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James Carville

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James Carville is a prominent American political consultant and commentator, best known for his role as the lead strategist for Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign. A member of the Democratic Party, Carville has been influential in shaping modern campaign strategies and is recognized for his ability to connect with voters. He was born on March 25, 1944, in Louisiana, where he has remained a significant figure in both state and national politics. Carville is also known for his engaging personality and sharp wit, often appearing in media to discuss political issues and strategies.

Quotes by year · 2004–20261,063 total · peak 2010 (217)
2004: 39 quotes2006: 16 quotes2007: 19 quotes2008: 83 quotes2009: 92 quotes2010: 217 quotes2011: 86 quotes2012: 99 quotes2016: 7 quotes2019: 5 quotes2020: 59 quotes2021: 109 quotes2022: 68 quotes2023: 15 quotes2024: 45 quotes2025: 41 quotes2026: 63 quotes
May 25, 2010

He needs to see what we saw today. He needs to go into the marsh. And he's a very, very smart man. He got to understand how important, and how environmentally sensitive and how crucial and how productive and fertile this is.

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May 23, 2010

They are risking everything by this go-along-with-BP strategy they have. And it -- it seems, like, lackadaisical on this.

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May 23, 2010

They are risking everything by this to 'go along with the BP' strategy they have. And it seems lackadaisical on this.

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May 20, 2010

I hate to say this, but I think the United States government is naive. They're -- they're -- they're -- we could have subpoenaed that on day two. We are the United States government. We have the power to subpoena. We have the Justice…

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May 20, 2010

No, of course, not. They haven't been honest about a single thing. And based on what I have seen on '60 Minutes' and what's in the paper, I think that they're guilty of criminal negligence in the deaths of 11 people. I want to know…

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May 20, 2010

I think what -- that our government is naive, thinking that they can partner with BP, that its interests are the same as BP's interests.

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May 20, 2010

I think the United States government is naive. They're -- they're -- they're -- we could have subpoenaed that on day two.

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May 20, 2010

They haven't told the truth about a thing since this thing started. And it's stunning that the United States government and a company that makes $2 billion a month can't tell us how much of what is pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. It's…

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May 20, 2010

Tony Hayward, he needs to lawyer up, shut up and write checks.

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May 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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May 19, 2010

They seem like they're inconvenienced by this, this is some kind of giant thing getting in their way.

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May 19, 2010

They are risking everything by this go-along-with-BP strategy they have.

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May 19, 2010

They seem like they're inconvenienced by this. This is some kind of giant thing of getting in their way and somehow or another, if you let BP handle it, it will go away.

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May 19, 2010

I think that the government thinks they're partnering with BP. I think they actually believe that BP had some kind of a good motivation here.

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Apr 11, 2010

He is just so anxious to win and so much wants to win this race, he is out -- I don't want to say he is making a fool of himself, because I don't want to say that about Senator McCain, but he is doing things that are out of character, and…

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Apr 11, 2010

J.D. Hayworth is really one of the truly odious people that has ever served in American politics.

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Apr 11, 2010

Obama is really quite to the right of Reagan when it comes to nuclear weapon.

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Apr 11, 2010

J.D. Hayworth is truly one of the truly odious people that has ever served in American politics.

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Mar 31, 2010

I think that Steele is getting a little bit of a bad rap here on these stories.

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Mar 31, 2010

I guess if the DNC put out a mailer with a sex phone hotline and had a big bill at a bondage-themed nightclub, Republicans would say it reflects on Democratic values, I guess.

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Mar 31, 2010

He was the really great Senate candidate in 2006 cycle for the Republican Party.

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Mar 3, 2010

It doesn't seem to be that far out of what Republican congressmen or Republican supporters around the country are saying.

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