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Have the Democrats wasted the first night of the convention? Yes, says Democratic Strategist and CNN contributor James Carville. Speaking on CNN, Carville said the party was too soft in its attacks on John McCain Monday night — the same mistake, Carville says, Democrats made at the 2004 convention. "You haven't heard about Iraq or John McCain or George W. Bush ..."

Hillary Clinton won among white voters in West Virginia by a 67-26% margin. Pretty lopsided. Then again, that's nearly an even split compared to the 90+ percent of black votes Barack Obama's been racking up in state after state. So who does Diane Sawyer suggest should reject race-based votes? Senator 90+? Nope. James Carville was Sawyer's guest during the GMA's opening half-hour today. DIANE SAWYER: I want to talk about the fact that 20% of the voters coming out of the West Virginia race said race was in fact a factor in their vote, and of those Senator Clinton won...

A youtube video surfaced today[video no longer availablelive leak video below fold] supposedly showing a vid made in 1992 of James Carville, George Stephanopolous, and Mickey Kantor conferring over polling results for Indiana.

Just when you thought the conflagration over James Carville's Judas analogy might be dying down, here comes Derrick Z. Jackson to pour some gasoline on the flames with a return-fire Judas shot of his own. Readers will recall that when Bill Richardson endorsed Obama, Clinton-fan Carville chose Good Friday to say: Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic." Offered the chance to apologize or withdraw his remarks, the cantankerous Cajun declined, choosing instead to rub in his remarks:...

At Dallas event, Democratic strategist Carville takes aim at Cornyn08:18 AM CDT on Wednesday, March 26, 2008By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News dmichaels@dallasnews.com James Carville came to Dallas on Tuesday and deployed his sharp wit against Texas Sen. John Cornyn, taking the aim off fellow Democrats who don't support Hillary Rodham Clinton in the strident presidential contest. Mr. Carville, a political strategist and Clinton confidant, hasn't backed away from his comparison of Bill Richardson, former Bill Clinton Cabinet secretary, to Judas for endorsing Barack Obama. At a forum at SMU, he mocked criticism of Democratic infighting, boosted Democratic...

Three voices of the Clinton campaign, three distinctly different takes on its fortunes. James Carville is candid about the pickle Hillary's in: win Texas and Ohio or go home. Hillary, true to form, utterly dodges the question as to whether those are must-win states. Ah, but there's always Terry McAuliffe. The proud graduate of the Baghdad Bob School of Flackery this morning declared that he's "more confident than he's ever been" about winning the nomination. Carville, appearing on last night's Larry King, couldn't have been more succinct. LARRY KING: If Hillary loses Texas or Ohio, is it over? JAMES CARVILLE:...

Let's play a Wednesday night game of WIARHSI: What If a Republican Had Said It? What if a top GOP consultant compared Barack Obama to a "dog"? James Carville, who acknowledged he was serving as an unpaid consultant to the Clinton campaign, used the metaphor on tonight's Larry King. View video here.

For Democrats, things rarely get much better than this. In 2008, they’ll be running to succeed an unpopular incumbent, against an opposition that has rarely been more disorganized or dispirited. Polls show a Democratic advantage on major issues nearly across the board. Amid all these favorable signs, it’s only natural that some of the party’s top strategists would be pondering the same question: Wonder how we’ll screw it up this time? “We are a little bit of a shellshocked political party. We somehow or another always figure out a way to blow it,” Democratic strategist James Carville said. “Democrats have...

A Laguna Beach investment firm filed a lawsuit against Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu on Friday, claiming he defrauded investors out of at least $23 million and required them to donate to Democratic candidates. According to the lawsuit filed by Briar Wood Investments, Hsu persuaded the company's operator to do business with him by taking him to star-studded Democratic Party events. There, the 56-year-old Hong Kong native was praised by New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown and others, the lawsuit said. As a condition of doing business with the fundraiser, Hsu directed investors to make contributions...

James Carville is quoted in the original NewsMax story, "We have to constantly remind people of the stakes involved, and the choice they have." (see Orignial NewsMax Story) I couldn't agree more, James! Here's our contribution to your efforts. This is a compilation of my favorites from original thread posted by 2ndDivisionVet plus a number of my own. Vote Democrat: You'll Look Great in a Burqa. Democrats: Pandering to anyone who'll vote for us since 1932. Democrats: Just Win, baby! Vote Democrat: Have it our way! Democrats: We cry harder! Vote Democrat: The antidote for civilization. The Democratic Party: The...

