Scaramucci: I'm Going to Fire Everybody

[EasterJoy]

Asked how he planned to stop a tsunami of leaks that have plagued the new administration in its first six months, Scaramucci told reporters Tuesday at the White House: ‘I’m going to fire everybody! That’s how I’m going to do it!’
‘You’re either going to stop leaking or you’re going to get fired.’
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4729080/Scaramucci-warns-leakers-m-going-fire-everybody.html#ixzz4nsBy9JYW

I took exception to this quote:
‘Let’s say I’m firing Michael Short today. The fact that you guys know about it before he does really upsets me as a human being and as a Roman Catholic. You got that?’
‘So I should have the opportunity if I have to let somebody go to let the person go in a very humane, dignified way, and then the next thing is help the person get a job somewhere, ok? Because he probably has a family, right?’

When you are talking about what a great ethical person you are, just be ethical. Don’t crow about being a Roman Catholic. Do not imply that you’d treat someone worse if they didn’t have a family, either.

Try this:
‘Let’s say I’m firing Michael Short today. The fact that you guys know about it before he does really upsets me. You got that? I should have the opportunity if I have to let somebody go to let the person go in a very humane, dignified way, and then the next thing is help the person get a job somewhere, ok?’

Oh, and remember that James Comey was not given the courtesy concerning his firing that Scaramucci was implying was only decent. No, Comey was fired when he was out of town on FBI business, at a gathering of agents in LA.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Would it have sounded better if he had said “…as a Christian gentleman?” Or is it impermissible to mention one’s religious basis for one’s acts entirely?

 

[EasterJoy]

Would it have sounded better if he had said “…as a Christian gentleman?” Or is it impermissible to mention one’s religious basis for one’s acts entirely?

I’m not saying it is impermissible. I’m saying it makes him sound as if he’s holding himself up as some great example of a religious man. That is a not a wise tack to take.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

Eh, no worse than Tim Kaine touting his Catholicism while touting abortion rights.
All of these guys should just keep their faith separate from their business.

As for leakers, they deserve to get fired. If I leaked confidential information from any of my workplaces then I would have been fired immediately, There is nothing special about people just because their job happens to be at the White House of a president that many people don’t like.