Washington (CNN) – Longtime Clinton ally and Democratic strategist James Carville had some rare words of praise for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. But, ever the good husband, Carville made sure to heap equal praise on his wife, Republican strategist Mary Matalin.
The two were discussing the recent controversial cover of Newsweek magazine, in which Palin is shown in running shorts. Carville said Palin should not complain about the use of a photo which was not a candid shot but one she had originally posed for, even if it were for a publication other than Newsweek. Echoing recent comments by Palin, Matalin disagreed and said she thought the Newsweek cover was sexist.
“You can agree on this,” Matalin asked her husband, “she looked good in it, right?”
“She does,” Carville said without hesitation, “Ain’t no doubt about that. You and her are the two best-looking women in the Republican Party,” the Democrat told his wife.
Related: Carville, Matalin share rare tender moment
But Carville did not have much more positive to say about Palin.
While the Democratic strategist said Palin is “compelling” and connects with her supporters “in an unbelievable way,” Carville also said the former Alaska governor, believed by some political observers to be laying the groundwork for a 2012 White House bid, is not fit to be the nation’s chief executive.
“What I said about Sarah Palin on the day she was nominated [for the number two spot on the Republican presidential ticket last year], is still true. She’s uniquely and supremely unqualified to be president of the United States. But she’s got real presence about her. I find myself wanting to watch her more than I do most other politicians,” Carville told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King as Matalin looked on.
Matalin said Palin was good for the Republican Party as it begins to position itself for the 2010 midterms and the 2012 White House race.
“We’re ascendant in 2010,” Matalin said Sunday, “but we need people who can communicate the framework, the philosophy into which policy prescriptions can be put and [Palin] does that better than almost anybody.”
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I'm sure the Late Night Talk Show Host are all glad Sarah Palin is back. This gives them an unending source of material through 2014.
I disagree with James Carville that Palin does it better than almost anybody. She is a pretty face, and she relies on that to get her through. Unfortunately, it takes much more than a pretty face to be President, as Obama is finding out.
All the quitter has is her looks. In 4-5 years she is going to look like the hag she portrays right now.
She really doesn't do it better though, as long as the media keeps cramming her down our throats she is going to go nowhere.
This woman is a nobody who continues to be used for political purposes.
BTW – all those people waiting in line to pay full price for her fiction book? You can go to Amazon and get the same silly book for $4.95.
If only it took simply having good looks to be qualified for the Presidency – we probably would have seen a female president years ago. I liken Sarah Palin to a train wreck – you don't want to look, but you just can't force yourself to turn your head. At the end of the day, it will take more than just engaging the American people to bring about reform in this country's politics.
I'm not sure that Palin has the nerve to run in 2012, though. I think this book deal and her media prescence is just a way for her to afford the Christian Louboutin shoes she fell in love with during the 2008 campaign. She plays coy simply because it will guarantee interest in her life, thus guaranteeing a paycheck.
Would there be any question if the same were done to Hillary Clinton?
Carville looks like he's been dead for about 5 years. He really should stay away from commenting on anyone's looks.
Who is Carville? Is he qualified to talk about Sarah Palin?
Thanks for the breaking news! Now could we get to the world around us and what really matters and effects our lives and future?
How can a photo Palin posed for be considered sexist? She posed for it with full knowledge of what it contained. That is about the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.
Way to think on your feet, Carville. Matalin's question was a classic trap. You'd have heard about it later.
I think wingnuts must want their presidential candidate to reflect the line from the song by Confederate Railroad, "I like my women a little on the trashy side."
Any time anyone takes professional photos they need to think. "how will this be used in the future". No one was talking "sexist" when Obabma was photographed with his shirt off while he was on vacation.
For all the contempt the Democrats want to heap on Palin, they sure are afraid of her popularity.
Considering that popularity is what appeals most to their chosen base, they may have met someone who knows how to play by their own rules and they have no Plan B.
Lord, just imagine what a disaster we'd have on our hands if McCain and Pailn had won. Obama may be having a hard time living up to the "Superman" image the nation projected on him (who wouldn't?) but by any measure, he has been infinitely better than his predecessor. And considering he inherited one of the most disastrous legacies any president ever had to take on, he's been doing a whale of a good job. Ain't it strange how Democrats always seem to have to clean up after Republican economic disasters (Roosevelt, Clinton, now Obama) but Republicans still fantacize that THEY are the party of fiscal responsibility? One of life's enduring comedies...
Leave it to Republicans to think a person is qualified because of their looks. Seems like all of them are posing.
I'm not against the Palin "shorts" picture. But I think if Democrats (and liberal publications) want to really prove that they're not the party of hypocrasy (and I doubt they'll rise to this challenge) then they should use the "topless" Obama on the beach picture on the cover of a lib mag like Newsweek next time they cover the prez. Hey, if it's not disrectful to Palin then it's not disrepectful to Obama, right? Or are we going to just be hypocritical again? LOL – don't bother answering. I already know the answer.
Carville is a smart husband, LOL!
But as much as I agree with Mary Matalin's politics, I have to say, she has had some AWFUL plastic surgery done on her face. She's starting to look like Joan Rivers! She can hardly move her lips to talk!
Did she really say that Palin "communicates...better than almost anybody?" Seriously? If what she does with her hate speech and her "poor me" whining is what passes for the Republican communication of issues, Dems will be the majority for a long time. She is as good as anyone about finding fault, but I have yet to hear any constructive policy ideas from her. I know she plans to end abortion forever, she plans to profile Muslims in America to "keep us safe" (sound familiar?) and she would not hesitate for a moment to attack another country, Health care? We don't need change according to Palin, Just buy her book, and on the last 14 pages she'll tell ya all the unfiltered ideas she has. It took a whole 14 pages.
Did he (Carville) say the same thing about Hillary Clinton? He said a lot of nonsense...
I would love to have been a fly in the backseat on that car ride home!
There is more to being "beautiful" than just a pretty face.
Wow Carville is still alive??
Carville is right! She is a knockout! He used a good strategy for Clinton
.."it's the economy, stupid"...remember??? the Repubs can now use that against Obama!!!
