Sean Spicer Resigns

So, is this Scaramucci a "legitimate businessman" then?

I can't be the only one who sees that name and ends up with Bohemian Rhapsody running through their head.

Scaramouche. Scaramouche. Will you do the fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning. Very, very fright'ning me.

Cyia said:

I can't be the only one who sees that name and ends up with Bohemian Rhapsody running through their head.

Scaramouche. Scaramouche. Will you do the fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning. Very, very fright'ning me.

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Actually, the Stewart Granger flick. Now that you mention it, though, that chorus is going to be buzzing through my brain for the next day or so.

Cyia said:

I can't be the only one who sees that name and ends up with Bohemian Rhapsody running through their head.

Scaramouche. Scaramouche. Will you do the fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning. Very, very fright'ning me.

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The circle of trust is tightening to the size of a sphincter. I feel bad for Spicer, always have. He was a guy with a good rep in DC who sold his soul for a dead cockroach.

Nice Day for a Red Wedding...

Game of Thrones - White House Edition:

White House press secretary Sean Spicer has resigned, according to multiple officials, after President Donald Trump decided to name Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street financier and longtime Trump supporter, as the new White House communications director.

It's a dramatic end for Spicer's White House tenure, which has been marked by combative exchanges with reporters in the briefing room and a rocky relationship with the president, who never warmed to the former Republican National Committee official.

Scaramucci's expected appointment has caused great upheaval in the West Wing, with chief of staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon — along with Spicer — expressing opposition to him getting the high-profile job.

"This was a murdering of Reince and Bannon. They said Anthony would get this job over their dead bodies," said one top White House official.

The official added that Scaramucci had the backing of Trump son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, and Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell.

One source with knowledge of the conversations between Trump and Scaramucci said the latter’s likely new post could be read as a message to Priebus, a former RNC chairman who has not built a strong relationship with Trump.

"Just hiring Anthony is telling Reince beat it, go find another job," said the source, who cited the tense relationship between the two.

What sane person wouldn't use this excuse, hell any excuse, to abandon ship? Spin it like I'm-too-moral-for-this-shit and get out. There's clearly nothing to be gained by sticking with this administration. Unless you're Jeff Sessions, of course.

Let's also not forget that the villain in the Roger Moore James Bond Movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" was named Scaramanga.

I think SNL should invite Spicer to be a guest host.

caw

blacbird said:

I think SNL should invite Spicer to be a guest host.

caw

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Playing Melissa McCarthy?

(I'll miss her Spicey...)

blacbird said:

I think SNL should invite Spicer to be a guest host.

caw

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If he wanted to salvage any of his political career, laughing at himself for the past six months might get people to throw him a piece of shattered, stripped, bone.

I told my husband I thought Spicer's next gig would be a guest appearance on SNL. It would be fantastic. On the news they kept showing a clip of him walking with a big smile on his face; he looked ecstatic.

ShaunHorton said:

If he wanted to salvage any of his political career, laughing at himself for the past six months might get people to throw him a piece of shattered, stripped, bone.

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Did Sean Spicer ever have any kind of political career? I think one of his biggest problems was a complete absence of knowledge about high-level politics.

caw

blacbird said:

Let's also not forget that the villain in the Roger Moore James Bond Movie "The Man with the Golden Gun" was named Scaramanga.

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I thought of Scaramanga and MWTGG, too! Funny, if someone had asked me the name of the villain from that movie, I probably would have struggled to remember. But I instantly remembered it in reverse.

I'd think Spicer's post-prez career -- or the careers of anyone else who worked for Trump and been fired -- would be affected more by the fact they worked for Trump rather than the fact they got fired by him.

Hell no should Sean Spicer be invited on SNL, lauded by anyone against Trump, or in any other way put on a pedestal. The guy lied constantly and consistently. So the reports claim he was waylaid by a more loyal Trump supporter. So sad, too bad, Spicey, but no points for quitting in self-interest. Save it for someone less gullible.

Once I quit job that paid well but was eating me alive. I know that smile! --s6

blacbird said:

Did Sean Spicer ever have any kind of political career? I think one of his biggest problems was a complete absence of knowledge about high-level politics.

caw

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Spicer became the communications director of the RNC in 2011 and later became a chief strategist for the Republican Party. Prior, he worked in public relations, communications, and with several political campaigns. In addition, he was once the chief Easter Bunny under George W. Bush.

Catherine said:

In addition, he was once the chief Easter Bunny under George W. Bush.

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So working for a clown was the next ladder step up?

-cb

I'm looking forward to his tell-all book.

My guess is that he was just waiting for his agent to sell it before he walked.

Next rat in line at the rail: Jeff Sessions.

caw

James D. Macdonald said:

I'm looking forward to his tell-all book.

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This.

I saw a brief interview with Spicer this past weekend, and boy did he look happy. I don't think I've ever seen him smile, other than perhaps a smirk thrown at the reporters. But I saw him give a real, genuine smile. Twice.

blacbird said:

Next rat in line at the rail: Jeff Sessions.

caw

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My bets are on Reince Priebus. Two reasons: 1) he is more of an RNC soldier than one of Trump's beck n' call, and 2) he is getting sidelined from the inner circle every passing day.

-cb

cbenoi1 said:

My bets are on Reince Priebus. Two reasons: 1) he is more of an RNC soldier than one of Trump's beck n' call, and 2) he is getting sidelined from the inner circle every passing day.

-cb

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Agreed. And Sessions is having too much fun advancing his racist agenda in this administration.

cbenoi1 said:

My bets are on Reince Priebus. Two reasons: 1) he is more of an RNC soldier than one of Trump's beck n' call, and 2) he is getting sidelined from the inner circle every passing day.

-cb

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/...te-house-trump.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Two on two.

-cb