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Steven Barrett
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 10:23 pm |
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It was the first time I had the opportunity to drop into Ray Arroyo's blog and was pleasantly surprised to read his comments about Tony Snow, who, I was unaware, had converted to the Church. I'd just finished writing a blog posting about the trashing of Snow in the (mostly liberal) media that began perhaps even quicker than the posthumous beating that Russert received.
What's sad about Arroyo's remarks is the relative lack of outpouring on the part of our leaders to give this very classy reporter his due. Have our leaders become just as used to the Potomac culture as rest of the pack? If so, then the Vatican needs a much stiffer broom and use it hard and fast.
http://www.raymondarroyo.com/blog/
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CajunRick
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 03:13 pm |
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Steven Barrett wrote: Tony Snow, who, I was unaware, had converted to the Church. I'd just finished writing a blog posting about the trashing of Snow in the (mostly liberal) media that began perhaps even quicker than the posthumous beating that Russert received.
I guess I'm guilty of not tuning to the mass media, but all of the comments I heard about both Russert and Snow were positive, especially in reference to their Catholic faith.
I first heard about Snow's passing on Bill O'Reilly's show, which was rebroadcast Sunday morning at 5 a.m. on Fox News. It was also where I heard that Snow was a convert to the Catholic faith, and speaker after speaker told how important his faith and his family were to him. The comments about both Snow and Russert that I heard all day Sunday were virtually identical except for details like Snow's position as the presidential press secretary, a position which Russert never held, but the admiration expressed for both men was outstanding.
Then again, like I said, I didn't go looking to see what certain "gadflies" had to say about them, I just happened to hear the standard news reports, and especially where their faith was concerned, it was all good.
Snow and Russert were both journalists that other journalists would do well to emulate. They were always fair, always kind, and always accurate. And when you're talking about a reporter, there's not much better that you can say.
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TotusTuus
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 03:55 pm |
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I am hugely disappointed that Raymond apparently did not have the foresight to get Tony Snow on the record about his conversion in a televised interview. He has done several such interviews with prominent converts such as Laura Ingram and Robert Novak...
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Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 04:10 pm |
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TotusTuus wrote: I am hugely disappointed that Raymond apparently did not have the foresight to get Tony Snow on the record about his conversion in a televised interview. He has done several such interviews with prominent converts such as Laura Ingram and Robert Novak...
Many journalists choose not to become the news. While I didn't know him, I have a feeling he would have declined the interview. He strikes me as that kind of person.
For this reason, we often find out details about their personal lives only on their deaths. A good journalist is a mirror; he reflects what is good and bad in our society so that we can see ourselves. If we look beyond the mirror, we often stop seeing ourselves reflected and instead see the journalist.
If you stop and think about it, we know very little of the personal opinions of the best reporters. That is as it should be.
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Steven Barrett
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Posted: Wed Jul 16th, 2008 09:00 pm |
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How right you are Rick. What mattered most to Tony Snow and reporters like him was the story; getting all the facts in and telling it straight.
The attacks on Tim Russert and Tony Snow were nothing less than obitchuaries scribbled out by far dimmer minds with big egos and bigger axes to grind.
But you know of course, no sooner than they've savaged the good people who've died and not around to defend themselves (while their widows are left too inconsolable and shell-shocked to mount a good hard comeback) -- the HACKS (horses a's crunchin' keys -- Well this is a Catholic Forum!) will then decide the "fun's over" and get back to the business of lecturing everybody on the necessity to once and for all bury the "politics of personal destruction.
You can almost count on this pattern like clockwork and season watching!
And the moment you touch on one of those untouchable issues the Left considers more sacrosanct than Truth itself, you'd better be "growing some armadillo or alligator skin!"
I remember my father advising me never to take on the homosexuals, adding they'd never forgive, forget or understand the difference between attacking the sin not the sinner. That was more than two decades ago! Of course much of this stems from the fact they steadfastly refuse to see homosexual conduct as a sin so they simply react in ways that make the old "kneejerk" word used to describe predictable ideological reactions more applicable for an old, old, old man's painful lifting of a sore and lame leg.
Take a look folks and see what awaits you should you write anything in a letter to the editor about something our heroes are able to speak about and freely wear their faith on their sleeves and hearts. (Esp. in Canada where a very strong anti-democratic cabal has overtaken and perverted the original intentions of the Human Rights Commissions.
http://www.politicsramble.com/being-mentally-ill-isnt-the-same-as-being-homosexual/#comment_361536
http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=6260
You can almost count on this pattern like clockwork and season watching!
Gawd - I want to go down and clean house -- on both sides! 
Good thing I've had some "practice" up here in "Happy Valley" of the western Peoples' Republic of MA.
It's always easy to see the "real deal" when it comes to heroes: They always make it look easy because it comes natural to them because evil doesn't.
Last edited on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 09:03 pm by Steven Barrett
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