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[Dr.Acula]

This is the guy that Trump wanted. He's not going anywhere, Trump loves chaos under him so he can feel all empowered on who wants to suck up more.

Yes, but... Trump also likes dominating the headlines and "ratings," and if the Mooch *groan* becomes too popular Trump will turn his wrath towards *sigh* the Mooch.

 

[Username1198]

Ryan lizza is on CNN talking about it now.

 

[Oersted]

GOP media strategist Rick Wilson

 

[gdt]

this is the best quote from the article.

Lmaoooo holy shit

 

[Vestal]

GOP media strategist Rick Wilson

This is an alternate fucking reality.

How the fuck did we go from the Obama White House to this fucking circus?

 

[Imperfected]

Yes, but... Trump also likes dominating the headlines and "ratings," and if the Mooch *groan* becomes too popular Trump will turn his wrath towards *sigh* the Mooch.

If that day comes, then he will be well and truly mooched.

 

[BronsonLee]

Ryan lizza is on CNN talking about it now.

I hope he's just saying 'this dude is a fucking idiot'

 

[Nerokis]

A fucking government official, ladies and gentlemen.

Probably the least surprising party of the interview, honestly. People at that level often have the kind of manic energy conducive to such exaggerated self-expression.

What's surprising is that this interview was apparently held on the record. The great irony is that Scaramucci is on this crusade against leaks, but ended up giving Ryan Lizza an absolute goldmine.

 

[Mirk]

This guy will not last only because he will be getting more attention then trumpers.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Ryan lizza is on CNN talking about it now.

I love how Wolf is making him read the comments.

 

[Davide]

And we thought Spicer was the angry one

 

[mjp2417]

I have no idea how Ryan Lizza is able to keep a straight face right now

 

[Tawpgun]

Mooch used to have a lot of views against what trump believes.

I honestly think he's playing a character here.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Probably the least surprising party of the interview, honestly. People at that level often have the kind of manic energy conducive to such exaggerated self-expression.

What's surprising is that this interview was apparently held on the record. The great irony is that Scaramucci is on this crusade against leaks, but ended up giving Ryan Lizza an absolute goldmine.

He couldn't even manage the most basic government-journalist interaction:

"Can we talk off the record please?"

 

[BlueTsunami]

The Mooch has to be a work

 

[Jackpot]

"You’re an American citizen, this is a major catastrophe for the American country. So I’m asking you as an American patriot to give me a sense of who leaked it.”

He's never dealt with journalists, has he?

"I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you. Reince Priebus—if you want to leak something—he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.” The issue, he said, was that he believed Priebus had been worried about the dinner because he hadn’t been invited. “Reince is a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” Scaramucci said. He channelled Priebus as he spoke: “ ‘Oh, Bill Shine is coming in. Let me leak the fucking thing and see if I can cock-block these people the way I cock-blocked Scaramucci for six months.’ ” (Priebus did not respond to a request for comment.)

JFC

“The swamp will not defeat him,” he said, breaking into the third person.

Same signs of mental illness as Trump.

“What I want to do is I want to fucking kill all the leakers and I want to get the President’s agenda on track so we can succeed for the American people,” he told me.

What I want to do is I want to fucking kill all the leakers

I want to fucking kill

The Whitehouse Press Secretary.

 

[TetraGenesis]

This guy gonna be canned before he even starts?

Why would that happen? Trump loves this. Trump's psycho supporters love this. Things don't operate like they used to, haven't you noticed?

 

[mjp2417]

He couldn't even manage the most basic government-journalist interaction:

"Can we talk off the record please?"

From what Lizza is saying, The Mooch is totally cool with this being on the record

 

[TylerD]

This is an alternate fucking reality.

How the fuck did we go from the Obama White House to this fucking circus?

T R U M P!

We can't get distracted. This is all this man is. A worthless, giant cocaine fueled distraction.

Ding ding ding! A walking, shitting cocaine snorting loud mouth distraction.

 

[Otnopolit]

We can't get distracted. This is all this man is. A worthless, giant cocaine fueled distraction.

 

[Kusagari]

Mooch used to have a lot of views against what trump believes.

I honestly think he's playing a character here.

Well no shit.

Mooch might be high on crack but he's not actually stupid. This guy knows the way to Trump's heart is to suck up to him 24/7 and he's doing it better than anyone.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

GOP media strategist Rick Wilson

Bolivian Marching Powder.

This day is filled to the brim with great wordplay.

Edit: Trump has indeed turned politics into WWE-like entertainment television. The question is, will we keep voting them in because of our addiction to the idiocracy, or will we try to do better?

