Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Yahoo release Mike Allen will interview President Bush Tuesday afternoon. "It's the first time he has granted an interview exclusively for an online audience," says deputy press secretary Tony Fratto .
Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
When we saw that White House spokesman Tony Fratto said this today about what Chuck Schumer has been saying recently … “The critics out there have been pretty irresponsible with their language, not only in talking about a recession. We have people like Chuck Schumer talking about the Great Depression. Well, I can tell you, my [...]
NewsWatch: White House (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
(afp) So -- not a recession, after all. The blog has long believed that White House spokesman Tony Fratto is an underappreciated governmental vendor of drollery and wit. He came to the White House from the Treasury Department, where...
Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
From today's White House press briefing with Tony Fratto: Q Tony, various cities are networking their government-owned surveillance cameras — New York, Chicago and now D.C. Is there any federal effort to sort of combine all that information? MR. FRATTO: Not that I’m aware of, not in terms of video surveillance. I know lots of municipalities do [...]
Vive le Canada (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Excerpts from Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto and Dan Fisk, NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs on the upcoming North American Leaders’ Summit in New Orleans. WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MR. FISK: Good morning. On Monday and Tuesday of next week, April 21st and 22nd, in New Orleans, the President will host President Felipe Calderón of Mexico and Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:35 P.M. EDT MR. FRATTO: Sorry to make you wait on this beautiful Fri.. - Read more
Salon: War Room (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
White House spokesman Tony Fratto received a series of questions about Iraq during today's press briefing, and the deputy press secretary used an interesting phrase more than once. (Think Progress has the video .) Q: Also, how does this latest violence in Iraq and the latest uncertainty about what's going on color the Petraeus-Crocker testimony this time around? [ ... ] Fratto:...
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:38 P.M. EDT MR. FRATTO: Good afternoon, everyone. You saw the Presi.. - Read more
MediaChannel (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
By Michael Calderone, Politico Deputy press secretary Tony Fratto was asked if an upcoming economic speech by Bush would provide anything newsworthy.
Big Brass Blog (Free subscription) | 03/16/2008
From the March 14, 2008 statement by White House Deputy Press Propagandist Secretary Tony Fratto on the FISA House Amendment Bill: Today, the House of Representatives took a significant step backward in defending our country against [ George Orwell Bush ] terrorism and passed a partisan bill that will please Fourth Amendment class-action trial lawyers at the expense of our national security....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
NEW YORK - MR. FRATTO: Good morning, everyone. Q Good morning. MR. FRATTO: Let's see -- we're making our way to New York City. The President this morning taped the radio address. The topic is the economy. He'll continue his focus on the economy, as he i
White House (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
MR. FRATTO: Good afternoon, everyone. I have just a couple of quick announcements, and then we can get to questions. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning voted out legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. That's the PEPFAR program. The President, on his trip to Africa a few weeks ago, talked extensively of this program. We commend the Senate Foreign...
Democracy for Vancouver (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
Spokesmonkey Tony Fratto this morning: Q Tony, could I follow up on something you said at the gaggle this morning about — in your response to the retail sales numbers? You said, we want consumers to spend. How can they – MR. FRATTO: We call them consumers. Q How can they, and why can't — why should they, when they're spending so much on gas and food prices, how can they...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
MR. FRATTO: There's no question that the confidence of Americans and American businesses is important, and we understand that your confidence can be shaken when you see volatility in markets, and you see record-high prices for things that we all use, like oil. The important thing to remember is that this economy -- there's never been an economy like this in the world. We have very deep, liquid...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
US President George W Bush will veto legislation tomorrow banning US intelligence agents from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation methods, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said.
