James Carville And Mary Matalin On CNN: "He Can't Write," Says Matalin

Married D.C. power couple James Carville and May Matalin returned to their bickering, though loving ways Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union with John King."

Just last week, Carville, a Democrat, and Matalin, a Republican, shared a moment after CNN aired a clip from Saturday Night Live that mocked Carville.

The opposites-attract political consultants returned to more familiar territory Sunday and laid into one another after King asked the pair about a "vast right-wing conspiracy."

The couple weighed in, then Carville accused his wife of simply repeating GOP talking points. Matalin responded and said her husband, "...Can't write. He can only talk."

CARVILLE: We seem to have gone from the vast right-wing conspiracy to the vast right-wing talking points here.

MATALIN: I don't get the talking points like you do. Check, check, check.

KING: I thought he wrote the talking points.

MATALIN: He can't write. He can only talk.

Comments

[Rand]

I guess I should throw away my copies of his books



That AIN'T gonna happen!

[GodsCOMMENT]

IF they are not the Ozzie and Harriet of 2009, then who is? They obviously have
got the situation comedy thing down pat, and should go REAL soon. IT
JUST SHOWS America of the 1950's is here to stay, love it or not -- just
a few minor changes like the web and ....welll...not much else, really...

[jalowe1957]

James Carville and Mary Matalin: The Sonny & Cher of media pundits, or should I say Donny & Marie?

[grumbles]

What does he see in this apologist for Cheney? She has one of the most rigid, unforgiving attitudes I have ever seen. I swear, she must have somerhing I cant see..........I am glad she is not my mother!! Those poor kids must be conflicted no end.

[PublicusOrator]

What does she see in this apologist for Democrats ? He has one of the most rigid, unforgiving attitudes I have ever seen. I swear he must have something I can't see............I am glad he is not my father!! Those poor kids must be conflicted to no end.

[OhComeOnNow]

OOOOOOOOOh. Someone's not getting any tonight....

[winstonian22]

Carville's a stooge.

[BabaLou7]

Dog n' Pony...

[SlithyTove]

Reminds me of that old (and possibly apocryphal) feud between two Texas newspapers, the Mail and the Post, which continually attacked each other in colorful ways.

A Post editorial once referred to the Mail as a 'yaller dawg', to which the Mail replied, "Our attitude to the Post is that of any dog toward any post."

Circulation soared until it was discovered the two papers were owned by the same man.

This goes for Carville and Matalin as much as for democrats and republicans in general; they serve the same small constituency, and that is decidedly not the average citizen. We would not otherwise be making such heavy weather about such baby steps with health care reform.

[AZterritory]

It's a new day HP, these two are old stale news. Although using the word 'news' is wrong, more like 'sideshow'.

[K.J. Dwyer - Huffpost Blogger]

Really, when you get right down to it, all the differences between Republicans and Democrats are just glorified maritable squabbles. Mommy and Daddy may fight, little voter, but together, they always have the last word. When you're old/smart/strong enough, you can make your own decisions, but while you live under this roof mister/missie, you'll abide by our rules.

While we're all busy focusing on the "Conservative/Liberal Puppet Show", Obama stuffs his economic team with the same hard liners Bush employed, holds that anyone who relied on and operated under the "torture memos" would be immune to prosecution, continues to make a mess of the middle east, continues the "don't ask don't tell" attitude toward TARP funding, uses and upholds the same language and reasoning that gave us DOMA, holds secret meetings with Pharmaceutical reps, proposes indisputable mandates that all americans buy private insurance policies and backs off the public option.

http://pnhp.org/blog/2009/07/20/bait-and-switch-how-the-%E2%80%9Cpublic-option%E2%80%9D-was-sold/

This is different from Bush . . . how?

The "illusion" of a two-party system, while it has provided some interesting theater, is fast becoming an outright farce. Obama now represents the most craven bit of casting yet. All of the soaring rhetoric, the grassroots movement, the promise of a progressive agenda, the implied advances for African-Americans . . . all of it B.S.

Frankly, Mommy and Daddy can go f**k themselves. It's time to leave home.

[K.J. Dwyer - Huffpost Blogger]

That's "Marital Squabbles." I must have been "subliminabally" channeling Bush.

[robotfog]

you totally depressed me.

[NOV42008]

Did you submit your resume?

[TruepatriotinRI]

I think that Mary just can't overcome the anger she feels every time she does the laundry and sees that James' jock strap is larger than hers!

[igorz]

What does that man see in her?? Of course, from the sound of her voice, he's not going to see it much longer. The gravel in her timbre suggests 2-3 packs a day and maybe a bottle of Jack, here and there. Not hard to understand where her self-loathing destructiveness is coming from.

[Melissa]

I love to watch them, they are very funny together They must have a pretty good relationship, they have been married a long time.

[jws2346]

Damn, I thought the "War of the Worlds" was on a different channel

[BachelorJohnnyCool]

Every time they appear on TV, a puppy dies.

[jws2346]

LOL Also every time they appear on TV together or separately the common stock of a super type glue goes up. The TV stations have a lot of cracked and damaged lenses to repair

[OhComeOnNow]

Horrible, but FUNNY!!

[GetACluepeople]

This act is old and stale, new blood please CNN!