I like James Carville, he's so funny.
The Newsweek cover was sexist. Because the pose was cheesecake-y. Palin is many things, but hip is not one of them. She's got some real old-timey ideas and that came thru in the pose. I guess 'old-timey' and 'conservative' coincide. But anyway... the pose was like traditional dumb cheesecake, not cool or edgy at all.
Palin is way hotter than Matalin. Of course, bald gourd Carville would have to say that though, otherwise he wouldn't get any lovin' off her.
I'm watching a program on the National Geographic channel right now talking about dinosaurs and evolution. Considering that Sarah Palin doesn't believe in evolution (in her book she says that she, "didn’t believe in the theory that human beings – thinking, loving beings – originated from fish that sprouted legs and crawled out of the sea. Or that human beings began as single-celled organisms that developed into monkeys who eventually swung down from trees") she might want to tune in and maybe she'll learn something.
Who cares what she looks like! Keep that woman away from the 'big red button'! She's dangerously stupid.
Palin, Palin, Palin! What a hack! People just don't seem to get it. She is in it for the money! Can't say that I blame her on that note. Pretty darn smart, she has the media and a lot of people hoodwinked while she smiles all the way to the bank. Serious political contender? I have my doubts. Hmmmmmm, lesse, why not put her in the political ring against Hillary Clinton! Hillary would mop the floor with her in the first round! Then she couldn't say "sexist" or " they are all picking on me, and she would be the has been she has always been.
I don't understand women who don't appreciate Sarah Palin. Sarah is highly intelligent, truthful ethical, and a strong fearless leader. Anything else she needs to be President she can get the way all Presidents get it... by studying the issues, listening to her advisors (and then making her own decisions), delegating to lesser tasks to her team members, etc. On top of all that she's physically beautiful, which is just icing on the cake, not important, but good for photo ops.
Sarah is more qualified to be President than that idiot now on the 'throne'. He's just a narcissistic, USA hating, puppet. Sarah is her own person, and she loves this country. Unlike obuma she can bring home the bacon (or the moose) and also fry it up in the pan. Plus her husband is perfect for a First gentleman. What more do you want? Four more years of the USA hater, muslim lover?? Not me!
The Elephant in the room for me with Sarah Palin – not the GOP Elephant – is that she lies continually as naturally as breathing. We can't have someone like that in any position of political power.
I know cynics say politicians lie, but Palin does it with a straight face over and over and over again.
The smaller elephants are that she seems to be a religious fundamentalist extremist ( letting Rev. Muthee "put his hands on her" to rid her – or the area – of witches – pretty twisted stuff – No one has asked if she's a "Rapture Ready" or "End of Days" Christian, and if she is, this is the last person you want near the nuclear button.
Palin actually poses for a "sexist" photograph, then complains when it is reprinted.
She obviously thrives on self created controversy to stay in the news and sell books. In our gullible culture, the strategy works. And she laughs all the way to the bank.
My dog looks better than Matalin
Palin is using her unique (and odd) instant fame to make money for herself, nothing more. That's clearly why she quit as governor of Alaska after hardly making a dent. Did she have any impact there, other than pithy quotes?
She's a waste. And Republicans who keep holding her up as a hope and a sign are just as guilty of empty promises and sleight of hand tricks over sound policy, experience and judgement.
Funny, love Sarah Palin or hate her; she may not be overly smart but just smart enough.
She know the good old boy's club needed a refreshing face, even if the brain is not so smart. They needed someone other than the same old faces so, she gets her pay back by making a mint from their ignorance.
I have to give her credit for making millions from her own people. Most DEMS will not read her book or if they do; they'll read a borrowed copy. That makes sense and why should she not make mucha bucks off them. They invited her into the lime light, then promote her even after the election. Would McCain make so much and cause so mouch fuss? I don't think so. Good for her! She won't get my bucks though!
the rush limbaugh party are just talking points. carvilles wife is an idiot and so is he for marrying such a loser
Sarah Palin...nice house but nobody's home...
If she considered herself a serious contender, she would have known not to open herself up by posing for this kind of photo. But, this is Sarah Palin and she is all about how using her sex as a tool. There is nothing wrong with a woman looking like a woman, but she crosses the line when she uses the fact she is a sexy woman to gain what she wants. Then she cries foul because she herself acted in ways to use her sex. Strong woman. I don't think so, I think she is just shallow and vain.
Matalin has an obligation to speak well of Republicans, including Palin,
because she is one of them.
Who cares what Carville thinks. He's just a glorified waterboy for the Democrats.
Sarah Palin doesn't fool anyone with this self-rightgeous attitude that she has adopted toward that photo. She and the rest of the double standard republican party is soaking it for all they can get. She knows that the photo is not a bad one and if it hadn't been put on Newsweek then the only people who saw it would have been individuals who read the runners magazine. I personally wish cnn would stop giving her so much publicity considering she is a quitter.
As the old saying goes, "Love is blind."
Please convey my condolences to Carville, but Sarah Palin is far hotter than his wife in every way. Her being conservative and a knowing how to handle firearms just increases her hotness, too.
And Ken in NC: if Letterman's looking for political jokes, I suggest he start with 0bama and his entire administration. The only reason I didn't qualify to serve in the 0bama administration is because I actually pay my taxes!!
Carville must be near-sighted. I don't understand why everyone thinks Palin is pretty – she is not. She is plain-jane at best, and her personality makes her completely repulsive.
Sarah Palin is something to watch for. US is known for electing awkward personalities as president. Ronald Reagan was clueless. George Bush Sr. was not the smartest. Clinton was as wacko as any junkie could be. Junk background and still defeated Bush. George W? He defeated Gore. Obama? Another junk background and still elected. That is why you see all these attacks on CNN pages from ghosts planted from Obama people. Notice any time Sarah Palin's name gets mentioned here and how many negative comments you'll receive in a second. If those are true, people will not be paying big bucks to see or read her. CNN is still the most independent cable channel and has to find better way of monitoring the posts in its sites.
