright but anyone who voluntarily enlist in the marines can say whatever the hell he wants about this country.
  • MurphyWatson, on 04/04/2008, -16/+12It was Bill Clinton who made a big deal out of defining "is", and that "trash", has done more for this country than you ever will cashman.
    • keymanjim2, on 04/04/2008, -15/+4Replace "for" with "to" and you're correct.
      • CryRightardCry, on 04/04/2008, -4/+12Like what?
        A healthy economy?
        Better educational funding?
        Good diplomatic relations?
        A strong dollar?
        Peace?
        Just what rightard crap are you whining about, dumbass?
        • Nougat, on 04/04/2008, -1/+5My favorite - a budget surplus.
        • ooby, on 04/04/2008, -0/+0I know a lot of republicans who, months after Bill Clinton was impeached, thought that he was a hero.
      • EtherGnat, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2I can't believe I'm going to quote Hillary, but I did like what she said last night on The Tonight Show. (loosely paraphrased)

        "What was it that bothered people about the Clinton years so much, the peace or the prosperity?"
        • razor150, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3It bother the idiots because it was a Democrat at the helm.
        • mnky9800n, on 04/04/2008, -1/+0How about the massive decrease in spending on Intelligence that would have more than likely prevented 9/11. Not saying its a causative factor but you have to realize that terrorism against the United States went up during the Clinton Administration not down. The only peace that went on during the Clinton years was in the 50 states.
          • EtherGnat, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1There was plenty of intelligence, Bush just had no interest in seeing any of it. Name one significant thing Bush did regarding terrorism before 9/11.
  • Ell3, on 04/04/2008, -57/+14Obama's got a very UN-American attitude about America, so clearly evident by his mentor of 20 years, his failure to wear a flag pin, his failure to place his hand over his heart during America's national anthem, his wife's comments about never being proud of America, his willingness to subjugate American sovereignty to the UN, his legislation subjscting all Americans to United Nation taxes, etc, etc, etc.....
    • MadKennyP, on 04/04/2008, -4/+30Flag pin??? Who gives a cr*p?
      • Ebonsteel, on 04/04/2008, -3/+15Ell3 cares!!! ... and whatever right-wing group that is stupid enough to pay her for her pathetic copy/paste anti-Democratic posts here on Digg.
      • Bhima, on 04/04/2008, -3/+13We *must* wear a flag-pin on our lapel when we torture!
      • iainc, on 04/04/2008, -1/+7Check out the brand new "Instant Patriot."

        Just add flag pin. It may not be a patriot, but at least it'll look like one.

