Snow danced around several queries by saying he did not know enough...

[dajoki]

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060512105509990011&ncid=NWS00010000000001


Tony Snow Melts in White House Debut
By JENNIFER LOVEN, AP

WASHINGTON (May 12) - Welcome to the waltz, Tony. New White House press secretary Tony Snow suffered a couple missteps in his first question-and-answer session with the White House press corps Friday.

Snow danced around several queries by saying he did not know enough to answer. And although he had at times been harshly critical of President Bush as a Fox News commentator and conservative radio host, Snow clearly was being careful not to step on the wrong toes now that he speaks on behalf of Bush.

For instance, one reporter asked about the government's abrupt end this week to an inquiry into a warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers the necessary security clearance.

Snow deferred that one to deputy press secretary Dana Perino. "There's a very limited number of people who are briefed on that program," she said.

As the discussion continued, reporters complained that they couldn't hear the soft-spoken Perino. Snow took over, read a few talking points from a sheet of paper and then ended that line of questioning. "As the new kid on the block, I'm not fully briefed on the issue," he said.

All of this created an atmosphere of contention among the elbow-to-elbow press corps.

[marmar]

1. So basically...

Nothing's changed. He's a slimmer Scotty, with more hair.

[dajoki]

2. seems accurate n/t

[orleans]

3. he'll never know enough or be "fully briefed"

he'll always be kept in the dark to a major degree--so he can LIE more convincingly

[dajoki]

5. True; what he doesn't know, he can't answer. n/t

[tinfoilinfor2005]

4. What an interesting choice of words...

Snow danced around several queries.

Not quite Haiku, but certainly poetic. Please finish. :)

[Mz Pip]

6. I guess "I don't know"

sounds better than "I cannot comment on an ongoing investigation." :eyes:

Whatever. Maybe if he says "I don't know" enough people willforget abot the ongoing investigations. :sarcasm:

Mz Pip
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