I don't think it's sexist because this is how Palin is presenting herself to the world. Anyone who wears sexy red spike heels to a debate, deserves to be treated like a tramp.
Also, this woman has no substance and she can't have it all. I really don't want her to succeed because if she does, it's telling kids you don't need to study hard. All you have to do is stay stupid and wear sexy clothes.
Her book is a joke because she doesn't even read. Sarah Palin- Yuck.
Oh, and another thing we wnt to criticize Sarah with our voices, not branishing guns like our opponents.
Why can't the Republican Party find some interesting, sensible people to front for them?
Matalin and Palin, the former a bright person with a bad attitude, and the latter, an intellectually challenged person without an attitude, make for SNL fodder, not much else.
That's right Carville, keep pumping Palin up so we can slaughter the Republican party once and for all and because it's going to take Palin to do it.
Sorry, James, but your wife is nowhere near as good-looking as Palin. She is however as smart as she, like Palin, is a Republican.
Folks, just wait until the Ambassador From Alaska as to face down the cordon of old, angry, White men of the GOP in the primaries. And, if through some miracle she gets passed them, then she has to face down a polished, experienced politican in the debates. It will be a mess, if it ever comes to it.
I totally agree - Sarah has nothing to complain about the use of her posed photo. She WANTS attention, then gripes when she gets it. There is no pleasing her, and I really could care that she is upset. BooHoo.....
For heaven's sake, why don't Carville and Matalin have their own weekly show?!?! I LOVE those two, and the fact that they can both remain married and still strongly maitain their political beliefs actually gives me hope for our bitterly divided country!!!
Whoa! SUPER slow news day.
I can't stand his politics. I respect him as a marine and he was so sweet in his comments about his wife – a real politician.
This is not worthy of coverage in the political ticker.
Mary, If James were to read your post, there would be trouble in the Carville home tonight. Mary Matalin praised Palin, not James!
There is something amazing here. Palin is utterly unqualified for anything, but more compelling than anyone in politics. Even people who can't stand her will read any article about her. Right now she's more of a celebrity than a politician, and in that uniquely American fashion, she's becoming famous for being famous.
H. Ross Perot put Bill Clinton in the White house in 1992. Ralph Nader put GWB in the White house in 2000. And if Sarah gets involved in the 2012 race, she will put Obama back in for a second term.
This gentleman needs to have the prescription strength of his glasses checked. They are obviously causing him to not see clearly.
Prejean=better_looking=Republican?
Palin has more qualifications than Obama does to be president. Time to raise the bar altogether.
I don't think there is a republican, male or female, who is good looking. There is something in their faces that is cold and dismissive.
ew to all 3 of them
If Palin had Matalin's brains, THEN I'd be worried.
Sarah Palin is history, I don't understand why still these guys are still talking about her. I don't think the majority of the American's are that dumb to eclect her to the highest office in the USA.
This Carville guy still around? I thought he was on yesterday's ash heap...
“We’re ascendant in 2010,” Matalin said Sunday, “but we need people who can communicate the framework, the philosophy into which policy prescriptions can be put and [Palin] does that better than almost anybody.”
No kidding:
“I believe that the Jewish settlements should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is, is going to grow. More and more Jewish people will be flocking to Israel in the days and weeks and months ahead." ~ Sarah Palin
He really must be in dream world, looks donot make the woman,& neither makes the team- speaking of pretty faces no one there is pretty their are no pretty women in the republican party- their are nice attractive women but not pretty ones in either party, so looks are not important enough for sarah palin to be anything but a lier and a nut case she needs to read the policys and learn her way around politics this is not Alaska, and she cannot see Washington from her house.
James Carville is a very bright guy... and a loyal husband. Enough said.
I agree with much of what is said about her, both in criticism and support. As a fellow American, I welcome her support for this country, but not her leadership.
Palin will be the next President if Obama can't understand that we do not want health care now in form of a massive spending bill. Plain is very pretty women.
It's easy to find a pretty face. Hollywood is full of them. Sarah Palin has the whole package though. While she is OK in the looks department, it's her political savvy that is her true strength. She is rock solid in her conservative beliefs and does not hold back in attacking others, including those in her own party, who think differently. In addition, her group of followers, although not as large yet as Obama's, are just as rabid in their devotion to her. But that's just half her strength. The other half is the pure hatred that rises up in her detractors at the very mention of name. No other Republican hopefuls have this kind of power over the Democrats. Certainly not Mitt Romney,Mike Huckabee, or Bobby Jindal. Again, Sarah Palin's strength is the passion and raw emotions, good or bad, that she brings out of both Democrats and Republicans.
There is much fortune to be made in our society for sounding off in a disagreable fashion, and these two are taking us for a spin all the way to a bank near you.
Can't believe that a smart woman like Matalin can be so obtuse when it comes to Palin. There IS NO "framework or philosophy" that Palin can "do better" - she wouldn't even know what those words mean! There is nothing in that head other than hubris (another word she would not know)
I just read a local review of her book, it sounds as if there isn't anything in it that we havent already been told, not that I would be interested in reading it anyway. She puts herself in the position of being made fun of.
James, James,James, your wife may be as attractive as Palin, but of much more substance. If Mary were running it would worry me much more than Palin, but I think to do justice Obama will have to run two terms, after all it took the previous lot that long to screw it up.
How can a lovely, sophisticated woman of Mary Matalin's stature stand to be married to such a creepy, narrowminded, hateful character. He is so freaky and she is so smart and pretty and seemingly sweet natured.
Sarah Palin does not have 'presence.' She is creepy at best.
Pity McCain, who opened Pandora's Political Palin Box on the unsuspecting public. She's merely a doll - pull the string and she spouts simplistic, cliche rightwing blather. All plastic style, absolutely no policy substance. Amazing how people are drawn to this vacuous creature. Even Matalin carefully used the word "framework" in describing how Palin communicates her philosophy.
And this is news because ...?
Pkm i have to confess i looked at saras book just for some pretty pictures of her self when she was younger
In a stand up fight, Carville vs. Palin, I'll lay odds on Palin anyday!
