Schmidt never fired anybody and there was no overruling. Steve Schmidt never spoke to Randy in that period of time. Randy Scheunemann was not fired. His e-mail was cut off and put back on.
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Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (R) is pictured with Randy Scheunemann, senior policy adviser for the McCain-Palin campaign, on September 30, 2008 in Sedona, Arizona preparing for her upcoming debate with Deomcratic counterpart Joseph Biden. Palin spent September 30th in Republican "boot camp" cramming for this week's vice presidential debate amid mounting concern over whether she is ready for a White House post and calls for her to quit the ticket. The first-term governor of Alaska will face off in St Louis, Missouri, on October 2nd against the Democratic vice presidential pick, veteran Senator Joseph Biden, in their sole clash ahead of the November 4 election. With some Republicans fearing a fiasco, the telegenic but inexperienced Palin is undergoing several days of intensive debate training at the Arizona ranch of presidential nominee John McCain.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (C), stands next to Cindy McCain (L), wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (D-AZ), and McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann (2nd R) listen from the audience to Sen. John McCain's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting September 25, 2008 in New York.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (C), sits with Cindy McCain (L), wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (D-AZ), and McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann (2nd R) at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting September 25, 2008 in New York.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (center), flaked by Cindy McCain (L), wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (D-AZ), and McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann (R) applaud Sen. John McCain's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting September 25, 2008 in New York City. Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain has said he was suspending his campaign and is seeking a postponement of the presidential debate to deal with the financial crisis.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (center), flaked by Cindy McCain (L), wife of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (D-AZ), and McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann (R) listen from the audience to Sen. John McCain's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting September 25, 2008 in New York City. Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain has said he was suspending his campaign and is seeking a postponement of the presidential debate to deal with the financial crisis.
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L), and McCain foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann (C) applaud during the Clinton Global Initiative meeting September 25, 2008 in New York City. Republican presidential nominee Arizona Senator John McCain has said he was suspending his campaign and is seeking a postponement of the presidential debate to deal with the financial crisis.
Randy Scheunemann, right, and Nicolle Wallace, advisers to Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listen as McCain speaks to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 in Birmingham, Mich. Scheunemann worked as a lobbyist for the government of Georgia, while advising McCain on foreign policy. For the duration of the campaign, Scheunemann is taking a leave of absence from the firm.
Schmidt never fired anybody and there was no overruling. Steve Schmidt never spoke to Randy in that period of time. Randy Scheunemann was not fired. His e-mail was cut off and put back on.
It also seems like the Obama campaign swung and missed when it tried to highlight McCain adviser Randy Scheunemann’s lobbying for Georgia.
Lots of people talk to John on foreign policy matters—not just Randy Scheunemann
Randy Scheunemann is a foreign-policy adviser to Senator McCain, and he is on leave from Orion Strategies. We have no further comment
Randy Scheunemann is a friend of mine and I think he did a good job. I talked to him, but I talked to a lot of people at the campaign.