Screen shot of comment posted on Wonkette.com on March 27, 2007

Beccawalton was among those calling for an end to the venom-spewing:

"Stop these mean-spirited and hypocritical posts. Just because you don't like his politics (and I don't, either), don't revel in this. It's inhuman and cruel. I'm not going to waste space to prove my liberal cred, just stop it!"

And PghLori noted:

"There are freakin' idiots on both sides of the political divide, and here you're looking at the lib side. Aside from the fact that it is just ignorant to make jokes about cancer, it's also self-defeating, as [Rush] Limbaugh, [Sean] Hannity, etc. will refer to these postings as examples of hate-filled libs, just as they did with the Cheney board postings. Thanks a lot folks."

Vice President Cheney

In fact, the verbal attack on Snow came exactly one month after a similar onslaught against Vice President Dick Cheney who survived an assassination attempt in Afghanistan.

An example from the HuffingtonPost on Feb. 27 included:

"Jesus Christ and General Jackson too, can't the Taliban do anything right? They must know we would be so gratefull (sic) to them for such a remarkable achievement."

The HuffingtonPost is run by Arianna Huffington, who has described herself as "a former right-winger who has evolved into a compassionate and progressive populist."

A disclaimer on her site above the remarks about Tony Snow states "these comments are the personal opinions of the individuals posting them and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Huffington Post. We do not generate, solicit, or moderate user comments, but reserve the right to remove postings as we see fit."

Snow, 51, had his colon removed in 2005 and underwent six months of chemotherapy. Colleagues said his cancer has returned and spread to his liver and elsewhere, and that Snow told them he planned to fight the disease and return to his position.

"He is not going to let this whip him, and he's upbeat," President Bush said. "And so my message to Tony is, 'Stay strong; a lot of people love you and care for you and will pray for you.'"

Editor's note: Get well messages can be e-mailed to Tony Snow here.

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