When you think about someone who earns the title of White House Director of Communications, I would expect them to be someone who is a great communicator and someone who has been in the communications business for a long time. I would not have expected Anthony Scaramucci, a.k.a. “The Mooch,” to hold such a position. Each day I can’t believe the things I am seeing and hearing that comes out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The choice to make him a White House Director of Communications was trash. To be clear, this is not an attack on White men, because last month when I wrote about Omarosa I was accused by a reader of attacking Black women. Let me be perfectly clear that attack was not on Black women—it was for Omarosa and no one else. Come to think of it, why couldn’t she have stepped in to the role given to “The Mooch?” She doesn’t seem to be doing much of anything, anyway.
Who is this man, Anthony Scaramucci? He acts, looks and talks like a gangster. Who is this man? Reportedly he is an investor and it was disclosed in his financial documents that he claims were leaked that he has been an investor in a movie, “Crazy for the Boys.” His financial form lists a value of $250,001 to $500,000 in the movie, and so far, no income. The investment pales in comparison to his holdings in hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, which he founded. He went to Tufts University and Harvard Law School. He is married and lives in Manhasset on Long Island. Reportedly he is worth over $200 billion. He was a TV personality on Fox with his own show called “Wall Street Week.”
Scaramucci wasn’t always a Trump supporter and was previously aligned with notable Democrats like the Obamas and the Clintons. Now he’s known for being one of Trump’s biggest campaign fundraisers. The Mooch says Trump helped him realize what he was missing. “It took a billionaire who lives in a tower on Fifth Avenue next to the Tiffany’s jewelry store to show me something that I missed from my own neighborhood,” he said.
Can you believe they actually chose this guy for such a high-ranking position? Neither could I. That’s why I was ecstatic when I found out right before I turned in this column that “The Mooch” had been fired as White House Communications Director. Good riddance. All that filthy language he was using, he had no experience, and that goes to show you can’t put inexperienced people in certain positions.
Did you really think that Scaramuccci could assist in writing a speech? Historically, the position of White House Communications Director is given to a senior public relations staff member of the candidate’s campaign staff. Often this is either the Deputy Campaign Manager or the campaign Communications Director. Trump thinks this is a reality show. He must realize that this is government, this is serious stuff, and you can’t just pull people in because of who they are on the outside.
Now, it’s back to the drawing board. Pray everyone. Pray.
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The ‘Mooch’, Anthony Scaramucci (August 2, 2017)
