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Matalin and Carville Don't Like a TV Fight

By Paul Bedard

December 25, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

It's bad enough for their marriage that Democrat James Carville and Republican Mary Matalin don't agree on politics. So please don't ask them to appear on weekend TV shoutfests together. "I don't like to fight with my husband on TV," Matalin says. "We have to get a martini right after." Over the years, they've chosen to appear jointly only on the late Tim Russert's Meet the Press and CNN's State of the Union with John King. "They aren't for having a fight for fight's sake," says Carville.

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Mary Matalin,
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Their act seems so dated to me, like Vaudeville. A throwback to the Clinton era.

Maybe the beltway insiders still get a kick out of it, like watching David Gregory dance with Karl Rove. Adorable!

Carlos of IL 1:01PM December 27, 2009

Most of them remind me of nothing so much as a group of underachieving teenagers. The thoughtful, well educated and serious minded people don't engage in, or long tolerate, this kind of abusive behavior.

Every time I see some of this type crap on CNN or FNC, I'm reminded of the old saw offered as advise to lawyers:

"When you have the law on your side, pound the law. When you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. When you have neither the law nor the facts on your side, pound the table.

I'm afraid the "Democrat-Republican political industry" has largely followed professional wrestling. Most of the TV "news personalities" are part of it, as well. It's all about keeping the show business aspect going while the participating "politicians" continue to garner more power and money for the "political class".

Mike of FL 6:58PM December 25, 2009

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