James Carville

American political consultant · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1944 · age 82

Chester James Carville Jr. is an American political consultant, author, and television pundit who has strategized for Democratic candidates for public office in the United States and for international politicians in at least 23 countries abroad.

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2010“Let me buy a [security] pass … so that they can scan me and and search me and measure my penis, then let me get on the plane.”In their words15 January 2010The Tony Kornheiser ShowRead the whole statement

2008“[On Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama] If she gave him one of her cojones, they'd both have two.”In their words2 May 2008NewsweekRead the whole statement

2006“Look, if George W. Bush and his Republican cronies walked on water, I'd be the guy out there yelling that they couldn't swim.”In their wordsOctober 2006October 2006Read the whole statement

“I didn’t just experiment with marijuana - if you know what I mean.”In their words27 January 2006In a speech to LSU students at the Manship School of Communications' Holliday Forum on 27 January 2006.Read the whole statement

“Yeah, I graduated with a 4.0... blood alcohol level.”In their words27 January 2006In a speech to LSU students at the Manship School of Communications' Holliday Forum on 27 January 2006.Read the whole statement

2002“What I'm suggesting is, stand for yourself, be for something, and the hell with it.”In their words11 March 2002, interview with Joan WalshRead the whole statement

1944Born25 October 1944

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Carville on the night of the Senate vote for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993

Elijah Cummings, Carville and George Clooney following the 2003 Democratic presidential debates

Carville and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at Politicon 2016

Carville campaigning for Michael Bennet in 2020

In their own words 4

James Carville

4 statements, newest first

John McCain, if you liked the last eight, you are going to love the next four.
2008 · Meet the Press, 4/14/2008, Own words
Whenever I hear a campaign talk about a need to energize the base, that's a campaign that's going down the toilet.
2007 · In All's fair: love, war, and running for president (2007), with Mary Matalin and Peter Knobler, p. 207, Own words
Washington is a dirty diaper. It's time for a change.
6 September 2006 · On his 6th September 2006 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno., Own words