 

[BoboBrazil]

This guy isn't going to make it to his official start date.

Has to be cocaine , right ?

They moved his start day up. He officially started yesterday.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

From what Lizza is saying, The Mooch is totally cool with this being on the record

The second some crazy lunatic shoots a government official cause he thinks he's a "leaker"... yeesh.

 

[Kensation]

Mooch to issue a statement shortly. This should be good.

https://twitter.com/olivianuzzi/status/890693319239634948

"The interview was faked!!!! Whoever wrote the article should be shot!!!! SOMEONE SHOOT HIM!!!!"

 

[Username1198]

I love how Wolf is making him read the comments.

Yea, I can't expletive believe I'm watching this expletive live,l! LMexpletiveO

 

[Az]

Bolivian Marching Powder.

This day is filled to the brim with great wordplay.

That was a great line.

No pun intended

 

[clearestblue]

Dying at the communications director failing to say this is off the record. What a fucking maroon.

 

[JohnTinker]

Ari Gold is the WH Comms director.

 

[gdt]

This guy has the same position as Toby in the West Wing.

 

[sangreal]

Peter King defending it as locker room board room talk, shocking

 

[John Rabbit]

This is an alternate fucking reality.

How the fuck did we go from the Obama White House to this fucking circus?

Deep-seated bigotry from the religious right fermenting for about 30 years.

 

[Travo]

The movies based off of all this will be amazing. Holy shit.

Nobody in the future will believe its nonfiction.

 

[Imperfected]

Dying at the communications director failing to say this is off the record. What a fucking maroon.

The Mooch doesn't do "off the record", because whenever The Mooch speaks, records are about to be broken.

And whenever Moochie isn't on camera, everyone should be asking: where's Moochie?

 

[~Kinggi~]

This guy has the same position as Toby in the West Wing.

it hurts to watch West Wing now. I wish i was in my TV

 

[Dr.Acula]

From the New Yorker piece in the OP:

Scaramucci, who initiated the call, did not ask for the conversation to be off the record or on background.

That is so fucking glorious, oh my God. What a team of utter tools they have at the White House. Just complete rookies in every sense.

 

[RoKKeR]

GOP media strategist Rick Wilson

Rick Wilson's Twitter feed is gold.

 

[chadskin]

"Is this a good communications strategy?" - Wolf Blitzer 😂

 

[Conciliator]

well

i'll just say he's perfect for the Trump administration

 

[Mirk]

Nobody in the future will believe its nonfiction.

No in this post trump future people will be wondering why this was thought to be a big deal.

 

[Icolin]

Can't wait for the Scorsese/Scorsese-lite movie about all of this.

 

[Slime]

Mooch to issue a statement shortly. This should be good.

https://twitter.com/olivianuzzi/status/890693319239634948

I hope he says it was completely fabricated, and then the New Yorker releases the audio.

Or defends it as "locker room talk."

Or acts indignant that they released what he thought was a private conversation.

Or says something even crazier.

 

[TetraGenesis]

Bolivian Marching Powder.

This day is filled to the brim with great wordplay.

Edit: Trump has indeed turned politics into WWE-like entertainment television. The question is, will we keep voting them in because of our addiction to the idiocracy, or will we try to do better?

We're fucked.

 

[Suikoguy]

Rick Wilson's Twitter feed is gold.

The guy has stuck to his ideals when it comes to Trump. Can't say the same for 95% of Republicans.

 

[Garrett 2U]

"Is this a good communications strategy?" - Wolf Blitzer 😂

Whats more embarrassing is Pete King won't condemn the behavior.
Justifying it by saying that this is an "unorthodox" administration.

It is repulsive.

 

[Zolo]

https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/890697301789945857

Rosie Gray‏Verified account @RosieGray 5m5 minutes ago

Source close to Bannon and Scaramucci, to me: "It’s not a problem for [Mooch] because the president doesn't give a shit."

.

 

[Username1198]

Jeez Peter King defending the mooch.

Wow

"he's a tough guy, smart guy, unorthodox, the president want the mooch, let's see where it goes"

"The people like the moochs style""who cares what he says about bannon and preibus"

"he takes no prisoners"

"He said it in a moment of anger"

 

[ghostjoke]

A real life Malcolm Tucker. What a time to be alive.

 

[Dr.Acula]

"Reince Priebus—if you want to leak something—he’ll be asked to resign very shortly."

Dude, you just leaked that shit.

 

[BronsonLee]

https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/890697301789945857
.

I get the feeling he'll care if this dipshit fucks up