James Carville isn't happy with the pace of his party's convention and questions why his party isn't fighting harder.
Carville, a CNN contributor and political adviser for former President Bill Clinton, appeared on CNN's August 26 "American Morning" and called the first night of the Democratic Party "wasted."
CARVILLE: "[The Ted Kennedy speech] was a great moment, absolutely. But other stuff was wasted. There was no message that came out of here. Look, this is the fifth night in a row that we've had a Democratic convention since George W. Bush, the most disastrous, incompetent and corrupt administration we've had in modern American history and we haven't put it front and center. I am at loss..."
Carville said they should have had speakers attacking the status quo and leadership under the Bush administration.
CARVILLE: "They should have had speakers up there saying, ‘Excuse me, but there's a sense of urgency in the country. Excuse me, but this administration has taken this country that was the most ascendant nation since ancient Rome and run it in the ditch. Excuse me, but the surplus is gone. We have a deficit. Look what happens to health care costs. Look what's happened to energy costs. Look what's happening in income growth in this country. I heard none of that last night.'"
However, Carville failed to recognize that under Bush, the country experienced an unprecedented 52 straight weeks of job growth. And although the economy has faltered somewhat as of late, Carville also failed to mention the downturn came about under a Democratic-controlled Congress, which took power in early 2007.
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"..the most disastrous,
August 26, 2008 - 10:12 ET by KJ_sez"..the most disastrous, incompetent and corrupt administration we've had in modern American history..."
He forgot to add: "...with the exception of Wilson, FDR, JFK, LBJ, Carter, and Clinton."
This rant is coming from a
August 26, 2008 - 12:45 ET by mattmThis rant is coming from a person who was intimately connected to the Clinton-Whitewater-Travelgate-Nannygate-Cattle futures - Vince Foster - Johnny Chung - Buddhist Temple fundraising - IMPEACHMENT...
Helllloooooo! Serpenthead, your insanity is showing.
BTW - This guy reminds me of Gollum.
It shows how far CNN has
August 26, 2008 - 10:32 ET by Hunter12It shows how far CNN has fallen when they allow this partisan hack to appear as a commentator. He's rewriting history as he speaks. The current problems this nation faces are a direct result of the failures of his corrupt president, the most corrupt as history will show. It wasn't the sexual escapades that allowed 9/11, it was the lack of a firm hand and an administartion that ran by polls. If it looked like it wouldn't be popular, it wasn't done.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
I wonder
August 26, 2008 - 10:52 ET by Nortonalechow that angry thing is working for him. I am really over all that angry screaming crap that the libs have been treating us with for the last few years. Go to your room James! You are in timeout!
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."~David St. Hubbins
Of course he could/would
August 26, 2008 - 11:30 ET by athoughtor2Of course he could/would only do this on a station that believes what Carville is saying. If he tried to say that on Fox or even MSNBC with Scarborough he would be taken to task to prove his statements. Once again it's the process of saying something enough where you actually believe it regardless of the facts.
Oh, it's just Carville.
August 26, 2008 - 11:21 ET by Saint ZeroHe's like a pit bull. They're fine as long as they're in a cage away from normal people. If you let him out, however, you have problems. Someone let him off the chain, and he ranted about his favorite topic for a couple of minutes.
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Engaging in a little
August 26, 2008 - 11:33 ET by dscottEngaging in a little Projection are we Carville? From the man who was part of the Clinton admin whose incompetence inspired 911, I think you have some nerve to talk. Osama Bin Laden said so.
For the record, Jimmy Carter was thee worst President of the 20th Century. Remember the misery index???? We can also thank him for Mullahs of Iran. Boy what a success story that was...
No wonder GOP admins have to spend so much time cleaning up the messes of the Dems when they come into office. And of course we're the bad guys when it comes time to pay the cost of the clean up.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
x
August 26, 2008 - 11:32 ET by serfer62People attack with their weakness;
a thief will accuse you of stealing
a Kommiecrat will accuse you of administrative disaster...
Corporal Cueball
August 26, 2008 - 11:46 ET by gkm1959I was watching Primary Colors last night on HBO and it is just vivid reminder of the swine and his “wife” this paid hack used to work for
Here is a message to Carville and his former client in the form of a Martin Sheen movie quote,
"I don't go to bed with no whore and I don't wake up with no whore. That's how I live with myself. I don't know how you do it?"
Me thinks
August 26, 2008 - 11:49 ET by bigpapaSkeletor needs a drink and some prozac!!!
NOBAMA 08 !!!
Most corrupt?
August 26, 2008 - 12:06 ET by JTPWasn't YOUR boss impeached?
"I need more cowbell!" SNL
Carville was tired from the olympics
August 26, 2008 - 12:32 ET by Tidy Bowl ManI think Carville is what he is, a Democrat full of hate and loathing. Allthough i thought he was great on our Olympic sand volleyball team..........
The Dems have made a strategic error
August 26, 2008 - 12:57 ET by c5thenMost of the democrats that I hear on the MSM are making a case for their party vs G.W Bush. They have chosen to try and make this election not about individuals but about "the party". Meanwhile the Republicans are trying to make the election about the individual, and trying to down-play the party angle. Two completely different strategies.
It makes sense in a way because the liberals have always tried to shift the focus to the group and away from the individual, while conservatives have always focused on the individual, divorced from whatever 'group' they are associated with.
I think that in the end, Presidential elections are ALWAYS about the person, not the party that they have been nominated by.
Carvel is fighting against the last enemy.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
carville is so over the top
August 26, 2008 - 16:09 ET by clyde_mcarville is so over the top that if he said that W did the right thing on anything it wouldn't register on me until several blogs wrote about it. i gloss over his words in the same fashion i do ads in a newspaper.
the boy is just a junkyard dog. he barks at every little noise. we all just learn to stay away from his fence.
i've often wondered through which trailer park bill clinton dragged a five-dollar bill and caught this animal ...
ET's Rant
August 26, 2008 - 19:07 ET by hgabrahamsonCarville, aside from being a Numero Uno AH, is a pretty decent political strategist and he, like axelrod, know swhat M T Suit's (AKA BHO) campaign is all about..avoiding any discussion of obamadinejad's qualifications, positions, background, accomplishments, etc. The world tour didn't work, the convention isn't working, even Edwards didn't work. So they just rant and rave about any nonsense, to avoid in depth reveiw of BHO. It ain't working.
Difference of Opinion is what makes a Horse Race
I am so sick of looking at
August 26, 2008 - 19:12 ET by bigtimerI am so sick of looking at and listening to Carville's mug and mouth.
Wished he'd busy himself elsewhere like dragging a ten dollar bill through a trailer court....do us all a favor.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh