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Pangloss62 · 06-06-2006, 08:07 AM

This new Press Secretery is exposing his dependence on teleprompters. Yesterday he really got all tongue-tied when he took a turn into a semantic dead end street:

WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY TONY SNOW: Whether it passes or not, as you know, Terry, there have been a number of cases where civil rights matters have risen on a number of occasions, and they've been brought up for repeated consideration by the United States Senate and other legislative bodies...

Q You mentioned civil rights. Are you comparing this to various civil rights measures which have come to the Congress over the years?

MR. SNOW: Not -- well, these -- it --

Q Is this a civil right?

MR. SNOW: Marriage? It actually -- what we're really talking about here is an attempt to try to maintain the traditional meaning of an institution that has maintained one meeting for -- meaning for a period of centuries. And furthermore --

Q And you would equate that with civil rights?

MR. SNOW: No, I'm just saying that I think -- well, I don't know. How do you define civil rights?

Q It's not up to me. Up to you.

MR. SNOW: Okay. Well, no, it's your question. So I -- if I --

Q (Chuckles.)

MR. SNOW: I need to get a more precise definition.

If this represents communication between the Press and the White House, It doesn't bode well for the future.

06-06-2006, 08:07 AM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Snow Job This new Press Secretery is exposing his dependence on teleprompters. Yesterday he really got all tongue-tied when he took a turn into a semantic dead end street: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY TONY SNOW: Whether it passes or not, as you know, Terry, there have been a number of cases where civil rights matters have risen on a number of occasions, and they've been brought up for repeated consideration by the United States Senate and other legislative bodies... Q You mentioned civil rights. Are you comparing this to various civil rights measures which have come to the Congress over the years? MR. SNOW: Not -- well, these -- it -- Q Is this a civil right? MR. SNOW: Marriage? It actually -- what we're really talking about here is an attempt to try to maintain the traditional meaning of an institution that has maintained one meeting for -- meaning for a period of centuries. And furthermore -- Q And you would equate that with civil rights? MR. SNOW: No, I'm just saying that I think -- well, I don't know. How do you define civil rights? Q It's not up to me. Up to you. MR. SNOW: Okay. Well, no, it's your question. So I -- if I -- Q (Chuckles.) MR. SNOW: I need to get a more precise definition. If this represents communication between the Press and the White House, It doesn't bode well for the future. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.