James Carville eviscerates progressives like AOC with nasty new three-word nickname
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville dumped on the so-called 'pom pom caucus' - progressives including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders - as he tried to hand his party a potent issue to get them out of the gutter.
In a new podcast for Politicon, the former adviser to President Bill Clinton said Democrats needed to focus on 'what they're doing to our veterans.'
He also encouraged Democrats to rain on President Donald Trump 's military parade - that marks both his birthday and the Army's - as it forced Vietnam veterans to move their annual commemoration from the memorial on the National Mall.
'Screw the Qatari jet and the Democrats' low numbers and who's the leader of the party and what's the message and all of the constipated, convoluted s*** you see and hear about,' Carville said. 'This is the No. 1 issue, this has every visual you can imagine, it's justice versus evil, it's being a great citizen to being a turncoat.'
Carville pointed out how the Trump administration planned to eliminate more than 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs, including from the suicide prevention hotline.
'This is, I think, a great time - you know, we've got the pom pom caucus out there "yeah team fight team fight, we're going to get him, we're going to get him." You actually have a piece of ground that you can fight on. It's a noble piece of ground,' Carville said.
'You don't have to go to Coachilla,' Carville continued, mispronouncing the California music festival Coachella, which Sanders addressed in April. 'Or somewhere and speak to rallies. You can do it right there and it's something that people give a s*** about - give a big s*** about.'
Carville said that the messaging around veterans could force voters to ponder a bigger question.
'If they are going to screw and cut and trample and disrespect a veteran - what are they going to do to you?' the Democratic strategist said.
He pointed out that Americans understand this issue.
'They know what a veteran is, they know what a suicide is, they know what an obligation is, they know what a country is,' Carville said.
The strategist also floated that it could be a winner with the moderate and progressive sides of the party.
'I would ask my friends on the progressive side of the equation, or whatever it is, this is something we can join together in,' Carville said. 'This is a fight that we can fight together.'
Carville helped lead President Bill Clinton to victory in 1992 after 12 years of Republicans in the White House by moderating the Democrats' message.
He sees a future where that move could work again, whereas Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders and other progressive members of the party has pushed for the Democrats to move leftward.
'So this is our golden opportunity,' Carville said. 'You do it in your hometown, do it in the courthouse square. Organize people. Bring them together. Use flags, use music.'
'I'll tell you what's a good one, play When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again. The Trump administration is going to f*** Johnny!' Carville suggested. 'That's what's going to happen to Johnny!'
'He's going to end up eating a .38! And his last call is going to be to a non-existent veterans suicide prevention hotline,' Carville continued. 'Take that! Take that!'
As for the Trump parade, which will take place the evening of June 14th - Flag Day - Carville rolled his eyes at the cost, while at the same time the administration is cutting veteran benefits.
'So he wants to have a parade and you know now it's going to cost $16 million to repair streets. Oh f*** that,' Carville said. 'We're not into $16 million here.'
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