    • ShemDaimwood, on 04/04/2008, -7/+75Only in America is "patriotism" defined by whether or not one wears a 99 cent lapel pin that was made in China.
      • dondara, on 04/04/2008, -0/+9Sad but true. Dugg for great truth
      • iainc, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3Absolutely! That this fruit thinks a flag pin means ***** just goes to show how absolutely shallow she, and people who think like her, are.
      • aussiejan, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1I am a proud Canadian. Eleven years ago I left Canada for Australia to marry an Australian. I never wore a Canada pin when I lived in Canada. I loved my country but I felt no need to wear a pin to show my patriotism. I wear a pin now that I live in Australia because I miss Canada and it is a reminder for me of the country I left behind.
    • chicofaraby, on 04/04/2008, -5/+33Did you realize that no one cares about that crap except you RNC shills? Anyone stupid enough to care about flag pins already votes republican.
    • argaen21, on 04/04/2008, -6/+22Seriously, stop posting Ell3, you're an idiot.
    • kinseyincanada, on 04/04/2008, -2/+24My god he didnt wear a flag pin!?!?! he must be a terrorist!
    • jerowsm47, on 04/04/2008, -3/+11Probably this same insanity applied to any good German who didn't wear a lapel swastika in 1940 Berlin.
    • cawpin, on 04/04/2008, -9/+4While I agree that the flag pin thing is stupid, why are none of you addressing the other parts of Ell3's question? Anybody suggesting that we pay a tax for the UN needs to be questioned. The UN has done nothing helpful for anyone.
      • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4The UN didn't do anything helpful for South Korea in 1951?
        • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4Confuse him with facts, he has a rant, and he's sticking to it
        • diggrific, on 04/04/2008, -1/+257 years ago. List something in the past 20.
          And don't forget the oil for food in Iraq fiasco.
    • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -2/+10Will you please watch the national anthem video again. He is singing they lyrics for Christs sakes. And there is no rule to have your hand over you heart during that national anthem, that is solely for the Pledge of Allegiance.
      And who really cares about a stupid pin? Do you wear an American Flag on your lapel? If not, shut up about it.
    • cabooglio2, on 04/04/2008, -5/+2You're cute.
      • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1There's no way that is really her. If it were though, I would like to hate ***** her
    • TheOmbudsman, on 04/04/2008, -3/+11Bastardizing the constitution is okay as long as you wear a 'flag pin'. It's this sort of incongruous thinking that has landed the nation where it is right now. It takes a special kind of person to defend the disease that's killing them. Sad the country is full of these 'special people'.
    • munen123, on 04/04/2008, -2/+7Ell3 is a moron
    • zymyrgy, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Yes. Cute, but stupider than a box of hammers. Or possibly just one of those Americans who believes that symbols are more important than substance. Of course, she's "cute", so thinking hard may not always be a top priority for her.
  • xenex11, on 04/04/2008, -17/+87Q: How can you tell when Tony Snow is Lying?
    A: His lips are moving...
    • xlar54, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3You know, its amazing to me that former Bush administration officials would GUEST HOST on Faux News. Ok, maybe it doesnt. But still...have these people no shame?? I mean really...forget what is IN the article for a minute and actually look at this... Bush admin officials GUEST HOSTING a news show.
      • razor150, on 04/04/2008, -0/+9He was a Fox employee before working for Bush, so it isn't really all that surprising.
        • gwolf, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1But is it appropriate for a member of a sitting administration to moonlight spreading disinformation. Which snow is the government Snow and which ones the Fox employee. Ever heard of the Hatch Act.
      • P0peRatz0, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3Just look at it this way: George Bush has been a "guest host" in the White House, since he wasn't actually elected.

        There just isn't any bottom to the ugliness of this administration and the lickspittles like Tony Snow that worked for it. "never made a political decision without consulting his pastor". My effing God, what an ugly lie. You know only the stupidest of American voters would believe that, but there are just enough of them to make it profitable to spread this kind of BS.

        You know that John McCain cracked under torture in Viet Nam and denounced his country and gave up information that cost the lives of fellow American soldiers, right? Unlike Bill Clinton, McCain couldn't manage to keep his marriage together. I guest he just doesn't have the right "family values". Did you know his campaign is being very careful to keep the fact that he's starting to show the signs of senile dementia? Did you happen to see the footage of him walking in the "Green Zone" in Baghdad? He looked 100 years old. He was taking the kind of stumbling, short steps that the very elderly take. What an embarrassment he is to the GOP. According to leading members of his own party, he's got a black child that he's never acknowledged.

        Now, how do you like it, "conservatives"? It's not very nice when someone makes up some ugly stuff about your candidate. The only difference is, I didn't make up any of the stuff about John McCain.
      • MacEnvy, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2Snow was a host on FOXNews before he was an administration official, to be fair.

        Wait, that might actually might make it worse ...
    • pitlord, on 04/04/2008, -5/+5Obama DID vote present more than any other senator since he came back to the U.S. Obama DID claim Rev. Wright was an advisor before tough political decisions. This article offers absolutely NO evidence that disproves Tony Snow's claims.
      >.>
      If you're going to call Tony Snow a liar why don't you back up your claim with some evidence?
      -_-
      Oh, that's right. There isn't any.

    • Rodman930, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2As Keith put it "Tony Snow quit his job as press Secretary and now he lies recreationally to neighbors and passers by."
  • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -18/+31I thought he died of ass cancer or something.
    • gdog05, on 04/04/2008, -4/+7His doctors like to think of it as mouth cancer, 'cause he talks out of his ass.
    • SSUK, on 04/04/2008, -7/+2More a hope.
    • P0peRatz0, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3"I thought he died of ass cancer or something."

