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James Carville: “If they triple the number of people that they had devoted to cleaning up where they were at the mouth of the river where…”

On the recordMay 27, 2010
If they triple the number of people that they had devoted to cleaning up where they were at the mouth of the river where we went for three hours, you know how many people would be out there? Zero, none, nada, because there wasn't a single person out there.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville criticizes the lack of cleanup efforts in Louisiana despite claims of increased manpower.

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