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Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News anchorman Tony Snow passed away of colon cancer today at age 53. I loved watching Tony on Fox News Sunday. He had great “stage presence” that made him a perfect choice for Press Secretary.

There’s a good summary of Snow’s career on Yahoo! News here. I didn’t know that he was director of speech writing and media affairs for Bush 41.

Two Tony Snow moments stand out for me as I’m writing this. The first is Tony’s wrap up of the first Fox News Sunday broadcast after the September 11th attacks. I looked for it on Youtube, but couldn’t find it. All I could find were videos mocking Bush, Cheyney et. al. Yawn. Tony’s speech at the end of the broadcast brought a tear to my eye. Partly because it was an emotional time for everyone, but mostly because it was true. Americans are a resilient people. We’ve encountered challenge and tragedy before, and we always come through.

The other moment was another Fox News Sunday wrap up. At the time various politicians and embedded reporters were throwing around charges about our men in uniform committing terrible crimes and terrorizing the locals in Iraq. I distinctly remember Tony’s words “I’m not saying give them a pass, but at least give them a break!” I couldn’t have said it better. These soldiers are busting their behinds to protect our freedom and our lives in working conditions that are inhospitable and extremely dangerous. They don’t punch out on Friday at 5:00. They are on call 24/7. I’m pretty sure the pay isn’t that great either. But they do it all willingly. Were you or a loved one killed in a terrorist attack recently? No? Thank a soldier, not an embedded reporter.

As I write this, I’m sure (but have no proof), that there are many who are literally celebrating Tony Snow’s death on sites like dailykos and moveon.org. All I can say is that you guys are some sick people.

God bless Tony Snow, and God bless our men and women in uniform, past and present.

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