Anthony Scaramucci...Right or Wrong for the Job
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on American Political Radio
- Press Secretary Sean Spicer on rumors surrounding his then possible resignation
And so last Friday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer submitted his resignation in light of his disagreeing with President Trump's new communications director pick...and immediately the liberal media jumped on this as their self-perceived example of a Trump White House collapsing in on itself for Sean Spicer had only served as press secretary for six months.
And with the media now inserting themselves into the fray came their twisting of the facts surrounding Spicer's resignation which led directly into their time-tested and skillfully honed 'divert and deflect' scenario for while Susan Rice was testifying behind closed doors about all things Obama and Clinton...the real news story that needed reporting on...the media instead focused on what should have been a routine administrative change of command... a specific change of command done by past presidents and done so with little fanfare...that is until Donald Trump became president...until Donald Trump became the subject of a political witch hunt the likes of which is truly one for the history books.
So here's just one past example of this same scenario taking
place...minus the media's trying to determine and fix the outcome. Remember
back to May 1993 when then-president Bill Clinton...who like President
Trump saw his administration off to a somewhat rocky start and who
also was plagued by some 'supposed' missteps from his press
people...replaced his then de-facto press secretary Communications
Director George Stephanopolous...the very man who handled the daily
press briefings... with longtime D.C. insider and former Reagan
adviser David Gergen.This then forced Stephanopolous into a less visible role as a policy advisor, but was there a media free-for-all that the person charged with framing policy for public consumption was being upended so early on in the Clinton presidency...simply...no there was not. In fact, many media hounds heralded this change as a way to help turn the Clinton administration back to the middle of the road...the road of bi-partisanship that Clinton ran on...while ignoring the fact that this change came on the heels of the abruptly unexpected dismissal of the Clinton travel office staff coupled with his razor-thin budget victory in the House of Representatives.
So as Sean Spicer steps down as press secretary, no matter that President Trump asked him to stay on but to answer to his new appointee directly, he did so in a most gracious, humble, and sincere manner, because he believed that any new hiring would add to the “confusion and uncertainty already engulfing the White House,” if he stayed on, and that for the good of the country and Trump's agenda a clean slate was needed. But what of the man who now steps into the role of communications director...that man's name is Anthony Scaramucci...a savvy businessman but a man fairly new to the game of politics... and while he's a good man in the sense that good men are...I believe he is the wrong man for this important position.
Let me explain, but first let me say that while I supported Marco Rubio during the primary season, once Donald Trump secured the nomination I supported him as I promised I would do, and I campaigned for him and supported his agenda one hundred percent even though I never surrendered my core beliefs, and even though I do question a few of his cabinet and administration picks...picks which have me wondering exactly who advises our duly-elected president as to whom would be the best fit for each position that needs to be filled.
Anthony
Scarmucci...who first supported Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker and then former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for president before
jumping on the 'Trump Train' when they withdrew from the race, saw this
appointment come just two months
after Michael Dubke stepped down as the official in charge of the
president 's messaging. And like Trump, Scaramucci is a New Yorker; is a
successful
former businessman, hedge fund manager, and financier; and is also a
man who has switched party affiliation numerous times. Now again a
Republican, this former Democrat and Obama supporter and fundraiser
comes, as most in the political arena do, replete with some baggage
of his own...baggage that has me unfortunately seeing 'red flags.'And while these 'red flags' are not the 'red flags' of let's say a Hillary Clinton, they are 'red flags' nevertheless. Having more to do with past liberal-held beliefs than with his supposed now love fest for President Trump...which I myself witnessed when Scaramucci was introduced at last Friday's press conference where in a matter of minutes he repeated the words “I love President Trump” almost as many times as Obama used to say 'me, me, me and I, I, I'...that in and of itself has me worrying because when someone does such a 180 degree turn in their long-held beliefs in such a relatively short period of time a motive usually lurks somewhere in the background.
And here are some of Scaramucci's tweets that have me more than a bit worried...worried in the same way that I worry about General H.R. McMaster.
