Think Progress (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Early last month, a reporter asked Assistant White House Press Secretary Tony Fratto why the White House refuses to use the word “recession.” The reporter quipped, “Is that word radioactive?” Fratto demurred, saying, “we don’t make those determinations.” Watch it: Fratto’s attempt to pass the buck on the question has become a familiar refrain in [...]
Corrente (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
We're in a recession. How long will it take for them to admit we're actually in a depression? I'm guessing another year. http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/eco... The WH did have some words of encouragement: "In a statement, White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto said that even though the recession is now official, it is more important to focus on the steps being taken to fix the economy....
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
A heretfore unheard of group, the Deccan Mujahideen, has claimed responsibility for the series of terrorist attacks that took place today in Mumbai, India. Numerous individuals have condemned what occurred in the massive Indian city. White House spokesman Tony Fratto said, "We condemn these attacks and the loss of innocent life." That's it? How about something along these lines. "The scum behind the...
Democrat=Socialist (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Whoever Lester is, he’s probably never getting into another press breifing, but way to go Lester! From a White House press briefing dated 24 Nov 08 all the way at the bottom. And Lester, and then we’re done. Q Thank you, Tony. Two questions. There’s been extensive media coverage of where the two [...]
The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Bushco flak Tony Fratto told us the following from this press conference on Monday… Q Why don't we help the automakers? MR. FRATTO: We are helping the automakers -- or at least we have a plan to help the automakers. We had a bipartisan agreement on the floor of Congress -- well, actually, it never made it to the floor because the Democratic leadership decided not to bring it to the floor. But we had...
Count Us Out (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
via DoneDems.com Excerpt from 11/24/2008 Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto: Q Good. The CEO of WorldNetDaily has called on the President-elect to release a birth certificate listing the hospital and names of parents. The White House believes that this would fully satisfy the constitutional requirement, don’t you? MR. FRATTO: I don’t think I have anything [...]
America's Right (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
In a press briefing this morning, Deputy White House Press Secretary Tony Fratto ended the briefing by overtly avoiding a question regarding President-elect Barack Obama's birth certificate and demands made by the CEO of WorldNetDaily that a long-form document be released. From the transcript (video also available at the link HERE ): And Lester, and then we're done. Q: Thank you, Tony. Two questions....
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
The White House Monday defended the emergency bailout of Citigroup but declined to identify who else might be in line for government help.White House spokesman Tony Fratto said the Citigroup bailout and one for American Insurance Group do not undermine the free-market system, even though companies competing against each other with some thriving and some failing is what makes the economy strong.But...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
In yesterday’s White House Press conference, spokesperson Tony Fratto responded to a question about whether or not the economy is currently in recession by saying, “We don’t make determinations or predictions on…the bottom of the business cycle.” Noting the obvious euphemism, one reporter observed, “I may be wrong, but I’ve never heard anyone ever say [...]
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
The capture of Osama bin Laden or any other surprise isn't expected before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, a White House spokesman said Friday.I'm not aware of any surprises coming up, said Tony Fratto when asked whether the administration had any plans afoot to capture bin Laden before Election Day. On the stump and in debates Democrat presidential contender Barack Obama said he would launch...
TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
http://boztopia.com/?p=391 abortion , capitalist , contraception , Daily Kos , deregulation , fundamentalist , George W. Bush , HHS , industry , Josh Bolten , mountaintop removal , OMB , Tony Fratto http://boztopia.com/?p=391#comments As if leaving us with a trillion-dollar debt, two failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a botched response to Hurricane Katrina leading to loss of life and the displacement...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- White House spokesman Tony Fratto said the Bush administration is reviewing plans to help struggling U.S. homeowners but hasn't chosen a specific plan. Any inference that we're nearing a decision on any (proposal) is simply wrong, Fratto said, The Washington Post reported Thursday. We have been reviewing a number of housing proposals. Sources have said the U.S. Treasury...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
White House spokesman Tony Fratto "insisted that the plan was not slapped together and had been drawn up as over previous months and weeks by administration officials."
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
The White House said on Wednesday that the upcoming summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) scheduled this weekend was "critically important." "I think it is critically important for so many leaders to go to China for the meeting," White House Spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters. Launched in 1996 as an informal dialogue mechanism, the ASEM now includes 45 members, representing more than 50 percent...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
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