Democratic strategist James Carville, known for his sharp political commentary, unleashed a scathing critique of progressive policies during a recent interview, calling out what he described as “stunningly stupid” ideas that he believes alienate everyday Americans.
Carville, a longtime Democratic operative, took aim at two specific examples: proposals for bereavement leave for pets and gender balance rules within the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Carville began his critique by targeting a proposal supported by some New York Democrats and progressives that would grant workers paid leave if their pet dies.
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“In other words, if your cat dies, you get three days of paid leave,” Carville said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “Has anyone in rural America ever uttered the words, ‘Monster Phyto died, so I can’t bale the hay today’? I mean, come on. Please just think about how frivolous this sounds.”
The strategist, who grew up in rural Louisiana, emphasized the disconnect between urban progressives and the realities of life in agrarian communities. “Life and death on a farm is something that happens every six hours,” he said. “This kind of stuff just makes Democrats look out of touch.”
Carville then turned his ire to the DNC’s gender balance rules, which he read aloud during his podcast. The rules specify that if a non-binary candidate runs for office, they are counted as neither male nor female for the purposes of maintaining gender balance in party leadership.
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“Did I just read this? Of course, I did. And do you believe this? Of course, you do, because that’s the level of jackassery we’re dealing with,” Carville said. “It’s like there’s a plant somewhere in ‘progressive’ America that sees how many jackass stupid things they can embrace. It’s stunningly stupid.”
Carville compared the situation to a comment made by his late friend, political consultant Allen Baron, who once joked about the Straits of Hormuz during a Middle East crisis.
“This is just too silly,” Carville said. “It’s so stupid that I don’t even think human beings could come up with it. Maybe they’re getting help from AI or something.”
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