CNN: Sources: McCain aide fired for 'trashing' staff

CNN ^ | 11-05-2008

[My Favorite Headache]

One of the aides tells CNN that campaign manager Rick Davis fired Scheunemann after determining that he had been in direct contact with journalists spreading "disinformation" about campaign aides, including Nicolle Wallace and other officials.

"He was positioning himself with Palin at the expense of John McCain's campaign message," said one of the aides.

[org.whodat]

Backbiting!!!

[RadioCirca1970]

Randy Scheunemann= PR hack. The fact that he is considered a Foreign Policy advisor, is disturbing.

[RadioCirca1970]

Randy Scheunemann= PR hack. The fact that he is considered a Foreign Policy adviser, is disturbing.

[Chet 99]

Good lord, the media is now kicking a man in the ribs who has already been knocked unconscious. Mercy, mercy.

[A message]

He was positioning himself with Palin at the expense of John McCain's campaign message,"

If I recall, McCain's message was roll over and play dead.

[Colonel_Flagg]

"He was positioning himself with Palin at the expense of John McCain's campaign message," said one of the aides.

So what exactly was John McCain's campaign message, anyway?

[reasonisfaith]

I’m with Palin. The rest are losers.

[mosquewatch]

cnn can drop dead. The only person McCain should have been trashing is the commie bum in office soon. He didn't do that because he was all cannon and NO BALLS.

I'm sick of this crap the so called "Republican Party" caving in all the damn time.

Just of note, Condi , Powell are turncoats. I have no respect for either of them. Not because of skin color, because they are jelly fish.

[chiller]

Does that mean he was supporting Palin and sticking up for her. And that it wasn’t well received because it was contrary to Mac’s positions. I can see it.

[Lady GOP]

Jay Severin's Radio Show from Today

[glock rocks]

Similar to Bob Dole’s, as far as I can tell.

[pissant]

What a frickin bunch of loose lipped, sniping pansies. They deserved to get trounced.

[appleharvey]

If I recall, McCain's message was roll over and play dead.

And hey, it worked!

[Vision]

So what exactly was John McCain's campaign message, anyway?

"My Friends."

[omega4179]

Change?
He agreed with Obummer on Amnesty,Wall St “greed” and global warming.

[LS]

Last night I'm watching these "calls" with zero real votes tabulated and I'm thinking "They're going to have to back out of PA! That can't be right. We know for a fact the red areas turned out." So I'm waiting and hoping for some fight.

Here comes that lame Nicole Wallace and says, "Obviously we'd hoped the PA numbers would be better!"

Wrong damn answer at that point of the night. You say,

"THESE NUMBERS ARE FREAKIN' WRONG, WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS STATE, AND IF YOU BUY MICHAEL BARONE'S SLIMY EARLY CALLS, THEN YOU'RE A FOOL!"

If you're losing, what do you care if you have to later go out and say, "Yes, we lost PA?" Big deal!

[My Favorite Headache]

lol

[dbz77]

Similar to Bob Dole’s, as far as I can tell.

With John Kerry's style.

[IMissPresidentReagan]

I’m with anyone who was with Palin.

[Zhang Fei]

McCain really abused Palin during this presidential election. He had her do a lot of stupid things that undermined her image without improving his electoral prospect. McCain the man is a wonderful person. But it is long past time for McCain the politician to stroll into the sunset.

[shhrubbery!]

The way I read this:

Scheunemann = good guy

[Crimson Elephant]

I guess McCain’s campaign really was a disaster.

Well, Reagan had a great 2 campaigns, Bush 41 had one. Then a disaster. Clinton had 2 good campaigns with a Dole disaster and then Gore had a disaster with Bush having a brilliant campaign. Then Kerry Imploded and Bush survived. Now the Dems get a great campaign and the GOP imploded.

The problem I see is that the Dems are so blinded by Zer0 that they are bound to run a good campaign in 2012 while the GOP campaign people are busy with mutally assured destruction.

Has ANY GOP person besides Rove run a really good campaign lately? I actually don’t think Schmidt did too bad with the crap they were handed, they would have won without the bailout crash IMO, but he is probably toast now. Although the campaign is looking worse in retrospect by the day.