      You mean Tony Snow or John McCain?
      • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -3/+2I think you might be onto something. Is cancer transmissible though skin-to-skin contact?
  • Trojan, on 04/04/2008, -16/+64You think the whole dying of cancer thing would lead him towards honesty and upright morals. Nope. Republican swine through and through.
  • cyclades, on 04/04/2008, -9/+33Tony Snow lies and talks *****? Really? I'm shocked. Shocked...
    • ahoy, on 04/04/2008, -4/+8yeah, it's not like he was the white house press secretary for George Bush or anything.
  • yangtao, on 04/04/2008, -11/+0cool
  • moolaismyfriend, on 04/04/2008, -10/+26ahh another cancer survivor using the technology and knowledge gained through critical reasoned thought and experimentation to further his own life to spread fear ignorance and intolerance.
    • MysticSavage, on 04/04/2008, -4/+5The Devil takes care of his own.
  • redsox08, on 04/04/2008, -8/+9More repubitard tactics.
  • markgl, on 04/04/2008, -16/+8evil people here makin fun of him for having cancer. you're all bad seeds.
    • soot, on 04/04/2008, -2/+11Yeah, because he's doing some great things with his second chance.
      • markgl, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1those you don't agree with you hate and make fun of. Nice.
    • TheOmbudsman, on 04/04/2008, -1/+6You may have a point... but I wonder if Mr. Snow is FOR or AGAINST a healthcare system that would universally allow others the opportunity to survive the cancer he is admirably beating.
      • MacEnvy, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2Mr. Snow doesn't care. You see, he can afford treatment either way, and anyone who can't is clearly a degenerate drain on society.
      • markgl, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1so what if he is for or against it, whats that have todo with anything.
    • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2I don't make fun of it. I merely celebrate it.
      • markgl, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2i know you do. cause if anyone doesn't agree with you you give them no respect and kick them. I love your view of democracy.
  • Yoweigh, on 04/04/2008, -6/+14God, what a dick!
  • Zoshchenko, on 04/04/2008, -13/+18Tony Snow's hair turned white, he aged 20 years and got cancer because he sold out his journalistic career to be the front-man liar of the Bush Administration. His cancer should have killed him. At the very least it should have shut him up. But I guess he's not fully convinced he's going to hell yet, so he keeps on opening his lying mouth.
    • SSUK, on 04/04/2008, -4/+3Was going to make an obscure reference to Reaper... But not sure how popular that show is in it's home country... So instead:

      Satan will realise he's one head short in a few days, and all shall be rectified.
    • NEWNHLISLAME, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1well said
    • SickDrummerJ, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1You all should be ASHAMED!
    • mnky9800n, on 04/04/2008, -0/+0Well I would think it would only be befitting a person named Snow to have white hair.
  • w3weasel, on 04/04/2008, -4/+18Oh my god! Tony Snow speaking outrageous lies in public? WHEN DID THIS START?!
    • Bhima, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3in 1979 in newspapers as an editorial writer for The Greensboro Record.

      Why do you ask?
    • SSUK, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Calendars don't date back that far.
  • oldhick, on 04/04/2008, -15/+8Well now everyone is lying a little bit... Wright WAS a political adviser and member of the campaign. He is no longer... Plus, Tony Snow's not really one for the truth. However, in his defense, I believe he meant when Obama was a state senator. Its fairly well known that he voted "present" as a state official quite often. He passed up taking a stand on key issues frequently.
    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/02/ ...
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22335739
    http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/679446 ...
    • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -0/+5He specially says both as a State Senator and a US Senator
      • NEWNHLISLAME, on 04/04/2008, -2/+1buried for using the sentence "He specially"
        • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3Sorry, should have been "specifically", and I think most people who aren't anal retentive a-holes would get that.
    • neognostic, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2And once again, here is why they do it, you keep posting the same thing, but never read the cited responses to your Republican diatribe. http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?conten ...
      • oldhick, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3I'm not a republican. No matter how many times you want to label me as one, its not going to work. I understand completely how the "present" vote works. Its essentially a "No" vote. Regardless of how you want to portray it, most people are capable of understanding the three options and what they mean.
        • MacEnvy, on 04/04/2008, -2/+1He didn't say you were a Republican. He said your comments were Republican in nature.
          • oldhick, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3How can a comment be republican in nature. Tony Snow says Obama voted present. Blogger says Tony Snow is lying. I simply point out three old stories about Obama voting "present" in the state senate. I thought that might clarify a bit for some people. Is truth Republican?
    • Kas70, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3I recall watching something about voting "present" being a standard practice by many, if not a majority, of the state officials in Illinois. It doesn't seem right to report only his "present" voting without disclosing that is a common Illinois practice that does not bother that state's residents.
      • oldhick, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3Correct and incorrect. It is common in Illinois, but it is also controversial. See neognostic's link above you. It clearly talks about how it comes up every campaign season.
    • NEWNHLISLAME, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1wow old hick back to sleep with the rest of the sheeple.
      • oldhick, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Help me understand whats inaccurate about the stories I posted? Obama did vote present frequently while in the State senate. I usually understand where people are coming from in Digg discussions, but I'm lost on this one. Its his voting record, not mine.
  • Picer, on 04/04/2008, -4/+12From what I can remember, Bush used to invite pastors to the whitehouse regularly until one of them turned to be a paedophile.
    • Kas70, on 04/04/2008, -0/+7And didn't Nancy Reagan use psychics to plan her husband's trips etc.?
  • GettinReal, on 04/04/2008, -6/+191. I respect Rev. Wright. He was in the Marine Corp and Navy during some pretty hard times. This is America and he can say whatever the ***** he wants. 2. I would vote for Rev. Wright before Obama. 3. ***** Tony Snow. Why is it that politcal pundits and politicians seem to live forever regardless of whats wrong with them?
    • Bhima, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3Did you hear what the man said? What's got everyone pissed is that they can't say he is wrong. Bitter, yes. Angry, yes. Controversial, yep... but wrong? nope.