Democratic operative James "Serpenthead" Carville (not to be confused with fake Republican Michael "Serpenthead" Chertoff) has announced a contest for the best bumper sticker slogan for Democrats in the '08 Election. Bakersfield Radio Host Jaz McKay (on whose show I appear every Thursday at 4:05 Eastern/1:05 Pacific) talked about this on his show, yesterday. Since I desperately wanted to enter this all-important competition, I asked David Lunde to create this bumper sticker (thanks to the Elton John song for inspiration), and I humbly say, I think it's the BEST! Your car and bodice can soon sport this design. Look for...

Political pundit James Carville has sent out a mass e-mail on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee seeking "the bumper sticker slogan that will carry us through the 2008 elections.” Carville – lead strategist for Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign – said the slogan will be used on the DSCC’s Web site, on campaign literature and on the "bumpers of jalopies from coast to coast.” The e-mail to presumed Democratic supporters states: "We need a turn of phrase that really jumps out and tells you right off the bat what this election is all about. In 1992, it...

If Karl Rove was responsible for dividing America and shredding the Constitution – heady achievements for a political consultant – inquiring minds want to know: Who is the liberal Karl Rove? And since the answer is obviously, “There isn’t one,” perhaps we can glean something from asking why.

Democratic political strategist James Carville is revisiting the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth’s attack on John Kerry in 2004 to scare up financial support for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. In a mass e-mail sent out under the "Hillary for President” banner, Carville offers a quote from the StopHillaryPAC: "Those Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were the real heroes of the 2004 election. We at the StopHillaryPAC want to do the same thing to Hillary.” Carville writes: "You read that right. There are people who think the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are heroes for what they did in 2004 –...

Carville Slams Journalists For Not Appreciating Hillary’s ‘Sophisticated’ Comedy Posted by Scott Whitlock on January 29, 2007 - 17:59. CNN analyst, author, and former Clinton operative James Carville appeared on Monday’s "Good Morning America" and complained that journalists are too tough on Hillary Clinton. Referring to the comment made by the New York Senator and 2008 presidential candidate that she has experience dealing with "evil and bad men," Carville asserted that members of the media should be lauding her strong sense of humor. The Louisiana native also touted Mrs. Clinton’s nascent White House run, saying that it was the best...

The Democrats are still jubilantly congratulating themselves for returning to power in Congress but at the same time we see clear signals of their crackup and demise. In yesterday's EDITION we saw how the Cindy Sheehan loonies shouted down Rahm Emanuel and the professional Democrats and today we see even the professional Democrat pols sniping at each other as you can see in the title of this Daily Kos KOmmie THREAD, "Begala: Dean 'an a**hole from Vermont'." This was what a KOmmie claims he heard came from the lips of Paul Begala in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Although we have...

I don't know if reporter Naftali Bendavid intended it that way but her glowing Chicago Tribune article about Rahm Emanuel revealed some big Democrat fault lines that will have implications in the near future. We see one example of such tension at the beginning of The House That Rahm Built. Rahm Emanuel was seething.He was hurtling down an asphalt road in upstate New York on the 47th trip of his ferocious campaign to win back the House. A lecture, even from political consultant James Carville, was the last thing he needed.In just 12 days, his campaign would end in a...

The Democrat Civil War which we saw in the previous DUmmie FUnnies EDITION continues unabated as the hard core leftists have turned James Carville into the latest version of Emmanuel Goldstein. You can see the continuing Hate Week remarks directed towards him in this DUmmie THREAD titled, "James Carville is on a one-man mission to destroy the Democratic Congress." Not a week has yet gone by since the election and already the Left is fighting against the Clintonistas in their effort to coronate Hillary in '08. This will be quite an entertaining (and FUnnie) spectacle to watch so grab...

The Democrats have won an election campaign only to find themselves embroiled in a bloody civil war. What is going on is that the Hillary faction is now trying to dominate the entire Democrat party in order to facilitate her nomination coronation in '08. In order to accomplish this they MUST get rid of Howard Dean as chairman of the DNC and replace him with their own lackey. Clintonista James Carville has already suggested that Dean be replaced with Harold Ford, thus earning him the enmity of the Daily Kos KOmmies as you can see in this THREAD titled,...