RIP Tony Snow

[Darius871]

Surprised there's no thread on this yet - as much as I disliked the man's politics I always had to appreciate his uncommon civility. The White House has certainly lost what was (at least relatively) a voice of reason.


What a difference just one year of chemo makes:

[DaShi]

RIP

[Theben]

There is- sorta.

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Theben
There is- sorta.

Google didn't bring up any newer photos but I saw an interview on TV from September 2007 where he made zombies look good. I can't imagine the sort of damage the chemo did by now.

[Proteus_MST]

Did he color his hair or did he really turn within this year from black to completely white?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I spent an afternoon with him and his chief aide about a year and a half ago, when Bush was in town. Most folks here know I'm no fan of all things Bush, but Snow was impressive -- a consummate professional in public, and a genuinely nice guy in private.

RIP Tony . I can't believe you're gone and Cheney's still around.

[Darius871]

What exactly do you do for the DoS that lands you in the same room as the WH Press Secretary? That's pretty cool.

[Dinner]

It's always sad when someone dies. Even in this case.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Darius871
What exactly do you do for the DoS that lands you in the same room as the WH Press Secretary? That's pretty cool.

When high-level visitors travel overseas, the foreign service officers posted there get deployed in a variety of capacities. When Bush was here, Snow had to do a meet-and-greet on his own with a group called "Overseas Republicans"; I was Snow's liaison between him and the group, and also the guy responsible for getting him to the event, etc. It's essentially concierge service, but you get to meet some interesting people.