I like james bv how did he marry a nice looking women with a big mug like him i looked at saras book even the pictures were lousy 40 mm quad 50
Carville's wrong: Dana Perino is much better looking than "Thunder Thighs Palin."
If only sara had had the same classat james she would be a better person she would be a better person pkm
If Carville thinks the photo was not sexist then he has no credibility!
If politics were about pretty faces, the Republican party must call urgently the former Miss California. What a waste of time, resources and intelligence. Wake up America! It is a circus.
If it takes more than a pretty face to become president how the hell did Obama become president. It was not from experience.
can we stop giving Palin the narcissist more attention? She is a vindictive, catty opportunist and her "followers" need to get a life..and a brain.
Gotta give the guy credit,,,,when his wife is in the room, he knows the right thing to say .As to Palin....I think Matalin is way off base.How can Sarah communicate anything when she's obviously using sound bites that she doesn't really understand. Her basic knowledge of the political framework is painfully lacking and covered by a "gift of gab". So far she's fooled a lot of people. I'm hoping we'll get past her before she does any permanent damage.
This seems to be becoming less rare as I recall a similar story not long ago.
I have to agree that Sarah Palin has no business in the White House. I would happy if she decided to run with Glenn Beck, though. That would be smooth sailing for an Obama re-election. Even if she somehow managed to win, I'd get to go around for the next four years to all of my conservative friends saying "See?! See?! This is what I was talking about."
It's amazing to me it's so acceptable to be so sexist and so misogynistic, but ONLY against a conservative republican woman that has realistic and financially sound principals, shame on anyone calling themselves an American that accepts this tripe.
I think that Palin is starting to show her age more than she was last year. I am an older woman and I can see the signs. The problem is when you are thin wrinkles in your neck and face start to show up. She was prettier when she had more weight on her.
Wasn't Palin a beauty queen? Talk about sexist competitions. She is such a hypocrit.
Palin is willing to get all the press she can, but only if it is on her terms. Sounds to me like a typical Republican trying to manipulate the press.
Carville is a very intelligent and observant husband. His survival instncts were right on the money. As far as his political opinion of Palin, yep he is on the mark there too.
I think James missed an opportunity to score a few more points with Mary by failing to point out that, while Mary is every bit as pretty as SP, she beats SP hands down in the brains department.
There's something really wrong with Palin. Deeply, disturbingly bizarre. And this says something deeply, disturbingly sad about the citizenry. Its as if we prefer to be shouted at, to be sloganfied, to ra ra ra for the winning team. She makes a glorious cheerleader indeed. But who will be the quarterback? We don't let the Pepperettes call the plays do we? Hey I want a woman president - but I don't want an idiot.
Pres. Obama is gorgeous, and guess what, he is still disciplined and getting his way. Wow.
It is not the first lie that Carville has told.
They can never admit success to justify their failures......
It's easy for sarah to be the best-looking woman in the Republcan Party. The vast majority of the politicians are white, overfed and under-excercised men (and this is coming from a white, overfed, and under-exercised guy). The difference is they do have some brains and some political savvy. She has neither. If she wasn't pretty, she'd be off the radar in about 2 seconds. Very similar to Ms. Prejean. Being a pretty airhead that photographs well doesn't get you much serious airtime, unless it's on Fox News.
James is cool!
We cannot have another "puppet" as Chief Executive as we are finding out with the war(s) and the economy. It's got to be extraordinarily tough dealing with these and putting forth improvements.
Let's get along and craft/implement the best policies instead of have the $ sign drive the entire nation.
Go James!!!!
I've heard Joe the plumber will marry sarah Palin!!???
Love is blind ... as personified by Carville's comment (good for him) and those "in luv" with Palin ... the word "fans" come to mind – shorter version of the word "fanatic" .... and we surely have enough fanatics for the next decade ....
when will we be able to think like americans rather than dems or repubs?
we talk about being color blind, multi-cultural but we are still divided by party: dems and repubs. go figure.
Every day I wonder when will be the day the Comrade News Network gets over their extreme fear of Sarah Palin and actually doesn't post some story trying to damage her. And every day I find that it's not the day. It is truly hilarious, this woman the left-wing media like CNN has worked so hard to claim is stupid and ditzy, and they're so scared of her running for president that three years from the next election they are trying to hurt her every single day.
"James Carville had some rare words of praise for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "
I'm running out to get my lucky lottery ticket right now.....James Carville actually had words of praise for Palin....that's an omen I'll win the lottery money for sure.
If you go down the list of issues Sarah has talked about on her Facebook, Americans agree with all her positions. In fact her positions of smaller gov't, less taxes, stronger national defense, and individual freedom is not as extreme or dangerous as some Democrats would have us believe. She has the one thing Pres. Obama lacks: solid judgement and common sense.
What a lame story CNN. What is most important right now is that our Commander in Chief is vividly lacking leadership while our military needs him most, socialistic policies are running amuck, Liberals are spending money like drunken sailors and America may be handing another 20 percent of our economy over to progressive beaurocrats in state-run healthcare. I and many like me will be voting against any politician who has brought this disgusting situation upon our Country. The People Will Be Heard and Democrats will fall from their strangling power in our wake!
Wow, ground breaking news from CNN! It's bad enough that you let party hacks like these, along with far too many of your "commentators", substitute real debate with regurgitated GOP/Dem party party talking points. Taking extra time to relate their more inane exchanges is beyond embarrassing.
Yes, Sarah Palin is a very attractive lady and is "compelling". However, I have one issue that I can't get past.....she not only QUIT her job as Alaska's governor, she obviously did very little "governing" while she was on the campaign trail. Just how many months was she actually a governor? Besides simply not being qualified, assuming she is aiming for 2012, I doubt she can keep up the pace until then.
The key point is 'connects with her supporters'. Her groupies are not connected to the real world either.
She gets confused when people come out just to get a glimpse of her etc., it doesn't mean they support her.
James was not telling the truth.
It was nice he was kind.....