I hope Jindal has a good right hand man picked out. Palin is going to have a hard time finding people she can trust IMO.

With Romney likely toast, looks like Jindal in the pole position with Palin 2 carlengths back. Is there anyone else who can pull onto the lead lap?

[Doohickey]

I don’t know how you can stand to give CNN ratings after they’ve just pulled a “Deliverance” on this country.

[Earthdweller]

Yea...like I'm gonna believe the commie news network now. LOL!

[Shermy]

“So what exactly was John McCain’s campaign message, anyway?”

He didn’t have one. It’s his aides fault.

But they want to be hired again in the future. So they want to be able to say “Palin’s fault,” not their own.

[arichtaxpayer]

Watch that finger!

[sirchtruth]

So what exactly was John McCain's campaign message, anyway?

I thought it might have been this:

"I guarantee you that two weeks from now you'll see that this has been a very close race and I guarantee you I'm going to win it."

[dfwgator]

Is there anyone else who can pull onto the lead lap?

I don't care much for the guy, but you can't rule out Rick Perry.

[timestax]

[PhiKapMom]

There are some good campaign people out there and there are some really bad consultants.

If I was going to run a campaign I would pay the money and have Ed Goeas run my campaign like he did for Congresswoman Mary Fallin. She had a campaign manager but Ed was the consultant who called the shots.

[SunkenCiv]

Rick Davis fired Scheunemann after determining that he had been in direct contact with journalists spreading "disinformation" about campaign aides

This story is a continuation of the partisan media shill attacks on Governor Palin.

[A Strict Constructionist]

With friends like his who needs enemies is very appropriate.

[timestax]

[TheZMan]

“Rick Perry”

HELL NO.

[rfp1234]

Just of note, Condi , Powell are turncoats. I have no respect for either of them. Not because of skin color, because they are jelly fish.

IMHO, both of them were always pro-affirmative action, pro-abortion RINOs long before GWB appointed them to office.

[visualops]

I heard Condi today talking about how proud she was as an “african-american” and I thought geez louise Condi, they were calling you and powell uncle toms and all that not too long ago. I guess all is forgiven now. Sheesh.

[timestax]

[BallyBill]

Next we will hear Palin has mutinied and become a Pirate commandeering the USS Republican.

[Navy Patriot]

Senior campaign officials blame Schuenemann specifically for stories about the way Wallace and chief campaign strategist Steve Schmidt mishandled Palin's rollout

Of course Nicolle Wallace and chief campaign strategist Steve Schmidt did grossly mishandle Palin's rollout, but RINO losers like those two and McCain have their fweelings hurt by the truth.

McCain DESERVED to lose, he worked hard for it

[bigbob]

Wonder if this is the big deal O’Reilly is teasing about - “why the put Palin on ice”...

[DemonDeac]

“So what exactly was John McCain’s campaign message, anyway?”

I don’t know. I don’t even know if John knows.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

I tend to question these MSM reports about troubles within the McCain campaign. Keep in mind MSM wants to distract people from their failure to vet Obama. What better way to brainwash the public as to why McCain lost, then to say McCain lost because of disagreements among the people in the campaign.

For myself I believe it is difficult for either party to have a longterm Senator or Representative as their nominee. Those Senators or Representatives have had to compromise too many times to get a piece of legislation passed.

Every compromise becomes a skeleton in their closet that will be used against them in a Presidential Election.

[rfp1234]

With Romney likely toast, looks like Jindal in the pole position with Palin 2 carlengths back. Is there anyone else who can pull onto the lead lap?

Mark Sanford can bring home the bacon.

[rfp1234]

Cavuto’s evil bearded twin?

[LiveFree99]

I thought that McCain’s main message was that Obama was a fine family man with many accomplishments and Americans had nothing to fear from him as President.

[timestax]

CNN LIES - it's getting around!

[Brimack34]

Palin Has to write a book Detailing what happened to her on the campaign and in the media. It would be a best seller and clear her name. Plus detail her real positions.

[lonestar]

McCain was Obama lite.