      I'm not black and I'm not even a christian... I am not going to condemn the man for what he said because there is a kernel of truth in all it.
    • bonhoeffer, on 04/04/2008, -1/+0Respecting Rev. Wright is goes a lot further than respecting his right to speak. To respect his blaming America for the world's ills and cursing America for being what it is: the wealthiest, most free, most benevolent nation ever requires a mindset that, fortunately, is not prevalent.
  • chmcarro, on 04/04/2008, -2/+7All of the comments are in italics. Anyone else experiencing this?
    • soot, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Yeah, I just refreshed the page and they went away. I think they're playing around with some different formatting.
      • MacEnvy, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3Whatever they're doing, they need to knock it the ***** off. I have to refresh the page every 5 minutes just to keep digging.
    • cambob76, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3I've gotten that a few times in the past week or so.
    • darkciti2, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2There was a problem completing your request. Please reload the page and try again.
  • Nanite, on 04/04/2008, -13/+12Shouldn't Tony have died from ass-cancer by now?

    Anything we can do to speed up the process?
    • bardo, on 04/04/2008, -8/+6Nice one.. good to see liberals so tolerant... Looks like you should re-read your "Hate is not a family value" bumper sticker...
      • Nanite, on 04/04/2008, -4/+7Who said I was a liberal, clownshoes?
        • diggrific, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2By your own comments Nanite. Here is just one. " Hahahaha! The democratic party is just fine, thank you. Sometimes we have to hurt ourselves to make us stronger. Gutting hillary is necessary for the party to survive."

          http://digg.com/politics/Hillary_Clinton_Fired_For ...

          SO WHO IS THE LIAR NOW?
        • Nanite, on 04/09/2008, -0/+1Wow, nice use of caps there, oriellybot. I'm voting dem this year, that's why I said 'we'. Is someone who doesn't vote a straight ticket and actually thinks about the candidate's instead of blindly voting the party line that hard to understand? You keep using the word liberal, I don't even think you know what it means...
      • diggduggDOOM, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3Why do you assume he's liberal? He could just hate liars.

        At any rate, I'd rather he be intolerant of an individual and not a whole group of people (gays, atheists, etc.)
        • solid12345, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3So fibbing about a politician's record earns you a death sentence?
  • DiggerThomas, on 04/04/2008, -10/+9Tony Snow is an *****, granted, but the comments about cancer are clearly posted by people who have never experienced that particular horror first hand. My father-in-law went through a terrible fight with cancer over the past year and I promise that if you knew how bad the treatment can get, you wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.
    • dondara, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3Yes, I would
    • NEWNHLISLAME, on 04/04/2008, -1/+3Digger I think your missing the point. Its not the fact he had Cancer its That he didn't die or at least learn In the face of death to tell the truth and be Honest. He just Continues to spread right wing neo con babble. He's highly skilled in the art of misspeaking the truth. I am also sorry to hear about your tough times with Cancer as it has also taken beloved people in my life.
      • solid12345, on 04/04/2008, -0/+2As if they don't ***** on Air America, please.
    • petrodollar, on 04/04/2008, -3/+2I agree. It's terrible that Tony Snow will suffer a slow, painful death instead of a fast, painful one.
  • bardo, on 04/04/2008, -12/+8Flag as inaccurate, at best.. Count Obama's "Not Voting" record, and it's pretty high. I suspect that's what Snow meant..
    From the source in the article: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/member ...
    Looks like he declined to vote more than half the issues that came up.. at least looking at the first page of 44 of 70 or so votes that he was unable to decide between yes and no.... It's a valid issue to be concerned with... but go ahead, attack the Fox messenger...


