Carville Won't Apologize For Judas Remark

Clinton Adviser Compared Bill Richardson To Judas

(AP)  Hillary Rodham Clinton adviser James Carville is refusing to apologize for comparing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to Judas.

Carville made the comparison to The New York Times after Richardson, once a member of former President Bill Clinton's Cabinet, endorsed Clinton rival Barack Obama last week for the Democratic presidential nomination. Carville called it an "act of betrayal," and pointed out that it came around Holy Week.

"Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out (Jesus) for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic," he said.

Richardson told "Fox News Sunday" over the weekend that he wouldn't respond by getting "in the gutter like that."

"That's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said on Fox. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."

Carville told CNN on Monday that Richardson had committed an "egregious act" and he intended to make a sharp response to it.

"I wanted to use a very strong metaphor to make my point," Carville told CNN. "I doubt if Governor Richardson and I will be particularly close in the future."

Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters Monday that he didn't agree with Carville's comment.

"If I had said it, I would apologize," Wolfson said. "I did not say it, and if I had I would, but that's up to him."

Richardson served as ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary during the Clinton administration.

[rjstolba]

James, James, James. Next you''ll be telling us that Hillary is running a positive campaign. Oh wait, you are!! I guess its just Senator Obama that''s negative. Like man, what about the 3:00 o''clock mirage? Or, what about the Hillary and John show? Oh yeh, maybe the only American''s running remarks were poaitive too. James my boy, with you and the the other yahhoos running her campaign, Hillary is
going to lose one more vote very soon!!!!

[nancy971]

I believe that Richardson endorsing Obama has been quite a blow to the Clintons. Please view this interesting clip from Morning Joe today. Mika begins interviewing Richardson and then Chris Matthews is brought in. This is so good. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23775925#23777231

[smilingez50]

What happen to freedom of speech. James Carville should not have to apologize. Just because the news media say so, heck no. This is politics. Stay out of the kitchen if you can''t stand the heat.

[blkpresident]

With all due respect to Governor Richardson for his "support", I hope longterm it isn''t revealed that he is really a Trogan Horse.

[yongamerica]

The KlinTons cry the crocodile''s tears.
They always be crying in this campaign about how Obama''s team has been smarter and faster than them.
Billary or Bullary? "I have 30 years of experience in office" Whose office Hillary and what is your legacy other than filling space?

[harrydoghiny]

Carville''s a dingleberry. Lest anyone forget the midnight phone call to the little woman advising her of Kerrys intent to recount Ohio, we all know who butters his bread...

[ioweign]

Carville Won''t Apologize For Judas Remark


So what...

[cyberus-2009]

Since Richardson is the dweeb that thinks that we ought to run a pipe from the Great Lakes to New Mexico so they can grow green lawns in the desert .. I don''t think the name is too far from the mark.

[p-syrus]

Carville is just being Carville. He''s a hot tempered Cajun, no doubt as a result of a lifelong addiction to tabasco sauce.

[lottobee]

Carville is right on the money and he called it as he saw it. Richardson is clearly looking to his future with a high position in the Obama administration. He was fighting hard for Obama with Chris Matthews tonite on Hardball and, as predicted, Chris made him look like the fool he is. Richardson will be out of a job next year and he''s betting his entire political career on Obama. If Hillary manages to win --- Richardson will be one sorry fellow.

[truthword08]

A democrat liberal not apologizing? What! It can''t be!
Surely it is a cold day in hell.

[truthword08]

Carville is just being Carville. He''''s a hot tempered Cajun, no doubt as a result of a lifelong addiction to tabasco sauce.
Posted by p-syrus

-No different than the hot-tempered racist bigot the Rev.Jeremiah Wright. Obama''s "mentor" by his own admission.

[bookout2]

Hey, Richardson. The superdelegates, remember?

[popstom1]

It''s getting down to it now all whites are racist

[bookout2]

I cannot believe white America will allow a halfbreed
to become prez...and I''m a black man.

[boatdocster]

Carville gets an opinion, just like Ferraro''s opinion 2 weeks ago - the latest HRC Obama hatchet man as Hillary "appears" above it all. Hillary, we are not blind!

Maybe Richardson, watching Hillary for years, decided he could no longer stomach HRC''s wild exaggerations (like her Bosnian "SNIPER" trip). Sinbad was there and he joked about that on late night - no danger at all and new CBS video supports that 100%. Now HRC claims she "misspoke". Ever wonder what the inflation factor is on the rest of her "wealth of experience"?

Maybe he''s looking for the VP role with Obama. Either way, he gets a choice and made his - that''s the American way.

Carville''s words just reinforce Hillary''s sense of "entitlement", and way so many people have left her camp for Obama and a chance to fix many of the ills in Washington...

