James Carville

WATCH: James Carville And Mary Matalin Shill For Maker's Mark

Posted 05.16.2012

Much has been written about the opposites-attract romance of James Carville, a Democratic commentator and strategist, and Mary Matalin, his wife and R...

Both Sides Now: Reagan/Matalin on Their Biases, Ryan-Buffett, Polls, Tattoos

HuffPost Radio | Posted 04.22.2012

HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpg Through the looking glass of their families and early years, Reagan/Matalin analyze Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. Can Left & Right hear each other or be merely riders of reason on the elephant of intuition?

Cable News Networks Give Pundits New Perk

www.washingtonpost.com | Posted 04.09.2012

For professional political talkers, a cable-news contract used to be the ultimate. The residuals were limousine rides, paychecks, e-mails from names n...

Jason Linkins

Supreme Court Health Care Decision: Does Worst-Case Scenario Have Bright Side For Obamacare?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2012

So, for the second day in a row, Jeffrey Toobin has emerged from the Supreme Court sessions over the Affordable Care Act to declare that the governmen...

Dan Froomkin

'Overwhelming Mass Of Money' May Swamp Congressional Races

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 03.17.2012

WASHINGTON -- Political spending by deep-pocketed donors and cash-rich corporations threatens to sow chaos in this year's congressional races, politic...

Both Sides Now: What Economy? It's the Culture War, Stupid

HuffPost Radio | Posted 02.13.2012

HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgHuffington and Matalin debate "War on Catholics" vs. "War on Women". The legal rights of non-catholic employees in publicly funded hospitals... or a 2000 year church doctrine. Then: guess who wins shootout between Clint and Karl over Chrysler ad?

Why We Should Be Grateful for Newt Gingrich

Monique Ruffin | Posted 03.25.2012

Monique Ruffin

Newt Gingrich is the gift that keeps on giving. Why? Because he brings out from the cover of darkness the shadow that exists within us. He makes no apologies for, nor acknowledges his actions that most of us find unforgivable and shameful.

Eat Turkey, Bite Tongue

Christie Mellor | Posted 01.16.2012

Christie Mellor

Surely we can serve up some pie while keeping our pie-holes from blurting out something about Palin's crass, naked opportunism or how just how bizarre the Republican Presidential candidates are.

Both Sides Now: GOP Week To Forget: Ohio, 'Personhood,' Perry

HuffPost Radio | Posted 01.13.2012

HuffPost Radio

2011-11-07-bothsidesnow.jpg Spitzer and Matalin debate whether GOP electoral losses -- on labor rights and making zygotes like corporations -- signals voter backlash to Tea Party extremism. Should voters now forget Perry... and a Bain-Cain ticket?

Cruising With Mary Matalin & James Carville

Posted 01.10.2012

Politicos Mary Matalin and James Carville are joining the lengthy roster of cruise-headlining celebrities. The duo will headline a March sailing from ...

PHOTOS: In Honor Of Bald And Free Day, Our Favorite Shiny-Topped Stars

Posted 10.14.2011

Untie that headscarf and remove that toupee -- Oct. 14 is "Bald and Free Day"! Today, we tip our hats to the bald and beautiful, saluting those of...

Animation: James Carville: Fire Somebody! (VIDEO)

Scott Bateman | Posted 11.21.2011

Scott Bateman

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Job Creation And The G.O.P.

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.19.2011

There is no truer truism in American politics than James Carville’s catchphrase from the 1992 election “It’s the economy, stupid.” When people...

Advice for the Candidates: Is James Carville Right About President Obama?

David Helfenbein | Posted 11.18.2011

David Helfenbein

James Carville may be right: Obama ran on hope and change. And right now we desperately need change.

Dick Durbin: GOP Candidates 'Bow And Genuflect' To Tea Party

Posted 11.18.2011

GOP candidates "bow and genuflect" to the Tea Party, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." "As I listen to the Repub...

Jason Linkins

Carville Advises Obama To 'Panic,' Fire People And Make A Bunch Of Politically Motivated Indictments To Win In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.15.2011

Hey, America. Are you ready for a political "advice" column that has the sentence, "There were enough deaths at Stalingrad to make the entire tea part...

Just in Time for Weinergate: Four More Years and eCupid

George Heymont | Posted 08.12.2011

George Heymont

In each of two new films being shown at Frameline's 35th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, a man who has been in a relatively stable and loving relationship finds his life upended by petty lies and stupid moves.

WATCH: James Carville Talks Gov't Shutdown On 'SNL'

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 06.10.2011

It's hard to beat Bill Hader's impression of eccentric liberal pundit James "Ragin' Cajun" Carville. On this weekend's "Saturday Night Live," Hader br...

Strip Politics: A Cure for Incivility

Morgan Pehme | Posted 05.25.2011

Morgan Pehme

It is no shocking revelation that American politics has degenerated into incivility. Gone are the days when House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Ro...

Media Power Couples: Who's The Ultimate Media Duo? (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Power couples are everywhere in the media—from TV reporters and anchors to executives, all the way through to newspaper and magazine writers. We're ...

5 Steps to Getting Quoted in the Media

Dorie Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Dorie Clark

Why do the same people get quoted by reporters all the time? Laziness, for starters. The good news? Once you break into their speed-dial, the "herd mentality" will take over.

Happy Holidays From BP, the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Jerry Cope | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Cope

Under gray overcast skies eight months after the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, waves of crude oil roll into estuaries, bayous, and onto the desert...

Don't Write Obama Off

Ronnie Shows | Posted 05.25.2011

Ronnie Shows

Reading the headlines these days, it would appear that President Barack Obama has no chance at a second-term in the White House. Personally, I find these predictions to be premature.

Why Carville Won't Apologize to Obama for his Balls Crack

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Not surprisingly, the always dependable controversial quotable -- especially when it come to knocking President Obama -- Democratic strategist James C...

Sam Stein

James Carville Blasts Obama's Economic Message

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Two of the top consultants in the Democratic Party leveled unusually blunt criticisms on Thursday over what they deemed a "total mis-fra...