Wait, she posed for this shot then complained about it? Didn't she dress herself in those shorts for that pose? Yeah, I agree, the cover was sexist- but she of all people has no right to complain.
it's these kind of rare moments when ole James is quite likeable.
Palin complains about "sexist" photos but fails to accept that her selection as VP nominee was based on her looks, not on her qualifications. There are better informed and better experienced women in the Republican party. Palin was picked for her conservative agenda, youth and looks. Live by it...suffer with it.
Only Sarah Palin goes through this kind of sexism. The election is over, Sarahhas moved on and is dealing with the issues that affect Americans. Because of her large following she is able to affect policy from her facebook. She has talked about every issue. Good Grief, CNN enough with her looks. I wonder how a female CNN reporter would feel if a male reporter posted a simular picture of them on a bulletan board at work?
No...if it was a horserace, Matalin would have to be "reigned in" in second place!
Palin is the Republicans Chiuaua... she bites the ankles of those among us that are intelligent. She spews whatever the GOP wants her to.
They'll be done with her soon. As soon as they realize just how much more stupid she makes the party look. This is getting worse everyday!
The GOP believes the Constitution reads... "for the PARTY" not "for the PEOPLE.
Excuse me for a moment while I ...
Another sexist pig. Know it was suppose to be a compliment but it once again looks like looks are the issue. It's no wonder people hate Palin.
regardless of what you think of Palin – I actually thought it was nice to see he still has the hots for his wife after all these years.
Who is Sarah Palin? Why is she receiving free publicity? Why don't you write something about Lester Maddox, a former governor of Georgia?
Come on James,
your wife is not only more beautiful , she puts Palin in the trailer when it comes to brains !
Palin " flavor of the month " .
Palin -
question is could she have written this book – answer is it is next to impossible. If this almost retard is considered to represent average American, our country is a deep deep trouble.
Yeah, she looks great...until she opens her mouth.
This is a woman who, not long ago as mayor of a small Alaska town, managed to cost her local taxpayers millions after pushing for a sports stadium to be built–half on a private owner's land! The millions were needed to settle a lawsuit by the landowner. It's inconceivable that a mayor could make a mistake like that.
And that's just mayor. As Governor, she was a mass of self-contradiction, year after year. People really need to read the critiques of her and not just indulge in the usual junior-high level hero worship. This is not a popularity contest. The well-being of the Republic is at stake.
She just doesn't have the credentials we ought to require for a President. I'm sorry. She's even more incompetent for the job than G.W. Bush was, and that's a stretch.
I am LIBERAL and proud of it.. If being compassionate, kind, non-judgemental, unselfish and open minded makes me a Liberal then I rather to be one than to be a conservative.. Now,.. I tend to be unbiased and fair. James Carville was just a gentleman, democrat, but he can't compare his wife to Sarah Palin. Mary Matalin has brains and she is smart. Sarah Palin is using her position to make money. I dare someone to tell me which Governor, at any point, since 1776, quit the position to write his/her memoirs in 4 months? Sara Palin wrote her memoirs in 4 months because her memory retention last just 3 1/2 months. Her book should be published in the Enquire Magazine...
I don't care how Sarah Palin looks, she is not someone I would be comfortable with leading this country. She's a hypocrite. She talked about the rock star following Obama had during the presidential campaign but look at her now, she loves all this attention. She QUIT the governorship of Alaska to GET PAID! Who's to say she wouldn't do the same thing if elected President? And she doesn't look that good. She's a nice looking woman to be in her mid-40's but I've seen far better looking women that are older than her. And why does everyone think Obama went into this thinking it would be easy? Obama knew he was stepping into a hot fire when he accepted the Democratic nomination much less when he took the Oath of Office. This notion that Obama went into this presidential administration blind is ridiculous. What we are seeing is that this particular President has far more domestic enemies than he does foreign ones. Gee I wonder why?
It's a sad state of affairs when a hack like Palin can pass herself off as a creible leader of this country. You would've thought we learned something after 8 yrs of George Bush being a puppet president while the real cronies in the administration, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfolwitz, et al, were calling the shots. Guess what people, Palin is way over her head and she doesn't even know it...same thing happened with Bush.
Does the GOP really need/want press this badly? The old statement that, "ANY press is good press," isn't true, when you look like idiots in the press.
Seriously, why won't Palin go away? Why?! She hasn't got a chance in a national election, she'd lose to a rutabega!
Hey James, lets not give Sarah any real reason to cry sexism. Who cares what she looks like. That fact that she is total lacks any knowledge of issues and lies almost every time she opens her mouth is quite enough.
Pretty Is As Pretty Does .....
Always enjoy those 2 when they are on together. They both know what they are talking about and clearly enjoy each others company.....
Palin is a joke and the new right wing only GOP will follow right off the cliff.
1- This is hard hitting news? You really have nothing worth while to report? No wonder your ratings are going down the toilet.
2- She is not as pretty as Palin. You are dellusional.
Palin is really good at pointing out who she is one of and they hear her loud and clear. She is better than a dog whistle because everyone knows just where she is coming from and where she will never get to. SHE WILL NEVER BE POTUS
Smart man, that James Carville – it's too cold to sleep in the garage tonight.
Carville has long been know for stupidity.
Now, he proves it more.
His "wife" can't hold a candle to Palin in the "looks and bod" department.
Sarah Palin?...come on, Man. You can't "Beauty Pageant" your way into the White House. And please, no more 'short pants' photos, your legs are too thick!
I got some bad news for Carville but Obama is also uniquely and supremely unqualified to be president of the United States!
And yet Obama is running a party of left wing liberal nut jobs!
Palin is just as Intelligent as any one else wanting to become president of this country.
And I must add who cares what old Skull head thinks about Paylin!
If Palin looked like Eleanor Roosevelt or Barbara Bush, she wouldn't even be governor of Alaska. Oops, I forgot. She can't even handle that job.
Yeah, lets elect her to be president and when she hits year three and becomes a sitting duck she'll resign so she can do more important things like give speeches overseas denouncing the president or doing book tours.
What a poser Sarah is.
