Carville likens Rand Paul’s drone concerns to birthers, evolution and global warming deniers

Daily Caller ^ | 03/08/2013 | Jeff Poor

[Responsibility2nd]

On MSNBC’s “The ED Show” on Thursday, former Clinton adviser James Carville explained why he was not on board with Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s protestations of the Obama administration’s drone policy.

According to Carville, Paul’s concerns that a drone could strike an American citizen on U.S. soil were similar to those who believe in birtherism and deny evolution and global warming.

“Let’s remember, this is a party that vast numbers — vast numbers believe that the president was not born in the United States,” Carville said. “Vast numbers think that the earth is 5,000 years old, that dinosaurs and people occupied the earth at the same time. Vast numbers deny climate change. I mean, they’ve got people like preppers and birthers and God knows whatnot over there.”

[cblue55]

How in the world does Mary Matalin co-habitate and raise children with Carville? One of life’s most perplexing questions, if you ask me.

[rawcatslyentist]

Harrison J Bounell isn’t NBC either!

[hadaclueonce]

who hell is a Carville?

is that the guy who had a cameo role in the Larry Flint movie?

just saying he would sell his soul for a donut.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I would not hold Carville to human standards. He supports what he is paid to support, and he supports the Democrat agenda because no Republican would pay him squat.

If Obama announced that all Jews were to be put into camps, he would not only wholeheartedly agree with the decision, but also angrily complain that it was no big deal.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

This is what the McCains and Grahams of the world fear most - “Oh no, they are making fun of me!” Let’s see how Rand handles it.

[Blue Collar Christian]

Yeah, well, there’s that...

[SunkenCiv]

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