Bill O'Reilly compares former Bush Press Secretary Tony Snow's cancer to 'insidious' Press Corps

Former Fox News commentator turned White House Press Secretary Tony Snow sat down with Bill O'Reilly to discuss his battle with cancer and his career aspirations going forward.

O'Reilly asks "fat cat" Snow what his plan is, career-wise, since he left his job at the White House for "financial reasons."

"You could make a lot of money bloviating, like I do," says O'Reilly, "get the speeches--You know, you could write a book--I assume you'll do that, right?"

Snow plans on "a lot of speeches," along with writing about how to deal not only with cancer, but with the unexpected.

"You can combine 'how I deal with cancer' with 'how I deal with the White House Press Corps,'" quips O'Reilly, "because they're both insidious, invasive...they both have to be wiped out."

With the help of hand gestures, O'Reilly continues: "You see the theme that I'm gettin' at, here?"

"We can turn it into a series," a laughing Snow interjects.

"You put little microbes and David Gregory's face on the cover--it's huge! This is a high-concept deal I'm giving you, man!"

"I'll let you have that one," says Snow.

Snow and O'Reilly also discussed Snow's recent appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

"Now, you were lucky," says O'Reilly. "He brutalized Paris Hilton out there. You know Dave!"

Snow doesn't immediately plan on campaigning for any candidate for the 2008 election; he may choose to focus on, as he puts it, "things I care about" in the meantime.

"The Republican Party's fallen off the rails," he continues. "It's forgotten about fiscal discipline, it's forgotten about the importance of liberty--"

O'Reilly interrupts: "Think back: I was the guy hammering you because of that. Put yourself back six months ago. That was me, Snow!"

On being asked if he was considering returning to Fox News, Snow responds that he's thinking of Radio and TV, but not anything definite.

"Anything could happen."

"But you can't go over to CNN," O'Reilly directs. "It's the devil over there...You're a religious guy. You can't go into to the pagan throne over there."

"I'm an open-minded man," Snow responds.

O'Reilly continues: "If they put you at 8:00 up against me, Snow, it's gonna get bloody. You know what I'm talkin' about?"

The video ends with a call to prayer for Tony Snow "and all cancer victims."

The following video is from Fox's O'Reilly Factor, broadcast on October 5, 2007.