[rudy654-2009]

No different than the hot-tempered racist bigot the Rev.Jeremiah Wright. Obama''''s "mentor" by his own admission.
Posted by TruthWord08 at 10:18 PM

No different than the hot tempered racist bigot ministers you follow, by their own admission many times over.

[ringading3]

Local boy done good, but Carville is a sneaky snake. Very shrewd political mind, just like Edwin Edwards, and Osama had better fear him. Mary leave this idiot, you are too good to be married to this sneaky snake.

[ringading3]

What a sideshow for us to see! Democrats are showing their true colors for the world to see.

[rudy654-2009]

What a sideshow for us to see! Democrats are showing their true colors for the world to see.
Posted by RingADing3 at 11:24 PM

Really! If your life is as boring as hell, sure get excited!

[vet_sk]

This is what the Hillary people want more of, James Carville. That''s scary. To think that James Carville has the character to question Bill Richardson? That''s rediculous.

And just like Hillary who has never appologized for her vote on Iraq. Last year I may have been able to hold my nose and vote for her if she would have fully appoloizedfor her vote but instead she then vote for the Iran Resolution in September. That woman now represents peer vile to me now.

[brianbwb-2009]

So what, it only shows how cheap Judas was, nowadays all politicians have sold out the American people for about $30 per person, but now they get a lot more, because they betrayed about 300 million.

[obamasgranny]

"I''''m just not trying to be cute. I just have felt that an endorsement by me, I don''''t think it is that significant," Richardson said.

The only true words spoken by Richardson in recent memory!!

NOBAMA 08

[obamasgranny]

I also find it hillarious that Obama%u2019s new spokesman %u201CThe General%u201D can call an innocent remark by Bill Clinton %u201CMcCarthyism%u201D and that%u2019s OK with the Obama-bots but Carville makes a true observation and it is %u201CGutter politics%u201D,%u2026the height of Hypocrisy!! Besides, Richardson not only compromised his integrity for some back room promise of a VP slot perhaps, but betrayed the voters in his own state. I just don%u2019t want to hear any whining from the Obam-Lama-Ding-Dongs when the Superdelegates do exactly the same thing that Richardson did and break from their constituents once they see that Obama will not win in the General election!!

NOBAMA 08

[brianbwb-2009]

"I cannot believe white America will allow a halfbreed to become prez...and I''''m a black man."
Posted by bookout2

Total bull.

"Black" people don''t use terms like "halfbreed". Cut eyeholes in your sheet, learn to read, and quit trying to "pass".

From a real "Black" man.

[nearl4511]

He doesn''t have to apoligize. Carville''s nastiness is well known. He is the Democratic Karl Rove.

Richardson on the other hand has experienced enlightenment.

[nearl4511]

Keep James and Bill talking and Hill is sunk.

[samthetvcat]

--"I also find it hillarious that Obama%u2019s new spokesman %u201CThe General%u201D can call an innocent remark by Bill Clinton %u201CMcCarthyism%u201D and that%u2019s OK with the Obama-bots but Carville makes a true observation and it is %u201CGutter politics%u201D,%u2026the height of Hypocrisy!!"--
Posted by OBAMASGRANNY

Judas betrayed Jesus, hence Carville is saying the Clintons are God. That''s one big difference I see.

It''s not the name-calling that''s so out of the ordinary, it''s the unconscious deification of the Clintons (of all people!?!) that''s the big shocker (?)

[hawksprings]

I saw James Carville and Mary Matlin on Jay Leno the other day.

I noticed something about James and Mary that was sad.
You know the old saying that couples start to look like each other after being married for a long time...

Poor Mary... Ugg.

[stn_sage]

Well, here we have yet another shining example of a Clinton campaign official launching unwarranted attacks at Mr. Obama or one of his supporters!

And once again, with the same arrogance and abusive tone! And once again, Hillary does NOTHING like fire the person or ask him to step down etcetera! You know---the same things she DEMANDS of Mr. Obama when one of his staff or supporters says something out of line!

In choosing not to do so, it shows us one other thing about Mrs. Clinton---she CAN''T control her own staff!
How in great Caesar''s ghost, can we expect her to control her cabinet, lead this nation, or represent us in the international community?! Well, the answer is obvious, isn''t it---WE CAN''T!!!

[gerrim]

I don''t see why James Carville should apologize. What was so terrible about his remark? I am getting tired of Gov. Richardson saying the bloodletting should stop: meaning that Hillary should drop out and then in the next breath he says that he is not saying that Hillary should bow out. Previously, it was the Clinton people who had sunken to pettiness and ridiculousness now, unfortunately, so are the Barack people. How much is inevitable? So much for the highroad from any camp.

