Carville Tears Into Obama’s Oil Spill Response: ‘We’re About To Die Down Here’ (VIDEO)

James Carville
Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Democratic strategist James Carville, who is also a resident of New Orleans, attacked President Obama’s response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast today, saying: “You got to get down and take control of this, put somebody in charge of this and get this thing moving. We’re about to die down here.”

On Good Morning America, Carville said that “the political stupidity of this is just unbelievable,” and that he has “no idea why their attitude was so hands-offy here.”

“The President of the United States,” Carville continued, “could’ve come down here, he could’ve been involved with the families of these 11 people” who died in the oil rig’s explosion.

“These people are crying, they’re begging for something down here. It just looks like he’s not involved in this,” he said.

Watch:

Latest News
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: