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James Carville: “A lot of people on -- that can't control their emotions and if something does happen, it's going to -- the consequences…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2009
A lot of people on -- that can't control their emotions and if something does happen, it's going to -- the consequences of this would be pretty dramatic.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville warns about the potential consequences of heightened emotions and rhetoric in politics.

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