[gerrim]

stn-sage:

What hyperbole! What was so flagrant about Carville''s remark? Please get a grip. I noticed that Barack did not reprimand Gen. McPeek''s over the top remarks about Pres. Clinton and Joseph McCarthy. Your vision seems to be obstructed.

[greatdrivew]

"We are choosing hope over fear. We''re choosing unity over division, and sending a powerful message, that change is coming to America."

-Barack Obama, Iowa Victory Speech

[gerrim]

Can''t you rise above the gutter, hawksprings??

[sjbj2322]

Frankly I''m tired of the inference that the Clinton campaign started all the nastiness. How easily people forget Obama referring to Hillary as the Senator from Punjab. No Carville should not apologize but if it makes some people feel a little bit better about calling Richardson out for what he did, I''m fine with calling him Brutus!

[samthetvcat]

It sounds like a lot of Hillary supporters agree with Carville that Hillary is God . . . are you all atheists or something? :o

[sjbj2322]

Now Sam....Darlin I love ya but that one makes no sense. If, as you say, Hillary supporters thought of her as a God, HOW could we be athiest?

[sjbj2322]

Oops - Atheist!

[sjbj2322]

gerrim...."So much for the highroad from any camp."

Touche''

[samthetvcat]

sjbj2322 - yes, you caught me . . . that didn''t make much sense did it LOL

I was trying to vote online for Marlee Matlin at the Dancing With The Stars site and screwed that one up LOL. Okay point for team Hillary on that one ;)

[stn_sage]

gerrim:

First, there''s a difference between Bill Clinton & McPeek. Bill Clinton has repeatedly uttered hateful words and ideas as part of a campaign practice whereas McPeek is responding TO one of these BC attks!

Secondly, you really think it''s OK to call someone a traitor, a Judas, etc.?! Heck, the Clintons should be thanking him, if he had announced BEFORE Texas, he might have siphoned some Hispanic votes to Obama and the 119,000 republican crossover votes she received might not have been enough to help her win! The Clintons should be thanking Richardson!!

Finally, I agree with you---if it is your position---that all of the candidates, their staff, and supporters should STOP the name-calling & race-baiting! AND, campaign on the ISSUES! Right!?

[jsilver2th]

what a balded headed freak

[irliberal]

what a balded headed freak

Posted by jsilver2th at 12:32 AM

Are you juvenile or simply ignorant?

[irliberal]

Can''''t you rise above the gutter, hawksprings??

Posted by gerrim at 12:04 AM

Hawk is just upset because all his horses lost. He knows that the democrats have already won - McCain isn''t even a true republican and no matter how he looks at it, he''s in for at least four years of misery.

Cheers! 8-)

[obamasgranny]

I also find it hillarious that Obama%u2019s new spokesman %u201CThe General%u201D can call an innocent remark by Bill Clinton %u201CMcCarthyism%u201D and that%u2019s OK with the Obama-bots but Carville makes a true observation and it is %u201CGutter politics%u201D,%u2026the height of Hypocrisy!! Besides, Richardson not only compromised his integrity for some back room promise of a VP slot perhaps, but betrayed the voters in his own state. I just don%u2019t want to hear any whining from the Obam-Lama-Ding-Dongs when the Superdelegates do exactly the same thing that Richardson did and break from their constituents once they see that Obama will not win in the General election!!

NOBAMA 08

[sjbj2322]

HEY SAM....well this is deviating from the subject for sure but it seems there is something that we absolutely can agree on.....ISN''T MARLEE AMAZING!!

[apprxam]

What he should apologize for is looking directly into those cameras when he''s in the studio.

[taylpatr]

Though I am a liberal at heart, something about James Carville reminds me of.....yes, add hair and glasses and you''ve got Karl Rove! Get a picture and draw it in. You''ll see.

[samthetvcat]

sjbj2322, oh my gosh I love that show I just have to gush for a minute LOL

My biggest problem this season is that I like everybody - Marlee and the new guy (WAY more inspirational than Heather Mills - how does she do it?!?), Marissa and Tony (so easy to relate to), Priscilla and Louis (yay, Louis is back!), and Kristie and Mark (WOW are we FINALLY going to have a female winner?), and Shannon and Derek (ooh Derek''s awesome!)

I like the female pros more than the male stars this year LOL Those two comedians don''t look like they will last too long :D

[trishab4]

Carville Won''t Apologize For Judas Remark
Clinton Adviser Compared Bill Richardson To Judas

-Then Clinton (Hilarious as she can be) should force this guy out and kick his sorry azz, for name-calling people, from the same party, Judas. What tis idiot will learn is the State Governor is not dealing the same ''stakes'' compared with the Central US government!