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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, July 13, 2007

Jawdropping Tony Snow.

Sometimes with Tony Snow, the FoxNews pundit comes out, and a flip, dismissive response is offered to a very serious question. It's a pundit trick used to belittle your opponent and move on. Martha Raddatz was having none of it. Worth a watch. (Video/Transcript)

Q Is the Iraqi government and the Iraqi parliament taking the month of August off?

MR. SNOW: Probably, yes. Just not --

Q They're taking the entire month of August off, before the September deadline?

MR. SNOW: It looks like they may, yes. Just like the U.S. Congress is.

Q Have you tried to talk them out of that?

MR. SNOW: You know, it's 130 degrees in Baghdad in August, I'll pass on your recommendation.

Q Well, Tony, Tony, I'm sorry, that's -- you know -- I mean, there are a lot of things that happen by September and it's 130 degrees for the U.S. military also on the ground......

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