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To: Sully- who wrote (20004)	5/16/2006 4:00:13 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

Snow's First Briefing Media Blog Stephen Spruiell Reporting New White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his first televised press briefing today. You can watch the highlights in a video clip linked below that includes: Snow’s first face-off against David Gregory; Bush’s “leadership course” on immigration; and Fact-checking Helen Thomas, who falsely alleged that “millions of Americans have been wiretapped.” Snow explained that the USA Today story said nothing about wiretapping, and explained further why he couldn’t comment on the program: “Let me remind you: It’s a war on terror… Al-Qaeda doesn’t believe in transparency.” He could have done a better job on the NSA phone data program. This is an entirely defensible program based on what we know. He couldn’t confirm or deny the existence of the program, but he could have talked more about what’s been reported and defended the idea that the NSA could create such a database if it wanted to. He got tripped up when he started talking about poll numbers. First he used poll numbers to support a point he was making, then he said the president can’t conduct national security based on poll numbers. Again, discounting for misleading poll questions, the poll numbers have indicated support for this idea. He should not have conceded that the program is unpopular. To his credit, Snow said, “When people were given the specifics [of the program], they did not seem to be terribly troubled.” Thomas screeched, “They are now!” Snow replied, “Well, that may have more to do with the way that it’s being spun.” Other highlights: Snow gave a compelling defense of the president’s new tax cuts. Snow was asked about his yellow “Livestrong” bracelet and got choked up talking about how he survived cancer last year and how health care in the United States had improved so much that he could survive the same disease that killed his mother when he was 17. Overall, I think he got off to a good start. media.nationalreview.com media.nationalreview.com media.nationalreview.com

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