Tony Snow: I’m Too Glib For My Podium

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During today’s White House Press Briefing, Tony Snow recanted his earlier description of Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-FL) emails to teenage pages as “simply naughty emails.”

After a reporter challenged the characterization, Snow admitted, “You’re right. That may sound a little bit too glib – I think I’ve used the words… horrifying, appalling, disturbing.

“Fill in the blanks,” he added. “It’s absolutely inappropriate.”

Watch the exchange here:

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