What Tony Snow Said !

SDA gets a big H/T for digging up this gem!

Excerpt:

Tony Snow Afflicts The Comfortable

On October 16, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow received the Media Institute Freedom of Speech Award.

He had a few things to say.

" ..... We also hear that the First Amendment is under siege. I think that´s true. I don´t believe anyone here would disagree with the proposition that the quality of public discourse isn´t what it once was or that it presently achieves levels of excellence and depth that it desperately needs to reach.

Yet, while it may be tempting to blame the usual suspects — the government, interest groups, angry factionalists — those forces frequently have always tried to restrict the free flow of ideas, and they always have failed.

They´re not the culprits here. Instead, there´s a new and unexpected menace on the block:

The media. ...."

Read the whole thing ......

And follow the links :
Free Republic Report
PDF from The Awards event Tony's speech!


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