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White House Asks Reporters to Wear Cancer Bracelets
May 02, 2007 11:51 AM
ABC News' Jessica Yellin Reports: The White House press office has handed out yellow cancer bracelets that say 'Tony Snow' to reporters.
Member of the press office said they would like the press corps to wear these bracelets during Snow's on camera briefing Wednesday, scheduled for 1:00pmET.
Reporters are divided, some plan to wear them but others are aren't.
This is the first week back to work for White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer last month.
May 2, 2007 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (64)
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Tony, get well.
Mr. President, GET OUT.
Posted by: The little boy who lives in my mouth | May 3, 2007 2:50:51 PM
The bush mouthpiece.....Tony Snow....lies to the press everytime he opens his mouth.
NO BRACELETS ON THE PRESS!!!! We should watch and list the reporters that wear one so we can stop watching them. Sorry Tony .....you and bushie weren't wearing a bracelet or supporting cancer research when my daddy died of cancer.
Posted by: Bette | May 3, 2007 3:07:28 PM
A stupid idea but I wish Tony the best.
Posted by: papgrizzlie | May 3, 2007 3:07:54 PM
If you don't wear the bracelet you're pro-cancer.
You have to give em credit, they've found yet another way to divide people up.
Posted by: i heart cancer | May 3, 2007 3:13:47 PM
His cancer is benign, Snow is the malignant one. More BS from BS.
Posted by: Encouleru | May 3, 2007 3:15:04 PM
What's next, the Alberto Gonzales ribbon around the middle finger because he can't remember anything?
Posted by: Chris | May 3, 2007 3:18:03 PM
I yellow "Tony Snow" bracelet for you. I yellow "Support the Troops" ribbon for your car.
Isn't everything better now?
:)
Posted by: Tara | May 3, 2007 3:31:33 PM
I yellow "Tony Snow" bracelet for you. I yellow "Support the Troops" ribbon for your car.
Isn't everything better now?
:)
Posted by: Tara | May 3, 2007 3:31:52 PM
It was obvious that the administration wanted the "sympathy factor" that Tony Snow could provide as Dana Perino was bombing.
You wouldn't think that the bracelet stunt was necessary!!??
Simply Shameless
Posted by: Tanya | May 3, 2007 3:34:50 PM
Better yet, why not have the
press give Tony a
different, but nonetheless
reciprocal, kind of lip service to
the kind he's been offering them
since he took the job.
Posted by: Martskers | May 3, 2007 3:41:34 PM
i guess if you dont wear the yellow bracelets you hate cancer survivors
it makes perfect sense
Posted by: jeff n | May 3, 2007 3:41:52 PM
As a cancer survivor I know that cancer is life and death.
This latest schtick from the White House is smoke and mirrors.
Stop funding criminal, pointless wars and declare - and win - a war on cancer.
Posted by: Kevin Ormsby | May 3, 2007 3:45:57 PM
Halliburton got the no-bid contract for developing and manufacturing the Yellow Snow shackles. An audit shows the White House was overcharged $10 million for this ineffective cancer shield. During a private fundraiser at Pat Robertson's University, Cheney, over cake, insisted that the Yellow Snow shackles send a strong message to the world, that those who hate the Energy Task Force will be subject to plumes of perchlorate and clouds of DU, thus imposing upon them the righteousness of the corporate lymphoma.
Posted by: Circe | May 3, 2007 4:08:56 PM
This had to be Dana Perino's idea! Snow should have nixed it right away. Dumb and inappropriate idea to say the least.
Posted by: Al Renteria | May 3, 2007 5:03:56 PM
The reason I am blogging here is that some of the media might be reading this. Support Snow by wearing the braclet. Make a biggrt statement to the White House by not attending press briefings. That would sure make an impact on the White House. This would be a good show of power of the media to show how Americans are opposed to this war and to this President. Also to the way media are treated by the administration. You seem to all want to be the White House's best friend. Hello!!!! They are using you.
Posted by: joanie | May 3, 2007 5:13:10 PM
Why not just a simple yellow band - why "Tony Snow"? If Snow had any balls he'd of said you want to something like that just hand out plain yellow bands as a reminder for ALL folks fighting cancer. It's pathetic and had to of made some of the more ethical media uncomfortable - did I say ethical?
Posted by: Leta | May 3, 2007 5:35:50 PM
I can't believe this new low. Cutting funds for cancer resarch then jumping on the yellow (LIVESTRONG) bracelet bandwagon.
Posted by: casey | May 3, 2007 5:36:25 PM
Well I never imagined our press corps to have become the lap dogs that this artical suggests, there are exceptions in the group I hope. Next they will have the old singer come on before every press conferenc and sing "Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree " His name was Tony Orlando? Any relation? Perhaps a symbol on their forheads showing their grief,holy moly.
Posted by: John Bakalik | May 3, 2007 6:04:22 PM
Advice for the ages:
"Avoid Yellow Snow."
The nitwits in this administration aren't even clever enough to produce
a WHITE bracelet. This is yet another
diversionary ruse, "don't ask questions, just
think of the SYMBOLISM of a nice guy
dying." It's total B.S. & Tony Snow ought to say so, but then, he too, is
a lap-dog, cancer or no.
Posted by: hmmathis | May 3, 2007 6:25:12 PM
I'm happy for Tony Snow. Hope he lives another 100 years. But the other day I'm watching CNN and some of the girls are having a Snow love-in,"where so happy for Tony, blah blah blah" . And later Matthews with the same stuff. No wonder Americans have little to no respect for journalists. Tony Snow is alive and hopefully well because he has access to the best medical care in the world. Many Americans don't. And many Americans get the medical care they need too late because they can't afford it or some pre-existing condition doesn't kick in for 12 months simply because they switched jobs, or lost a job, or had a gap in their coverage. And you know what happens to many of them? They die. Everyday. By the hundreds. This is the stealth issue that touches almost every American voter. Hopefully this time around they'll pay attention because Tony's journalist friends in Washington also have the best medical coverage in the world. And if it doesn't effect them it doesn't exist.
Posted by: Nathaniel | May 3, 2007 7:19:40 PM
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