First 'red
flag'...playing both sides of the political aisle while claiming practicality...for personal
gain perhaps...as in cover all bases. “I am not a partisan just
practical,” were Scarmucci's words in 2011 when he, a
registered Republican at the time, admitted “I voted
for Clinton and Obama.” And while it is true that most of
Scaramucci's
past monetary campaign donations did go to Republican candidates, he
also gave many thousands of dollars to the campaigns of prominent and
ever-so-vile Democrats, including Hillary Clinton's New York Senate
re-election campaign; Harry Reid's re-election campaign; and to
Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself when he first ran for president in 2008.
And his most recent Democratic donation came just two years ago when
in 2015 Scaramucci contributed thousands of dollars to the campaign of
New
York Rep. Kathleen Rice.Second 'red flag'...even more disturbing to me than mere campaign donations is that Anthony Scaramucci tweeted and then stated on live TV for all to see and hear what are basically liberal talking points...talking points that are counter to conservative core values... and only are now being taken down and words retracted as they have come back to haunt. Claiming he's deleting old tweets for "full transparency" and that his past views should not be a "distraction" because those views have “evolved,” I say people might change one or two of their past views but all...I think not. And if one really wanted to be transparent why hide...why delete...what was once said. Shades of Hillary and the deleted emails I think.
And one of
the most serious breeches, I believe, is what Anthony Scaramucci
tweeted out in 2012 in regards to our all-important Second Amendment rights to "keep and bear arms."Tweeting, “We (the USA) has 5% of the world's population but 50%
of the world's guns...Enough is enough. It is just common sense it
apply more controls,” had Scaramucci actually trying to make the Democrats case for more gun control...something no
true red, white, and blue conservative or Republican would ever do or say.
Also in 2012, Scarmucci tweeted
about Hillary Clinton, “I hope she runs, she is
incredibly competent.” What
makes this tweet ever so grievous is that this was tweeted just as
the Benghazi investigation was fully underway...as the truth about
“crooked” Hillary
Clinton and her YouTube video defense was starting to unravel.
And while Scaramucci's tweeting
slowed down somewhat at this point, by 2015 he was tweeting again,
this time tweeting, “Walls don't work. Never have never
will. The Berlin Wall 1961-1989 don't fall for it.” And
while I do personally agree somewhat with his stance, I always add to it
the words, 'however they do slowdown the influx to some
degree'...words Scaramucci never added. And building the wall along
our southern border was a key Trump campaign promise that helped get
him elected, and now with his becoming communications director
Scaramucci's words have become, “Trump
is on a 'missile lock' to keep his promise to get that wall built...I
assure you it's going to get done.”
Nice words said but the fact remains we don't know if Scaramucci's
personal stance on the wall has "evolved," and if it hasn't how will
that affect what will be his job to promote.
And let's be honest here, words once said can never really be taken back no matter new words spoken.“I should have never said that about him...So, Mr. President, if you’re listening, I personally apologize for the 50th time for saying that. But here’s the wonderful thing about the news media: That was three minutes of my life. He’s never forgotten it, you’ve never forgotten it, but I hope that someday, Mr. President, you’ll forget it.” Something tells me that while Donald Trump seems to have 'stored away' those words he is the kind of man who never truly forgets words attacking his person or his character.
So knowing all this the question
remains is Anthony Scaramucch just another political wannabe now
attaching himself to the president's coat tails for his own personal
gain or is he really the right man for the job?
But can Scaramucci succeed in this what is a non-policy making position...some pundits say yes. Citing that his introduction at Friday's press conference was smooth, polished, and confident, and that he appeared 'at home' at the podium, Scaramucci does appear to be a no-nonsense type of guy. When asked by one reporter, “Is it your commitment to give accurate information to the best of your ability from that podium?” Scaramucci without even a second of hesitancy responded, “I almost feel I don't have to answer that question...you can tell from me and my body language what kind of person I am.”
To see now Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci's introduction to the press click here: New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci Speaks After Sean Spicer Resigns
For another take on the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director, please read my Right Side Patriots partner and friend Craig Andresen's article by clicking here: http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/2017/07/scaramucci-the-best-case-scenario/
Copyright © 2017 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/2017/07/op-ed-anthony-scaramucci.html
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