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James Carville, Paul Begala Defend Imus
Former Clinton administration adviser and political strategist James Carville came to the defense of former radio host Don Imus, telling a CNN audience that he is not a "Washington worm” that would abandon a friend in trouble. Carville, appearing Monday with fellow Democratic Party strategist Paul Begala on CNN’s ‘American Morning,’ said he hopes Imus will learn from his well-chronicled mistake. "I couldn’t defend the speech, but I can defend the speaker,” Carville said. "Do I completely distance myself from Don’s remarks about the Rutgers basketball team? Of course I do, but do I say that this man has done some good things, he’s a good friend of mine and do I think he has the capacity to change some things in his heart? I do.” Imus was fired last week as host of the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program for making racially insensitive remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team.
Story Continues Below Carville, a frequent guest of the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program, said he is sickened by the "hypocrites" who have appeared on media chat shows who act surprised at Imus’ remarks, even though they have been guests on shows where Imus has made similar comments without receiving such negative exposure. "I don’t want to act like I was in the front room and I’m shocked that there was gambling going on in the back room,” Carville said. "He [Imus] obviously went way over the line. But I’m not going to be some kind of Washington worm where a friend of mine gets in trouble and I say ‘well, that’s it, I’m done with you.’”
Carville and Begala told CNN host John Roberts that Imus will resurface "in some shape or form,” perhaps on satellite radio, but Begala said before that happens he’d like to see some other changes made in talk radio. "I want some of these right-wingers who are sexist and racist to get fired as well,” Begala said. "Let’s have an ‘Imus standard’ for Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and the rest of the right.”
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