SNOW: RACISM ISN’T THAT BIG A DEAL ANYMORE

Snow in 2003: “Racism Isn’t That Big a Deal Anymore.” In October 2003, Snow defended Rush Limbaugh’s controversial comments that Donovan McNabb was overrated and that reporters are disposed towards black quarterbacks. “The comment wasn’t racist,” Snow said, “but that did not stop political opportunists from accusing Rush of bias.” Snow added, “Here’s the unmentionable secret. Racism isn’t that big a deal anymore. No sensible person supports it. Nobody of importance preaches it. It’s rapidly and thankfully becoming an ugly memory.” [“Fox News Sunday,” 10/5/03]

– Jeff: Racism isn’t a big deal anymore? Really? Don’t get me wrong, it is ugly, and people DO have memories of it, the problem is, some of those memories are new ones being made everyday. Racism IS a big deal, Tony.

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Snow Defended David Duke. In 1991, then-White House speechwriter Tony Snow defended former KKK leader David Duke, saying, “Duke is talking about things people really care about: high taxes, crummy schools, crime-ridden streets, welfare dependency, equal opportunity. A lot of politicians aren’t talking about these things.” [Chicago Tribune, 11/20/91]

– Jeff: Snow was ignoring the fact the Duke held these opinions with the caveat that it was the fault of minorities that were causing these “problems.”