Scheunemann advising Palin for 'wide-ranging' Hong Kong talk

Politico ^ | Aept. 22, 2009 | Ben Smith

[Al B.]

John McCain's campaign foreign policy advisor, Randy Scheunemann, has emerged as an advisor to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as she attempts to build a serious public profile and begins to build a network of aides and advisors typical of a national politician.

Scheunemann confirmed this evening that he's with Palin in Hong Kong, where she is delivering a paid speech at a conference hosted by the brokerage house CLSA, which has in the past heard keynotes from Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

His presence offers a clue as to who in the McCain orbit has survived a bitter set of post-campaign recriminations, and suggests that this won't be an anodyne foreign policy address, and one source familiar with it says it'll be a wide-ranging talk encompassing everything from the financial crisis, health care, and energy to Afghanistan and policy toward China and the entire East Asian region.

Scheunemann been a sharp critic of many aspects of Obama's approach, most recently scoffing at what he described as a "unilateral preemptive concession" to Russia on missile defense bases in Eastern Europe. Scheunemann, an early supporter of the Iraq war, is prominent in the hawkish, internationalist, neo-conservative wing of the party's foreign policy thought, and his place beside Palin also offers a bit of a clue as to the direction in which her vaguely-defined foreign policy views are likely to develop.

[Al B.]

Two other Republican foreign policy hands, , worked on the speech as well, I'm told: AEI China expert Dan Blumenthal and former McCain advisor Kim Daniels

[Al B.]

Two other Republican foreign policy hands, , worked on the speech as well, I'm told: AEI China expert Dan Blumenthal and former McCain advisor Kim Daniels

This was also a quote from the article.

[4rcane]

“unilateral preemptive concession”

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Scheunemann was the one McCain staffer who stood up for Sarah when Steve Schmidt, Rick Davis, and Nicole Wallace were all dumping on her. That Scheunemann is currently with Sarah in Hong Kong speaks volumes about what really happened behind the scenes during the campaign and when Schmidt fired him.

[Al B.]

The speech is scheduled for 12:30 AM EST tonight.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Check the comments below the story...a bunch of those idiots need to be smacked.

[Balding_Eagle]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[dools007]

If Sarah doesn’t come out of this looking like world class material I’ll eat my hat.

Let’s see the media ingore her now. I think she is a lip-stick wearing mountain lion. Compared to her Onada is gonna look like the Marxist chump change he is.

[Bigg Red]

Scheunemann was the one McCain staffer who stood up for Sarah...

^^^
Thank you for the info; I was getting worried that Sarah was in with some more bad eggs.

[Ben Ficklin]

NeoCons and TheoCons

[theFIRMbss]

>AEI China expert Dan Blumenthal
>>NeoCons and TheoCons

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AEI scholars are considered to be some of the leading architects of the second Bush administration's public policy. More than twenty AEI scholars and fellows served either in a Bush administration policy post or on one of the government's many panels and commissions...

AEI at Wikipedia
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Let's hope that Sarah
does better with these people
than Bush ever did.

[Clyde5445]

I just hope Sarah posts the speech on FB. I have a feeling a lot of her supporters will be rather unhappy if she doesn’t I know I will be.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

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[theFIRMbss]

>former McCain advisor Kim Daniels [?]
>>NeoCons and TheoCons

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Kimberly Daniels was the fastest female sprinter in junior college in the nation and in the military around the world. Later, she was spiraled into a lifestyle of prostitution and drugs. Since the miraculous intervention of Jesus in her life, she shares her testimony globally. She is a graduate of Florida State University where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology. Kim’s educational efforts have also blessed her with a Master’s Degree in Christian Education and a Doctorate in Christian Counseling. Kim’s ministry endeavors have taken her to countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Croatia, Japan, Germany, Canada, Trinidad, Barbados, Bahamas, South Africa, England, Costa Rica and many more. She is the author of eight books; Against All Odds, From a Mess to a Miracle, Clean House Strong House, Delivered to Destiny, Give It Back!, Inside Out, More than Just the Catch and Prayer that Bring Change. She is currently working on her ninth book on Women of Warfare. Clean House Strong House is noted as a Best Seller and was nominated for the Christian Retailer’s Choice Award under the charismatic category. Kim also writes columns for Charisma Magazine, one of the largest Christian periodicals in the world. Kim currently spearheads a coalition of over 20,000 intercessors called Commanders of the Morning. She and her husband, Ardell, have six children. They travel internationally with the commitment to bring apostolic truth to the body of Christ. KDMI, Kimberly Daniels Ministries International

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When Pat Robertson
ran for president, the press
gave him a tough time.

The press already
is against Sarah. If she
builds an End Times theme

into her speechs
the press might even find ways
to give her more hell.

[yongin]

Those idiots are jealous of Sarah. They are puzzled on why any organization would pay top dollar to hear Sarah speak.

[Al B.]

The Kim Daniels that is assisting in Palin’s speech is a DC lawyer. Nice try.

[theFIRMbss]

>The Kim Daniels that is assisting in Palin’s speech is a DC lawyer. Nice try.

Thanks for the update.
That's why I put the question
on my post's heading.

This Kim Daniels has
been outspoken in fighting
against Obama.

[theFIRMbss]

>The Kim Daniels that is assisting in Palin’s speech is a DC lawyer. Nice try.

Do you have a link
to any background info
on the right Daniels?

Is it this Daniels,
who was (is?) an attorney
for Thomas More Law?

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Confirm Estrada, NRO, 2003, " Kim Daniels is an attorney with the Thomas More Law Center"

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Ping to #11 on this latest thread on Sarah's Hong Kong speech.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Yes, that is the correct Kim Daniels, the lawyer with the Thomas More Law Center.