Snow Job

Happy Monkey · 06-06-2006, 01:01 PM

There's a slight difference - Colin probably went in figuring he could make a contribution, then later thought he could mitigate, and took far too long (far too long - the UN presentation was inexcusable) to realize he was only lending them his veneer of respectability, and they couldn't care less what he said behind closed doors.

Tony Snow saw via Ari and Scott exactly what he was getting into from the start.

Pangloss62 · 06-06-2006, 02:08 PM

Seeing himself on TV reading from scripts and teleprompters probably made him think it was easy. Ego has a way of making you think you're better than you are, or that you could always be better than those before you. He's just not good with unscripted, cold questions (Just like W.).

Pie · 06-06-2006, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

There's a slight difference - Colin probably went in figuring he could make a contribution, then later thought he could mitigate, and took far too long (far too long - the UN presentation was inexcusable) to realize he was only lending them his veneer of respectability, and they couldn't care less what he said behind closed doors.

Then he should have resigned in protest the moment he realized what was going on. Anything else was unethical.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-06-2006, 04:08 PM

Maybe he resigned when he finally realized he couldn't change it?

06-06-2006, 01:01 PM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There's a slight difference - Colin probably went in figuring he could make a contribution, then later thought he could mitigate, and took far too long (far too long - the UN presentation was inexcusable) to realize he was only lending them his veneer of respectability, and they couldn't care less what he said behind closed doors. Tony Snow saw via Ari and Scott exactly what he was getting into from the start. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-06-2006, 02:08 PM	#2
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Veneer Seeing himself on TV reading from scripts and teleprompters probably made him think it was easy. Ego has a way of making you think you're better than you are, or that you could always be better than those before you. He's just not good with unscripted, cold questions (Just like W.). __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

06-06-2006, 04:08 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Maybe he resigned when he finally realized he couldn't change it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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