Video: The Carville circus comes to town
posted at 8:57 am on January 10, 2008 by Bryan
First stop, Larry King Live to duel with Obama consultant David Axelrod. A vote for Hillary brings Carville and his fellow henchmen back to power. Not that they ever really left.
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I was missing James, glad he’s back…always am excited when the circus comes into town, and James is the head clown. Let’s see how many clowns of his climbs out of his car.
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The first clown was this one: Obama and his “Chicago style street politics”. Setting him up as a tough street guy, against a girl.
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James is good.
right2bright on January 10, 2008 at 9:04 AM
Just go away!!!
Thursby on January 10, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Henchmen and thugs the lot of them. Be gone foul demons!
bbz123 on January 10, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Say what you want about Carville…the man’s a deft political operative on a par with Karl Rove.
Evil genius.
flipflop on January 10, 2008 at 9:10 AM
The African American community is about to find out how sincere the Clintons have always been about “raising up” black people. They’re going to play the race card endlessly, always pretending that they aren’t. This is going to be a fun show to watch. I hope it runs for some time.
Sugar Land on January 10, 2008 at 9:12 AM
I have to admit, Carville seems like a guy I wouldn’t mind having a few bourbons with. He’s uber smart and knows a slue of one-liners.
Please don’t stone me.
natesnake on January 10, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Carville knows how to verbally slice an oponent to pieces. He must have learned that in the Marines.
natesnake on January 10, 2008 at 9:15 AM
James is a
goodgoon.right2bright on January 10, 2008 at 9:04 AM
There – we fixed that !
OBX Pete on January 10, 2008 at 9:17 AM
It doesn’t take a genius, to secure 43% of the vote.
Thursby on January 10, 2008 at 9:17 AM
James is back? I thought when Frodo threw him into the fire with the ring at Mordor that the lava consumed him.
Crap.
Go Fred!
RobertInAustin on January 10, 2008 at 9:18 AM
I still can’t figure out how he ended up with Mary Matalin,I always thought she had more sense than that.
oldsalt on January 10, 2008 at 9:19 AM
David Axelrod, meet the Clinton big leagues. If Obama has ever worn socks that don’t match, they can make it into a campaign commercial.
And if it gets Hillary to the general, James, by all means fire away.
amerpundit on January 10, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Wasn’t Carville one of the guys chasing Will Smith around in ‘I Am Legend’? Good to see him getting out more…
Lssu91 on January 10, 2008 at 9:24 AM
The message that Carville wanted to drive home was that Barak Obama was associated with the what many consider the most corrupt political machine in U.S. History.
“CHICAGO” he reiterated it ad nauseam.
“Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”"Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”"Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”"Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”"Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”"Ruff and tumble Chicago politics”
Passive aggressive?
TheSitRep on January 10, 2008 at 9:27 AM
John Kerry endorses the Messiah.
Breaking from Fox news.
csdeven on January 10, 2008 at 9:28 AM
Returning the two hitmen is not going to help Hitlary. It’s simply another reminder of the past and how she is anything other than an agent of change.
drjohn on January 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM
You say that as if anyone here was planning to vote for She-That-Must-Not-Be-Named-Lest-You-Get-A-Queezy-Feeling-For-The-Rest-Of-The-Day (STMNBNLYGAQFFTROTD).
Frozen Tex on January 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Chicago corruption is about the same as Clinton corruption- it has just been around longer.
Valiant on January 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM
“It’s about lifting up each other.” When has the democrat party ever lifted someone up besides to reach into another’s wallet. All I see are two campaigns consumed by patronage and pap.
By the way, does anyone think that Carville ever went off the payroll?
regal on January 10, 2008 at 9:30 AM
My Prrrecioussssss Clintonssssses……
Frozen Tex on January 10, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Did I hear Carville say, “I don’t know what you have against the Clinton presidency, was it the PIECE or the prosperity.
Frodoian Slip.
Axelrod missed the opportunity for comeback line of the year.
fogw on January 10, 2008 at 9:36 AM
me hopey this goes on til… oh, Oct 31st.
Griz on January 10, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Introducing the thin veil of tacit racism, as some predicted.
regal on January 10, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Oh joy, Carville’s back. Guess that means we can also expect Begala to show his brow any day now.
pilamaye on January 10, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Larry: “Are you involved with the campaign?”
Carville: “I’m friendly with the campaign…”
What exactly is “friendly” with the campaign?
JetBoy on January 10, 2008 at 9:43 AM
I thought Golem was burned alive in lava in “The Return of the King”?
madmonkphotog on January 10, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Friendly, ya know, like ripping an opponent’s heart out with a grin on his face.
fogw on January 10, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Carville is an embarrassment-if the Clintons were able to feel embarrassed, they should be for bringing Carville back into a campaign. As others have noted,it tosses out the Hillary agent of change meme. Agent of change back to the failed admin of her husband is more like it.
Doug on January 10, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Sweet! The more they stab each other in public, the more footage the RNC has to play back in the General election. (But that sword can cut both ways.)
