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by Rachel Dicker | 9:24 am, April 16th, 2018
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci cozied up with James Comeys new book this weekend and knocked out the whole thing just in time to give the former FBI director some friendly (?) advice on Fox & Friends.
I want to be fair about the book, Scaramucci began. I was very impressed with his upbringing. When he talks about the culture inside the FBI, I was very impressed with that.
He obviously loves President Obama. He has a right to do that, he continued. He tries to act like is he nonpartisan but is he actually very partisan. Then Scaramucci transitioned into some advice: Thats okay that you are partisan, but lets tell the American people how partisan you are and lets drop the sanctimony.
I dont like the hits on the president for another reason, he explained. You worked for the president. He was your boss. Okay. He elected to fire you. I got fired, no big deal. Im still loyal to the president. And I think that when you are the director of the FBI, you are at a certain level where he is the president. Subordinate yourself to the president, okay, and zip your mouth.
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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/scaramucci-commands-comey-subordinate-yourself-to-the-president-and-zip-your-mouth/
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Um OK.
Wounded Bear
(58,662 posts)and we all should submit to it along with him.
That cover it?
Orsino
(37,428 posts)TBA
(825 posts)What country does he think we live in?
dchill
(38,502 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)struggle4progress
(118,290 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,061 posts). . .for 10 minutes has advice for someone who was in public service for decades? Really?
Shut your pie hole, Mooch.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)perhaps he should:
1) Behave in a professional and ethical manner and,
2) Not treat subordinates like punks when you fire them. Dumpster fired Comey while he was on the road, and wanted to deny him government air for his trip home. You don't get more petty than that.
procon
(15,805 posts)Comey does not work "for the president," he works for the US government and he's paid by the taxpayers.
blake2012
(1,294 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,731 posts)and he has the right to say and write any damn thing he wants (and btw the book was vetted by the FBI before publication).
Johonny
(20,851 posts)If Trump wanted him to stay quiet then it would have been better to keep him on the payroll.
DiverDave
(4,886 posts)More stupid.
"Subordinate yourself?"
You couldnt sell this crap to Hollywood.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)the principle the idea of 'freedom' and 'democracy is built on.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Go away Mooch.
blake2012
(1,294 posts)Tipperary
(6,930 posts)It sounds lik e something the Mooch would say himself.
blake2012
(1,294 posts)Spent most of his time sucking his own cock. Mooch is the worst and saddest travel size version
Of meat heads surrounding Trump taking their turns fellating him.
VOX
(22,976 posts)That stench in the air...it smells like fascism.
peggysue2
(10,830 posts)It is not the job of the FBI Director to subordinate himself/herself to any president. The whole idea of the FBI and DOJ is that they are Independent. They follow the evidence, work with the facts. They are not required to kneel to the Executive Branch. Anything less would make their work irrelevant, merely an enforcing arm of any president who blew into office.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)"Im still loyal to the president."
oberliner
(58,724 posts)It's impressive.
highplainsdem
(48,997 posts)Mooch knows very well Comey won't listen to him.
0rganism
(23,956 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Comey beat down. Scaramucci - light weight bully.
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)Besides, of course, the media outlets that want people to watch him and see the ads.
SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)I hear fast food outlets need reliable help.
But I wouldn't put him on the counter, somebody has to take out the trash and mop floors.
I think he's under qualified for even that.
Mme. Defarge
(8,033 posts)Pardon? I beg to differ. The president works for me and I cant wait to say to him, Youre fired!
GallopingGhost
(2,404 posts)a greaseball whose nickname means bloodsucking parasitic sponge.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)about how to comport themselves.