James Carville is on a one-man mission to destroy the Democratic Congress. [View All]

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Stoopid Freaking James Carville
by Jerry 101
Sun Nov 12, 2006 at 12:21:34 PM PST
James Carville is on a one-man mission to destroy the Democratic Congress.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/12/152134/64

So, today's feature story in the Tribune is on Rahm Emmanuel. The Tribune had a reporter shadowing Rahm for months now with the understanding that nothing would be written until after the election. Right at the beginning of the story is this:

Rahm Emanuel was seething.

He was hurtling down an asphalt road in upstate New York on the 47th trip of his ferocious campaign to win back the House. A lecture, even from political consultant James Carville, was the last thing he needed.

In just 12 days, his campaign would end in a historic victory--a triumph that almost no one believed possible when he took the job nearly two years ago--or in colossal failure.

And here were Carville and pollster Stan Greenberg telling him he had to make each of his handpicked candidates shift from attack mode and strike a conciliatory note in their final campaign ads.

"James. No James, YOU LISTEN," Emanuel barked into a cell phone, about to release a string of profane invectives more intense than usual. "Can you listen for one (expletive) minute? I'm working these campaigns all the time. The campaigns all have different textures."

His wiry body tensed, his voice breaking with stress. Emanuel shouted, "If you don't like what you see, I highly recommend you pick up the ... phone and do it yourself."

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