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James Carville: “Look, this is -- how many -- how many P.R. people does BP have? How many lobbyists do they have? This is a company that…”

On the recordMay 19, 2010
Look, this is -- how many -- how many P.R. people does BP have? How many lobbyists do they have? This is a company that makes $2 billion a month.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville criticizes BP's public relations efforts and their financial power in the context of the oil spill.

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