    • funmerlin, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Buried! Your link is busted, and Snow is not talking about not voting, he's mistaking his state senate record with his US senate record.
  • mal1964, on 04/04/2008, -2/+6That site isn't a big fan of McCain.
    • pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3neither is reality.
      • mal1964, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1I'm probably not voting for him, But he has more reality in his big toe then most.
        • pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1you mean his support for the iraq war? or his support for going to war with iran.
  • TheInformer, on 04/04/2008, -9/+5Those that make light or fun of Snow's cancer hopefully will get it themselves one day and find out how funny it is.
  • davdev, on 04/04/2008, -3/+7Even more asinine is the text of the call the have. The caller says a person couldn't be baptized or married unless the completely believe everything the pastor says. Well I have been baptized (as a child, I didn't have a choice) and I was married in a church (it was important to my wife), and I am among the more radical Atheists you will ever meet.
    • blackinthmiddle, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2Clearly the caller's grasping. I was baptized as a child and as an adult. As an adult, you're simply asked if you believe in the tenants of Christianity. Your pastor doesn't say, "Before I baptize you, do you also agree with every sermon I ever gave?" Unfortunately, a lot of Americans are more concerned about what Obama's pastor said then actually voting for someone who's up to tackling important issues our country is facing.
  • pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -5/+6the snow job never ends.
  • qazz, on 04/04/2008, -9/+2There are so many post today on this story that go over the line in. Wishing Tony Snow had died from his cancer is why the leftist supporting Jeremy Wright and Barack Obama are so disgusting to so many Americans.
    • Nanite, on 04/04/2008, -3/+4Oh please, you can drop the fake hand-wringing crap. I though right-wingnuts were against being a total pussy. The only thing disgusting the American public at large is the current administration.
      • SickDrummerJ, on 04/04/2008, -2/+1Hey Gazz! Another WING-NUT Liberal!
  • dafragsta, on 04/04/2008, -3/+9On a fair and balanced network, how could such partisan attacks get by?
  • BigCheezer, on 04/04/2008, -11/+6Media Matters? Thats all anyone has to say. Garbage liberal Democrat talking head tank.
    • Ozymandias42, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2Really? All anyone has to tell you for you to decide that it's a pack of lies is who said it? That's an amazing talent! Oh, no, wait, that's a logical fallacy.
  • bingobongony, on 04/04/2008, -11/+6mediamatters talking about false and misleading attacks! Wow!
  • Stopher, on 04/04/2008, -4/+9Tony Snow is hilarious. His goal is to spout out as many of these fake facts as possible before whoever he's talking to can call him on it. Then he goes, "whatever" and continues his rant so by the time someone has corrected the first thing he's said he's already gotten 10 more flasehood or misrepresentations out.
    • flip2trip, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Why don't you check out the facts for yourself--the article itself lies in the first paragraph when they claim Obama has NEVER voted present...buried.
  • bclinton, on 04/04/2008, -9/+4Oh no. Not bad news about Obama. If it's negative it has to be false.

    Calling all Obama Butt boys to get this off the front page.
  • iamthearm, on 04/04/2008, -3/+2Like Bush, Tony let's God run his life so, in my opinion, he can't be taken seriously.
    • flip2trip, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Religious bigot.
      • iamthearm, on 04/07/2008, -0/+0Errr.... Bush said God spoke to him and said it's ok to go to war with Iraq. This is one of two time he said God spoke to him.
    • darkciti2, on 04/04/2008, -2/+1You simply can't trust a man that believes in an invisible man, and one that lives in the clouds and whom was "resurrected" from the dead at that.
      • solid12345, on 04/04/2008, -1/+2Yet if you say you don't trust a Muslim for their beliefs you are a bigot.
        • iamthearm, on 04/07/2008, -0/+0Yeah. I don't mind if people label me as a religious bigot. I do feel bad for others though.
          • iamthearm, on 04/07/2008, -0/+0I also want to say it's eeeeassssy to be a religious bigot without shame. If you look at most religion, it is filled with judgement, hate, violence, control ect... So, it's a good thing to condemn religion that has this kind of behavior in it's past. In my opinion, of course.
  • Elwayish, on 04/04/2008, -7/+7Only trashy classless people would heckle a guy using cancer as your bit ... and the Left wonders why Air America radio went belly up ... it's crap like wishing death on those you don't agree with , and being basically drama queens ... i think being far left is a fad , it's the late 60's all over again , it's cool to be anti EVERYTHING ... i think we remember how that ended ... Maybe you leftys should work more on telling people what your going to do to make the U.S. better , and less of the far left hate pushing fad ...
    • malex, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3You are right for the first sentence, but honestly... you think that uncivil behavior is somehow typical of liberalism? Can you name _any_ host of Air America who _ever_ wished death upon a public figure?

