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Tony Snow: RIP

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  July 12th, 2008 at 06:54 AM  | 

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Tony Snow was a good friend of RedState and great man. He loved his wife and children. He loved his country. He loved life.

He will be missed by a great many people.

Tony entered the blogosphere for the first time back in 2006, with a podcast here at RedState. In that podcast, I asked Tony about his battle with cancer and his faith in God. You can listen below:

You can download the interview here.

Statement from the White House added below the fold.

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend, Tony Snow. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Jill, and their children, Kendall, Robbie, and Kristi. The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character.

Tony was one of our Nation’s finest writers and commentators. He earned a loyal following with incisive radio and television broadcasts. He was a gifted speechwriter who served in my father’s Administration. And I was thrilled when he agreed to return to the White House to serve as my Press Secretary. It was a joy to watch Tony at the podium each day. He brought wit, grace, and a great love of country to his work. His colleagues will cherish memories of his energetic personality and relentless good humor.

All of us here at the White House will miss Tony, as will the millions of Americans he inspired with his brave struggle against cancer. One of the things that sustained Tony Snow was his faith – and Laura and I join people across our country in praying that this good man has now found comfort in the arms of his Creator.

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  • AcademicElephant

    Tony Snow was one of the good guys and a great example that you can put faith and family first and still be a success in our media.

  • digitalinsomnia

    You could tell when you saw the man that he was a great patriot, dedicated to the principles that make our country great. He was one of those rare breeds that could have you liking him, even if you disagreed with 100% of everything he said. He will be sorely missed.

  • Oscar98

    But… I am not quite sure if I belong to the “good guys” like Tony, except that I am a conservative Christian. Hmm, never mind. Let the will of the L*rd be done! (Forgive me, but sometimes we need to cheer up ourselves when too many bad things almost happen at the same time).

    On a more serious note, we salute you Tony and we thank you for your contributions to make this world a better place for us.

    All of us here at Redstate will surely miss you. Again, thank you.

  • Trelaina

    He will surely be missed.

  • BrianH

    Tony was one of the few reporters who it was a joy to listen to. He was also a great ally to those of us on the conservative side of the aisle. He was able to prevent the leftist press corps from twisting facts as part of their questions without greatly irritating the questioners. (It’s a style we should all study and use.)

    Wonderful man, he will be missed.

  • GordonTaylor

    May he rest in peace.

  • GordonTaylor

    and we pity ourselves for losing his presence. However, he is in the presence of a far greater audience then ours. Now, he walks with God.

  • clacourr

    We really lost a great one. God bless his wife and kids.

  • Neil_Stevens

    My thoughts to his family.

  • BlueFalcon

    No matter how much crud the LLL threw at him, he always acted and spoke with dignity and poise.

    The Right has lost yet another eloquent advocate.

  • gamecock

    out THE most important thing about Tony Snow.

    GC blog pending

  • Nove

    Well, you are not a whiner, I’ll give you that. You may be a conservative desperately clinging to the absurd notion that nothing is wrong with the economy, but you are not a whiner.

  • Ben_Domenech

    I had the pleasure to sit in a room in OEOB one day for the White House staff Bible Study and listen to Tony speak, sleeves rolled up, Bible in hand, on the faith that he held in life. It was moving and powerful – and that was before any of us knew about the cancer.

    He was a man of goodness and kindness, and taken from us too soon.

  • Neil_Stevens

    Ah, the edge effect of the RS 3 transition. Get to gack some people twice.

  • simpson316

    Too young to die.

  • PhxG

    nt

  • PhxG

    I was shocked to read about Tony passing this morning, he beat cancer once, I thought he would do it again. I can’t picture Tony without seeing him smile. He had a great one. We will miss him, with his charm and his wit. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

  • peg_c

    He was truly a great and wonderful man.

    God Bless his family!

  • Haley37

    I always enjoyed his reporting and commetary in the early days of Fox News. He remained a balanced and fair journalist, setting the brand standard for that network. He was even more effective as White House Press Secretary.
    From what I’ve seen and read, Tony had faith in his Lord and believed in something bigger than himself.

    He will be missed.

    On a related note. I went to Yahoo and read the AP article reporting on his death. Jennifer Loven should be FIRED by the AP along with the front guy, Douglas, who wrote this snarky, unprofessional piece. Even with someone’s death – as we also saw with Jesse Helms – the AP can’t wait to editorialize what should be a straigh forward obituary.
    There is nothing but bitterness and hate from these little, little people.
    They don’t deserve to stand in Tony Snow’s shadow during the heat of Summer, much less be given the job of writing about his passing.

    Rest in Peace, Tony.

    Go to Hell, AP.

  • rbastid

    Hearing of this today was rather erie for me. Everyday I turn my TV off before going to sleep, but last night I thought I’d keep it on and watch Special Report as I nod off. 7AM hit and I don’t know if I awoke to the “Fox New Alert” sound or if I awoke before it, but the next few moments had me shaking.

    Just as he had been an inspiration to you Tom, Tony had been an inspiration to my family. Five years back my Grandmother had been diagnosed with Colon Cancer and to this day she is still fighting it. Seeing how even during his treatment Tony would get up and talk on TV and stand infront of reporters helped her push on a little. She even wished she would run into him during her treatment since they both went to Sloan Catering Memorial here in NYC.

    Tony was a real man of class, he didn’t try to BS the public and he seemed like a genuinely nice guy. He can go down as the first TV personality that I’ve actually shed tears over.

    We’ve lost more then just a TV personality today, we lost a great man who I think could have helped change this world for the better.

    God won’t have to speak to us through out hearts anymore, he’s got himself the best Spokesman possible.

  • Fedaykin

    But I always saw Tony as something rare in politics- a follower who would never be a yes man. I don’t need to agree on an ideologic basis to have a lot of respect for that, and I think it’s something politics- both sides- need to have a lot more of.

    Enjoy the summerland, Tony.

  • Fututor

    You know what else we need more of in politics? Liberals like you.