It goes to show both political parties are run by money. Do you ever see a political strategist, a lobbyist or a politician, that isn't dripping in jewels? You can bet your sweet bippy, that the Carville/Matlin clan have a Louisanna home and a fashionable home in the D.C. area. The only one that suffers from today's politicians and it's media "tell all" are the Common Folks that live paycheck to paycheck.
Praying for a 3rd Party. The "Independent Party of The Common Man."
I'm sick of Palin. She was unqualified and dangerous when she was chosen as McCain's running mate, and she's unqualified and dangerous now. I check CNN for news, not for superficial updates on the biggest ditz in the Republican party.
Palin communicates by spreading lies and hatred. She is a quitting, twittering fool.
I disagree with pretty much all of Sarah Palin's views on domestic and foreign issues, but she IS a hottie. She's still an idiot, a failure, and a quitter, but she is very hot. That being said, I hope she gets the Republican nomination: that would make President Obama's (hopeful) re-election a certainty.
It is apparent that liberals are scared to death of Sarah Palin. They go to great lengths to try to make her look stupid, as they do to anyone who does not agree with their philosophy. Imagine, a christian, conservative woman with ethics. That definitely scares the Democrats. For my conservative friends, remember, it took a Jimmy Carter to get a Ronald Reagan. There is "hope" after all.
When will you stop parading these same tired old faces on your news shows? There is no nuance, no fresh perspectives or adult reflection. Describing Matalin as wearing political blinders is way too kind, she seems to be both blind and deaf.
The faux outrage over the Newsweek cover photo is a laughable attempt to create controversy where none exists. If the photo was not sexist when Palin posed for it for Runner's World, why is it sexist when used as a cover for Newsweek? Palin is quick to deploy the "sexist" card when it suits her purposes, i.e., to make her case for the "liberal media" arrayed against her.
If she doesn't like sexist photos of herself, she shouldn't willingly pose for them.
Carville – YOU LIE!!! Come on now! I DON"T LIKE Palin at all but don't lie like that... As a matter of fact – your wife does not need to be compared to a beauty pageant moron because she has more sense than Palin any day!
For clarity, Carville would never say that Palin "does that better than almost anybody", it was Carville's wife who said it.
Personally, I could only see voting for her if she was running for my local dog catcher. She just doesn't come across as being that bright. However, I know some very intelligent people that back her 100%, which is quite confusing to me.
Cmon, did you watch SNL last night Ken? They don't need Palin, they've got Obama.
Thew difference between Sarah Palin and Obama is that Alaska is economically better than any state in the United States to live in much to her credit .
Srah Palin Has Alaska to her credit and the only thing Obama ever did was associate with Hate mongers Like Farakhan and Wright ,
It has been 1 year and we are worse off economically than George Bush was in office.
What has obama done besides get bonuses for execs in AIG for taxpayers and increase the homeowners buyers credit ?
Nothing,,
OBama is the new jimmy carter.
What is about incessant reporting on Sarah Palin? I am beginning to wonder if CNN's reporting on and about Sarah Palin is more about ratings than it is about reporting the news. Where are the days when CNN first began; where they reported the news, rather than editorializing through slanted commentary? Could it be that CNN and other media have an agenda having almost nothing to do with reporting 'real' newsworthy stories? Ratings? It is becoming increasingly difficult for me to 'not' notice her name in your headlines. I believe the Presidential election ended over a year ago. Let’s get back to reporting real honest to goodness news!
Am I the only one who doesn't find Palin attractive? I mean anyone as ignorant and hateful as her is ugly once she opens her mouth, but physically she just doesn't do it for me.
I disagree with Carville also. His wife is BETTER looking than Palin. And she's much, much smarter. (Anybody is.)
If the picture looks sexist, (I disagree with the charge – I simply think it reflects another poor choice by someone who wants to be Chooser in Chief), Palin has no one but herself to blame – she posed for it.
SNL did Palin and 2012 up very well last night at the beginning of the show. I am sure there is a clip at nbc dot com or youtube or somewhere....made it look like a movie premier and a scary one at that!
The tragic effects of too much swamp gas...
Sarah Palin quit her last political job to sell a book, and she would get annihilated in any sort of debate, bottom line that is why she will never get elected.
Come on you guys...she really is not even a pretty face, anyone man or woman who cannot stand out in the rain, especially while signing their ever so special book, and is afraid of leaking mascara is totally laughable, if not even to be pitied. I guess she melts when water hits her...lol...reminds me of, yep you guessed it...The Wizard of Oz. This lady is so totally lacking in anything that is of substance, all show, no smarts. As for Matlin and her obsessive love of Palin, well...it just makes me wonder if this lady, also, would melt. As for her husband, well...guess he has to live with her, need I say more?
Being pretty is Sarah's only asset, it's the only reason she ever got elected for anything. When she demonstrated her level of intelligence in the presidential race she was quickly exposed to all of those who can see through her shortcomings. Unfortunately so many of her supporters are those who see a pretty face and think there's someone home behind it. Her book has further exposed her as not being too bright.
The Sarah Paling stuff on CNN is getting SOOOOOOO boring.
If Sarah Palin is the future of the GOP, we are moving closer to a single party system.
That's got to be an interesting marriage.
It is normally hard for me to agree with Mr Carville. However, he makes a strong point. Sarah Palin posed for photos for Runners World. Newsweek did nothing unethical by publishing the photos. Sarah Palin wants it both ways: she wants to use her looks when it benefits her and when it does not, she wants to say she is a victim. She has the emotional maturity of a 10th grade girl. I wish her and her family well in private life. I sure as heck hope the Republicans can extricate themselves from Sarah, so sensible moderates can take over the GOP again.
No she is NOT!
Love watching the Libs come out of their skins when you just say "Sarah".
Makes me want to vote for her.
I think it's utterly pathetic that the media/DNC is still obsessing over Sarah Palin.
- She's no longer an elected official
- She's not campaigning for anything
They're so terrified of her, it's pathetic. Even though she's no longer governor, VP candidate, etc., they just can't seem to leave her alone.