      I admit there's a handful of assholes on Digg who do, but compare even the worst comments made by Michael Moore or Al Franken with the likes of Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, or Ann Coulter, and try and tell me that the left is even half as vitriolic and dehumanizing as the right.
      • andrew1193, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1Observe the Air America host who was suspended for calling Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro "***** whores". Let's see something comparable from Coulter, Hannity or Savage.
        • malex, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1Sure, sounds fair.

          "My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building."
          - Ann Coulter

          "Oh, so you're one of those sodomites. You should only get AIDS and die, you pig; how's that? Why don't you see if you can sue me, you pig? You got nothing better to do than to put me down, you piece of garbage? You got nothing to do today? Go eat a sausage, and choke on it. Get trichinosis. Now do we have another nice caller here who's busy because he didn't have a nice night in the bathhouse who's angry at me today? Put another, put another sodomite on....no more calls?...I don't care about these bums; they mean nothing to me. They're all sausages."
          - Michael Savage, to a caller who identified himself as gay.

          Okay, your turn.
          • andrew1193, on 04/07/2008, -0/+1The quote from Coulter isn't that bad at all, and Savage was provoked by a troll calling himself "East Coast Bob". Savage was fired from MSNBC for his remark.
  • dalittle, on 04/04/2008, -4/+8Tony Snow retired from the Bush Administration. So now he is just lying for mostly for fun.
  • gronkers, on 04/04/2008, -4/+5Snow Job!
  • didiman, on 04/04/2008, -10/+7mediamatters = buried
  • Vtorch, on 04/04/2008, -10/+5BURIED as LAME because even a blind person can see that "mediamatters.org" is a liberally biased and pro-Democrat website.
  • cambob76, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4Tony Snow cleans vaginas.
  • VindictivePantz, on 04/04/2008, -2/+4Wow @ cancer comments.
  • palynp, on 04/04/2008, -2/+3of course he lied. He's Tony Snow. What, like Bush doesn't consult pastors too? Puh-leez...
  • JointVenture, on 04/04/2008, -3/+3Wow, I thought I was at the Hattington Post reading these comments.
    • hilikus34, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1It seems HP and chan users have flocked to Digg so they can spam it with their hate filled *****.
  • SickDrummerJ, on 04/04/2008, -7/+1Tony Snow is a Stand Up Guy and a True Patriot and Honest Speaker!
    You far-left Media Matters People should get off your asses and try to understand the real world and tell Obama, that he should address the real world and address, that he sat through these bigoted, racist events and tell the Rev. To Take A Pipe! Also, he's starting to sound like, John Kerry, with his FLIP-FLOPPING!
    A-lot of Fogged Sight, On This DIGG web-site.
    Come out from your caves, TONY SNOW IS A GREAT AMERICAN! More than I could say for the people at media matters, BUNCH OF LOW-LIFE, SCUM!
    • munen123, on 04/04/2008, -0/+3your a sickdummerJ

      Snow is a shill, a bought man, brown nosing ass kisser, and a complete fool. you think you understand the real world? please, get out of your mom's basement, stop being fearful little pussy and get out. Meet people, travel to another country.

      wake up sickdummer, your life and your world are waiting for you to stop being a mindless moron
    • SickDrummerJ, on 04/04/2008, -2/+0I'm a Capitalist, The Left Wants More Government Intervention, That's COMMUNISM! And I've been educated more than most people and am an intellectual by nature and OWN MY-OWN HOME, and also well Cultured, so take a Barf Drunkies!
      I don't have a mother and father, so watch what you say!
      I don't consult with Hate Mongers Like You Two!
  • pitlord, on 04/04/2008, -7/+4Obama DID vote present more than any other senator since he came back to the U.S. Obama DID claim Rev. Wright was an advisor before tough political decisions. This article offers absolutely NO evidence that disproves Tony Snow's claims.
    >.>
    If you're going to call Tony Snow a liar why don't you back up your claim with some evidence?
    -_-
    Oh, that's right. There isn't any.

