James Carville
James Carville
Chester James Carville, Jr.is an American political commentator and media personality who is a prominent figure in the Democratic Party. Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton. Carville was a co-host of CNN's Crossfire until its final broadcast in June 2005. Since its cancellation, he has appeared on CNN's news program The Situation Room. As of 2009, he hosts a weekly program on XM Radio titled...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth25 October 1944
CityCarville, LA
CountryUnited States of America
James Carville quotes about
Hurricane [Katrina] hit the Gulf Coast and destroyed much of the Gulf Coast - that was an act of God ... Now what happened to New Orleans, that was a complete failure of the federal government. Complete negligence by the feds.
What I'm suggesting is, stand for yourself, be for something and the hell with it. Because the hand-wringers and the editorialists and the sigh-and-pontificate crowd will be against you, whatever you do.
Never underestimate people.
I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.
If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?
You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.
Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.
If you say three things, you don't say anything.
All the wrong people are against it, so it must be right.
I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.
Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on abortion.
Sometimes a mind is like a mouth: you just got to shut it.
Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.
When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.