Honestly, doesn't Carville have something mroe important to talk about than a mother of 5 who just released an autobiography? Seriously James, is that how pathetic your life is?
If they think she's such a 'non-threat,' then why can't they pass up an opportunity to try to destroy her?
They're terrified of a strong woman who is conservative, attractive, and pro-life.
Utterly pathetic.
I am fascinated by the fact that an out-of-work politician can attract so much media attention. Of course, this is the Age of Celebrity and people of great talent and people of no talent seem equally likely to be plastered across the front pages with embarrassing regularity. I am even more fascinated and surprised that left-leaning media outlets lavish so much attention upon her – it seems decidedly self-destructive.
That is correct! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
the only significant difference between sarah palin and the stereotypical dumb blond is the color of her hair. thank goodness, moderates and independents will never be stupid enough to vote for her which marginalizes her as a national candidate.
J Carville is king of the blow hards.
He looks stupid
He sounds stupid
He is stupid
We have a word for people like Palin where I'm from (Newfoundland), it's "stunned." Or for Palin, "some stunned."
Like my old fishing buddy always said. If she's honey I'll take my bread dry.
no comment LOL
The only thing good Palin is good that I see is drama. Her book should be called, "As the Sarah Turns".
Let's be thankful Pukin Palin polarises the republican party. That way dems will win by default.
I like Mary a lot but Sarah Palin is in a different league......
Sarah Palin/Liz Cheney 2012'
Obama is ONE and DONE. Start the chant.
Yes, please, let's have Pailin as the GOP offering for Prez in 2012. It will make things so much easier for Obama!
A totally non-news item with no value whatsoever. Get on to real reporting, CNN!
no she is NOT
Carville is a man among boys... Love him.
I'm sure saying that Matalin is the prettiest woman in the Republican party will tick off a lot of Republican woman. If thats true thats a party I wouldn't attend.
Palin is a cookie-cutter talking point machine. She cannot move beyond the very thin surface of typical GOP TPs. Her presence on the scene is only further sinking the GOP nationally. Btw Obama is doing just fine. The stock market is up almost 30% and jobs are always a lagging indicator and will come back.
The problem in this day and age is that people think Obama would come in and rainbows would fly out of his behind. People also have an extremely short, selective memory. When Obama took office we were ready for Mad Max, economic Armageddon. This country will recover but no one should think 96 months of mismanaging literally the world could possibly be fixed in 11 months. Americans better learn patience because if they think a 5 college pretty face from Alaska is a better choice than Harvard/Columbia we are doomed to failure.
James Carville seems like a nice guy. He seems to think he knows what he is talking about. That’s wonderful, that’s America! Being an elite leftist simply does not make him “uniquely and supremely” qualified to make pronouncements worthy of any consideration, however. He has a great thing going. That’s America, that’s wonderful, but it doesn’t make him “real”, or right. Sarah is real. That realness, thank goodness, IS uniquely and supremely American.
If Palin looked more like Ugly Betty, nobody would be interested in her and her idiocy. Could her supporters possibly be more shallow and superficial?
After the New York congressional race, she's showing herself to be
quite toxic. She ought to just disappear; the press could help here.
I do not get why people think Palin is attractive. I think she looks like a librairian stuck still wearing a 60s style beehive. By far though, it is her unethical personality that makes her truly ugly. Her stupidity is the final straw that makes her completely revolting.
I have no idea why anyone has any interest in this nobody. She has failed at everything she had ever done, including being a responsible Mother. She's like the Anna Nicole Smith of politics – a bimbo who lives solely on media attention.
If you want to see something hysterical, wait for the Barbara Walters interview Palin did. The clips are a riot. She keeps mixing up Iraq and Iran and her ideas on Afghanistan sound like the Miss SC answers on world peace. Palin needs to go home. She has no future because you just can't fix stupid!
You post nonsense like this and wonder why your ratings are falling like a stone. Sara Palin is liked and admired by millions of people as the lines arounds blocks to get her book reflect. It's getting to be a joke to see how many anti-Palin articles or segments CNN, MSNBC, and the alphabet channels, can cram into one news cycle. I have a running bet with friends on how long it takes David Letterman nightly before he slanders Sara.
The one thing millions of former Democrat women learned this last election is just how visceral and pathalogical the disdain for accomplished and ambition runs. But then, without a permanent underclass of women and minorities who exactly would the Democrats have as a base?
The Truth Of The Matter: Sarah Palin is a pentecostal evangelical nutjob, and THAT, is why her take on the "issues" is so warped and therefore, comical, to most Americans.
"Born-again Christians" who fervently believe they're living in the "end times" do NOT belong in the White House.
Palin appeared very proud of her own pose in this photo, but I think she should have shown more respect for our flag.
I don't care about what she looks like, but I do care about our national flag.
Running blind and hoping to catch a break is not a strategy.. Palin really is clueless
Sarah Palin is not pretty and Mary Matalin is not pretty. Pretty is as pretty does. They are ugly on the outside because of the ugliness they carry within. If I considered them to be decent persons, I still would not consider either of them to be pretty. Just average. That Sarah is one of the phoniest persons on earth.
Love her or hate her Sarah is beautiful!
It must be disturbing too the Democrats that a Mother of 4 children that happens too be in the Republican party could look so good. Why not try too find a Democrat who has had that many children and let her become there photo op. Maybe they just don't exist.
CNN you are becoming a joke. What you consider new worthy is no longer news in the eyes of many. How is James Carville's wife beauty and that of Sarah Palin any news? I think comedy central has better news than you do these days. You are becoming like a tabloid.
If we stop talking about her, will she finally go away?
Sarah Pailin is a quitter. She quit on the Alaskan people for her own selfish reasons. She believes humans were on the planet at the same time Dinosaurs were. She just wants to drill drill drill which is moronic. She thinks global warming is a hoax. I cannot believe anybody can take her seriously other then she is a very attractive woman. Conservatives are living in La La land with there assinine beliefs. Cutting taxes is a great thing, the only problem is they only do it for the mega rich. Thanks GW and Dick Cheney for the 8 stupidest years ever for a administration.