Dingbat63 on January 10, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Despite his fascination with Batman figurines and the fact that he looks like he was sired during the love scene in Deliverence, I like Carville.
He’s a foul mouthed, hard drinking, dirty politics playing, blood thirstiest, shoot fistiest, most wostiest, riff raffenest riff that ever riffed a raff.
I’d love to hoist a few coldies and swap sea stories with him, wouldn’t want to run against one of his clients though.
Alden Pyle on January 10, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Ahh, but he’s no MC Rove
JetBoy on January 10, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Despite his fascination with Batman figurines and the fact that he looks like he was sired during the love scene in Deliverence, I like Carville.
Thank you Alden (Paul Begala) Pyle !
OBX Pete on January 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Heh, a good part of that was lifted from Yosemite Sam when he was explaining to Bugs Bunny who he was in “Seagoing Sam”.
Alden Pyle on January 10, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Aaahhh, how I’ve missed that evil-eyed squint, that extra-terrestrial accent. Good to have you back, James. Do your party proud, huh? ;)
“It’s a war, Larry! It’s a war! Bill Clinton against the invaders, trying to kill you with second-hand smoke and lil’ kindergartners who they’ll burn down your house playin’ with matches and lighters as Ken Starr flies around in a space ship!”
Jockolantern on January 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Where’s the frickin’ edit feature when I need one?
“Bill Clinton versus the invaders from Mars, trying to…”
Jockolantern on January 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
James Carville on January 8, 2008:
“Fox was, is and will continue to be an asinine and ignorant network. I have not spoken to anyone in the Clinton campaign about this. I have not done domestic political consulting since President Clinton was elected. I’m not getting back into domestic political consulting. If I do go back, it would be safe to say that I’m the biggest liar in America.”
’nuff said.
Dorvillian on January 10, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Bringing Carville back says more about the state of the Clinton campaign than anything.
eanax on January 10, 2008 at 10:59 AM
“that’s what’s driving this recession”
Welcome to Crazyworld.
SlimyBill on January 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
“it would be safe to say that I’m the biggest liar in America.”
That secret’s out.
SlimyBill on January 10, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Poor Mary Matalin.
AubieJon on January 10, 2008 at 11:47 AM
that man is entertaining
Drunk Report on January 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Carville’s name popped into my head when Will Smith had him hanging upside down. What a creature. LOL
inviolet on January 10, 2008 at 1:20 PM
I’m in need of some meds after that…phew.
I almost forgot Jimmy Cahville, then this clip reminded me of his humble and tragic origin. His parents were gators from the Lou-si-annah swamp and he has had nothing but bad luck since he hatched and his daddy almost ate him.
We must avert our eyes and have pity for this side-show freak.
Christine on January 10, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Actually, that completely degrades side show freaks to compare Jimmy to those who are truly worthy of sympathy. I take it back and say instead: we must have pity for this Clinton handiwipe. He sold his soul long ago and has no choice in what he does or says.
Christine on January 10, 2008 at 1:34 PM
sympathy AND admiration
Christine on January 10, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Somehow it never seems to me that Carville uses words to express an idea, let alone to persuade, so much as a bludgeon to beat people over the head with. After awhile an opponent doesn’t so much lose the argument, as they get worn out from the shouting. This is apparent not only in his books, but in his talk show appearances. I can’t imagine him as the “brains” behind any administration, so much as the “cheerleader.” Not that he hasn’t served his usefulness. But sooner or later, an administration succeeds on its ideas, not its comic relief.
I really don’t think Carville ever won a genuine debate in his entire career. After all, debates tend to have rules, and require a burden of proof.
manwithblackhat on January 10, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Huh. I sat right across the aisle from Axelrod on a flight from Boston to Chicago yesterday afternoon. (Who wants to touch me? Who wants to f***ing touch me?) Didn’t know who he was at the time, but he was loudly talking into a cell phone before we left the gate about how somebody (in retrospect, he had to mean the Obamessiah) was a little disappointed, but that’s the nature of presidential politics. I noted his name on the front of the binder he was looking at.
Wish I’d known who he was; I would have figured out a way to screw with him a little.
Alex_SF on January 10, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Lest there be some of y’all that don’t know James…he would go to work tomorrow for B.Obama if the price was right. James Carville’ is in this thing for the money and the prestige that it give him…BUT…the money comes first.
DoctorDentons on January 10, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Wasn’t Carville one of the guys chasing Will Smith around in ‘I Am Legend’? Good to see him getting out more…
Lssu91 on January 10, 2008 at 9:24 AM
That was great. :) :) :)
Theophile on January 10, 2008 at 6:34 PM
I’ve said it dozens..hundreds of times over the past 15 years on many a site….Why,oh why do the tinfoil hatted leftist loons always look like this? For goodness sake, you can see every evil thing in the world they believe in, in their faces, in particular Carville’s. He looks sick. I hope he’s not for Mary’s sake, but he looks awfully anorexic, tired and old. You are not welcome back in my world.
sharinlite on January 10, 2008 at 7:06 PM