    • munen123, on 04/04/2008, -3/+1tony snow is a liar just like gwb
    • darkciti2, on 04/04/2008, -3/+1Uhm, how about the War in IRAQ ?!? That's the biggest lie EVER told.
      • mrblonde554, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1Don't you think the burden of proof should fall on the person making the accusations?
        How would you go about proving something didn't happen anyway?
    • defska42, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Obama has never voted present in the US Senate. That would be zero times. He did vote present while in the Illinois senate about 3% of the time (I don't have the figure in front of me at the moment but it is a small single digit number and 3 is jumping into my head). It is not worth my effort to look it up because you are obviously a troll who doesn't want to believe the truth anyways.
  • Elwayish, on 04/04/2008, -7/+1i love how you gutless tools hide behind your anon PC life and say $hit that if you said in public someone left or right would stomp your teeth down your classless throats ... it a shame that the very people you $hit on are the ones who give their time and lives for you to have the right to be out protesting , and blogging , and ***** on those who defend your rights .... With your i hope his cancer speeds up comments and cant wait for him to die ...and always from the Left ..... with the little emo 13 year old dark tough guy sounding comments .... and from the peace party at that , can you imagine if someone right wished/commented wanting someone on the left to die ... the media / leftys would ate them alive , yet the peace loven tree hugger party can say whatever whenever , give me a break .... I'll stay here in the middle and weed out the B.S. and actually have a thought and pick ideas over parties .... you all have fun being sheep tho and chasing that dream ,.. cause if you think either party wont lie to your face to save face your lost anyway ..... go back to bed America , your free to do as we tell you ....
    • pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -2/+2"i love how you gutless tools hide behind your anon PC life and say $hit " isn't that precisely what you are doing?
      • Elwayish, on 04/04/2008, -2/+1yup , i didn't wish death on anyone either .... or cheer for someone to hurry up and die ... learn to comprehend what you read please instead of quickly trying to come up with a diss ... we all need to learn to think a little about what we have heard , and worry less about being witty and snapping off those crowd pleasing comments ... KEY POINT , rooting for someone to die is trashy classless crap , that should be below anyone in this country ...

        or do you want to defend that pintomp ???
        • pintomp3, on 04/04/2008, -0/+1the guy you are defending is rooting for a needless war where thousands are dying. save your sympathy for those people.
  • NelsonR, on 04/04/2008, -5/+0You must remember, a Republican believes he is speaking for god. They even surmise that the acquisition of money is truly Godly and when they pass on to Gods hemisphere their suitcases filled with cash will be granted access. A place Democrats or Independents are not allowed. They are the righteous, hell can't you tell by all those good Republicans caught in the act of hypocrisy of late. Tony is no exception, he knows god has a warm heart awaiting him and other Republicans. You have to laugh at them, they are amusing. Then again I feel sorry for them since, No the money isn't transferable to heaven so they will have to leave it to their deadbeat children.
  • zymyrgy, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Wow, Elway.

    Is it easy to get hit in the head that many times with a heavy object, or do you have to continue working at it? Offensive, stupid, ignorant, and painful to read. Please, go defend my rights as an American in Basra, kthxsbye
  • decavolt, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1Wait wait wait... You mean a former Press Secretary for the Bush Administration is a liar? No... can't be true.
    F**k this prick and anything he says. He should be in a prison cell next door to Cheny and G.W.
  • LeePeyton, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1I like tongue and cheek things like politics and religion, but i'm not going to shove either down anyones throat.
    At the end of the day we all have to agree that in the next election we are ***** and lied to from both sides.
    It's not R vs. D it's American's trying to be free and free our selves from this *****.

  • DocGlass, on 04/04/2008, -1/+1This is a great distraction from information that has some kind of USE.

    Note: Obama isn't going to get in the white house and turn out to be a radical Muslim Racist. This is just dumb ***** to keep dumb lips moving.
    Either talk about what real things you don't like about a candidate or say what many people really want to say: "I don't want a n***** in the white house" or stfu.
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