James Carville: “Well, look, I know Reverend Sharpton. He's a lot of things. Stupid is…”

On the recordMay 8, 2007

Well, look, I know Reverend Sharpton. He's a lot of things. Stupid is not one of them.

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Carville defends Sharpton's intelligence in the context of the controversy surrounding his remarks.

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James Carville: “Well, look, I know Reverend Sharpton. He's a lot of things. Stupid is not one of them.”