Mary Matlin amazes me, does she even believe what she is saying? It is HIGHLY likely that Sarah Palin wouldn't even understand what Matlin meant when she said: "people who can communicate the framework, the philosophy into which policy prescriptions can be put..." This is someone she feels represents her party well? Hilarious!
"Palin, Palin, Palin"... when is CNN going to just let this air head float away? Having her name and the word "President" in the same story really is quite ludicrous.
Palin scares me. Not because she's a good politician but because she understands media. Anyone who listens to her realize that she's a vacuous intellect, bent on self-aggrandizement, but she's caught the public eye and it's the public that thought W was a great president. We've all seen what little it takes for popularism to overcome rational thought . . .
How about a Free from Palin news Day?
“she looked good in it, right?” Yes, but that was the point of the publacation which next to photo included the question, "How do you solve a problem like Sarah?" Lets face it, she won the Bubba vote in Alaska more with her good looks than her brains, hence the Newsweek cover is not sexist! As for comparing Palin with Matalin, there is no contest because Matalin not only has the good looks, she also looks smart and is smart.
As for Palin communicating the philosophy ... Well, the last eight lines of her book mentions God at least nine times ("God," "He" "Him...") Yeah, just add the lies about "Death panels" and she is the sum of the GOP..
I am no fan of Palin, but if Republicans and conservatives treated Pelosi or any other Democrat female the way the left has portrayed Palin, the NOW gang would have their balls. Double standard much?
I guess it's ok for the liberals to whine about a lack of tolerance from the right but that argument doesn't seem to flow both ways.
Take away the 6 pounds of makeup and the goggle siized glasses she hides behind and I beleive you will find a rather unattractive woman.
Yes, James Carville has the same amount of respect for women as Newsweek..."Well aren't you pretty. Now why don't you go be a good girl and fix us something to eat while the men talk business."
Of course his sexism will get swept under the rug because he's a liberal.
One thing for sure. Matalin is more qualified to be president than Palin. Sarah Palin is about as qualified as my wiener dog to be prez. I don't agree with either of their politics.
We are spending too much time for sarah palin who is doing nothing but capitalizing on opportunity given to her to make more bucks..with the book. If she is serious about public service, she had the opportunity to do this as a governor of Alaska. Instead she focused on throwing dirt at the people who elevated her into national stage and make more money for herself.
I see her self centered politician who cares little for anyone but for herself.
she doesnot need any more national stage recognition..because we donot need negative emotions from our leaders..we want someone who unites people rather divides..who truely is commited to public service.
I like Sarah Palin. One smart lady.
Why anyone in their right mind would even make reference to that cartoon character is beyond me. But, the little dope is attractive (on the outside, only; rotten on the inside) and men are drawn to that type even though they're dumb as doorknobs. If she were an ordinary looking woman, nobody would pay any attention to her. And if they did, it would only be to ridicule her at every opportunity. Because of what she stands for, she needs to be bashed at every opportunity. Dummies are not well tolerated in our society, especially the type who do not know that little fact about themselves and think they possess intelligence and aspire to public office.
She's a Palin in the neck. She's out of her depths but with wring your neck because you think so... She's being tolerated the republican party which has no message (and lately admitted what everyone knows – no healthcare plan – just an anti-Obama/Obama-must-fail plan).
Prediction: The Senate bill will pass with 73 votes. These self serving individuals will know when the game is up and jump ship.
I see nothing beautiful about Palin.She is 40ish some thing and is no raving beauty. She is just at the point where she needs Botox to last much longer or maybe some blubber from of of Todds fishing...And she is always dragging the kid with her for the OH! and AW1benfit then screams boody murder when the pictures are prined in the press. She has a few lug nuts loose.
Palin needs to stop hiding behind excuses, blaming everyone else for her own incompetence. The fact is that she didn't even know or understand national policy before her VP nomination, she has made no attempt to demonstrate her competence since then, and she couldn't even handle her responsibilites as a governor for a full term! Yes, the media are idiots and place far too much undeserved attention on her (not that she hasn't been grabbing the chance at every possible opportunity!) but that won't make up for the fact that she's an incompetent nobody and a quitter!
So... we should elect Palin because she looks good? I thought republicans abhored people electing their officials (i.e. Obama) because of some perceived sex appeal! CNN, please stop talking about her! We are sick and tired of Palin being forced down our throats! Can't you find a better republican (i.e. ANY republican) to talk about? Like Huckabee? Even the scandalous Sanford with all his troubles is STILL more qualified to be president than Palin!
Palin is a hypocrite! She says she doesn't like media attention, yet she keeps going to talkshows and giving interviews. She says she wants to bar the media from following her on her book tour, and yet not only does she make sure all media knows where she is all the time so that they can follow her, but even throws a special dinner just for them! And now she complains that the media dare reprint pictures that she voluntarily posed for FOR THE MEDIA previously! Make up your mind, governor!
God bless both of you. You are both a breath of fresh air.
I truly enjoy hearing and watching both on the show.
I wish America had more people like you to set an example of how great this nation can be.
From looking who is the best person to lead us to the beauty contest??? Where are we moving to and what kind of thinking is that!!!!
I think we are many who are not interested at all in entertaining the contest.
This is PR for the Carvilles, and more anti-Palin PR from CNN.
Which PR firm represents the Carvilles? That firm earns their money! Good job, guys!
These two are amazing., They show that liberals and conservatives can have a civil debate, need I say, marriage, to get to the truth. There is no need for nastiness in politics but it will always be there when some one is going to lose.
Two political hacks who have made a fortune from their rhetoric and predictable responses to every issue. Enough of these two!!!
Palin is tougher than the entire Democratic party, and has moxie to boot. Places meat on the table by hunting large game. Takes on the entire nation of propeller-head kool-aid drinkers, and has them running scared. Her values, guts and determination are manifest.
"I think that Americans would elect a ham sandwich for president if it would promise them jobs and a higher income." Republican strategist Ron Bonjean.